As for the lotus, it is an important flower in art for multiple religions, such a Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism, and Buddhism. Many divine figures and gods are typically depicted in art as sitting upon a ...

The monks assembled at Vulture Peak in Rajghir, Bihar, waited eagerly for Gautama Buddha to begin his sermon. The master did not utter a single word. Instead, he held up a white flower. All sangha ...

Did Gautama Buddha wish or compel that he be worshipped with flowers after his Pari Nibbana? Almost all Buddhists visit temples and perform religious rites where the first act is offering flowers toa ...

Thousands of Thai devotees lined the banks of a river winding through Bangkok on Thursday to hurl lotus flowers onto a barge carrying a golden Buddha to celebrate the end of a three-month period ...

In traditional Hanamatsuri celebrations, a white elephant carries a statue of the baby Buddha Guatama to a flower-covered shrine, symbolizing the journey undertaken by the elephant that carried the ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — Nearly 120 thousand Buddhists in more than a dozen temples in Hawaii are honoring the man born Siddharta Gautama 2,567 years ago. The ceremonies and offerings will be different but ...

Udumbara, in Sanskrit, means an auspicious flower descending from the heaven and these mysterious flowers omit a distinct fragrance of sandalwood. The mysterious belongings of nature never fail to ...

Reporting from Shand Khiid, Mongolia — In the crimson-painted interior of a monastery in central Mongolia, boys as young as 6 face one another cross-legged on benches and chant Tibetan Buddhist ...

The lotus flower, blooming out of muddy waters, has long been a symbol of rising above suffering. In the wake of Anti-Asian attacks, spiritual leaders hope it can help heal the trauma of racial ...