Three Dead, Scores of Ancient Buddhist Temples Damaged in Myanmar Quake
By Shyamal Sinha,New Delhi
The ancient Dhammayangyi Temple is shrouded in dust as the 6.8-magnitude earthquake hits Bagan on 24 August. From orlandosentinal.com
A powerful earthquake...
Vietnamese Buddhists Honor Parents in Vu Lan Festival
By Shyamal Sinha,New Delhi
Buddhists across Vietnam observed the Vu Lan festival on 17 August. From e.vnexpress.net
Vu Lan” is a Sanskrit-Chinese phonetic transcription of Ullambana,...
Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche’s Fourth Film Debuts in Switzerland
By Shyamal Sinha,New Delhi
Hema Hema, a modern fairytale largely shot in a remote village in Bhutan, examines the themes of identity and the transition...
New Evidence Supports Ancient Legend of China’s “Great Flood
By Shyamal Sinha,New Delhi
The Yellow River cuts through Jishi Gorge, close to where researchers say a natural dam burst and flooded the area in...
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...
