His policies promoted non-violence, religious tolerance, and moral governance, laying the groundwork for the spread of ...

One of the greatest examples of cultural sharing in the world, is the spread of Buddhism from India to Sri Lanka. The Island ...

Without Ashoka’s patronage, Buddhism might not have spread as extensively. His support helped Buddhism travel beyond India to Sri Lanka, China, and Southeast Asia.

Buddhism: A Journey Through History by Donald S. Lopez Jr. swiftly soon loses sight of the Buddha himself. Is that a bad ...

It was compulsory for them to give all client a lecture in morality – dharma. Ashoka and his love of Buddhism spread all over his empire, and from the accounts of Majumdar and Dutta (Macmillan ...

Upendra Kushwaha, leader of Rashtriya Lok Morcha, urges the amendment of the Bodh Gaya Temple Act, 1949 to place Mahabodhi ...

By contrast, well-manicured Sarnath, one of Buddhism’s four holy sites, is an orderly place for contemplative commemoration, with remnants of monasteries and other Buddhist structures.

The Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi tree in Anuradhapura is believed to have grown from a branch that an Indian princess carried to Sri ...

Kalaburagi district committee celebrates Asoka's birth anniversary at Kanaganahalli, demanding preservation of ancient ...

A longstanding dispute over the control of Bodh Gaya’s Mahabodhi Temple in Bihar is once again at the forefront. Several ...

It was the largest empire in Indian history. In 268 BC Ashoka took his place on the throne - but not without considerable struggle. Buddhist writings tell us that he killed "99 of his brothers ...