"In the practice of tolerance, the enemy is the best teacher" Dalai Lama
Who was the Buddha?
The word 'Buddha' is a title and not a name. It means 'one who is awake' in the sense of having 'woken up to reality'.
It was first given to a man who was born as Siddhartha Gautama in Nepal 2,500 years ago. Scholars now place the date of his birth around 480BC. He did not claim to be a God and he has never been regarded as such by Buddhists. He was a human being who became Enlightened, understanding life in the deepest way possible.
What did the Buddha discover?
Buddha discovered enlightenment. During this experience he found the answer to
end suffering. He saw that suffering was caused by man’s craving but that there
was a state of perfect peace and bliss in which greed, hatred and ignorance
were totally absent. He referred to this state as Nirvana.
Where does Buddhism exist?
It has been estimated that there are over 350 million followers of Buddhism. In
some countries it is the prominent religion, such as Thailand and Sri Lanka. It
is becoming increasingly popular in many Western countries including the UK,
continental Europe and the USA.
What kind of people are Buddhists?
There are two kinds of Buddhists. Lay followers who live everyday lives, and
monks and nuns who dedicate their whole lives to the Buddha's teachings.
Buddhism urges us to be kind to all living things, to practise generosity, to
act responsibly and take responsibility for our actions, to be honest and
truthful, and to keep the mind clear.
Buddha Statues / Buddhist Statues
The Buddha statue is seen as a symbol that can be helpful in creating devotion, uplifting the mind and focusing attention.
Buddha Statues inspire us to develop our inner qualities to achieve happiness, good fortune, and satisfaction in our lives.
The Buddha Statues may be placed in a central area in your home or office for some daily inspiration and as a reminder of our own capacity to achieve sustained happiness in our lives.
In Thailand, the statue is commonly placed at a higher level.
T-Shirts / Buddha T-shirts
Although the T-shirts on this website may seem light-hearted, they are purposefully designed to respect the peaceful people of Buddhism. The T-Shirts are quality made, and the screen print is designed to last.
Wind Chimes / Windchimes / Chimes
The Wind chimes or Aeolian chimes are made of solid metal, plastic, or wooden tubes.
They are usually hung outside of a building and are intended to be played by the wind, which causes the chimes to strike each other or metal, wood, or rubber balls which may be hung in the center.
Dream Catchers
Dream catchers are one of the most fascinating traditions of Native Americans.
The traditional dream catcher was intended to protect the sleeping individual from negative dreams, while letting positive dreams through.
The positive dreams would slip through the hole in the center of the dream catcher, and glide down the feathers to the sleeping person below. The negative dreams would get caught up in the web, and expire when the first rays of the sun struck them.
Fragrance Oils
They can be used in oil burners, lamp rings, incense, reed diffusers, room sprays, pot pourri and all home fragrancing.
Oil burners
They can be used in oil burners, lamp rings, incense, reed diffusers, room sprays, pot pourri and all home fragrancing.
Incense / Incense Burners
Incense is composed of aromatic biotic materials. It releases fragrant smoke when burned. The term incense refers to the substance itself, rather than to the odour that it produces.
Many religious ceremonies and spiritual purificatory rites employ incense, a practice that persists to this day. Incense is also used in medicine and for its aesthetic value. The forms taken by incense have changed with advances in technology, differences in the underlying culture, and diversity in the reasons for burning it.
Candles / Candle Burners
A candle is a light source, and sometimes a heat source, that usually has an internal wick rising through the center of a column of solid fuel.
Prior to the mid 19th century, candles were frequently made from tallow. Nowadays, fuel is nearly always some form of wax, with paraffin wax being the most common. Candles made from gel, soy, beeswax, and vegetable products are also available.
Spiritual
Spiritual items used by Buddhists to aid meditation, such as singing bowls, rosemary beads, prayer flags and bells.
Yoga / Yoga Figurines
Yoga is a group of ancient spiritual practices originating in India. Outside India, Yoga is mostly associated with the practice of asanas (postures) of Hatha Yoga or as a form of exercise, although it has influenced the entire Indian religions family and other spiritual practices throughout the world.
Curtains / Door Curtains
These high quality beaded door curtains are hand made in Vietnam.
They are 90 string and therefore can be used as fly screens. Each door curtain has the design on both sides and comes individually boxed.
Posters / Poster prints / Oriental Posters
The Oriental pictures are sold as poster prints. The photographs are of Thailand and of the wonderful Thai people. These are of photographic quality, and look great when they are framed.
Stickers / Car stickers / Bumper stickers / window stickers
Car stickers made so that they do not make a mess on your car window.
Proclaim your own brilliance with these stickers.
