To date, many versions of the life of Buddha have been written. The "Enlightenment of the Buddha" is yet another example of truth turning into fiction through subsequent retelling and embellishment. Although it is difficult to distinguish between fact and fiction, a story that has survived for ov...

David Burns Dr. Davies Shin and Theravada Buddhism Buddhism is not a term one can use to speak about the people of one religion. There are several different forms of Buddhism, and these forms are very different from one another. The two forms of Buddhism being discussed are Theravada and Shin B...

Hinduism and Buddhism are two of the oldest religions known to man. Although they may share common concepts, there are differences. One of the major differences of the two religions is: Hindu believes in Atman, the eternal self and Brahman as eternity in nature while Buddhism disapproves this kind o...