Humans go through an unknown number of cycles of rebirth over many lifetimes. Skilful actions lead to a good rebirth and unskilful actions lead to a bad rebirth. Through doing skilful actions in ...

Some Buddhists believe that enlightened individuals can choose to be reborn in order to help others become enlightened. Others believe that, when Nirvana is achieved, the cycle of samsara ...

yoga and Buddhist teachings, sees life as an ongoing cycle — birth, life, death and rebirth. Think of it like the changing seasons. In spring, seeds sprout (birth), grow into plants (life), bear ...

His Holiness Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, exiled head of Tibet, and international figurehead of Tibetan Buddhism, is turning 90 next year. The widely revered spiritual leader takes fewer ...