Followers of Theravada Buddhism are said to adhere most closely ... is among the numerous characters tormented in the afterlife in a boiling cauldron in hell. The image was drawn more than 10 ...

Buddhism doesn't teach that there is a God ... it's a comfort to believe that this isn't all there is, that there is an afterlife to look forward to, and that we'll see friends and family again.

Her research focuses on Buddhist manuscripts and art, and she is especially interested in the socioreligious significance of death and the afterlife in Buddhist materials. She is also interested in ...