Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche Concludes Rinchen Terdzö Empowerments in Bhutan
By Shyamal Sinha,New Delhi
While still a teenager, Rinpoche built a small retreat center in Ghezing, Sikkim and soon began traveling and teaching around the...
Massage to Become Key Area of Thai Health Care Sector
Thai massage draws significant influence from India's ancient Ayurvedic traditions of medical practice. Ayurvedic medicine, also a holistic form of healing, plays an integral...
Chinese Authorities Plan Major Reduction of Monastic Population at Larung Gar
By Shyamal Sinha ,New Delhi
Among the green rolling hills in the Larung Gar Valley in China, the last thing you would expect to see...
Top Buddhist Authority in Myanmar Begins Moving Against Extremist Buddhist Organizations
By Shyamal Sinha,New Delhi
The fault lines of conflict are often spiritual, one religion chafing against another and kindling bloodletting contrary to the values...
Pakistan Sends Sacred Buddhist Relics to Sri Lanka for Vesak Festival
By -Shyamal Sinha,New Delhi
After his death, Buddha was cremated and the ashes divided among his disciples. Originally his ashes were to go only to the Sakya clan, to...
China and India to Collaborate on Archaeological Investigation of Sarnath
By Shyamal Sinha,New Delhi
Sarnath is a city located 13 kilometres north-east of Varanasi near the confluence of the Ganges and the Gomati rivers in Uttar Pradesh, India. The deer park in Sarnath is...
HH Karmapa Arrives In Switzerland On Third Official Visit To Europe
By -Shyamal Sinha,New Delhi
Karmapa” in Tibetan means one who upholds the activities of the Buddhas. The Karmapa also founded the Karma Kagyu branch of...
Korean Museums Hold Art Exhibitions to Mark the Birth of the Buddha
By Shyamal Sinha,New Delhi
Shakyamuni Buddha’s birthday, observed in Korea on 14th May this year, the National Museum of Korea in Seoul and the Ho-am...
Buddhist Sculptures Discovered in the Ruins of Bazira, Pakistan
By Shyamal Sinha,New Delhi
The ruins of Bazira, also called Vajirasthana, are near the modern town of Barikot, where the Italian Archaeological Mission has been...
Taiwan Temples Forsake Tradition for Environmental Responsibility
By Shyamal Sinha,New Delhi
The potential damage to the environment and to the health of devotees from staggering levels of dangerous particles in the air...
