CM to open peace pagoda function

Cambodian Center for Human Rights On 18 October 2013, a large group of youths and monks gathered at Wat Phnom pagoda to perform a traditional ceremony and pray for Mao Sok Chan, a 29-year-old father of four who lost his life during the clash at ...

Tengapani (Arunachal Pradesh), Dec.4 (ANI): The 2,568-year-old relics of Lord Buddha arrived in the religious township of Chongkham in Lohit district of Arunachal Pradesh, predominantly inhabited by Mahayana Buddhists, on its third leg in the state ...

SI SA KET : Thai and Cambodian soldiers have agreed to maintain peace along the Thai-Cambodian border. The agreement was reached during the first official troops' meeting after the International Court of Justice (ICJ) read its ruling on Monday on ...

In a country littered with cultural treasures, Miyajima holds an ancient trump card: It is said to be the island where God dwells. The first shrine here was founded in 593 A.D. and for a thousand years after that, Miyajima remained uninhabited out ...

Beats of otaiko and chants of Na-Mu-Myo-Ho-Ren-Ge- Kyo rent the air amid appeals and vows for peace at Vishwa Shanti Stupa atop Ratnagiri hills in Rajgir on Friday the 44th anniversary of the peace pagoda. Chief minister Nitish Kumar iterated on developing ...

shows traffic going around the Sule pagoda in downtown Yangon. Myanmar police said on October 15 a makeshift bomb caused a blast at a luxury Yangon hotel that wounded an American woman, as they questioned several suspects following a series of ...

Bomdila (Arunachal Pradesh), Nov. 27 (ANI): A sea of human beings waited in a kilometre-long queue in front of Gentse Gaden Rabgyel Lling Monastery here to pay obeisance to the relics of Lord Buddha, which arrived here this week on its second leg of ...

HA NOI (VNS)— The Viet Nam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) held a grand ceremony at the Ha Noi-based Quan Su Pagoda yesterday to celebrate Lord Buddha's 2557th birthday. Prominent guests included Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, leaders of the Viet ...

SOUTH KOREA - Throughout history, pigeons and doves have been symbols of love and peace and used as messengers over long distances. The birds have now turned into an urban headache posing health risks, damaging property and spoiling the landscape.