In the town of Nallasopara, a coalition led by female monastics reenacts Sanghamitra’s journey to bring Buddhism to Sri Lanka
This Vesak, Sanjoy Chowdhury celebrates with a look back at how Buddhism rose, declined, and revived in India, the home of its birth
How Buddhism spread from ancient Magadha and became Asia’s most widespread religious tradition, before going global and reviving in India
The role of the Buddha’s stepmother in transforming the Buddha’s early movement by helping to establish the women’s order is unsurpassed
Exploring the meaning of Vesak as a trans-lifetime celebration of the Buddha’s final rebirth, and the many that came before
