Digging medieval history - Archaeologists find Buddhist remains from Chatra...
Digging medieval history - Archaeologists find Buddhist remains from Chatra ARTI S. SAHULIYAR An artefact that was excavated at Itkhori recently. Pictures by Hardeep Singh Itkhori in Chatra district,...
View ArticleUnexplored land
A land steeped in history, once ruled by a powerful dynasty, now lies abandoned by the ravages of time. Warangal is a historian’s dream destination. Lakshmi Sharath explores the sights and sounds of...
View ArticleBuddhists upset over death of sacred fish inside Bodhgaya temple pond
Bodhgaya, Jan 9 (ANI): Buddhists in Bihar's Bodhgaya city fear that things could get worse following the death of a sacred 'golden fish' inside the temple pond due to freezing temperature on Sunday....
View ArticleOfficial wrangling delays Kakatiya temple restoration
WARANGAL: A group of astrologers and Vedic priests from Tirupati, Nellore and other places were at the 11th century Thousand Pillar temple here recently to inspect the ongoing restoration works of the...
View ArticleNepal dismisses Indian state's 'claim' to Buddha birthplace
Kathmandu: Dismissing reports that the adjoining Indian state of Uttar Pradesh was building a replica of Lumbini, the Nepali city where Gautam Buddha, the founder of Buddhism, was born, Nepal said its...
View ArticleVikramshila Mahavihara to be included in Buddhist circuit
BHAGALPUR: The Union tourism ministry has taken steps to expedite work related to Buddhist circuit in view of the importance of the ancient Vikramshila Mahavihara besides taking account of surge in...
View ArticleBuddha in Pakistan attacked by Taliban gets facelift
When the Taliban blew the face off a towering, 1,500-year-old rock carving of Buddha in northwest Pakistan almost five years ago, it fell to an intrepid Italian archeologist to come to the rescue....
View Article11th Panchen Lama attends Sakyamuni's relic worshiping ceremony in Hong Kong
Hong Kong, April 25 (Xinhua-ANI): The 11th Panchen Lama Bainqen Erdini Qoigyijabu attended the Grand Blessing Ceremony for worshiping Sakyamuni's parietal-bone relic held in the Hong Kong Coliseum on...
View ArticleBuddha Poornima
17th May is Buddha Jayanti also known as Buddha Purnima which is the most sacred festivals of Buddhist. Buddha Purnima (Buddha Birthday) is celebrated in remembrance Lord Buddha. Lord Buddha is the...
View ArticleExplore Tibet Offers Can’t-Miss Guide to Palaces and Temples
Tibet has hundreds of temples, forts, palaces, monasteries and historic ruins. For first-time visitors it can be daunting figuring out which places to visit on a limited budget and schedule. Explore...
View ArticleBuddhist temples shut down in China for fleecing devotees
Beijing: Two temples on a sacred Buddhist mountain in northern China have been shut down and six people arrested for hiring fake monks during the Chinese New Year and making devotees pay heavy amounts...
View ArticleASI unearths 'ghost walls' in Uttar Pradesh
The bricks and stones that made up the walls were taken away by villagers for construction of their own houses They were walls that existed hundreds of years ago-- of buildings to house royalty and...
View Article>Explore Tibet Offers Can’t-Miss Guide to Palaces and Temples
Tibet has hundreds of temples, forts, palaces, monasteries and historic ruins. For first-time visitors it can be daunting figuring out which places to visit on a limited budget and schedule. Explore...
View ArticleVaranasi set to welcome foreign delegates today
VARANASI: The city is all set to welcome the foreign delegates arriving from 30 countries on Friday to attend the three-day International Buddhist Conclave organised jointly by the UP Tourism and the...
View ArticleSeeking Buddha in Gujarat
MM Online Bureau Posted On Monday, December 13, 2010 at 05:55:00 PM Known more for Hindu and Jain religious places, Gujarat is now hoping to play host to Buddhist pilgrims too. While in January this...
View ArticleBuddha hall oldest in China (Beijing Municipal Government)
Administrators of Leiyin Cave in Yunju Temple, Fangshan district, have claimed it is the earliest example of a Buddha hall in China. The cave, in which there are four pillars with over 1,000 small...
View ArticleAsian Idol
Let me begin with a question. What do the following words have in common? Jaca, Fohi, Bedou, Sejatoba, Phutta, Goodam, Somona Codom, Daybot, Xekia, Budsdo, Mahamony, Sagamoni Borcan. For a 21st...
View ArticleHave you heard of the ghost walls in Lathiya, UP?
SHARE AND DISCUSS Tweet The ghost walls of the four temples at Lathiya (Photo credit - The Archaeological Survey of India) They were walls that existed hundreds of years ago - of buildings to house...
View ArticleBangkok:It's the Temples That Are Most Spectacular
Shopping and gawking at the nightlife are what draw most visitors to Thailand's capital city. But for me, it was Bangkok's history and architecture that were truly spectacular. On the ride into the...
View ArticleDevotees mark Wesak Day with offerings and float processions
KUALA LUMPUR: Buddhists throughout the country marked Wesak Day by thronging temples and offering prayers, as well as with colourful float processions. Ceremonies included the chanting of verses,...
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