Buddhism for Children


Buddhism began in northeastern India and is based on the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama. The religion is 2,500 years old and is followed by 350 million Buddhists worldwide.

Buddhism is the main religion in many Asian countries. It is a religion about suffering and the need to get rid of it. A key concept of Buddhism is Nirvana, the most enlightened, and blissful state that one can achieve. A state without suffering.

Buddhism Children

Raising Buddhist Children

This post was inspired by recent, and very cute events. Also, I’ve noticed for a long time that people tend to find my blog searching Google for tips on raising children Buddhist. So this post is dedicated to all you Buddhist parents out there! Some quick background information first though. My wife is Japanese and was raised Buddhist, while I was a convert at 16, but more active 3 years ago (at 27). In a way,

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