“It may be, brethren, that there may be doubt or misgiving in the mind of some brother as to the Buddha, or the truth, or the path, or the
Archives for 2011
The Four Great Truths
He sat down to eat breakfast under the shade of a large tree called from that day the sacred "Bo tree," or tree of wisdom.Continuing The Foundation
The Foundation of Buddhism
This series has seven easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: Buddha Learns Hindi Philosophy.IntroductionGautama Buddha left behind
Assessing Mohammed
Today's installment concludes Mohammed,the name of our combined selection from Washington Irving and Simon Ockley. The concluding installment, by
Mohammed’s Farewell Pilgrimage
The next thing the apostle did was to shave his head, beginning on the right side of it and finishing it on the left.Continuing Mohammed,our
Mohammed’s Conquest of Mecca
Upon the conquest of Mecca, many of the tribes of the Arabs came and submitted to Mohammed.Continuing Mohammed,our selection from The History of
Mohammed Throws Idols out of Kaaba
Having alighted, he went into the Kaaba, where he found images of angels and a figure of Abraham holding in his hand a bundle of arrows.Continuing
Mohammed Wars Against the Jews
Mohammed, pretending he had a divine promise of a great booty, returned to Medina and, having concluded a peace for ten years with the Koreishites,
Mohammed Invested With Sovereign Power
Mohammed was now so well confirmed in his power that he took upon himself the authority of a king and was, by the chief men of his army, inaugurated