Vesak Celebration: Vatican’s Message Asks Buddhists and Christians to Promote Peace, Nonviolence

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By Shyamal Sinha On Vesākha Day, Buddhists all over the world commemorate events of significance to Buddhists of all traditions: The birth, enlightenment and the...

Ice Stupas Address Springtime Water Shortage in India’s Far North

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By Shyamal Sinha Water will become an even more precious commodity in regions that are already water-stressed from both social changes and environmental factors. The Himalayas...

New book by Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorjee launched

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By - Shyamal Sinha His Holiness the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje is the head of the 900 year old Karma Kagyu Lineage and...

Buddhist New Year: Celebrating by Temporary Ordination in Myanmar

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By Shyamal Sinha Thingyan from Sanskrit saṁkrānti, which means "transit really has no sense or spiritual value. It’s a good reminder that while they...

Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche: Science Shows Meditation Can Improve Our Quality of Life

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By Shyamal  Sinha Meditation can be an effective form of stress reduction and has the potential to improve quality of life and decrease health care...

Pew Study Shows Global Increase in Restrictions on Religion in 2015

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By Shyamal Sinha Present-day world religions established themselves throughout Eurasia during the Middle Ages by: Christianization of the Western world; Buddhist missions to East Asia; the decline of Buddhism in the Indian subcontinent; and the spread of Islam throughout the Middle...

First Phase of Mongolia’s Grand Maitreya Project to be Completed this Summer

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By Shyamal Sinha At the heart of the Mongolian people’s spiritual re-connection and under the spiritual guidance of HH 14th Dalai Lama is the Grand Maitreya Project. The...

Austrian Buddhist Shares Her Experience of 12 Years Spent in Mountain Retreat

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By Shyamal Sinha Austrian-born Tara Choying Lhamo said 12 of those years were spent contemplating life at 1400 metres altitude in caves more than six...

Enthronement of the 42nd Sakya Trizin, His Holiness Ratna Vajra Rinpoche

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By Shyamal Sinha The Sakya Tradition—one of the major Tibetan Buddhist traditions—was founded in 1073 by Khön Konchok Gyalpo, who established the first monastery as...

URGENT ANNOUNCEMENT: His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s Arunachal Pradesh Visit Rescheduled

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By Staff Writer Bomdilla: Owing to inclement weather in parts of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh, there is a change in schedule of His Holiness the Dalai...