Hungkar Dorje Rinpoche drew the ire of China's communist regime for his promotion of Tibetan culture and Buddhism ...

BIHAR – A row has erupted at a holy site in India, where for years Buddhist monks have prayed in front of a sacred fig tree alongside Hindus performing rituals for the peace and redemption of ...

Buddhist monks chanted verses, praying for the deceased, who had been one of them. One monk, Ashin Javanar Linkhara, then held his dead colleague’s robe to his forehead and whispered the phrase ...

Titled ‘Buddha Dhamma and the Culture of Northeast India’, the event will highlight how the Northeast region is a significant centre for Buddhist traditions, monastic culture, and heritage.

India will begin offering funds to monasteries, run for decades by different sects of Buddhism with the help of foreign aid, to recruit teachers, pay stipends to monks and pave the way for annual ...

a prominent Buddhist monk in Sri Lanka, has expressed his happiness and gratitude towards Prime Minister Narendra Modi's second visit to Sri Lanka's Anuradhapura and praised India's support ...

A monk shows a book that is part of the new school curriculum for Buddhist monasteries at the office of the Indian Himalayan Council of Nalanda Buddhist Tradition (IHCNBT), in New Delhi. (REUTERS) ...

K Medhankara Thero, a prominent Buddhist monk expressed his happiness over Prime ... years historical connection between Anuradhapura and India. The Tribune, now published from Chandigarh, started ...

Buddhist monks chanted verses, praying for the deceased, who had been one of them. One monk, Ashin Javanar Linkhara, then held his late colleague’s robe to his forehead and whispered the phrase ...

India is preparing to roll out its first school curriculum for Buddhist monasteries this month, aiming to unify education programmes and foster patriotism in Himalayan religious centers near its ...