Buddhism
Is Buddha an avatar of Vishnu?
Is Buddha an avatar of Vishnu? For Buddhists, Buddha is not an avatar of Vishnu. For Hindus, he may be. Buddhism rose in India 2,500 years ago. It…
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Buddhism
Is Buddha an avatar of Vishnu? For Buddhists, Buddha is not an avatar of Vishnu. For Hindus, he may be. Buddhism rose in India 2,500 years ago. It…
Mythology
Goddess with yellow face Published on 24th September, 2017, in The Telegraph Durga Puja is here and the whole of eastern India is all set for a week of…
Mythology
Middlemen In God’s Market Published on 11th September, 2017, in Outlook It is human to try and understand nature and use that knowledge to improve the quality of…
Mythology
What luck Published in Corporate Dossier, ET, June 03, 2011 Hindu mythology is full of stories of unexpected good fortune. In the Rig Veda, Apala chews a twig,…
Hinduism
Death What exactly happens after death according to Hinduism? By Devdutt Patnaik Published on 4th May, 2017, on www.dailyo.in The simple answer is, we can either be reborn…
Hinduism
What is Tamil Veda? Depending on who you ask, you will find one of three books identified as the Tamil Veda, locally known as Dravida Veda or Tamil…
Hinduism
Published on 28th February, 2017, on www.dailyo.in Jainism, like Hinduism, considers itself to be sanatan dharma, the eternal faith, with no beginning (anadi) and no end (ananta). Historians,…