Today, the Theravada (or Hinayana) branch of Buddhism predominates in Ceylon, Burma, Thailand, Cambodia, and Laos. The Mahayana branch prevails in China, Tibet, and Japan, and to lesser extent in ...

When the great King Anawrahta of Pagan united the whole of Burma into a single kingdom in the eleventh century and made Theravada Buddhism the national religion, there were already in existence a ...

In Southeast Asian countries such as Thailand and Cambodia, with Theravada Buddhism in their cultures, Naga is considered an auspicious creature, one that brings protection and blessings ...

Followers of the Theravada sect of Buddhism consider the recitation a symbol of humanity and world welfare. Wishes for world peace, happiness, and prosperity will be by worshippers during this event.

Here is one example from the Theravada tradition ... them to have their love and care for each other witnessed by others. Buddhism teaches that everything is interwoven and linked, therefore ...

Religious and mythological texts have become vital mediums that act as a link between us and the gods that we believe in ...

Theravada Buddhists also believe this day remembers ... Buddhists will decorate the shrines and Buddhist places of worship with lights. In Buddhism, light symbolises the belief that the message ...

FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP, N.J. -- Just off a state highway in New Jersey, one of the largest statues of the Buddha in the United States appears unexpectedly in the middle of a backyard. It rises 30 feet ...