Hindu and Buddhist leaders want a New York brewery to change the name of its Nirvana IPA, complaining that the moniker is disrespectful to their beliefs. “Upset Hindus and Buddhists are urging ...

Symbols in Buddhist ... It's one of the Ashtamangala symbols that has represented dharma, the Buddha's teaching of the path to Nirvana, since the early period of Indian Buddhism.

Also called the Wheel of Law, this symbol represents the teachings of Nirvana in Buddhism. Each spoke stands for a step in Buddha's eightfold path. This symbol is older than Buddhism itself ...

Statues of the Buddha, Bodhi trees, and lotus flowers. They’re all important symbols of Buddhism - the religion followed by Buddhists. Buddhism is one of the largest religions in the world.

The Asia Society has long been involved in Myanmar’s political opening through forums, policy recommendations and such public gestures as conferring its 2011 Global Vision Award on Aung San Suu ...

Today the shrine endures as a symbol of quiet resilience—the world’s largest Buddhist ... nine mounting terraces—a physical representation of the stages in the path to nirvana. ...

Buddha Purnima, also known as Vesak, is one of the most sacred days for Buddhists around the world. It marks the birth, enlightenment (nirvana), and death (parinirvana) of Siddhartha Gautama, who ...