Trikaya Doctrine of Buddhism

The Trikaya doctrine is a key Mahayana Buddhist teaching that explains the nature of Buddha as having three “bodies” or forms of manifestation. As expressed in early Buddhism, there was confusion around how Buddha could be enlightened yet still live ..

Summary of Buddha’s Teachings

The Buddhavamsa mentioned total 29 Buddhas of which 27 preceded Gautam Buddha and Maitreya is future Buddha to come. The current Kalpa has five Buddhas viz. Kakusandha, Koṇāgamana, Kassapa, Gautama and Maitreya. Buddha’s Life Gautam Buddha was born as Siddhartha. ..

Places Associated with Buddha’s Life and Buddhism

Astamahasthanas are eight great holy places associated with the life of Buddha.  These include four pilgrimage sites related to the life of Gautama Buddha viz. Lumbini, Bodhgaya, Sarnath and Kushinagara and four other sites viz. Sravasti, Sankasya, Rajgir and Vaishali. ..

Vedic Era – Trivia GK

Kathopnishad deals with the dialogue between Nachiketa and Yama “Satyamev Jayate” India’s motto comes from “Mundaka Upnishad” Aitareya Brahman establishes Superiority of Brahmins. Shudra word comes in 10th Mandala of Rig-Veda, so this term also belongs to later vedic age. ..

Metals Known to Vedic People

The exact metal denoted by this word when used by itself, as always in the Rigveda, is uncertain. The most probable accepted candidate for the use of word Ayas were either Copper or Bronze. In Rigveda, Agni has been referred ..

Lopamudra

Lopamudra is also known as Kaushitaki and Varaprada, there is one hymn in the Rigveda is attributed to her. Lopamudra was created by sage Agastya with the most graceful parts of animals such as eyes of the deer etc.  She ..

Sapta Rishi in Vedic Civilization

Saptarshi or the seven sages are mentioned at many places in Vedic Literaure. The term “Saptarishis” is NOT mentioned in Vedic Richas but they are enumerated in different later Vedic texts, Upnishads and Brahmanas, They are considred to be the ..

Concept of Rita and Dharma

Dharma is so called, because it holds; Dharma holds the people. Etymologically, Dharma is derived from the root Dhr—to hold—and its meaning is ‘that which holds’ this world. Rita is predecessor to Dharma and is the Original Rig Vedic concept ..