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 ...

Siddhartha Gautama -- later known as the Buddha, the Enlightened One -- taught in northern India in the sixth century, B.C. His doctrine departed from the Hinduism of his time by affirming that there ...

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 ...

Two of the most fundamental doctrines of Buddhism are firstly that the self is illusory, and secondly that we can achieve liberation from the cycle of death and rebirth to reach a state of peace ...

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 ...

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 ...