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Picture of the Week: Big Buddha (Tian Tan Buddha)
Big Buddha Big Buddha is also known as the Tian Tan Buddha located at Ngong Ping, Lantau Island, in Hong Kong. Big Buddha rests above the 268 flights of stairs and the lotus seat.
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Picture of the Week: Dalai Lama
Dalai Lama The Dalai Lama is a high lama in the Gelug or “Yellow Hat” branch of Tibetan Buddhism. Tenzin Gyatso, shortened from Jetsun Jamphel Ngawang Lobsang Yeshe Tenzin Gyatso, born Lhamo Dondrub, 6...
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Celebrating Buddhism Culture in Andhra Pradesh, India
Buddhism in India Amaravati and Nagarjunakonda are two world famous Buddhist centers and both are located within the borders of Andhra Pradesh, which is known for its deep roots in the rich Buddhist...
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Picture of the Week: Eternal Knot
Buddhism Symbol - Eternal Knot The endless knot, also called eternal knot is a Buddhist symbol and one of the Eight Auspicious Symbols in Buddhisn. It is an important cultural marker in places...
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Ain’t No Hindus, Buddhists or Jains Going to Heaven?
Aint going to Heaven? By S. Rohtas (CHAKRA Blogs) This week there was a video of a young child singing in a church performance with the lyrics “Ain’t no Homos gonna make it to Heaven” that have caused...
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Picture of the Week: Wisdom Eyes of Buddha
Wisdom Eyes of Buddha The wisdom eyes of Buddha symbol looks in the 4 directions to show the all-seeing of a Buddha. The Buddha eyes are mostly common in the country of Nepal. The question mark like...
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Castes in Buddhism – Is Caste Only a Hindu Problem (Part 4)
By OP Sudrania “Hans Wolfgang Schumann has statistically proven that almost all of Buddha’s disciples were high caste people and that the brahmanas comprised the majority of the sangha.” Edmund Weber...
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Picture of the Week: Two Golden Fish
The auspicious symbol of The 2 Golden Fish in Buddhism symbolizes happiness, fertility, abundance and all living things in a state of fearlessness. Some suggest that the idea behind this is that fish...
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Why Ancient Indian Dharmic Philosophy Will Shape Business in the 21st Century
Hinduism and Buddhism philosophy share many characteristics Events of recent years have left many people in the West equating “business-as-usual” with bad karma. The Wall Street crash of ‘08, the...
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The Sensible Symbolism of the Lotus Flower in Hinduism and Buddhism
The lotus flower is widely used across many Hindu and Buddhist images Growth, purity, birth – some of the terms that one correctly hears when learning about the dharmic symbolic importance of the...
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