Buddhist teaching begins with the first talk given by Gautama Shakyamuni, the spiritual leader who lived in India about 500 B.C.E., to five friends who had separated from him when he gave up the life ...

Buddhist thought emphasizes positive action to effect change. Source: Wouter de Jong/Pexels The enduring popularity of Buddhist ideas is evident in the ubiquity of “mindfulness” in our world today.

As this is my first Words of Faith article, as a Buddhist, I thought I would start at the beginning of Buddhism. A young man, Prince Siddhartha, was born into a small but vigorous kingdom in the ...

Sometimes it is helpful to look at the lives of great historical wisdom teachers to see how they came to their wisdom. The life of the Buddha intertwines verifiable facts and legend. There is some ...