Decline of Buddhism As mentioned earlier, Buddhism witnessed clash of philosophy and stress on codes among various versions. In due course of time, it gradually declined and, around the end of 7th century, became almost invisible from the Indian land. What were the causes of such a decline? Let us find out. Shift of kings’-favor […]
Read More »Contribution of Buddhism to Indian Culture Buddhism remained one of the foremost religions of not only India but the whole of Asia for many centuries but slowly it lost its hold over Asia and practically became non-existent in India. Corruption had crept in Buddhist Samghas because of the free entry of wealth and women in […]
Read More »Buddhist Scriptures Buddha’s preaching collected and classified into three volumes, collectively called as pitakas. The three volumes are like these, Sutta-pitaka It is a collection of Buddha’s preaching in dialogue form, which is mainly made for common people. It has five nikayas, in which the stories of Buddha’s rebirth (the jatakas) are collected in the […]
Read More »Buddhist Monachism or Sangha For the propagation of Buddhism, Buddha created a disciplined mechanism of missionaries, called as Bhikshus and Bhikshunis. He organized the missionaries and his disciples in a specific organization, called as Sangha. Membership of Sangha (Monastery) Any person (male or female) who is above 18 and left his possessions could become a […]
Read More »Siddhartha was born at Lumbini in present Nepal. He was son of Shuddodana, the King of Shakya gana of Kapilvastu and Mayadevi, princess of Koliya gana. In his childhood he was taken care of by Gautami, hence he is also called as Gautama. After his enlightenment, he was called Buddha. Shuddodana provided all kinds of […]
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Unveiling the Mysteries of the Zam Zam Well: History, Significance, and Controversies
Vijay Ratna Kumar J | March 27, 2023