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...
CTA President addresses Tibetan community in Toronto
By Shyamal Sinha
President Dr Lobsang Sangay, Central Tibetan Administration was warmly welcomed by members of Tibetan community at the Tibetan Canadian Culture Center in...
29th General Conference of the World Fellowship of Buddhists held at Soji-ji Temple, Yokohama
By Shyamal Sinha
The World Fellowship of Buddhists (WFB) is an international Buddhist organization. Initiated by Gunapala Piyasena Malalasekera, it was founded in 1950 in...
Senior Thai Monks Must Declare Assets According to New Regulation
By Shyamal Sinha
Mahamakut Buddhist University or MBU is one of the two public Buddhist universities in Thailand. Founded in 1893 as an educational institute for monks, by King Chulalongkorn in remembrance of his...
Hong Kong’s Sri Lankan Buddhist Community Celebrates Kathina
By Shyamal Sinha
Kathina is a Buddhist festival which comes at the end of Vassa, the three-month rainy season retreat for Theravada Buddhists in Bangladesh (known as Kaṭhina Cībar Dān), Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Sri Lanka,...
