Many happy Buddhas
A dramatic shift happened in Buddhism roughly 500 years after the historical Buddha. This dramatic...
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How many eyes do you have?
‘With a woman by your side, you are like the three-eyed Shiva. Without her, you are the one-eye...
Who is a Hindu? Hindu ship of...
There is a famous philosophical problem popularly known as the ship of Theseus, or the Theseus’s...
The mountain of Vedas
The Brahmanas (religious texts) refer to manuals that connect Vedic hymns (mantras) to rituals...
Aggregation of Buddhist atoms
The fundamental difference between Hinduism and Buddhism rests on the idea of the soul or atma...
No resting in peace
On the Internet, a standard acronym appears when a statesman dies: RIP. It means, rest in peace...
The tantrik sow goddess
We have heard the story of how Vishnu takes the form of a wild boar, plunges into the waters...
Saviour versus oppressor
Mother Teresa. For hundreds of thousands of people, the poorest of the poor, she is saviour. But...
Return to Samadhi
Samadhi commonly refers to the tomb of a holy man, or a place where his relics are stored, or a...