The Lotus in Buddhism
By - Shyamal Sinha
The lotus is one of Buddhism’s most recognizable symbols of enlightenment and is important in many Buddhist traditions.
According to legend, everywhere the baby...
Bangla Translation of the Entire Pali Tripitaka Presented in Bangladesh
By Shyamal Sinha
Tripiṭaka is the standard collection of scriptures in the Theravadan Buddhist tradition, as preserved in the Pāli language. It is the first...
INTL TIPITAKA CHANTING CEREMONY BODHGAYA
By -- Shyamal Sinha
The Tripitaka is the set of entire Buddhist scriptures, which can be categorized into three baskets — Vinaya Pitaka, Sutta Pitaka...
Buddhist stupa in Kurukshetra
A view of the Buddhist stupa at Kurukshetra University. tribune photo
By -- Shyamal Sinha
Stupa is a hemispherical structure containing Buddhist relics and place of...
Theravada Buddhists Celebrate the Beginning of Rains Retreat
By Shyamal Sinha
From dmc.tvBuddhists around the world celebrated the beginning of the three-month rains retreat (Vassavasa) on 13 July.
vassa, (Pali: “rains”) the Buddhist monastic...
Burmese Vipassana Master Sayadaw U Pandita Dies
By Shyamal Sinha,New Delhi
Prominent Burmese monk and influential vipassana meditation teacher Sayadaw U Pandita died on Saturdaymorning at the age of 94.
Sayadaw U Pandita...
Kannon Bodhisattva, the Buddhist deity of mercy
By Shyamal Sinha
Kōdai-ji formally identified as Jubuzan Kōdai-ji Jubuzan Kōdai-ji), is a temple of the Rinzai school of Zen Buddhism in Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto, Japan—the largest subtemple of the Kennin-ji branch.
Kodai-ji, a temple in Kyoto, Japan,...
Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche Concludes Rinchen Terdzö Empowerments in Bhutan
By Shyamal Sinha,New Delhi
While still a teenager, Rinpoche built a small retreat center in Ghezing, Sikkim and soon began traveling and teaching around the...
ĀSHĀḌHA PŪRNIMĀ DHARMACAKRAPRAVARTANA DIVAS
By -- Shyamal Sinha
The International Buddhist Confederation, New Delhi is organising Dhammacakka Day 2022, Āshaḍha Pūrṇima on 13 July 2022 in Sarnath, U.P. (India)....
Dalai Lama invited to discuss climate change at interfaith event
His Holiness the Dalai Lama planting a sapling(OHHDL/Tenzin Choejor)
By -- Shyamal Sinha
His Holiness the Dalai Lama has been invited to give the opening address...