Indian PM Modi Plans “Grand” Monument to the Buddha in Gujarat State
By Shyamal Sinha
PM Narendra Modi has revealed plans to erect a “grand” monument to the Buddha at the site of an ancient Buddhist monastery...
How to weather India’s deadly second wave of Covid-19: CTA Task Force briefing
By -- Shyamal Sinha
Secretary Palden Dhondup, Department of Health, CTA during the Covid briefing. Photo/Screengrab
More than a year after the pandemic began, infections worldwide...
Meditation is a mental gymnasium
By - Shyamal Sinha
Buddhist meditation is the practice of meditation in Buddhism. The closest words for meditation in the classical languages of Buddhism are...
Cambodian Monk Launches International Appeal to Save Country’s Forests
By Shyamal Sinha ,New Delhi
International Buddhist Confederation’s (IBC) governing council meeting in Thailand last week heard two speeches from a Buddhist monk from Phnom Penh...
All-Party Parliamentary Group for Tibet, UK Hosts Reception to Mark Tibetan New Year
By - Shyamal Sinha
2018 Losar Festival is also Tibetan New Year festival. In ancient times when the peach tree would blossom, it was considered...
Brazil President thanks India for ‘Sanjeevni Booti’ against Covid
Brazil President Bolsonaro thanked PM Modi for the vaccines (Photo/Bolsonaro on Twitter)By -- Shyamal Sinha
Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro on Friday thanked Prime Minister Narendra...
Kalmykia Observes “Offering of Melody” Dedicated to His Holiness the Dalai Lama
By - Shyamal Sinha
Over 6000 people of Kalmykia gathered to witness the Offering of Melody ceremony and offer prayers for long and healthy life...
Two Karmapas to Work Together in Search for Shamar Rinpoche Reincarnation
By Shyamal Sinha
This 2018 photo shows the two Karmapas, Trinley Thaye Dorjee, left, and
Ogyen Trinley Dorje, right, at their meeting in France. From phayul.com
Ogyen Trinley Dorje and Trinley Thaye Dorjee,...
Human Chains and Protests Held in Bangladesh to Demand Justice for Killing of Buddhist...
By Shyamal Sinha
It is said that Buddha once in his life came to this region of East Bengal to spread his teachings and he...
Archaeological Survey of India Begins Restoring Five Buddhist Pagodas in Bagan, Myanmar
By Shyamal Sinha
Pagodas in Bagan. Photo from fathomaway.com
“Bagan is living heritage, having endured all forms of challenges for more than a thousand years,” said Myanmar...
