Category: Religion

Why India’s Ancient Religion Buddhism Continues to Gain Followers Today

Buddhism is a religion that began in ancient India more than 2500 years ago. The teachings of Buddhism were imparted by Siddhattha Gotama who was believed to be born into a royal family and came to reject materialism and a...

/ 2019-11-27
Phugtal Monastery, Zanskar valley, India

The Enigmatic Cliff Monastery of Phugtal Gompa

The Phugtal Monastery is a Buddhist monastery located in the Ladakh region of the northern Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. This monastery was constructed inside a natural cave, and is considered to be one of the most isolated monasteries...

/ 2017-11-29

Top 20 Buddhist Stupas in India

Stupa is a hemispherical structure containing Buddhist relics and place of meditation used by Buddhists monks. In the period between the Mauryas and the Guptas the older stupas were greatly enlarged and beautified. Of these three are noteworthy—those at Bharhut...

/ 2017-06-23
Lost city: Sanchi

The Great Stupa at Sanchi (Video)

The ‘Great Stupa’ at Sanchi is the oldest stone structure in India and was originally commissioned by the emperor Ashoka the Great in the 3rd century BCE. Its nucleus was a simple hemispherical brick structure built over the relics of...

/ 2017-05-23
Ruins of Buddhist stupa, Chaukhandi Stupa, Sarnath, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India

Fascinating Ruins of Ancient Chaukhandi Stupa in Sarnath

Chaukhandi Stupa is one of the important Buddhist Stupas at Sarnath and a popular tourist site in Uttar Pradesh.

/ 2017-05-15
The Gue Mummy of Lama Sangha Tenzin, India

Mystery of 550 year old Mummy of Sangha Tenzin

The monk, or lama, known as Sangha Tenzin is probably the only mummy in India to have undergone natural mummification. Buddhist monk remarkably preserved because he started the mummification process while still living.

/ 2017-05-08
Kangiten - japanese versione of Ganesha

Why Japanese religion is similar to Hinduism?

In classical Japanese, India is known as ‘tenjiku’, which translates as “the land of heaven”. This is only an indication of how Japanese culture appreciates the Indian civilization. This term, again, is derived from the Chinese word ‘Tianzhu’. Indian ideas,...

/ 2017-04-24
One of the World's Tallest ancient Buddhist Stupa, Kesaria, India

One of Tallest Buddhist Stupa of Kesariya in State of Neglect

Rising high out of the earth from where the dying Buddha donated his begging bowl, the enormous Kesariya Stupa is an enthralling example of how nature can reclaim a deserted monument. Excavated from under a grassy and wooded veil is...

/ 2017-04-09
Pakistani Hindu

How India forgot about Pakistani Hindus

Which religious group has the least amount of human rights in South Asia? The probable answer, perhaps surprisingly, is a group that few think about or recognize as existing – Pakistani Hindus. The plight of Pakistani Hindus is among the...

/ 2016-04-14
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Brutality of ISIS is the copy of what Mughals did with Sikhs and Hindus of India

The history of Sikhism is closely associated with the history of Punjab and the socio-political situation in medieval India. Sikhs distinction was further enhanced by the establishment of the Khalsa, by Guru Gobind Singh in 1699. Sikhism was created by...

/ 2016-03-24