Bodhgaya, a small town in the northern Indian state of Bihar, is where Siddhartha sat under a tree 2,600 years ago and reached enlightenment.
The Buddha Was Here
On a pilgrimage to India, Andrea Miller connects with the flesh-and-blood Buddha, who lived, reached enlightenment, and taught in these very places.
Heat maps illustrate the sacred routes of Buddhist pilgrims
In Strava’s heat maps, the devotional movements of tired pilgrims become blazing symbols of sacred geography.
Suspects arrested in connection to Bodhgaya bomb plot
The Mahabodhi Temple, in Bodhgaya. Photo by Bo Jayatilaka.Two active members of a banned terror group were arrested by the Kolkata Police’s special task force in connection to a recent bomb plot.
Low-intensity bomb explodes after Dalai Lama teaching in Bodhgaya
The Mahabodhi Temple, in Bodhgaya. Photo by Bo Jayatilaka.The Mahabodhi Temple, in Bodhgaya. Photo by Bo Jayatilaka. On January 19, a low-intensity bomb exploded near Bodhgaya, a revered Buddhist site in India, hours after the Dalai Lama had finished teaching and retired for the day. A small explosion alerted security, which they initially believed was a firecracker. They found a burst thermos flask […]
Who Was B. R. Ambedkar?
A profile of B. R. Ambedkar, a vital figure in Indian history and an activist for the Dalit (“untouchables”) class.
“Ice stupas” bring water to drought-stricken villages of Northern India
Traditional Buddhist monuments are bringing life to a Himalayan community grappling with climate change.
How Steve Jobs found Buddhism
Photo via Tom Hartshorn.A 1974 trip sparked an interest in Buddhism that stayed with Steve Jobs for the rest of his life, evolving and emerging in unexpected ways.
Contest invites you to “leave reality behind” with 100-day TV binge at Buddhist monastery
The winner of Samsung’s new “Catch Up Grant” will spend 100 days binge-watching television in a remote Buddhist monastery — and get paid to do it.
Ambedkar’s Vision for India’s Dalits
A Dalit Buddhist family in Maharashtra. Photo by Ben Piven.The Buddhist revival in India has brought millions of the country’s most impoverished and marginalized people to the Buddhist path.