His Holiness the Dalai Lama arrives on three-day visit to Mumbai
By Shyamal Sinha
His Holiness is scheduled to address gatherings at the University of Mumbai, Guru Nanak College of Arts, Science and Commerce and the Indian...
HKU Hosts MaMa Charitable Foundation Symposium on Buddhist Counseling
By Shyamal Sinha
Buddhism has a strong and pragmatic lay ethic which provides a framework for counselling those in need of help. Buddhism is not...
Bill Gates Takes Up Meditation to Improve Focus
By -- Shyamal Sinha
Your mind is your most powerful tool! It can make or break you. If you are sad, frustrated, and unenthusiastic about...
Chinese Monks Walk from Nepal to Bodh Gaya in Gesture of Ecumenism
By Shyamal Sinha
Xuanzang Chinese: Hsüan-tsang fl. c. 602 – 664) was a Chinese Buddhist monk, scholar, traveller, and translator who travelled to India in...
Hangzhou Buddhist Academy Celebrates 20th Anniversary
By Shyamal Sinha
Hangzhou is a major center of Chan Buddhism in southern China and a popular destination for pilgrimages.
Among the top spots for Zen-seekers...
Dalai Lama: Women with power can bring a compassionate revolution
By Shyamal Sinha
My mother first gave me the gift of a woman’s compassion. Now, the next generation of women must bring this compassion into...
Matri Bhumi Eco-Learning Centre Opens in Bodh Gaya, India
By Shyamal Sinha
Sacred Earth Trust works to tackle the environmental issues plaguing Bodhgaya with local and international organizations. Our goals are to identify and...
Buddhist Monks in Seoul Perform Ritual Prostration to Seek Justice for Dead Myanmar Worker
By Shyamal Sinha
The Jogye Order, officially the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism is the representative order of traditional Korean Buddhism with roots that date back 1,200 years to Unified Silla National Master Doui,...
Engaged Buddhism in Action: KMJ Offers Disaster Relief in the Wake of Deadly Lombok...
By Shyamal Sinha
The Buddha's teachings and put those teachings into practice, their lives change. Practicing Dhamma principles, such as generosity (dana), the five precepts...
BBC Names Dr. Tashi Zangmo of the Bhutan Nuns Foundation among 100 Most Influential...
By Shyamal Sinha
The Bhutan Nuns Foundation (BNF) provides a high leverage means of empowering and educating Bhutanese women. It aims to improve living conditions...
