Dalai Lama Tops List of World’s Most Influential Spiritual Leaders
By Shyamal Sinha
Photo by Erik Törnerc.
This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our...
Chinese Scholars Visits Buddhist Sites in Pakistan’s Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, formerly North-West Frontier Province, northernmost province of Pakistan. It is bounded by Afghanistan to the west and north, Azad Kashmir and the Northern Areas (the Pakistani-administered areas of...
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...
Humans should Prioritise Promoting Compassionate and Harmonious World: His Holiness the Dalai Lama
His Holiness the Dalai Lama giving a brief teaching inside the main prayer hall of Sed-Gyued monastery. Photo: Dawa Tsering | CTA
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Former Miss Korea Wins Award for Promoting Buddhism
By Shyamal Sinha
Korean Buddhism consists mostly of the Seon lineage, primarily represented by the Jogye and Taego Orders. The Korean Seon has a strong...
Marathon Monks of Nepal Running After the Dream of a Better Future
By Shyamal Sinha
By nature, monastery life is both simple and rewarding. The day starts early, often well before dawn, and much of the morning...
His Holiness the Dalai Lama Attends Long Life Ceremony in Bodhgaya
Monks lining the drive at the Kalachakra Ground waiting for His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s arrive to attend a Long Life Ceremony in Bodhgaya,...
Thousands Flee as Violence Flares in Myanmar’s Rakhine State
By Shyamal Sinha
Myanmar has a Buddhist majority. The Muslim minority in Myanmar are the descendants of Muslim immigrants from India (including what is now Bangladesh) and China (the ancestors of Chinese Muslims in Myanmar came from...
Donald Trump’s ‘Buddha Statues’, Selling for Over Rs 44,000, are a Hit on Chinese...
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Donald Trump may not be the global newsmaker anymore after he handed the reins of American leadership to Joe Biden. But,...
Myanmar Buddhist Recognizes the Right of All Children to Receive an Education
By Shyamal Sinha
The Rohingya people are a Muslim minority group residing in the Rakhine state, formerly known as Arakan.The Rohingya people are considered “stateless entities”, as the Myanmar government has been...
