Metal hooks weighed down with milk pots skewered the flesh of men’s backs as tridents pierced their cheeks and tongues.

Spanish Bishop José Ignacio Munilla warned about the theories spread by Father Pablo d’Ors that suppose a “crazy ...

Book facts: Gods in Buddhism – Origin, Function and Relevance by Professor M.M.J. Marasinghe. Published by Sarasavi Publishers Ltd. Price: Rs 1,200 Gods in Buddhism is not a descriptive account of ...

As Ingrid Betancourt, the writer and peace advocate, wrote, “Obviously, fear is contagious. But faith is, too. Faith isn’t ...

Why don't Buddhists believe in souls or an eternal creator God? Anicca - Buddhism teaches that nothing is permanent. Everything changes. So this means that things like everlasting souls or eternal ...

The concept of religion dates back 5,200 years ago to the invention of writing. And, whether old or new, a religion's ...

Sukuna has also been noted to use a Buddhist Mudra, the Enma palm sign, to use his domain expansion, Malevolent shrine. The Enma palm sign is a two-handed mudra that references the god of death in ...

The Senso-ji Temple is dedicated to Asakusa Kannon, the Buddhist god of mercy and happiness. According to legend, two fishermen struck gold and found a statue of the god while fishing on the ...

NARA--A special exhibition of statues of the Buddhist god Bishamonten selected from temples and museums opened at the Nara National Museum here on Feb. 4. The show, “Bishamonten--Guardian of the ...

Buddhists chant alone or together. If together, they chant in unison. Chanting is not like hymns sung to worship God (for example, in the Christian faith). It helps Buddhists to enter into a calm ...