Janrae Mendoza·2d agoRefuge Is Not a Starbucks: The Modern Commercialization of Buddhist CommitmentWhen taking refuge becomes a spiritual collection rather than a lifelong commitment, we must ask whether practitioners still understand…
Niketan·Oct 24The Rohini River Dispute: How a Struggle Over Water Threatened Peace Between the Shakyas and…The story of Siddhartha Gautama’s renunciation is traditionally associated with his encounters with old age, sickness, death and a…
Niketan·Oct 17Buddha’s renunciation: A historical lensPrince Siddhartha Gautama was the son of Śuddhodana, king of the Shakyas. He later undertook pravrajyā (renunciation) in search of answers…
