This habitual fasting can be traced back to the origins of the religion, where the Buddha is said to have fasted under a tree ...
People from Lahaul and Spiti, Kinnaur, Ladakh and other Himalayan regions gathered at Rewalsar in Mandi district yesterday to ...
I mages of Buddha’s enlightenment often portray him sitting alone under the bodhi tree, his body emaciated from fasting. Some depictions show the Buddha’s right hand pointing down, asking the ...