Buddhist Priest Eyes Olympic Gold in Rio
By Shyamal Sinha ,New Delhi
Olympic hopeful Kazuki Yazawa aims to bring back a medal in his third attempt at the games. Fromtheguardian.com
2016 Summer Olympics...
Record Tourist Numbers Threaten Ancient Buddhist Art in China’s Mogao Caves
By Shyamal Sinha,Beijing
In a Mogao cave, a Buddha statue surrounded by disciples dating from the Tang dynasty (618–907). Photo by Gilles Sabrié. From washingtonpost.com
The...
Buddhist Temple in Japan Welcomes New Role as Pokémon “Gym”
By Shyamal Sinha,New Delhi
Since its launch in Japan on 22 July, the mobile game Pokémon Go has exploded in popularity. Here, a man plays in front...
Buddhist Monks Working to Tackle Deforestation in Cambodia
By Shyamal Sinha,New Delhi
Buddhist monks collecting images and videos of illegal logging to spread them through social media. Photo from Dw.com
Cambodia has one of the...
Archaeologists Unearth Possible Fragments of the Largest Buddhist Pagoda Ever Built in Japan
By Craig Lewis
The excavated bronze fragments that may have formed part of the Kitayama Daito pagoda. From mainichi.jp
Archaeologists in Japan have identified three decorative...
Sikkim Residents Request Indian Government to Allow Karmapa to Visit Rumtek Monastery
By Shyamal Sinha, New Delhi
From ted.com
Ogyen Trinley "appears to have been accepted by a majority of Karma Kagyu monasteries and lamas, there remains a...
Nepal’s Largest Stone Buddha Ready for Viewing
a Ready for Viewing
By Shyamal Sinha,New Delhi
The new stone Buddha in Mustang, Nepal. From huffingtonpost.comNepal’s largest stone Buddha is now open to the public....
Layers of Indo-Greek City Discovered in Swat Valley, Pakistan
By Shyamal Sinha,New Delhi
A sculpture found in a niche at Bazira. From dawn.com
Swat is thought to be the probable birthplace of Vajrayana Buddhism. There...
Rare Esoteric Artifacts from Daigo-ji on Display in Shanghai and Shaanxi
Relics on display during the exhibition. From chinadaily.com.cn
Some 90 artifacts from the Buddhist temple Daigo-ji in Kyoto, including 13 of Japan’s National Treasures, are...
Gyalwang Drukpa Leads Cyclists on 4th Drukpa Eco Cycle Yatra
By Shyamal Sinha,New Delhi
Yatris on their way to Ladakh. From Gyalwang Drukpa Facebook
On 3 rd July 2016 the enterprising head of the Drukpa Kagyu...
