Dr. Justice Chandradasa Nanayakkara The word Ahimsa, derived from Sanskrit, means non-harm or non-injury and is often ...

When the great King Anawrahta of Pagan united the whole of Burma into a single kingdom in the eleventh century and made Theravada Buddhism the national religion, there were already in existence a ...

It appeared unexpectedly in the middle of a backyard just off a state highway in New Jersey. One of the largest statues of the Buddha in the United States rises 30 feet high from the woods in ...

In Southeast Asian countries such as Thailand and Cambodia, with Theravada Buddhism in their cultures, Naga is considered an auspicious creature, one that brings protection and blessings ...

Shin Arahan was a Mon who came north to Pagan from Thaton resolved to convert the Burmans to the pure form of Theravada Buddhism. He prevailed on King Anawrahta to banish the Aris and to send to ...

The New Jersey Buddhist Vihara, a monastery, follows Theravada, the predominant form practiced in Sri Lanka, Burma and Thailand. But it's welcoming of all Buddhist traditions and other faiths.

Most Buddhists also celebrate a festival called Wesak, which remembers the birth of the Buddha. Theravada Buddhists also believe this day remembers the enlightenment and death of the Buddha.