Buddha

Express News Service Sokushinbutsu shrines of Buddhist monks who transformed themselves into mummies while alive can be seen around Mount Yudono in northern Japan. Pilgrims believe they will rise to save mankind when…

Biswajit Jha’s completion of the second book within a time frame of two and a half years is a marvel indeed considering his huge commitment in many spheres of life that includes work, writing, philanthropic projects, spiritual quests,…

It’s the exploration of human experiences — of how the desire for impermanent things morphs people into unhappy individuals and how humans can achieve liberation in the end by freeing themselves from greed.This intrinsically Buddhist theme…

Express News Service We had earlier reported that Rishab Shetty is backing Bharath Raj’s upcoming intriguing and whimsical film, Laughing Buddha. With Pramod Shetty and Teju Belawadi already in the cast as a cheerful…

By Express News Service Laughing Buddha, a light-hearted comedy-drama, is the next project, which is backed by Rishab Shetty. Directed by M Bharath Raj, the film went on floors on Sunday at the Chandika Durga Temple…

After Gautam Buddha attained enlightenment, he gave a talk at Sarnath, near Varanasi. The audience was a group of five ascetics with whom the Buddha had been practising severe austerities in search of enlightenment.…

When the Buddha was born, about 2,500 years ago, religion in India was in the firm grip of Brahminism. The priests controlled people’s religious lives with rigid interpretations of the Vedas. Against such a background,…

By Express News Service The second schedule of Prithviraj Sukumaran’s upcoming film, Vilayath Buddha, was wrapped up in Idukki. The update was shared by the film’s cinematographer Arvind Kashyap, who rose to fame for…

A person who grows on the spiritual path cannot ignore Gautama because his presence has become so dominant. In his lifetime, he had 40,000 monks who went out to spread the spiritual process. In his own silent way, he…

By Express News Service We had earlier reported about the Prithviraj Sukumaran-starrer Vilayath Buddha going on floors in Idukki. The actor, who joined the sets recently, has shared his look from the film. He is…