The cross is a key symbol of the Christian faith ... Muslims consider the crescent and star to be an Islamic symbol. The dharma wheel symbolizes the teachings of Buddha, who prompted followers ...

Every major religion has inspired classic movies. Star Wars and other classic films took things a step further by inventing religions of their own. Some of these phony faiths were more true to life ...

Religious sites around the world offer a unique glimpse into different cultures, histories, and spiritual practices. Whether ...

For many religious and secular taxpayers, the Texas Education Agency's proposed curriculum is another sign of the ...

It posited a struggle between good and evil, light and darkness; its use of fire as the symbol of the purifying power of ... Examples of proselytizing faiths are Zoroastrianism, Manichaeism, Buddhism, ...

Alongside Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, and Christianity hold primary positions in the religious ... transitioning from a global religion based on written scriptures to a symbol of identity and an ...

Because he was not really renouncing his faith or caste. Christianity, like Buddhism, was probably a fashionable idea at the time in Kerala. In Buddha’s era, many sects rose. Historian Abraham ...

While the symbols and artistic language used ... Louvre Abu Dhabi precede the beginnings of organized Islam, Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism or Hinduism, and represent a time of early faith ...

The Island of Shikoku in Japan is the birthplace of the most revered figure in Japanese Buddhism ... of the Temple by the Romans in 70 AD, Christian pilgrims began coming to Jerusalem and the ...

and Origen's attribution of a knowledge of Buddhism to Britain, which is equally held in doubt, Mr. Mackenzie analyses our knowledge of the pre-Christian Celtic beliefs and culture to show that ...

Chanting is not like hymns sung to worship God (for example, in the Christian faith ... which is associated with Tibetan Buddhism. This mantra expresses hope of wisdom and compassion.

Professor James Hegarty, an academic in Sanskrit and Indian Religions, who currently heads the School of History, Archaeology ...