Buddha Purnima, commemorating the birth, enlightenment, and Parinirvana of Gautama Buddha, falls on May 23 this year. Here are 5 must-visit locations for an unforgettable spiritual journey on Buddha Purnima 2024 Bodh Gaya, Bihar Image Source : GETTYBodh Gaya, Bihar Bodh Gaya is the most revered site in Buddhism, where Prince Siddhartha Gautama attained enlightenment under the Bodhi Tree and …
Lord Buddha is the founder and icon of Buddhism, one of the most respected and popular religions in the world. Significance of Buddha Siddhartha Gautama, popularly known as the Buddha, the founder of Buddhism rejected a life of wealth and comfort and chose to pursue a path of spiritual and intellectual improvement. In Northern tradition, Buddha appears as the ninth …
Satyajit Ray was of the world, as were Chaplin and Bunuel and Renoir and Mizoguchi and Eisenstein and De Sica and Kurosawa and Godard and Pasolini, not to speak of other twentieth century masters, but he was of the breed who belonged to a particular developed culture and carried out the transfer of technology into a freshly evolved form. Children’s …
Located on the banks of river Phalgu, a tributary of the Ganga, 115 kilometres from Patna, is the Mahabodhi temple complex, one of the most sacred Buddhist sites in the world. The advent of a Siva-worshipping ascetic in a ruined Bodh Gaya in late 16th century, and the steady consolidation of his successors as mahants of the site, played an …