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...
Yangon’s Ancient Sule Pagoda Receives a Glistering Facelift
By Shyamal Sinha,New Delhi
Yangon considers as major buddhist populated country approx. eighty persent are buddhist monks. Below 145 feet tall and marking the center...
Ven. Wei Chueh, Founder of the Chung Tai Shan Buddhist Order, Dies at 88
By Shyamal Sinha,New Delhi
Buddhist monk Venerable Wei Chueh, who founded Taiwan’s Chung Tai Shan Buddhist order and Chung Tai Chan Monastery, has died at...
Robo-monk Offers Ancient Wisdom at Beijing Temple
By -Shyamal Sinha,New Delhi
Buddhist temples are turning to technological innovation to spread their teachings. Longquan (Dragon Spring) Temple on the outskirts of Beijing, which has...
Myanmar’s Former President Temporarily Ordains as a Buddhist Monk
By Shyamal Sinha,NewDelhi
Lord Buddhas teaching fully applicable here,Former military general Thein Sein, who held office as the president of Myanmar from 2011–16, has temporarily...
Preserving Buddhist Heritage Sites in India and Pakistan
By Shyamal Sinha, New Delhi
The ancient Buddhist complexes of Thotlakonda and Bavikonda in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh have recently undergone extensive...
Bhutan Plants 108,000 Trees to Celebrate Birth of Crown Prince
By Shyamal Sinha,New Delhi
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The Buddhist kingdom of Bhutan planted a total of 108,000 trees earlier this month to commemorate the birth of the first...
Nava Nalanda Mahavihara Marks Anniversary of the Death of Buddhist Monk Xuanzang
By Shyamal Sinha,New Delhi
Nava Nalanda Mahavihara, a Nalanda-based deemed university* in the north Indian state of Bihar, observed the 1,352nd anniversary of the death...
Karmapa 7th Khoryug conference for Tibetans
By Shyamal Sinha ,New Delhi
20th March, 2016 – Sarnath: The 17th Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje convene the 7th Khoryug Conference for Tibetan Buddhist Monasteries...
Buddhist-Christian Dialogue Workshop Held in Bodh Gaya
By Shyamal Sinha,New Delhi
Buddhist-Christian workshop, China. From sjapc.net
The Jesuit Conference of Asia Pacific (JCAP) hosted a three-day Buddhist-Christian dialogue in Bodh Gaya, India, from...
