Jains in Tamil Nadu are commemorating the 2,550th anniversary of Mahavira's nirvana, coinciding with the 50th year of a government pledge to safeguard Tamil Jainism. However, unlike the resurgence ...

On Mahavir Jayanti, Prime Minister Modi inaugurated a museum dedicated to Jain history and the life of Samrat Samprati, the ...

Aside from the purely visual pleasures they provide, the Cleveland Museum of Art’s new Chinese, Indian and Southeast Asian galleries constitute an invitation to learn about Hinduism and Buddhism, the ...

The Isha Upanishad is one of the shortest of the ancient Sanskrit scriptures known as the Upanishads, meaning “sitting down near” – the manner by which the student learned from the master. Hinduism, ...

When freed (from the senses) the wise, on departing from this world, become immortal. The eye does not go thither, nor speech, nor mind. We do not know, we do not understand, how any one can teach it.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The British Museum’s Ancient India, Living Traditions exhibition brings together exhibits on the sacred art of Hinduism, Buddhism ...

Across thousands of years, Jainism has stood apart for its gentle values. This ancient Indian faith teaches peace, restraint, and a unique respect for all living beings. In today’s plural world, where ...