Challenges Ahead for Millennial Monks Revitalizing Mongolia’s Ancient Buddhist Tradition
By Shyamal Sinha
Mongolians believed in shamanism in ancient times. Traditional Mongols worshipped heaven (the "clear blue sky") and their ancestors, and they followed ancient...
Buddhist Monk from South Korea Ventures North to Foster Bilateral Ties
By Shyamal Sinha
Korean Buddhist temple located on Mount Kumgang, North Korea. Founded in the 7th century under the kingdom of Silla, it is the only one of Mount...
Singapore Buddhist Federation Promotes Alternatives to Life Release for Vesak Celebrations
By Shyamal Sinha
This most important Buddhist festival is known as either Vesak, Wesak or Buddha Day, and is celebrated annually on the full moon...
His Holiness the Karmapa to Preside over Kagyu Monlam Prayer Festival in New York
By Shyamal Sinha
The word monlam could be translated as "the path of aspiration". Tibetan mon means a wish, desire, aspiration and lam - a path. The tradition of multiple recitations...
Wuhan Summit: A Formal Tibetan Connection
By Shyamal Sinha
Wuhan, the capital city of Hubei province in China, was in the limelight when an informal summit was held between President Xi...
Japanese Monk Sues Buddhist Temple Over extra Workload
By Shyamal Sinha
Mt. Koya has been a sacred place that welcomes pilgrims and visitors of all races and religions from all over the world....
Thailand arrests senior monks in temple raids to clean up Buddhism
Phra Phrom Dilok, 72, a member of the Sangha Supreme Council is escorted by police officers at the Thai Police Crime Suppression Division headquarters...
South Korea , North Korea Celebrate Vesak With Joint Prayer
Vesak, most important of the Theravada Buddhist festivals, commemorating the birth, enlightenment, and death of the Buddha. The event is observed on the full-moon day of the lunar month Vesakha, which...
Growing Mountains of Litter Plague the Tibetan Plateau
The Tibetan Plateau , also known in China as the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau or the Qing–Zang Plateau), which lies on the border between China and Nepal. In May last year, a team of ...
Singapore Celebrates Centennial of its Oldest Theravada Temple
By Shyamal Sinha
Wat Ananda Youth (WAY) is an organisation founded in 1966 by Venerable Phraku Bisaldhammanides. It was formerly known as the Ananda Metyarama Buddhist...
