Buddhism – Brewminate: A Bold Blend of News and Ideas https://brewminate.com Fri, 02 Jan 2026 15:42:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://brewminate.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/cropped-BrewBLogo01-32x32.jpg Buddhism – Brewminate: A Bold Blend of News and Ideas https://brewminate.com 32 32 The ‘Wheel of Life’ and the Four Noble Truths of Buddhism https://brewminate.com/the-wheel-of-life-and-the-four-noble-truths-of-buddhism/ Fri, 02 Jan 2026 15:42:06 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=168659 The truths are understood as the realization which led to the enlightenment of the Buddha. Introduction The Four Noble

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What We Can Learn from the Buddhist Concept of Loving-Kindness https://brewminate.com/what-we-can-learn-from-the-buddhist-concept-of-loving-kindness/ Fri, 21 Nov 2025 17:51:33 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=167631 Examining the religion’s idea of compassion and the diverse ways to think about and express kindness. Introduction As

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Examining the History of the ‘Laughing Buddha’ https://brewminate.com/examining-the-history-of-the-laughing-buddha/ Fri, 21 Nov 2025 17:48:25 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=241070 It shows how people have adapted Buddhism to different cultural and historical contexts. By Dr. Megan BrysonAssociate Professor

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Buddha and Mind: How a Religious Practice Fascinated Neuroscientists https://brewminate.com/buddha-and-mind-how-a-religious-practice-fascinated-neuroscientists/ Sat, 15 Nov 2025 17:00:35 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=167758 A neuroscientist spent a decade studying practitioners of tummo and other meditation techniques. Introduction In 1981, a team

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The Ascending Terraces of Sukuh, a Mountain Buddhist Sanctuary https://brewminate.com/the-ascending-terraces-of-sukuh-a-mountain-buddhist-sanctuary/ Sat, 09 Aug 2025 02:05:36 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=192528 Visitors to the temple, both in the past and today, may be jolted by its sudden visual directness,

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Hotei: The Buddhist God of Gifts and Good Fortune on New Year’s Day https://brewminate.com/hotei-the-buddhist-god-of-gifts-and-good-fortune-on-new-years-day/ Mon, 01 Jan 2024 15:47:43 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=196703 In Japan, Hotei plays the most prominent role, for he is considered not just a lucky god, but

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The Road to Redemption: Killing Snakes in Medieval Chinese Buddhism https://brewminate.com/the-road-to-redemption-killing-snakes-in-medieval-chinese-buddhism/ Thu, 21 Dec 2023 16:17:06 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=201760 Snakes, like other non-human animals, can exist in multiple layers of human experience. Abstract In the medieval Chinese

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The Heretical, Heterodox Howl: Jackals in Pali Buddhist Literature https://brewminate.com/the-heretical-heterodox-howl-jackals-in-pali-buddhist-literature/ Fri, 01 Dec 2023 15:46:48 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=201746 The jackal bears a particular status as a much-maligned beast. Abstract Buddhist literature in Pāli presents a world

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Yakshas and Yakshis in Ancient Buddhist, Jain, and Hindu Art https://brewminate.com/yakshas-and-yakshis-in-ancient-buddhist-jain-and-hindu-art/ Mon, 17 Jul 2023 14:01:45 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=192519 Buddhist and Jain institutions tried to appropriate independent nature deities and cults into their metaphysical systems. Mythological figures

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Seven Interesting Facts About Buddhism https://brewminate.com/seven-interesting-facts-about-buddhism/ Fri, 07 Oct 2022 13:59:23 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=186072 Buddhism is one of the prominent Dharmic religions in the world. The religion started 2500 years ago in

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