Buddha Jayanti‚ Ubhauli fest being observed with ...

The Cultural Heritage Administration (CHA) and National Museum of Korea are in conflict over the latter's plan to allow a national treasure to be shown at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art later this year. The museum had agreed to loan 26 ...

KABUL: Great invaluable remains of a Buddhist city are at risk in Afghanistan but the responsibility if this possible destruction lies with aBuddhistcountry. According to the reports of American media, A Chinese corporation has won the rights to ...

Avukana Buddha statue from 5th century CE in Sri Lanka Sri Lanka with a Theravada Buddhist civilization that protected and fostered Buddhism has much to introspect. With over 70% of the population being Buddhists it is a national shame that we ...

Tokyo - Ryoei Takagi is a 62-year-old Buddhist monk. Every January he climbs the steep snowy slopes near his home in the Kii Mountains of Japan to meditate under the 48 sacred waterfalls that flow into the Nachi Otaki: one of the tallest waterfalls ...

Students of Gautam Buddha Teachers Training College at Mukundgunj, Hazaribagh, present a welcome song during their annual function on May 25. The students will remember the occasion for a number of reasons as it also marked Gautam Buddha Jayanti, ...

by Vellamuri Purnima Buddhism had been a strong force in the social and cultural history of Andhra Pradesh for about 1,000 years. The gospel was responsible for uniting the Andhras into a single race and in return the Andhras played a remarkable ...

Today is vesak full moon poya day: Prince Siddhartha was born on 563 BC, attained Sammasambuddhathvaya - Enlightenment on 528 BC and Mahaparinibbana in 483 BC on Vesak Full Moon Poya Day in India. For Buddhists, it's a great significant day. They ...

Wrapped in a saffron robe, Buddhist monk Wirathu insists he is a man of peace. Never mind his nine years in prison for inciting deadly violence against Muslims. Never mind the gruesome photos outside his office of Buddhists allegedly massacred by ...

When the Buddha Sakyamuni was born in the fifth century BC - his final, earthly incarnation - all the flowers bloomed and nine heavenly dragons spat fragrant water on the mortal child.This symbolic "baptism" of legend is reenacted on his birthday by ...