The Sacred Trees of the Buddha’s Life

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In all depictions of Buddha’s life, trees play a significant role. In Theravada Buddhism, they are not just a part of nature, but symbolically linked to the stages of the “Awakened One’s” destiny. Some of these trees were considered sacred in Hinduism before Buddha’s arrival, while others became sacred because of Buddha. This also reveals … Read more

Centers of Balance – The Noble Middle Way

In the long history of human searching for answers, all philosophies, historical periods, and geographical areas have in common the quest for the answer to the question of whether life has meaning and how to achieve it. Therefore, the question is universal, and there are as many answers as there are philosophies and places in … Read more