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by Rajeev Deshpande, TNN, May 14, 2013
NEW DELHI, India -- One-and-a-half years after China rescheduled border talks in a huff over Dalai Lama addressing a global Buddhist meet in Delhi, there are indications of a thaw with the Chinese expressing an interest in the Indian effort to organize another meet this year.
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PTI, May 9, 2013
Gaya, India -- All Buddhist sites between Bodh Gaya and Sarnath in Bihar would be documented, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said on Thursday.
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Ahimsa360.com, May 5, 2013
New Delhi, India -- Animal welfare was the topic of discussion and the XIV Dalai Lama propounded the ideals of ahimsa and vegetarianism at the first-ever World Compassion Day, organised at a suburban hotel on Wednesday.
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The Himalaya Times, Apr 19, 2013
"The peace lamp would hopefully help allay the magnitude of conflict surfaced between North Korea and South Korea"
KATHMANDU, Nepal -- President Dr Ram Baran Yadav has presented a perennial holy peace lamp (Akhanda Dip) to South Korean Buddhist monk on Friday.
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ANI, 19 Apr 2013
Gaya, Bihar (India) -- A large number of Buddhist monks organised special prayers in Gaya, Bihar, for world peace and for the protection of the heritage sites as they celebrated 'World Heritage Day this week.
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Maharashtra Unlimited, Vol 2, Jan - March 2013
96.12 metre pagoda is dubbed as "Wonder of the new millennium"
Mumbai, India -- Asia’s tallest stone structure rises majestically in the sky against the blue background of the Arabian Sea. Located in the southwest of Mumbai on the Essel Plateau near Gorai and covering an area of about 15.5 acres, the Global Vipassana Pagoda is a 21st century architectural wonder.
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by Alice Reetham, Tibet Post International, 12 April 2013
Dharamshala, India -- Figurative artist Lisa Andrews painted two portraits of His Holiness, which were signed by him on a recent visit to the UK; these signed portraits raised £6,200 ($9,544) when they were auctioned by the Buddhist Community Center (BCCUK).
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Express News Service, 4th April 2013
CHENNAI , India -- A day-long national seminar titled ‘Philosophical Revisit to Buddhism in Tamil Nadu’ was organised by the Department of Philosophy, University of Madras, here on Wednesday. The seminar focused on how Buddhism forayed into Tamil Nadu.
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Lanka Daily News, Apr 10, 2013
Colombo, Sri Lanka -- The Buddhasasana and Religious Affairs Ministry considers its teaming up with the Economic Development Ministry in a joint endeavour to promote Buddhism throughout the world as a major victory, Prime Minister and Buddhasasana and Religious Affairs Minister D M Jayaratne said.
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By Vishal Arora, Religion News Service, March 29, 2013
Timphu, Bhutan -- Health officials in the tiny Buddhist kingdom of Bhutan are making condoms available at all monastic schools in a bid to stem the spread of sexually transmitted diseases and HIV among young monks who are supposed to be celibate.
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By Guillaume Lavallee, AFP, March 24, 2013
Amid rising violence, the country is trying to revive travel to its northwest - rich in Buddhist history and significance - which could generate billions in revenue, but lies next to Taliban havens
TAKHT-i-BAHI, Pakistan -- Religious violence may be on the rise and the Taliban still a threat, but Pakistan is hoping a rich Buddhist heritage will help it boost international tourism to its troubled northwest.
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By Jay Price, McClatchy Newspapers, March 23, 2013
A buried Buddhist city in Afghanistan is sitting atop an enormous copper deposit and a planned Chinese open-pit mine, the largest private investment in Afghan history. Archaeologists are racing to document and preserve the treasures before they’re lost forever.
MES AYNAK, Afghanistan -- It had the potential to be another Afghanistan Buddha disaster, recalling the Taliban’s destruction of two ancient statues that had stood for centuries in this country’s west: A buried Buddhist city lost to time was about to be obliterated by what promised to be one of the largest copper mines in the world.
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by Dilshan Boange, The Nation, March 24, 2013
Colombo, Sri Lanka -- On March 1 at the Maha Bodhi Society premises in Maradana Colombo, a discussion was held towards creating new channels of Lanka-Indo relations initiated by Buddhist activists from both here and India who have opened a dialogue as private citizens, hoping to strengthen bonds of amity between the two countries on the basis of shared Buddhist heritage.
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By Yatish Yadav, New Indian Express, 17 March 2013
NEW DELHI, India -- The Ministry of Home Affairs is scratching its head over a travel request from controversial Buddhist monk Tai Situ Rinpoche, who wants to visit Bhutan.
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By Jay Price, McClatchy Newspapers, March 12, 2013
MES AYNAK, Afghanistan -- It had the potential to be another Afghanistan Buddha disaster, recalling the Taliban’s destruction of two ancient statues that had stood for centuries in this country’s west: A buried Buddhist city lost to time was about to be obliterated by what promised to be one of the largest copper mines in the world.
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Asiantribune.com, March 17, 2013
Chennai, India -- A Buddhist monk from Sri Lanka - Ven. Gnanaloka Thero (46) had been with a group of 18 students comprising Indian, Myanmar and other nationals who was in Thanjavur for academic research, bore the brunt of the latest wave of anti-Lanka protests that has gripped the State lately.
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IB TIMES, March 17, 2013
Colombo, Sri Lanka -- A British tourist has been barred from entering Sri Lanka for 'disrespecting Buddhism' after immigration officials quizzed him about a tattoo of Buddha's head on his arm.
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by Senaka Weeraratne, Lanka Daily News, Mar 9, 2013
Kandy, Sri Lanka -- An eight member Indian Buddhist delegation led by Ven Dr Bhadant Rahula Bodhi Maha Thera met President Mahinda Rajapaksa at President's House in Kandy on February 22. The visit was to strengthen ties between Buddhists of the two countries and bring India and Sri Lanka closer through the historical bond and civilisational link of Buddhism.
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By P K Balachandran, New India Express, 8 March 2013
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka -- Buddhism was brought to Sri Lanka by Emperor Ashoka’s daughter Sangamitta and her twin brother Mahinda in 288 BC.
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by Yeshe Choesang, The Tibet Post Tuesday, 26 February 2013
Sarnath, India -- His Eminence the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorjee has begun an 8-day teaching starting from February 21 at Vajra Vidya Institute, Sarnath, Varanasi- one of four holy Buddhist sites in India, with conducting extensive prayers and seminar by Buddhist monks and thousands of devotees from different parts of the world, including many who have came from Nepal.
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by Chaminda Perera, Lanka Daily News, March 2, 2013
Colombo, Sri Lanka -- Few Buddhist monks are seen engaged in vigorous learning and literary activities at present, said Ven Ittapane Dhammalankara Anunayake Thera. Few Buddhist monks in the caliber of Ven Prof Bellanwila Wimalarathana Thera are pursuing literary activities at present, the Thera said.
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by EDWARD WONG, New York Times, February 23, 2013
LO MANTHANG, Nepal -- Dozens of painters sat atop scaffolding that soared toward the roof of an ancient monastery. With a swipe of their brushes, colors appeared that gave life to the Buddha. Gold for the skin.
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ColomboPage News Desk, Mar 2, 2013
Colombo, Sri Lanka -- Chief Prelate of the Malwatte Chapter in Sri Lanka Ven. Thibbatuwawe Sumangala Thera has held a discussion with a delegation of members from the Muslim Council of Sri Lanka (MCSL).
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by Anjana Pasricha, VOA, February 15, 2013
NEW DELHI, India -- India is tapping the potential of its rich Buddhist heritage by wooing more tourists from East and South East Asian countries. Buddhism originated in India but went on to gain more popularity in other Asian countries.
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emirates247.com, February 25, 2013
Colombo, Sri Lanka -- The Mahanayakas (Buddhist High Priests) of the Kandy Malwatte chapters met a delegation of the Sri Lanka Muslim Council (SLMC) yesterday morning and discussed the issue arising from the issue of Halal certificate, ‘Colombo Gazette’ reported.
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DHNS, Feb 8, 2013
Chandigarh, Pakistan -- Buddhist sites left to ruin in Pakistan could get a fresh lease of life as a Haryana-based NGO -The Buddhist Forum (TBF) - ventures on an ambitious mission to save and highlight the lost glory of the age-old monuments.
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By Ashis Senapati, TNN, Feb 4, 2013
KENDRAPADA, India -- Curtains fell on the three-day International Conference on Buddhist Heritage of Odisha at Udayagiri in Jajpur district on Sunday with the demand for including Udayagiri in the list of world heritage sites gaining momentum.
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Press Trust of India, 23 January 2013
BHUBANESHWAR, India -- Odisha government is taking several initiatives to explore its vast potential to turn the state into a Buddhist tourism hub like Bodhgaya in Bihar and Sarnath in Uttar Pradesh.
Large scale excavation is taking place in Lalitgiri, Udaigiri and Ratnagiri which are hilly areas in the state with highest concentration of Buddhist remains.
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by Meenakshi Sinha, TNN, Jan 15, 2013
NEW DELHI, India -- A three-day international conference and exhibition on Buddhism, with special focus on the great monk Atisa Dipamkara Jnana, is being held at the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA) from Jan 16-18.
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http://dharmavoicesforanimals.org/petitions, The Buddhist Channel, Jan 20, 2013
Colombo, Sri Lanka -- Sri Lanka holds a unique place in the world, with the longest continuous history of Buddhism of any nation. Buddhism has been the major religion in the island since its official introduction in the 3rd century BC by Arahant Mahinda, the son of the Emperor Ashoka of India, and over 70% of the population is Buddhist.
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TNN Jan 10, 2013
VARANASI, India -- "Buddhism has become an area of interest for scientists for they feel that the teachings and principles of Buddhism are scientifically very true," said the Dalai Lama while addressing a congregation at Central University of Tibetan Studies at Sarnath on Wednesday.
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By Sharon McGreevey, The Redding Pilot, January 4, 2013
Mysore, India -- Tibetan monks are praying in Mysore, India, for the victims and families of Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, as well as the Newtown community. The school was the site of a horrific tragedy where a lone gunman killed 20 kindergartners and six adults last month, on Dec. 14.
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PTI, January 5, 2013
Patna, India -- Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama Saturday praised secularism practised in India and emphasised that the message of peaceful existence of different religions in the country should be taken all over the world.
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TNN Jan 5, 2013
VARANASI, India -- The Central University of Tibetan Studies (CUTS), Sarnath, is going to organise a three-day international conference of Asian Buddhist Forum on 'Buddhism and Society' from January 13 to 15. The event will be inaugurated by Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama.
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By Shenali Waduge, Eurasia Review, December 25, 2012
Colombo, Sri Lanka -- We are all well aware that both India and China are rivals for supremacy in Asia and both are fishing for new strategies to tap to forge the alliances needed to strengthen that supremacy. If India and China nations that once put Buddhism aside for other priorities are now realizing that their answer for supremacy lies with Buddhism why has Sri Lanka’s policy makers not utilized this power which is under their very nose?
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by Yeshe Choesang, The Tibet Post International, 7 January 2013
Bihar, India -- The spiritual leader of Tibet, His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama inaugurated the three-day international Buddhist convention at Buddha Smriti Park in the heart of Patna on Saturday. Hundreds of delegates, mostly scholars of Buddhism and monks from across the world, were participated in the conference.
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The Himalayan Times, Jan 3, 2013
SAPTARI, Nepal -- Prime Minister Dr Baburam Bhattarai is scheduled to inaugurate the 11th National Buddhist Conference to be held in Rajbiraj, the headquarters of Saptari district.
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IANS, 25 December 2012
Odisha, India -- The Buddhist tourism circuit in India is getting a new fillip with the luxury tourist shuttle, the Mahaparinirvana Express, expanding its run to touch Buddhist sites in Odisha from Jan 20 besides those in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.
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by Faizan Ahmad, TNN Dec 30, 2012
PATNA, India -- The Dalai Lama will inaugurate a three-day International Buddhist Samagam (convention) here on January 5. The convention is expected to attract over 1500 delegates from various countries. It will be held at the Buddha Smriti Park in Patna which was inaugurated by the Nobel laureate in 2010 to mark the 2550 thMahaparinirvana of Buddha.
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By Vijay Kranti, Phayul, December 25, 2012
New Delhi, India -- The brand new, upmarket Hotel Kempinsky in East Delhi has suddenly morphed into a Buddhist monastery -- though temporarily for four days this week. Its lobbies and convention halls are reverberating with Buddhist mantras, teachings and laughter of the most celebrated man of our era -- Dalai Lama. Over 800 Buddhist devotees from the three republics of Russia namely Kalmykia, Buryatia and Tuva are here to have teachings from their supreme spiritual Guru. Over a hundred more from other parts of the world too have joined in.
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Sky.com, Dec 16, 2012
Worshippers are being told to give fewer sweet treats to monks amid fears that their diet is too rich.
Colombo, Sri Lanka -- Sri Lankans are being urged to cut down on offerings of sweets and cakes to the country's Buddhist monks after it was found that half the nation's holy men are at risk of poor health due to a diet rich in sugar and oil.
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TNN Dec 20, 2012
BHOPAL, India -- Chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that Sanchi Buddhist and Indic Studies University will pave way for world peace by becoming a medium of serving humanity. Chouhan was discussing issues of university's studies, teaching and research with members of the university's advisory committee here on Wednesday.
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My Republica, Dec 11, 2012
BUTWAL, Nepal -- The Visit Lumbini Year ( VLY-2012) has failed to connect well known Buddhist Circuits around Lumbini though the government had announced 2012 as a national campaign with an aim to attracting a million tourists and collecting the funds for the development of Lumbini.
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by Sophie Jay, Tibet Post International, December 4, 2012
Dharamshala, India -- The spiritual leader of Tibet, His Holiness the Dalai Lama has urged Tibetans who have recently arrived in India to study Buddhist philosophy, rather than simply familiarizing themselves with prayer.
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ANI, 02 Dec 2012
Baramulla (Jammu and Kashmir), India -- In a bid to attract more Buddhist pilgrims, the tourism department in Jammu and Kashmir has decided set to restore Buddhist sites in the state.
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Press Trust of India, November 27, 2012
Colombo, Sri Lanka -- Concerned over the unhealthy diet of Buddhist monks in Sri Lanka, health authorities are to introduce a new food menu for them.
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IANS, Nov 28, 2012
Patna, India -- Bodh Gaya's Mahabodhi temple, one of Buddhism's holiest shrines plans to set up a world class hospital and medical college with international financial aid in the holy town in Bihar, an official said Wednesday.
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TNN Nov 24, 2012
BHOPAL, India -- Culture minister Laxmikant Sharma has said that efforts will be made to given an international-level identity to Buddhist and Indic Studies University to be established at Sanchi.
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By Dhanesh Wisumperuma, The Nation, 25 November 2012
Hyderabad, India -- Building hosting Buddhist Galleries at State Museum at Hyderabad Buddhism originated in the 5th century BCE in present day India. It flourished in many parts of India for the next millennium, partly due to the patronage of various kings and dynasties.
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The Nation November 24, 2012
Kabul, Afghanistan -- A historic Buddhist site in Afghanistan appears likely to be spared demolition to make way for a copper mine after the Thai Foreign Ministry issued a statement yesterday saying the Afghan government "would do whatever possible" to conserve the site and preserve artefacts obtained from it.
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by Renuka Narayanan, Hindustan Times, November 17, 2012
Peshawar, Pakistan -- In today's religiously riven landscape, it's hard to imagine how Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Islam, Sikhism and Christianity took turns to water the land, each to its own degree. Of these, perhaps we know the least about Buddhism because it was so very long ago.
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LankaWeb, November 14, 2012
Colombo, Sri Lanka -- Generally Sinhalese Buddhists in Sri Lanka which comprise about 70% of the country’s population are traditionally inclined towards vegetarianism or semi – vegetarianism in their dietary habits.
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The Daily Star, Nov 8, 2012
Ramu, Bangladesh -- Police recovered a brass statue of Lord Buddha in Ramu upazila of Cox's Bazar early Thursday, 40 days after it was looted during an attack on Buddhist community.
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by HAROON HABIB, The Hindu, Oct 27, 2012
Dhaka, Bangladesh -- Authorities have started rebuilding the Buddhist temples destroyed by mobs in Cox’s bazaar and Chittagong districts in September.
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Press Trust of India, October 18, 2012
Bhubaneswar, India -- Odisha government has decided to open an advanced centre for Buddhist Studies scheduled from January 1 next year to attract students from India and other parts of Asia.
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PTI, October 19, 2012
Dhaka, Bangladesh -- A high-level government committee has accused activists of ruling Awami League alongside main opposition BNP and fundamentalist Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) for the attack on Buddhist temples and localities in south-eastern Bangladesh last month, reports said today.
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The Himalayan Times, Oct 15, 2012
KATHMANDU, Nepal -- The Buddhism Protection Concerned Coordination on Monday has expressed serious concern over the September 30 arson attack on Buddhist temples and monasteries around the Cox's Bazaar area in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh and over the destruction of hundreds of Buddha's idols there in the course of such attacks.
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Daily Times, Oct 12, 2012
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Pakistan’s High Commissioner to Singapore and author of the book “Chinese Made Easy” Syed Hasan Javed joined Quaid-e-Azam University faculty, scholars and students on Thursday to give an insight into the history of cultural and religious relationship between Pakistan and China.
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by Shahroz Afridi, Hindustan Times, October 15, 2012
Bhopal, India -- The Mahabodhi plant brought from Sri Lanka and planted at Sanchi by Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa during inauguration of International University of Buddhist and Indic Studies will now be shifted from the university site after collector of Raisen expressed his inability to ensure security of the plant.
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The Daily Star, Oct 14, 2012
Fanatics used fake facebook page to run rampage in Ramu
Ramu, Bangladesh -- An unprecedented hate campaign against the Buddhist community raged through Ramu, a region known for its communal harmony for centuries until the night of September 29. Eighteen pagodas were damaged and about 50 houses burnt down in six hours of madness by Muslim zealots. Julfikar Ali Manik investigated extensively, only to find that the source of the shocking outrage was a faked facebook page.
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By Farid Ahmed, IPS, Oct 10, 2012
DHAKA, Bangladesh -- Anxiety has yet to die down over a week after crowds of Muslims torched more than a dozen temples and scores of houses in southeast Bangladesh, leaving thousands of Buddhists with the unshakeable premonition that more violence was forthcoming.
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Asiantribune.com, October, 7, 2012
Dhaka, Bangladesh -- Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said the violent attack on Buddhist monasteries and houses at Ramu in Cox's Bazar centring an anti-Islam photo on Facebook was a premeditated , reports the ‘Daily Star’. No one linked to the recent attacks on Buddhists will be spared, she has said assuring the minorities of Bangladesh.
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By Sandun Jayawardana, The Nation, October 7, 2012
Colombo, Sri Lanka -- Three years after the end of the war, archaeologists are hard at work in the country’s Eastern province. Teams from the Department of Archaeology have been exploring areas that were previously inaccessible for decades due to fighting. As these excavations are taking place, controversies regarding the history of these areas and who exactly arrived first are once again starting to arise.
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Sapa-AFP, October 7, 2012
Timphu, Bhutan -- The Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan, famed for seeking "happiness" for its citizens, is aiming to become the first nation in the world to turn its home-grown food and farmers 100-percent organic.
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Bangkok Post, Sept 30, 2012
Ramu, Bangladesh -- Thousands of rioters torched Buddhist temples and homes in southeastern Bangladesh Sunday over a photo posted on Facebook deemed offensive to Islam, in a rare attack against the community.
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TNN, Sep 30, 2012
VARANASI, India -- In an effort to attract at least half of the total Buddhist population spread in 35 countries by promoting Buddhist pilgrimage sites, is the new mantra of the ministry of tourism, Government of India and the states enshrining the Buddhist pilgrimage sites.
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Daily Pioneer, 19 September 2012
Bhopal, India -- Sanchi Buddhist and Indian Knowledge Studies University, proposed to be established in Raisen district of Madhya Pradesh, will have five departments, including Buddhist Philosophy, Sanatan Dharma and Indian Knowledge Studies, International Buddha Studies, Comparative Studies of Religions and Languages and Literature and Arts. About 100 acre land has been reserved for the university’s premises and building at Sanchi. Construction of building will cost Rs 200 crore.
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by Gauri Kohli, Hindustan Times, September 25, 2012
New Delhi, India -- Delhi University’s department of Buddhist studies has been a major centre for the study of Buddhism for many years, attracting a large number of students from as many as 37 countries.
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TNN Sep 22, 2012
NEW DELHI, India -- The Supreme Court on Friday admitted a petition seeking transfer of exclusive management rights of 2,500 year-old Mahabodhi Temple at Bodh Gaya, a World Heritage site since 2002, to the Buddhists from the government.
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TNN, Sep 25, 2012
VARANASI, India -- As many as 28 countries have confirmed their participation in the proposed three-day International Buddhist Conclave (IBC) which will begin in the city from September 28. Around 350 delegates from 30 countries and 16 states of India will participate in the conclave being organised by governments of state and centre.
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Tibetan Center for Human Rights and Democracy , 17 September 2012
Dharamshala, India -- Less than a year after his self-immolation protest, Tibetan monk Dawa Tsering is now making good recovery from his burn injuries, but his future remains uncertain, a source with contacts in Tibet told TCHRD Monday, September 17, 2012.
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TNN, Sep 17, 2012
LUCKNOW, India -- The two day international Buddhist conclave will be held in Varanasi on September 29-30.
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By ANN MARLOWE, Published on the Buddhist Channel, Sept 16, 2012 (Source: Wall Street Journal)
Kabul, Afghanistan -- Even as once-secure parts of Afghanistan succumb to criminality and the insurgency, and the Afghan financial system hovers on the brink of failure, there are small signs of hope here. A spectacular Buddhist archaeological site is now being excavated by the Afghan government's National Institute of Archaeology, near where Al Qaeda ran a training camp in the 1990s.
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Daily Pioneer, 11 September 2012
Madhya Pradesh, India -- The State Cabinet on Monday endorsed three ordinances, including the one on Sanchi Buddhist and Indian Knowledge Studies University. The Cabinet also endorsed amended ordinance regarding Techno-Global Private University in Vidisha district and Underground Pipeline, Cable and Duct (Acquisition of Powers for Land Use) Ordinance 2012.
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By D.C. Ranatunga, The Sunday Times, Sept 2, 2012
Statue to honour the Most Ven. Madihe Pannasiha Mahanayaka Thera on his 9th death anniversary
Colombo, Sri Lanka -- A statue of the Most Venerable Madihe Pannasiha Mahanayaka Thera will be unveiled in the heart of Matara by the people of his hometown, to mark the ninth anniversary of his passing away, on September 9, 2003.
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by Kumudini Hettiarachchi, The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka), Aug 26, 2012
Based on Buddhist philosophy, Damrivi, comprising professionals and academics provides innovative services to meet the challenges of modern life.
Colombo, Srfi Lanka -- Modern life is full of stress. Not only parents and children but even those living alone have a heavy workload. It is a race against time household chores, office work, school, extracurricular activity, tuition classes, each day starting early and ending late, only for the routine to begin the next day.
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by LALIT SHASTRI, August 22, 2012
Sanchi, India -- Sanchi University for Buddhist Studies is being set up at the initiative of the Madhya Pradesh government at Sanchi — the historic town near the state capital known for the world heritage Buddhist monuments dating back to the period of Ashoka in the third century BC.
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TNN Aug 22, 2012
BHOPAL, India -- Madhya Pradesh is all set to host an international conference on Hinduism and Buddhism next month with a view to promote inter-religious dialogue and exchange of ideas.
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Scoop News, August 15, 2012
Dharamsala/Jammu, India -- The Central Tibetan Administration based in Dharamsala deeply disturbed and concerned over the circulation of a misleading photograph in some section of the media showing Tibetan monks in their reports on the recent violence in Myanmar involving Buddhists and Rohingya Muslims, said in a statement issued from Dharamsala.
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by ND Shiva Kumar, TNN, Aug 12, 2012
BANGALORE, India -- Lord Buddha - smiling and sleeping -- is an added attraction in the Hyderabad-Karnatak region, the treasure of Islamic monuments.
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AFP, Aug 12, 2012
BAMIYAN, AFGANISTAN -- "It's there," says an archaeologist pointing to the ground, where fragments of a Buddha statue from the ancient Gandhara civilisation have been covered up to stop them being stolen or vandalised.
Just months before the US-led invasion in 2001, the Taliban regime shocked the world by destroying two giant, 1,500-year-old Buddhas in the rocky Bamiyan valley, branding them un-Islamic.
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Orissa Diary, August 9, 2012
Orissa, India -- Odisha Government urges Union Culture Ministry to ask NCERT to make corrections to its text on Buddhist sites by including ones in Odisha. Odisha Tourism Minister Maheswar Mohanty demanded this during his meeting with Union Culture Minister Kumari Selja in New Delhi.
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The Buddhist Channel, Aug 8, 2012
Leh, Ladakh (India) -- Mahabodhi International Meditation Centre, Leh, Ladakh, along with Nav Nalanda Maha Vihar, a University based in Nalanda, Bihar come together to bring an International Festival of Yoga, Meditation, Heritage, Culture, Talks, Art and Cinema to Leh, Ladakh from 3-9 September 2012.
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by Janaka Perera, The Buddhist Channel, July 26 2012
Colombo, Sri Lanka -- “The accepted theory of freedom of religion is the freedom to believe in any particular religion of one’s own choice, changing one’s religion should be a personal decision taken independent of any coercion, influence, terror, deceit or secrecy.”
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by Janaka Perera, Lankaweb, July 22, 2012
Colombo, Sri Lanka -- The World Fellowship of Buddhists (WFB) in its final Declaration read out at the conclusion of the 26th General Conference held in Yeosu, South Korea from June 11-16, 2012, called on humanity, among other things, to extend compassion and loving kindness to all living beings as advocated by the Buddha.
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ColomboPage News Desk, Jul 21, 2012
Colombo, Sri Lanka -- The National Buddhist Monks' Federation (Jathika Sangha Sammelanaya) of Sri Lanka has launched a campaign against moves to restrict Buddhist monks to teaching in government schools and temple schools for clergy.
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by Janaka Perera, The Nation (Sri Lanka), July 15, 2012
Colombo, Sri Lanka -- “The accepted theory of freedom of religion is the freedom to believe in any particular religion of one’s own choice, changing one’s religion should be a personal decision taken independent of any coercion, influence, terror, deceit or secrecy.”
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Times of India, Jul 15, 2012
BAHRAICH, India -- In a bid to explore opportunities of development of Buddhist tourist places in Uttar Pradesh, the Japanese finance minister Navkaju Takemoto along with the speaker of UP assembly Mata Prasad Pandey and state minister Balram Singh Yadav visited the International Buddhist places in Shrawasti. The delegation also visited Jetwan Vihar, Denmahamkol and the huts of Maheta.
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Arab News, July 8, 2012
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia -- The Sri Lankan Embassy has rejected reports in Colombo claiming yesterday a Sri Lankan domestic worker has been arrested in Saudi Arabia for worshipping a statue of Lord Buddha.
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Ceylon Today, Jul 6, 2012
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia -- A Sri Lankan youth employed as a domestic aid has been arrested in Saudi Arabia for worshiping a statue of the Buddha, which is considered an offence according to Shariah law.
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PTI, Jul 2, 2012
Aizawl, India -- More than 70 thousand Buddhists live in Christian-dominated Mizoram and they constitute the second largest religious group in the state, Statistical Abstract of Mizoram, 2011 said.
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The Buddhist Channel, Jul 3, 2012
LEH, India -- The 2-day annual celebration by the Drukpa Buddhists - the Hemis festival began today at the Hemis Monastery, Ladakh with much fanfare.
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The Korea Herald, June 26, 2012
JAHANABAD, Pakistan -- 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 archaeologist to come to the rescue.
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Deccan Chronicle, June 25, 2012
Karnataka, India -- Karnataka tourism is looking at exploring Buddhist sites in the state for its religious tour circuit. Till now, Jain sites have been much promoted in the religious circuit, and with the new initiative, the department hopes to bring in increased domestic and foreign travellers.
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NY Daily News, June 20 2012
Nearly 35,000 Chakmas migrated to Arunachal Pradesh after being persecuted in both Bangladesh and Pakistan. However, Chakma refugees have no rights in India and are unable to vote or call themselves citizens.
Arunachal Pradesh, India -- Villagers in Diyun, a farming hamlet in India's remote northeast state of Arunachal Pradesh, wake up to the crack of dawn. They peep out of their huts and look at the sky. With clear weather, they set out for work.
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by Samangie WETTIMUNY, Lanka Daily News, Published on the Buddhist Channel, June 23, 2012
Colombo, Sri Lanka -- Who is to be held responsible if an aged member of the Sangha, discharged from a government hospital, seeks shelter in the nearby bus stand for several days not knowing where to turn to? Is it the Buddhist laymen of the country, or the disciples of the aged monk? All should share the disgrace, I believe.
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by Lee Yu Ban, The Buddhist Channel, June 16, 2012
Vaishali, India -- About 2,600 years ago, the Buddha initiated the Order of bhikkhunis or nuns in Vaishali with the ordination of his aunt and step-mother, Maha Pajapati Gotami in the town of Vaishali, now in the state of Bihar, India.
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by Walter Jayawardhana, The Buddhist Channel, June 16, 2012
Arunchal Pradesh, India -- After Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir, Arunchal Pradesh becomes the fourth state in India to receive the next fully fledged Buddhist Center by the allocation of funds by the Central government of India.
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by Naresh Mitra, TNN, June 13, 2012
GUWAHATI, India -- Buddhist monks of Arunachal Pradesh have asked Union power minister Sushil Kumar Shinde to scrap the hydroelectric power projects proposed to be constructed in Tawang as they would desecrate many sacred Buddhist spots in the district.
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The Buddhist Channel, June 4, 2012
Bangkok, Thailand -- A group of pro-active Indian and Sri Lankan Buddhists drawn from leading Buddhist organizations had a series of discussions on the sidelines of the World Buddhist Assembly gathering in Bangkok, Thailand (May 21 – 25, 2012) and decided to establish an ‘Indo – Sri Lanka Buddhist Network’ to pursue a number of preliminary aims and objectives that are beneficial to the cause of consolidating and spreading Buddhism in both countries and other parts of the world. It is anticipated that a more substantial organization would emerge with the passage of time from these interactions.
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By Tendar Tsering, Phayul, May 25, 2012
DHARAMSHALA, India -- Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai is scheduled to give his annual Buddhist teachings to Tibetan youngsters followed by a special introductory Buddhist teaching at the request of Indian Buddhists early next month.
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by Prof. W. I. SIRIWEERA, Lanka Daily News, May 26, 2012
Colombo, Sri Lanka -- The Sinhala term Mihintale is derived from Pali Mahindathala, the place of Thera Mahinda. It is well known that the first meeting of Thera Mahinda with King Devanampiya Tissa took place at Mihintale on Poson Full Moon Poya day.
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Phayul, May 22, 2012
DHARAMSHALA, India -- After years of debate and careful deliberation, Tibetan Buddhist nuns are finally set to receive Geshema degrees (equivalent of a PHD in Buddhist Philosophy).
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By Samten Yeshi and Gyalsten K Dorji, Kuensel Online, May 21, 2012
Timphu, Bhutan -- Gender inequality took over to blend with spirituality in the second session of the Mountain Echoes festival, which began yesterday at the Tarayana Centre in Thimphu.
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By Belinda Goldsmith, Reuters, May 18, 2012
THIMPHU, Bhutan -- They say you can't buy happiness - and it's something Bhutan is finding out the hard way.
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AFP, May 13, 2012
KATHMANDU, Nepal -- It is a hot, cloudless morning on a hillside on the outskirts of Kathmandu and dozens of nuns arrange themselves into lines around a golden Buddhist shrine.
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Lanka Daily News, May 12, 2012
Kotapola, Sri Lanka -- An international Buddhist delegation led by Ven Hou Jen Chun, the abbot of the World Buddhist Ch'an Jing Centre of the United States of America will visit Gatabaruwa Raja Maha Viharaya, Kotapola.
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By Uditha Jayasinghe, Xinhua, May 6, 2012
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka -- Light sparkles on lanterns and lamps strung on the roadside and in homes as Sri Lanka celebrates its most popular religious festival Vesak here on Sunday.
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by Chaminda Perera and Priyanka Kurugala, Lanka Daily News, May 5, 2012
Colombo, Sri Lanka -- The entire country is enveloped in spiritual fervour as the nation prepares to celebrate yet another Vesak Full Moon Poya Day marking the birth, enlightenment and passing away of the Buddha.
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ANI , 3 May 2012
Dharamsala, India -- The 17th Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje attended a workshop on global peace and Buddhism here earlier this week.
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By Gyalsten K Dorji, Kuensel Online, May 3, 2012
Timphu, Bhutan -- An international conference on Buddhism will be held in Bumthang, this month. The conference, organised by the home ministry and the centre for Bhutan studies (CBS), is themed “Buddhism without Borders”, and will see “eminent” Buddhist practitioners, scholars, and academics of the international and local community, attending the event.
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By Lawrence Bartlett, The Daily Star, May 5, 2012
KABUL, Afghanistan -- Afghanistan achieved global notoriety when the Taliban blew up the ancient Bamiyan Buddhas 11 years ago. This week opened an exhibition that highlights the country’s rich Buddhist heritage.
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by Lee Yu Ban, The Buddhist Channel, Apr 27, 2012
Colombo, Sri Lanka -- In the early period of His ministry, the Buddha did not lay down any regulations regarding dwelling places. The monks lived in the forests, at the roots of trees and in caves.
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PTI, April 21, 2012
Colombo, Sri Lanka -- Thousands of Buddhist monks and their supporters stormed a mosque in Sri Lanka's north central town of Dambulla to protest its construction in an area designated as a Buddhist sacred zone.
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by KAMAL RATNA TULADHAR, Ekantipur.com, Apr 7, 2012
Kathmandu, Nepal -- Once upon a time in Nepal, it was illegal to become a Buddhist monk. You could get put in prison or sent out of the country. Bhikshu Kumar Kashyap was among a group of monks who were banished in 1944.
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The Sikkim Times, Publishhed on the Buddhist Channel March 27, 2012
Darjeeling, India -- Shri WANGDI TSHERING s/o Late Shri Mingyur Tshering, aged 77 years and a faithful follower of Buddhism has filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India for handing over the management of The Bodh Gaya Temple over to the hands of Buddhists as The Bodh Gaya Temple Act 1949 which expressly vests control of the most sacred temple of the Buddhists into the hands of Hindus is ultra vires Article 25, 26, 29 and 30 of the Constitution of India.
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Dawn, March 21, 2012
TAXILA, Pakistan -- Royal Thai Princess Maha Chakkri Sirinthon on Tuesday offered religious rituals at the ancient Buddhist site of Julian near here.
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Express News Service, March 9, 2012
HYDERABAD, India -- A group of scholars from Wurzburg varsity, Germany are keen to do some project work on development of Buddhist sites and monuments in the state.
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DNA India, Mar 1, 2012
Mumbai, India -- “Indians, over centuries, have lost their Buddhist culture to countries like China,’’ said Charles Willemen, rector, International Buddhist College, Thailand.
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The Associated Press, Feb 25, 2012
Charamsala, India -- Tibet's exiled government in India called on Tibetans this year to shun celebrations for their traditional new year, which started Wednesday.
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T. V. Sivanandan, The Hindu, Feb 19, 2012
They were charged with removing idol found at ASI site
Gulbarga, India -- Fourth Additional District and Sessions judge Basavaraj Belawagi has granted conditional bail to Buddhist monk Banteji Bhodidhamma and four Dalit leaders who were charged with removing an idol of a Hindu goddess from an excavation site in Chithapur taluk of Gulbarga district under the control of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI).
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TNN, Feb 22, 2012
VARANASI, India -- Buddhism has not only influenced the art and culture of the country but also globalised the Indian culture. On that note, the Centre of Excellence, department of history, Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapeeth (MGKV) organised a seven-day national workshop on the 'Role of Buddhism in the Cultural Intergration of India' at the seminar hall of the history department on Tuesday.
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The Buddhist Channel / The Hindu, Feb 15, 2012
Gulbarga, India -- The arrest of Buddhist monk Bhante Bodhidharma and four leaders of Dalit organisations on February 6 in Gulbarga district is snowballing into a major controversy with Dalit groupsand Buddhist monks from different parts of the country increasing pressure on the Government to withdraw the cases filed against them and release them unconditionally.
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The Voice of Russia, February 13, 2012
New Delhi, India -- An exhibition devoted to the history of Buddhism in Russia has opened in India’s capital New Delhi.
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The Hindu, Feb 13, 2012
They enjoy a walk around the Buddhist Maha Chaitya
Amaravathi, India -- The sun shore brightly on a warm Sunday afternoon and the five-member Group Study Exchange (GSE) team from Finland set out to Amaravathi, a prominent Buddhist pilgrim centre.
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by S M Wijayaratne, Kurunegala Daily News, Feb 8, 2012
Colombo, Sri Lanka -- "Noble human values exist in the minds of the people because of the spiritual guidance offered by members of the Buddhist clergy. The Maha Sangha have always guided rulers to govern our country by utilizing the greatest teachings of the Buddha, whose compassion towards humanity was boundless.
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The Daily Star, January 31, 2012
Dhaka, Bangladesh -- Venerable spiritual leader Sadhana Nanda Mohasthabir, widely known as Bana Bhante of Rajban Bihar in Rangamati, passed away in the city yesterday.
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The Buddhist Channel, Jan 23, 2012
Colombo, Sri Lanka -- Indian Buddhist leader Dr. B.R. Ambedkar deserves to be honoured with a commemorative Postage Stamp in Sri Lanka.
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TNN, Jan 22, 2012
PATNA, India -- Patna University (PU) has decided to set up a centre on Buddhist Studies to promote teaching and research on different aspects of Buddhism.
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TibetanReview.net, Jan12, 2012
Bihar, India -- More than 200,000 people from 63 countries attended the Dalai Lama’s 32nd Kalachakra teachings which concluded at Buddhism’s holiest place of Bodh Gaya in the Indian state of Bihar on Jan 10.
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PTI, Jan 1,2012
Bodh Gaya, India -- Tibetan spiritual leader, The Dalai Lama, today asked Buddhist devotees to follow the path of Lord Buddha for promoting world peace.
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DNA India, Jan 3, 2012
Bhuj, India -- Gujarat has many Buddhist heritage sites but it can now boast of a ‘live’ site at Gandhidham in Kutch district. It is in the form of a sapling from the original Bodhi tree at Bodh Gaya under which Lord Buddha attained Enlightenment 2,600 years ago.
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The Buddhist Channel, Dec 30, 2011
DELHI, India -- A strong contingent of 600 Monks and Nuns led by His Holiness the Gyalwang Drukpa (spiritual head of the Drukpa Lineage) are on a Pad Yatra (walking pilgrimage) from Mumbai to Sanchi via Ajanta Ellora spreading the message of peace, harmony, goodwill and respect for the environment.
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by Pradeepa Viswanathan, IPCS, December 23, 2011
Lumbini, Nepal -- Lumbini, the birthplace of Gautama Buddha has of late received the attention it deserves but sadly for the wrong reasons. The spiritual significance of the site appears to be in conflict with the ‘Greater Lumbini Project’ which proposes to commercialize the place.
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by Dhwani Pathak Dave, Ahmadebad Mirror, December 24, 2011
Abhigya Shukla is on a mission to educate kids studying in monasteries of Likir. Through Friends of Likir page on FB, she invites like-minded people to join her
Leh, Ladakh (India) -- It was a vacation to Ladakh that made 33-year-old educator Abhigya Shukla take up what now she regards as one of the most gratifying experiences of her life. Through a noble initiative - Friends of Likir -Abhigya plans to educate children in isolated villages of Ladakh.
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by YC. Dhardhowa, The Tibet Post International, 21 December 2011
Dharamshala, India -- After holding three days of teaching and initiation events in Dharamshala, India, today, December 21st, the Russian Federal State Education Institute- Tuva State University has awarded His Holiness, the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet, an Honorary Doctorate in recognition of his outstanding contribution to freedom, Human Rights, religious harmony and environment protection.
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ANI, December 17, 2011
Bodhgaya, India -- The nine-day long Buddhist religious ceremony of Kagyu Monlam is being held in the Buddhist holy shrine of Mahabodhi Temple in Bodhgaya.
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DNA India, Dec 11, 2011
Mumbai, India -- A strong contingent of 450 monks and nuns, led by His Holiness the Gyalwang Drukpa (spiritual head of the 1000-year-old Drukpa Lineage) embarked on a "pad yatra" (march for peace) from Mumbai to Sanchi via Ajanta Ellora spreading the message of peace, harmony and respect for the environment.
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IANS, December 9, 2011
Dharamsala, India -- Two days after police included the name of Tibetan religious head and 17th Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje in a chargesheet on the seizure this year of huge unaccounted foreign currency from the monastery where he is residing, his office here on Friday assured the investigating agencies of full cooperation.
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by Rajani Shrestha, Review Nepal, Dec 9, 2011
Mandela, Nepal -- Hundreds of Buddhists demonstrated in Nepal's capital to protest the appointment of Maoist party chief Pushpa Kamal Dahal to head a project to develop the area where Buddha was believed born in southern Nepal.
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by Manu Pubby, Indian Express, Nov 28 2011
New Delhi, India -- Supreme spiritual leaders representing most nations with a sizeable Buddhist population are close to deciding on the formation of a new international body based in India that aims to give a united voice to Buddhism in international forums like the United Nations (UN).
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ColomboPage News Desk, Nov 29, 2011
Colombo, Sri Lanka -- A leading Buddhist boys' school in Colombo, Ananda College, held its 125th Anniversary celebrations today (29) at the college premises with the participation of President Mahinda Rajapaksa.
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by Lama Lobzang, Hindustan Times, November 25, 2011
New Delhi, India -- To celebrate the 2600th year of Sambodhiprapti (enlightenment of the Buddha), over 800 world Buddhist leaders and scholars are going to have brain-storming sessions in New Delhi from Nov 27 to 30, under the umbrella theme - 'Collective Wisdom, United Voice'. Organised by Ashoka Mission, New Delhi, the congregation will be aptly known as Global Buddhist Congress.
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by Hameed Shaheen, Pakistan Observer, Nov 17, 2011
Islamabad, Pakistan -- The patron Buddhists spiritual elder Dalai Lama predicted that the solution to Kashmir dispute would come via “talks” and “understanding”, recalling that Ambaran was the ancient Buddhist site and diverse religions co-existed in Kashmir for centuries.
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Indo-Asian News Service, November 14, 2011
Dharamsala, India -- The excavation of a site in Jammu and Kashmir that is believed to be linked with an ancient Buddhist monastery has attracted the attention of Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama.
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Sunday Leader, Nov 6, 2011
Colombo, Sri Lanka -- While some Sri Lankans have shed copious tears over the assassination of Mummar Gaddafi, there is not even a whimper of protest on reports of a recent wave of self immolation of many Tibetans in desperation against what has been described as the hardening of Chinese repression.
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PTI, Nov 1, 2011
KATHMANDU, Nepal -- Nepalese security personnel today detained over 50 Tibetans, including 19 women in the capital for rallying in support of ten Buddhist monks and nuns who have self-immolated in Tibet in protest against Chinese rule.
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by Sandun A. Jayasekera, The Daily Mirror, 24 October 2011
Colombo, Sri Lanka -- An Austrian, Natascha Kampusch who hit world headlines in 2006 after she was rescued from a secret cellar where she had been confined for eight years has in an act of benevolence donated a children’s hospital to Sri Lanka built at a cost of Rs.15 million.
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The Star, 22 October, 2011
Bhutan, sandwiched between India and China, is proof that happiness does not necessarily come with high income.
Timphu, Bhutan -- BHUTAN is still buzzing in elation over a royal wedding. Its hugely popular, Oxford-educated King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, 31, has just presented them with his new queen, the beautiful commoner Jetsun Pema, 21.
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PTI, Oct 17,2011
Jammu, India -- Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama will visit the Buddhist site of Ambaran on the outskirts of the city next month and inaugurate a photo exhibition on the ancient sites in Akhnoor.
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by Ruchir Kumar, Hindustan Times,October 04, 2011
Patna, India -- Thieves have rendered the international airport at Gaya, the famous Buddhist pilgrimage centre in Bihar, non-conducive for night landing of aircraft. The night landing apparatus is in place at the airport, but the solar power obstruction lights atop surrounding hills have been stolen.
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by Saibal Gupta, PTI, Sep 25, 2011
Sikkim , India -- It was a providential escape for the 60-odd monks living in the century-old Ringjhim Buddhist monastery in North Sikkim whose prayer room was reduced to rubble in the temblor that shook Sikkim last Sunday.
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by Pranava K Chaudhary, Times of India, Sep 22, 2011
PATNA, India -- Nava Nalanda Mahavihara (deemed to be university) in collaboration with the department of youth, art and culture has initiated a project titled, 'Revival of the Ancient Buddhist Pilgrimage in Bihar'.
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by Syed Zain al-Mahmood, The Guardian, 26 September 2011
Nepalese monastery is enjoying a surge in popularity after spiritual leader introduces martial arts classes
Kathmandu, Nepal -- A Buddhist monastery near Kathmandu is enjoying a surge in popularity after its spiritual leader directed its 300 nuns to use martial arts techniques.
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by Jaideep Mazumdar, TNN, Sep 22, 2011
GANGTOK, Sikkim (India) -- Buddhist prayer flags flutter serenely in the mountain breeze and senior monks in deep red robes, their faces creased with age and worry, shuffle around clutching their ubiquitous prayer beads.
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by Pranava K Chaudhary, Time of India, Sep 22, 2011
PATNA, India -- Nava Nalanda Mahavihara (deemed to be university) in collaboration with the department of youth, art and culture has initiated a project titled, 'Revival of the Ancient Buddhist Pilgrimage in Bihar'.
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By Tendar Tsering, Phayul, September 22, 2011
DHARAMSALA, India -- Heads and representatives of four major traditions and sub-traditions of Tibetan Buddhism and ancient Bon tradition are taking part in a 3 – day religious conference that began today at Surya Hotel here. The Tibetan leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama will preside over the meeting Friday.
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by Vijetha S. N., The Hindu, Sept 16, 2011
New Delhi, India -- India saw the birth of many religions that soon spread to the rest of the world, and Buddhism in particular was adopted by many countries including Afghanistan, Uzbekistan and Russia where Buddhist shrines have managed, in part, to withstand the ravages of war and time.
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by R Chandrasoma, The Buddhist Channel, September 15,
Is the Folk-Buddhism currently practiced in Sri Lanka a major shift from the Canonical Buddhism of the Sutras?
Colombo, Sri Lanka -- At its heart, the Canonical Buddhism of the Sutras endeavors the samsaric wayfarer to uplift their spiritual condition through knowledge of the Noble Truths enunciated by our compassionate teacher, the Buddha.
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by Padma Kumari Kankanamge, The Sunday Times, Sept 11, 2011
Dependents all at sea as the men languish in Indian jail for more than one and a half years
Colombo, Sri Lanka -- A group of Sri Lankan fishermen languishing in an Indian jail for over one and a half years has asked the State to intervene to get them released. A Buddhist monk heading a campaign on behalf of the fishermen from Puttalam has launched a fast seeking their release.
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ColomboPage News Desk, Sep 10, 2011
Kandy, Sri Lanka -- India's High Commissioner in Sri Lanka Ashok K. Kantha on Saturday unveiled a 16 feet high idol of Lord Buddha in the Sarnath style from the Gupta Period, at the entrance of the International Buddhist Museum complex in Sri Dalada Maligawa in the central hill capital Kandy.
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by Anusha Parthasarathy, The Hindu, Sept 8, 2011
In Bodhgaya, Anusha Parthasarathy tries to pluck a leaf from the Bodhi tree as a souvenir
Bodhgaya, India -- The moment our car turned into a narrow, rocky path off NH 2 and I began to hang on to dear life, I knew we had arrived in Bodhgaya, a Buddhist town in Bihar.
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by Ugyen Penjore, Kuensel Online, Sept 7, 2011
Dratsang (scholars) says 108 mani prayer flags not mandatory
Timphu, Bhutan -- In what could be called a blessing from the monastery to policy makers, environmentalists and conservationists, who are caught up in a conservation dilemma, members of the dratsang yesterday proposed cremations without using firewood.
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India Blooms News Service, Sept 5, 2011
New Delhi, India -- A new center for Tibetan Studies was inaugurated by The Dalai Lama at the campus of the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) here on Monday during the 24th convocation of the university.
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ColomboPage News Desk, Aug 28, 2011
New Delhi, India -- Sri Lanka High Commission in New Delhi announced today that three persons of a group of pilgrims who were on a pilgrimage in India visiting the sacred Buddhist sites have gone missing.
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by DEWAN RAI, Nepal Times, Jul 22, 2011
Kathmandu, Nepal -- Krishna Tamang had taken his cattle out to graze on a meadow near his farm in Bhojpur in eastern Nepal. Dark clouds were gathering over the mountains beyond, and he had a sense of foreboding. At 2 pm, a neighbour ran up to tell him his daughter had fallen sick in Chainpur. Krishna borrowed some money and headed off with his brother.
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by Akshya Rout, Orrisa Diary, , August 14, 2011
Jajpur, India -- To attract more tourists to Langudi, Kaima, Neulipur, Tarapur and other hills in Jajpur district, the state government will spend 14 crores within four years, said Ashok Tripathy the secretary of tourism and culture department of Orissa on Saturday. Tripathy along with senior officials visited these Buddhist sites on Saturday.
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By Sandeep Sharma, Chakra News, Aug 14, 2011
New Delhi, India -- No less a person than Mahatma Gandhi once estimated that nearly a quarter of Hindus had converted to Islam over the past on thousand years. How true is this statement ?
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By Michael De Groote, Deseret News, Aug. 9, 2011
KATHMANDU, Nepal -- A Buddhist nun raped by five men on a bus is facing ostracism from her religious life. "The religious dictum requires a nun to be virgin. So, it will be difficult to take her back," the president of Nepal, Tamang Ghedung Kumar Yonjan, said in an article in the Nepal Republic Media. "But we will lobby for her reinstatement as it is a unique incident."
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by Anuradha Gunarathne, Global Press Institute, August 8, 2011
KELANIYA, SRI LANKA -- Nilantha Dias and his father operate a flower boutique in Kelaniya, a small town near Colombo, Sri Lanka's capital. The shop, which specializes in flowers and other items used for worship, is one of 11 boutiques that belong to the much revered Kelaniya Raja Maha Vihara temple here.
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IANS, August 08, 2011
Bodh Gaya, Bihar (India) -- A total shutdown was observed in this Bihar town, known as the birthplace of Buddhism, Monday to protest the district administration's anti-encroachment drive.
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Rediff.com, Aug 7, 2011
Kathmandu, Nepal -- By Marxist-Leninist principles, this must be a masterstroke — getting left-wing Maoists and right-wing monarchists together in a bandwagon to revive the great legacy of Buddhism in Nepal. This is Chinese diplomatic ingenuity at its best and India has no answer.
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TNN, Aug 3, 2011
KATHMANDU, Nepal -- A 40-year-old Buddhist nun who began as a rebel and then transformed into one of Nepal's most popular singing stars, has now created another milestone in Nepal's religious as well as social history by offering sanctuary to a nun half her age, who became stigmatised after being gangraped last month.
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by Ashwini Shrivastava, PTI, Jul 30, 2011
New Delhi, India -- India has liberalised its visa regime for Buddhists scholars from Mongolia to deepen cultural ties and boost bilateral relations between the two nations.
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TNN Jul 28, 2011
KATHMANDU, Nepal -- Less than a fortnight after a Chinese nongovernmental organisation announced its plan for what amounted to a virtual takeover of Lumbini, the birthplace of the Buddha in Nepal, Nepal's government on Thursday unceremoniously rejected it, saying it would not entertain any deal struck in a third country without the participation of the actual stakeholders.
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TNN Jul 19, 2011
ITANAGAR, India -- Arunachal Pradesh is all set to introduce Bhoti - one of the richest ancient languages of the world - as a subject in schools across Buddhist-inhabited areas in four districts from the next academic session.
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TNN Jul 21, 2011
KATHMANDU, Nepal -- A 21-year-old Buddhist nun from Nepal, who was said to have "lost" her religion and become unfit to remain a nun after being gangraped, is now likely to be re-admitted to her nunnery, thanks to a growing outrage worldwide.
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By Melissa Chan, Al-Jazeera, Jul 16, 2011
Lumbini, Nepal -- The town of Lumbini in Nepal is where the Buddha was born as Prince Gautama Siddhartha, before achieving enlightenment more than 2,500 years ago.
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PTI, Jul 17,2011
New Delhi, India -- An officer from the Western Coalfields Limited (WCL) (a Government of India Undertaking) have denied that ancient Buddhist caves around Chandrapur were destroyed during coal-mining.
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TNN, Jul 16, 2011
KATHMANDU, Nepal -- As the 21-year-old Buddhist nun from Nepal who had been gang-raped in a public bus returned to Kathmandu after initial medical treatment in India's border town of Siliguri, a debate finally began to grow about the attack in the Himalayan republic, that had so far remained largely silent on her suffering.
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TNN, Jul 7, 2011
PATNA, India -- The Nav Nalanda Mahavihara, a esteemed university, will organize exhibitions and seminars on Buddhist literature with a view to popularizing Buddhist studies.
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by Ridma DISSANAYAKE, Lanka Daily News, July 9, 2011
Colombo, Sri Lanka -- The newly built Buddha Mandiraya in Kothalawalapura Samadhi Buddhist Centre, Ratmalana was opened by President Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday.
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by Shantanu Chakraborty, Hindustan Times, July 10, 2011
Gaya, India -- Jayprakash Narain International aiport, Patna may be still struggling to match up to its name. But it's Bodh Gaya that will be going international sooner. The news is, that Air India, Minhin Lanka of the emerald isle-Sri Lanka, Druk Air, Bhutan and Phuket Airlines of Thailand are about to resume international services from Bodh Gaya by October.
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by Gaurav Bisht, Hindustan Times, July 5, 2011
Shimla, India -- Amidst hectic lobbying by his followers in the corridors of power, government has finally Ogyen Trinley Dorje- 17th Karmapa, who is parallel head of powerful Kagyu karma sect of Tibetan Buddhist to travel to United States to attend Kalchakra.
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PTI, June 29, 2011
Allahabad, India -- A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) was today filed in the Allahabad high court alleging that derogatory remarks have been made against followers of Buddhism in the latest issue of a monthly magazine published by yoga guru Ramdev.
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IANS, Jun 27, 2011,
KATHMANDU, Nepal -- A 21-year-old Buddhist nun was gangraped by five men inside a bus in eastern Nepal, media reports said Monday.
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The Sunday Times, June 26, 2011
Colombo, Sri Lanka -- The Sussex college network conducted a range of Buddhist programmes to commemorate the Wesak festival, the Poson Festival and the Sambuddhathva Jayanthi in their branches island wide.
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APP, June 20, 2011
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Millions of Sri Lankan devotees paid homage to sacred relics of Lord Buddha from Pakistan during a 17-day exposition of the sacred relics in Sri Lanka.
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Sunday Observer, June 19, 2011
Kathmandu, Nepal -- China is providing funds to Nepal to build a US$3 billion Buddhist Centre to attract millions of pilgrims and spiritual tourists to the birthplace of the Buddha.
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ColomboPage News Desk, Jun 15, 2011
Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka -- More than half a million devotees have reportedly gathered in in the sacred city of Anuradhapura in North Central Province of Sri Lanka for the Poson festival that marks the introduction of Buddhism to the island by Arhat Mahinda of India during the rule of Emperor Asoka, 2318 years ago.
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Asiantribune.com, June 17, 2011
New Delhi, India -- Sikkhimis spiritual leader His Holiness 17th Gyalwa Karmapa Trinley Thaye Dorge of Sikkim called on Buddhist scholars to undertake research on the doctrines of Theravada and Mahayana schools of Buddhism and introduce a uniform set of Buddhist teachings, values and principles for the betterment of the world.
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TOI, Jun 16, 2011
BERHAMPUR, India -- Tibetans in the state performed special rituals on Wednesday celebrating the end of the most auspicious month of the Buddhist calendar.
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Phayul, June 16, 2011
Kathmandu, Nepal -- “Noble Wisdom”, the first of its kind Buddhist television programme has now been made available in Nepal said the Sherab Sangpo Society, producers of the programme in a release, today.
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Reuters, Jun 16, 2011
Kathmandu, Nepal -- A Chinese-backed foundation and Nepal’s government plan to transform Lord Buddha’s birthplace in southern Nepal into a magnet for Buddhists in the same way as Mecca is to Muslims and the Vatican for Catholics. The Asia Pacific Exchange and Cooperation Foundation plans to raise $3 billion at home and abroad to build temples, an airport, a highway, hotels, convention centres and a Buddhist university in the town of Lumbini, about 171 km (107 miles) southwest of Nepal’s capital Kathmandu.
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Deccan Chronicle, June 11, 2011
New Delhi, India -- A small group of Ambedkar followers in Warangal is trying to popularise the concept of Buddhist marriages among Dalits as such marriages are seen as rational and a financially viable option for poor families, who cannot afford the costly and elaborate rituals in Hindu marriages.
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TNN, Jun 8, 2011
NAGPUR, India -- On December 23, 2009, the then chief minister Ashok Chavan on December 23, 2009 announced during the assembly session in Nagpur that a Buddhist theme park would be set up at Telangkhedi lake.
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Pak Observer, June 10, 2011
Karachi, Pakistan -- Pakistan can learn a lot and earn valuable foreign exchange if Buddhist tourism is promoted in Pakistan with the help and experience of the Thailand private sector since over 6% of Thai GDP is due to tourism. At the same time, Thailand can help develop tourist resorts and tours also either as joint ventures or through consultative inputs.”
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APP, June 6, 2011
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- In order to present the richest Buddhist historical legacy to the Sri Lankan people, Pakistan has sent the most sacred relics of the Lord Buddha to Sri Lanka. These relics arrived in Sri Lanka recently for a limited period and will be exhibited at Colombo Museum during the month of June.
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By Amal Jayasinghe, AFP, June 4, 2011
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka -- Hundreds of Buddhist monks took to the streets of Sri Lanka's capital Friday to express solidarity with factory workers protesting a controversial pensions bill.
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by Ayesha Arvind, TNN, Jun 2, 2011
GREATER NOIDA, India -- The life and teachings of Lord Buddha will soon be immortalized in a museum-cum-research centre solely dedicated to the seer and founder of Buddhism in Greater Noida. In its board meeting earlier last month, the Authority approved the construction of a state-of-the-art Buddhist Museum and Research Centre spread over 25 acres of land within the Gautam Budh University campus.
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By Rajitha Weerakoon, The Sunday Times, May 29, 2011
Colombo, Sri Lanka -- Sri Lanka, having preserved Buddhism in its purest form since its introduction in 236 BC, was undisputedly the key player in the 2600th Sambuddhathva Jayanthi celebrations. But what caused Buddhism to flourish in Sri Lanka as opposed to the country of the Buddha’s birth where Buddhism has little relevance today?
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By Dr. Eugene DSouza, Bellevision Media Network, May 24, 2011
Udupi, India -- As a part of the 2600th birth anniversary of Lord Gautama Buddha, a large number of Dalits from different parts of the Karnataka State embraced Buddhism (Dhamma Dheekshe) in the forenoon of Tuesday, May 24, 2011 at a function held at Shri Narayanaguru Sabha Bhavan, Bannanje, Udupi. The ‘Dhamma Dheekshe’ was administered by the Buddhist Monk, Manorakkhita Bhanteji in association with Monk Long Sang and Monk Ten guru.
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VNA, May 23, 2011
Kandy, Sri Lanka -- Vietnam is among 16 other Buddhist countries sending Buddhist art and ritual objects to the International Buddhist Museum in Sri Lanka’s ancient capital city of Kandy.
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By Chandani Kirinde, The Sunday Times, May 22, 2011
Colombo, Sri Lanka -- An Additional Secretary to the Ministry of Posts has been appointed to look into allegations that a set of four stamps issued to mark the Sambuddhatva Jayanthi celebrations are faulty.
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The Lion & Sword, May 19, 2011
New York, USA -- The gray skies above Manhattan could not dampen spirits below as Buddhist monks and nuns from all corners of the globe assembled before the United Nations midtown headquarters on Monday, their robes a brilliant patchwork of saffron and burgundy against the drab urban backdrop.
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IANS, May 17, 2011
Greater Noida, India -- The Gautam Buddha University here Tuesday marked Buddha Poornima with a seminar focussing on Buddhism in India.
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THT Online, May 17, 2011
KATHMANDU, Nepal -- The 2555th Buddha Jayanti is being observed organising various rituals and programmes all across the country to commemorate the birth, enlightenment and death of Lord Buddha, the founder of Buddhism.
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by Sanjay Sharma, Times of India, May 17, 2011
CHANDIGARH, India -- A rural Hindu boy found peace sitting in Buddhist ruins around historically important Yamunanagar, his hometown, when he felt low during his engineering pursuit from Kurukshetra University.
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AFP, May 17, 2011
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka -- Sri Lanka freed 858 convicts on Tuesday to mark the most important day in the Buddhist calendar, a prison official said.
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Lanka Daily News, 16 May 2011
Colombo, Sri Lanka -- Theravada Buddhism which taught us to move forward as a nation on the path of kindness, tolerance, humanity, equality and harmony is the greatest gift we can bestow upon the world, President Rajapaksa said addressing at the opening ceremony of the Sri Sambuddathva Jayanthi International Buddhist Centre in Thummulla, Colombo.
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ColomboPage News Desk, May 15, 2011
Colombo, Sri Lanka -- Information Communication Technology Agency (ICTA) of Sri Lanka has taken measures to make all Buddhist religious school books available online.
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By Carleton Cole, The Nation, April 19, 2011; Published on the Buddhist Channel, May 15, 2011
Chittagong Hill Tracts, Bangladesh -- While most of the South Asian nation's population is Muslim, 85 per cent of people in the rugged Chittagong Hill Tracts are Theravada Buddhist.
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By Janaka Alahapperuma, The Buddhist Channel, May 9, 2011
Colombo, Sri Lanka -- President Mahinda Rajapaksa declared open the Sambuddhathwa Jayanthi Mandiraya building at the Manelwathu Maha Vihara premises at Bollegala in Kelaniya to mark the 2600 Sambuddhathwa Jayanthi Anniversary on 7 May.
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AFP, May 9, 2011
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka -- A Sri Lankan minister and members of an all-Buddhist political party on Sunday shaved their heads before embarking on a meditation programme to mark the 2,600 anniversary of the religion.
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by Priyanka Kurugala, Lanka News, May 5, 2011
World’s first Buddhist museum in Kandy
Kandy, Sri Lanka -- The opening ceremony of the largest Buddhist Mandiraya of the Therawadi Buddhist World, the Sri Sambuddhthwa Jayanthi Mandiraya, will take place under President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s patronage on May 15 at 8.30 am, Buddhist Cultural Center Director and Founder Father of the Buddhist Information Centre Ven Kirama Wimalajothi Thera said.
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PTI, Apr 30, 2011
TOKYO, Japan -- The Dalai Lama has said that he would serve as a "pure spiritual leader" after handing over his "legitimate political authority" to Lobsang Sangay, the newly elected Prime Minister of Tibet's government-in-exile.
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Sunday Times, May 1, 2011
Colombo, Sri Lanka -- Sri Lanka will host an international conference on Islamic-Buddhist dialogue for world peace on Wednesday and Thursday in Colombo. President Mahinda Rajapaksa and opposition leader Ranil Wickremesinghe are among key speakers, with former minister and Sri Lanka Islamic Centre Chairman M. H. Mohamed said.
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ANI, 28 Apr 2011
New Delhi, India -- Hindus have sent greetings to Buddhist communities worldwide for the upcoming Vesakha.
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By Janaka Alahapperuma, The Buddhist Channel, Apr 22, 2011
Colombo, Sri Lanka -- President Mahinda Rajapaksa returned to Sri Lanka today (Wednesday) on 20 April after a three day State visit to Bangladesh. President returned with sacred hair relics (Kesha Dhathu) of the Lord Buddha given by Bangladesh. The sacred relics will be deposited at the Hunupitiya Gangaramaya Temple in Colombo from 6.00 pm today.
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The Hindu, Apr 18, 2011
KATHMANDU, Nepal -- The festival of lighting lamps at Bouddha Stupa by Buddhists on the day of Chaitra Shukla Purnima in memory of their deceased relatives concluded on Monday.
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by Sandhya Nair, TNN, Apr 14, 2011
MUMBAI, India -- The state, along with the Vasai-Virar municipal corporation is drawing up a proposal to restore and preserve a Buddhist stupa in Nalasopara (W). The stupa, which comes under the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), has been neglected for many years. The state plans to convert it into an international centre.
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By KENCHO WANGDI / Thimphu Tuesday, Apr. 12, 2011
Timphu, Bhutan -- On March 3, Sonam Tshering, a Buddhist monk, was sentenced to three years in prison in the Himalayan nation of Bhutan. His crime? Trying to smuggle $2.50 worth of chewing tobacco into Bhutan from India.
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Indian Express, Apr 10 2011
Lucknow, India -- The Buddhist circuit in UP is all set to get a major boost as airline companies from Sri Lanka, Nepal, China and Thailand are keen to start their services from Varanasi.
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Lanka Daily News, Apr 9, 2011
Colombo, Sri Lanka -- The Russian government will implement several religious programmes in view of the 2600th Sambuddhathwa Jayanthi.
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by Pranava K Chaudhary, TNN, Apr 6, 2011
PATNA, India -- The Bihar government will soon begin mapping the lost and forgotten Buddhist pilgrimage routes in the state with an aim to revive its old glory and promote tourism.
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The Telegraph, India, April 4, 2011
New Delhi, India -- India has sought Thailand’s help to develop the country’s Buddhist trail that continues to lack good air and road connectivity as well as hotels.
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AFP, Apr 5, 2011
KATHMANDU, Nepal -- An international conservation team has begun work on restoring three endangered monuments at Buddha's supposed birthplace in southern Nepal, officials said on Tuesday.
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TamilNet, 3 April 2011
Colombo, Sri Lanka -- Members of Sri Lanka's Prersident appointed Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) had met the Mahanayaka Theras of the Malwatte and Asgiriya Chapters last week to seek guidance before preparing the final report scheduled to be presented by May 15, according to a news report published in English weekly Lakbima on Sunday. The Buddhist prelates exercise a dominant influence on the Sri Lankan regime.
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Chakranews.com, March 31, 2011
The Buddhist minority in majority-Muslim Bangladesh have been constant targets by Islamic extremists
Chittagong, Bangladesh -- Three men were arrested by police after they barged into a Buddhist temple this week to attack a Buddhist monk during a religious function. The incident occurred at the Avoysharan Temple at Mirsarai.
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The hindu, March 29, 2011
New Delhi, India -- THIS IS an interesting account of the history of Buddhism in Tamil Nadu and its impact on Tamil by Mylai Seeni Venkatasami, one of the most respected writers who has authored a number of similar research works relating to Jainism and Christianity.
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The Himalayan Times, Mar 29, 2011
Monks, students and religious leaders met in the Nepali capital on 27-28 March. Buddha’s teachings and interfaith cooperation can be used against social ills caused by war and economic development. For a Japanese monk, “religion can give people a message of peace and solidarity.”
KATHMANDU, Nepal -- Asian Buddhists organised an international conference at the Center for Nepal Asia Studies (CNAS) in Kathmandu on 27-28 March. The purpose of the meeting was to see how the Buddha’s example and religion in modern society could bring about peace and solidarity in the world.
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by Dorji Tshering, Kuensel Online, Mar 27, 2011
The author argues that both the life and development philosophies have suffered debasement
Timphu, Bhutan -- Buddhism was so pure when it was born and first delivered to the world. Since then the great vehicle of compassion has been through an evolutionary process of constant change. Today, the way we practise the religion begs the question of whether it is already corrupt? If it is so, then it is a sign of the times. And it is only fitting to explore whether our other values have also suffered the same fate.
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by Sutirtho Patranobis, Hindustan Times, March 21, 2011
Kandy, Sri Lanka -- The unresolved fishermen issue and other diplomatic concerns might be plaguing the two countries but India and Sri Lanka attempted to strengthen their religious and cultural ties this week. On Sunday, President Mahinda Rajapaksa inaugurated an international Buddhist conference organised by the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) in the central hill district town of Kandy.
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Dawn, March 21, 2011
MARDAN, Pakistan -- A delegation of the Society of Asian Civilisations on Monday visited the Buddhist religious and historical sites in Takht Bhai, and Gandhara Research Centre of the Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan.
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by Pranava K Chaudhary, TNN , Mar 17, 2011
PATNA, India -- There's good news for Buddhist pilgrims visiting Rajgir and Nalanda - a park dedicated to the historic meeting between Buddha and Maha Kassapa will be set up soon at Silao, a short distance from here, on way to Rajgir. While its site will be inaugurated on Friday, the designing and construction will take some time.
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IANS, March 11, 2011
Dharamsala, India -- Buddhist monks and nuns gathered on Sunday morning in monasteries in India to pray for those who lost their lives in the devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan two days ago.
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Sify News, March 10, 2011
Patna, India -- Buddhism's holiest town is facing a particularly un-Buddhist squable over money and power. The International Buddhist Council Thursday threatened to shut all its monasteries and institutions in Bodh Gaya in Gaya district if the electricity department did not withdraw its move of disconnecting power supply to eight monasteries.
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Sunday Observer, March 13, 2011
Colombo, Sri Lanka -- Dr. A.T. Ariyaratne, the Sarvodaya leader, has been selected by the Buddhist Association of Japan - Bukkyo Dendo Kyokai, to receive the 45th Annual Cultural Award for the Promotion of Buddhism in the world. The only other Sri Lankan who had won this prestigious award was the late President J.R. Jayewardene in 1983.
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PTI, Mar 13, 2011
Dalai Lama offers prayers for Japan quake, tsunami victims
Dhramsala, India -- Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama offered prayers here for the victims of the massive earthquake and tsunami in Japan.
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By Andrew Buncombe and Omar Waraich, The Independent, 5 March 2011
Timphu, Bhutan -- The Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan, famed for its unspoilt natural beauty and social policy of gross national happiness, found itself at the centre of bitter controversy yesterday after a Buddhist monk caught carrying tobacco worth under £2 was jailed for three years.
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Sify News, March 4, 2011
Dharamsala, India -- As the 17th Karmapa gets ready to hold spiritual discourses in the pilgrim town of Sarnath - for the first time after controversy over the recovery of foreign currency in his monastery - renowned Buddhist teacher and author Mingyur Rinpoche has also come out in his support.
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Deutsche Welle, Feb 25, 2011
Bamiyan, Afghanistan -- Exactly 10 years ago, on February 26, 2001, Taliban leader Mullah Omar ordered the destruction of two enormous and ancient Buddha statues in the Bamiyan region of Afghanistan.
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The New Straits Times, Feb 28, 2011
Nalanda, India -- By end-2013, an Asian university with a universal outlook and approach will take shape 887km east of New Delhi, to match what is being billed as the “Asian century”.
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Deccan Chronicle, Feb 27, 2011
Gangtok, Sikkim (India) -- Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has assured a Buddhist delegation that he will personally look into the matter of Karmapa Ugyen Trinley Dorje and review the entire case.
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Chakra News, February 27, 2011
Colombo, Sri Lanka -- In March, India will hold an international Buddhism conference in Kandy to celebrate the 2600th year of Lord Buddha’s enlightenment.
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by Aarti Dhar, The Hindu, Feb 22, 2011
University will start with seven schools, primarily in humanities
NEW DELHI, India -- The Governing Board of the new Nalanda University on Monday laid down a road map to make the institution functional tentatively by 2013. The recruitment of faculty would be done one or two semesters before the first batch is enrolled so that they have a role in finalising the course structure.
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by Hemanthi Guruge, Lanka Daily News, Feb 22, 2011
Colombo, Sri Lanka -- The National Bhikhu Front (NBF) has requested the Government and relevant authorities to prevent the misuse of Buddhist symbols, stanzas for political advantage.
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Aces Showbiz, February 17, 2011
Dhramsala, India -- The Buddhist leader is in a great sadness after his nephew, Jigme K. Norbu, was hit by a car and killed during a charity walk on Monday, February 14.
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ANI, Feb 13, 2011
New Delhi, India -- Hindus have sent early greetings to Buddhist communities worldwide for the upcoming Magha Puja day, which falls on February 18.
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PTI, Feb 13, 2011
New Delhi, India -- India will hold an international conference in Sri Lanka next month to observe the 2600th year of the enlightenment of Lord Buddha and also commission an art gallery and a 16-feet high Buddha statue there.
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Lanka Daily News, Feb 14, 2011
Colombo, Sri Lanka -- The Postgraduate Institute of Management (PIM) will launch a monumental text on "Buddhist Ecclesiastical Law" authored by the well known lawyer and legal academic Dr Wickrema Weerasooria on February 15. The Guests of Honour for the function are Ven Professor Bellawnwila Wimalaratana, Chancellor, University of Sri Jayawardenapura, Chief Justice Asoka de Silva and former Attorney General, Acting Chief Justice and Supreme Court Judge Rajah Wanasundera.
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By Janaka Perera, The Asian Tribune, Feb 14, 2011
Colombo, Sri Lanka -- A resolution vehemently condemning government’s nonchalance in retaining Sri Lanka’s Buddhist image was unanimously adopted at a largely attended meeting held at the All Ceylon Buddhist Congress Hall, Colombo on February 11. The issue is a covert move by the Prime Minister to promote a multi-religious program on the pretext of commemorating the 2600th Sambuddhathva Jayanthi (Anniversary of the of Siddhartha Gauthama’s attainment of Buddhahood).in May, 2011.
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By Vishal Arora, Religion News Service, Feb 10, 2011
NEW DELHI, India -- The government commissioner charged with promoting "Gross National Happiness" in the tiny Buddhist nation of Bhutan said he was deeply dismayed by a recent study that found a majority of Bhutanese women think their husbands have the right to beat them.
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TNN, Feb 9, 2011
RAJKOT, India -- In order to give new impetus to Gujarat branding itself as the latest Buddhist pilgrimage destination. The state government has chalked out a plan to develop tourist infrastructure at sites associated with Buddhism and has prepared a comprehensive plan to market these sites to tourist.
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IANS, Feb 7, 2011
Panaji, India -- Buddhist spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama Monday suggested that the numerous temples of worship mushrooming across the country should also house libraries along with statues of deities.
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By Subir Bhaumik BBC News, Feb 1, 2011
Timphu, Bhutan -- Monks in Bhutan Monks are highly respected in deeply religious Bhutan.
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by Melani Manel Perera, Asia News, Jan 29, 2011
Attack on four monks and damage to temple can not be attributed to guerrilla groups or to members of the LTTE. Representatives of all religions call for calm, to continue to live "as one family."
Colombo, Sri Lanka -- Representatives of all religions in Sri Lanka strongly condemn the recent attack on the Buddhist Maha Bodhi temple in Chennai, India, in which four Sri Lankan Buddhist monks were injured.
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by The Associated Press, January 29, 2011
DHARMSALA, India -- Indian authorities are investigating the source of large amounts of money found in a northern Indian monastery that is the headquarters of Tibetan Buddhism's third most important leader, police said Saturday.
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IANS, Jan 28, 2011
Agra, India -- Nearly 300 Buddhist monks from Thailand, Poland, England, Ireland and Germany, walking across India for world peace and welfare, have reached the Taj city.
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Asian Tribune, Jan 29, 2011
Colombo, Sri Lanka -- Eleven Buddha statues donated by Thailand to Sri Lanka's proposed International Buddhist Museum (IBM) will arrive in Colombo in February.
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by Sutirtho Patranobis, Hindustan Times, January 25, 2011
Chennai, India -- Sri Lanka on Tuesday expressed concern over the attack on the Sri Lanka Maha Bodhi Centre in Chennai late on Monday night in which three of its citizens were injured.
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ANI, Jan 19, 2011
Bodh Gaya, India -- Concerned at the looming Maoist threat in the region, authorities beefed up security around a revered Buddhist temple in Bihar's Bodhgaya town.
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Orissa Current News, January 21, 2011
Bhubaneswar, India -- Addressing the conference on tourism potential between South Korea and Odisha held here by the Odisha Tourism Development Corporation (OTDC) on Thursday to mark the United Nations International Day of Peace, Rajya Sabha member Pyari Mohan Mohapatra expressed the hope that the process of a tie-up between the South Korean Province of Jellonamdo and Odisha to promote tourism and other economic activities would attract Buddhist tourists to the State in large numbers from South Korea and Japan.
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TNN, Jan 12, 2011
VARANASI, India -- Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, said that all living beings in the world feel pain and sorrow, but only humans can feel the pain and sorrow of others.
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ANI, Jan 9, 2011
Bodh gaya, India -- 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.
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ANI, Jan 12, 2011
Lumbini, Nepal -- An international team of archaeologists has begun a three-year survey, coordinated by the UNESCO, of the ruins of Lumbini, the birthplace of Buddha in Nepal.
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The Indian Express, Dec 12, 2010
West Kameng, India -- Young Buddhist monks are not averse to owning a television set or a motorcycle and would even love going around wearing jeans and sweatshirts, unlike in the past.
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by YC. Dhardhowa, The Tibet Post International, 12 January 2011
Dharamshala, India -- All teachings of lord Buddha and Buddhist texts, which were not available in Tibetan, should be translated into Tibetan language, said His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Tibet's political and spiritual leader while delivering the valedictory address at the four day Tengyur conference which held on Tuesday at the Buddhist holy city of Varanasi in India.
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by KATE TAYLOR, The New York Times, January 2, 2011
Timphu, Bhutan -- The Himalayan kingdom Bhutan has granted British art experts rare access to the country’s roughly 2,000 Buddhist temples and monasteries in an effort to preserve wall paintings from the 16th through 19th centuries, The Observer of London reported.
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The Telegraph, Dec 30, 2010
Walk for clean & green himalayas
Gangtok, Sikkim (India) -- The head of the Drukpa lineage of Tibetan Buddhism has announced his plan to set up an eco-school in Sikkim modelled on the one in Ladakh that he had helped build earlier.
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IANS, Dec 30, 2010
Bodh Gaya, India -- The 22-day commemoration of the 900th anniversary of the Karma Kagyu sect of Tibetan Buddhism Thursday ended at the historic Kalachakra ground in the holy town of Bodh Gaya - the seat of Gautama Buddha's enlightenment - with an impressive ceremony and a special 'wishing prayer'.
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IANS, Dec 27, 2010
Dhaka, Bangladesh -- A prominent Buddhist tribal leader of Bangladesh escaped an attack on his motorcade Monday, a day after he discussed with the government a peace agreement signed in 1997, which is yet to be implemented.
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IANS, Dec 27, 2010
New Delhi, India -- The Karma Kagyu sect of Tibetan Buddhism will commemorate 900 years of its lineage Thursday with a special prayer and ritualistic offering at the Mahabodhi Stupa in Bodh Gaya.
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By J.L. Devananda, ArticleBase.com, Dec 22, 2010
Colombo, Sri Lanka -- The Buddhism practiced in Sri Lanka, better known as Sinhala-Buddhism (or Mahavamsa-Buddhism) is different from the Theravada Buddhism practiced in other countries such as Thailand, Cambodia and so on.
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Phayul, December 24, 2010
Dharamsala, India -- The state government of Sikkim and its people on Wednesday jointly organised a long life prayer ceremony in honour of the exiled Tibetan leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama's eight-day visit of the north-eastern Indian state.
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by Sutirtho Patranobis, Hindustan Times, December 21, 2010
Kandy, Sri Lanka -- India will gift a 16-feet high Buddha statue to Sri Lanka to be installed at the Sri Dalada Maligawa temple in the central Lankan town of Kandy. The Dalada Maligawa or the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic is among the holiest of Buddhist shrines in Sri Lanka, and the Buddha statue will be installed at the entrance of the International Buddhist Museum complex of the temple.
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PTI, Dec 18, 2010
Dharamsala, India -- Three Buddhist monks have fled from the Tibet Autonomous Prefecture of Sichuan and recently taken refuge in the country, the Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) claimed today.
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Lanka Buisness Online, 15 Dec, 2010
Colombo, Sri Lanka -- Sri Lanka has further cut tariffs to places of worship in proposed new rates for 2010 to protect Buddhism, which was an obligation of the state, power ministry secretary M M Ferdinando said.
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By Surya Pratap Singh, ANI, Dec 15, 2010
Bodh Gaya, India -- Thousands of Buddhist monks assembled at the Bodhgaya Buddhist shrine on Wednesday to attend an eight-day prayer session for peace.
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by Tshering Tashi, Kuensel Online, Dec 15, 2010
Timphu, Bhutan -- “You are first a Buddhist and then a soldier,” Yangbi Lopen, a senior monk, reminded the Bhutanese army nine days before the two-day conflict.
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ANI, Dec 12, 2010
New DelhI, India -- The government of India has decided to extend visa on arrival facility to Buddhist pilgrims coming from five more ASEAN countries-Cambodia, Philippines, Vietnam, Laos and Myanmar.
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By Surya Pratap Singh, ANI, Dec 12, 2010
Bodh Gaya, India -- Buddhist devotees have gathered at the ancient Mahabodhi Temple in Bihar's Gaya District to celebrate the annual festival of Kagyu Monlam Chenmo that marked the 900th birth anniversary of the first Karmapa Düsum Khyenpa.
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by YC. Dhardhowa, The Tibet Post International, 14 December 2010
Dharamshala, India -- Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama is on a three-day visit to the Tibetan settlement in Kalimpong, West Bengal State of India, where His Holiness inaugurated the newly built temple of Gaden Tharpa Choeling Monastery on 12 December.
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ANI, Dec 10, 2010
Leh, Ladakh (India) -- As a mark of respect to the huge loss of life and property caused by the massive cloudburst recently, Buddhists in Ladakh region have decided to celebrate 'Losar' festival, the Ladakhi New Year, on a low scale.
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The Assam Tribune, Dec 8, 2010
GANGTOK, Sikkim (India) -- For those living in Darjeeling, banner-led political processions are quite a common sight, but not a large contingent of Buddhist monks and nuns, who have embarked on a marathon march on foot to save the Himalayas from environmental damage. The local people have gathered around in support of the monks.
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by Dirgha Raj Prasai, Australia.to, 9 December 2010
Kathmandu, Nepal -- Gautam Buddha was born in Lumbini in the 6th century BC in mid Tarai, Nepal. Nepal has been a pious and holy land for all Buddhists as well as all kinds of religious men and women. Buddha has guided human society on the path of peace, non-violence and prosperous thinking. Gautam Buddha meditated at Sarnath-Banarash and acquired the Light of Knowledge (Mokchya) under the holy fig-tree at Gaya, which is now called Buddha Gaya.
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TibetCustom.com, December 5 2010
DHARAMSHALA, India -- The spiritual leader of the Russian Republic of Kalmykia described the cultural and religious ties with Tibetans a top priority, which he said will automatically give impetus to the political aspect of the Tibetan issue.
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ANI, Dec 3, 2010
Bodh Gaya, India -- Buddhist Monks from 54 countries gathered at the Mahabodhi Mahavihara temple located in Bihar's Bodhgaya district to offer prayers for world peace on the occasion of the Tripitaka festival.
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Business Wire India, December 2, 2010
Celebration opens in Delhi with traditional festivities and concludes with a grand finale in Bodhgaya on 30th December
New Delhi, India -- South Asia Buddhist Association (SABA) recently commemorated the 900 years of the Karma Kagyu Lineage at the holy monastery of Karmapa International Buddhist Institute in Qutub Institutional Area.
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Lanka Daily News, Dec 2, 2010
Colombo, Sri Lanka -- The sixth National Conference on Buddhist Studies will be held at All Ceylon Women's Buddhist Congress Hall, No. 400, Bauddhaloka Mw., Colombo 7 on December 4,5.
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Daily Times, Nov 30, 2010
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka -- Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi visited the Sri Dalada Maligawa temple on Monday and said Pakistan takes pride in sharing the Buddhist heritage with Sri Lanka.
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The Express Tribune, December 2, 2010
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- A three-day international workshop on Gandharan Cultural Heritage started at Quaid-e-Azam University (QAU) on Wednesday. The event has been organised by the Taxila Institute of Asian Civilizations (TIAC) in collaboration with Centre for Documentation and Conservation, Aachen University, Heidelberg Academy of Science and Humanities, Germany.
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OneIndia, December 1, 2010
Dhramsala, India -- Buddhist spiritual leader Dalai Lama has begun with a three-day sermon in a spiritual retreat in Dharamsala.
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IANS, Nov 24, 2010
Shimla, India -- A prominent, centuries-old Buddhist monastery in Himachal Pradesh's Spiti Valley Wednesday appealed to the people to stop slaughtering animals and be more humane to other species, a spiritual head said.
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Hindustan Times, November 20, 2010
New Delhi, India -- “The relationship between India and Tibet is one of guru and chela,” said Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, at the first session of the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit 2010. “We learnt a lot from Indian scholars. And I always introduce myself to western audiences as a scholar of Indian thought… So we are chelas. But you must agree that we have been reliable chelas,” he added with a chuckle.
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by HEIDI VOGT, The Huffington Post, November 15, 2010
MES AYNAK, Afghanistan -- It was another day on the rocky hillside, as archaeologists and laborers dug out statues of Buddha and excavated a sprawling 2,600-year-old Buddhist monastery. A Chinese woman in slacks, carrying an umbrella against the Afghan sun, politely inquired about their progress.
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By Atula Bandara, Daily Mirror, 12 November 2010
Destruction of Archaeological sites
Colombo, Sri Lanka -- The on-going wanton destruction of archaeological sites in Thanthirimale and Suriyathenna areas has caused much anxiety among the residents of the area and the Buddhist monks.
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Express News Service, 11 Nov 2010
HYDERABAD, India -- What do foreign secretary Nirupama Rao’s office, Rakhi Sawant’s bathroom and drawing rooms of many Indians have in common? The answer is presence of Buddhist elements. From the new-found interest in the religion, it looks like Indians are having a new tryst with Buddhism.
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By Janaka Alahapperuma, Onlanka News, Nov 9, 2010
Colombo, Sri Lanka -- President Mahinda Rajapaksa and Mrs Shiranthi Rajapaksa participated the annual Katina ceremony organized by the Gangaramaya Temple, Hunupitiya, Colombo in the early hours on 08 November.
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CDN, 4 November 2010
Country’s religious regulatory authority expected to consider recognition before year’s end.
Timphu, Bhutan -- For the first time in Bhutan’s history, the Buddhist nation’s government seems ready to grant much-awaited official recognition and accompanying rights to a miniscule Christian population that has remained largely underground.
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By Pinaki Das, ANI, Nov 1, 2010
Tripura, India -- Hundreds of Buddhist devotees thronged the Venuban Bihar monastery to participate in the 33rd 'Kathin Chibor Dan' festival here over the weekend.
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CHTNews.com, Nov 1, 2010
Chittagong, Bangladesh -- MEMBERS of the Bangladesh Military attacked a Buddhist temple and destroyed ten kutis or cottages built around the temple for practicing meditation in a remote area in Rangamati district.
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by Matt Wade, The Age, October 30, 2010
Dharamsala, India -- BETWEEN a holy river and a dusty highway on Delhi's northern fringe is an unlikely slice of Tibet.
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ANI, Oct 27, 2010
New Delhi, India -- The Ministry of Tourism signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), an agency of the World Bank, on Wednesday here to improve and promote the Buddhist tourism circuit in the country.
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Lanka Daily News, Oct 28, 2010
Colombo, Sri Lanka -- Prime Minister DM Jayaratne said the government will take immediate measures to establish Buddhist temples in all countries. He stressed that all other religions in Sri Lanka were protected because of Venerable Buddhist monks.
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ANI, Oct 20, 2010
Bodh Gaya, India -- Buddhist monks released sky lanterns before Buddha's 80-feet-tall statue to demand renewable energy as a solution to the power crisis in the religious town of Bodhgaya in Bihar's Gaya District.
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Xinhua, Oct 18, 2010
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- As the natural beauty of Pakistan 's federal capital Islamabad is fading rapidly due to wide constructions and development activities, the government decided to preserve the archeological beauty of the city by approving a plan to protect the 2,400-year-old caves, local media reported on Monday.
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by Abhinav Malhotra, TNN, Oct 18, 2010
KANPUR, India -- On a day when the country was busy burning the effigies of demon king, the villagers of nondescript Pukhrayan village in Ramabai Nagar had gathered to worship Ravana and to embrace Buddhism on the occasion of Dussehra or Vijaya Dashmi on Sunday.
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PTI, Oct 16, 2010
Pune, India -- A unique tri-lingual dictionary project, aimed at helping the researchers studying the Buddhist literature and philosophy is underway at Pune University.
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By Saroj Pathirana, BBC News, Oct 15, 2010
Colombo, Sri Lanka -- Child rights activists in Sri Lanka have criticised a plan by the prime minister to ordain 2,600 boys as Buddhist monks by next May.
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by Chaminda PERERA, Lanka Daily News, Oct 11, 2010
Colombo, Sri Lanka -- President Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday said that the country faces the biggest challenge of protecting cultural values and virtues in the face of western culture and attitudes seeping into society.
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Sify News, Oct 7, 2010
Colombo, Sri Lanka -- Hundreds of Buddhist monks held a prayer meeting in Sri Lanka Thursday to call for the release of the country's ex-army chief and presidential candidate who was jailed last week.
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Daily Mirror, October 9, 2010
Colombo, Sri Lanka -- A World Council of Buddhism was formed recently in order to revitalize Buddhism both locally and internationally.
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By Akhilesh Bharati, ANI, Oct 7, 2010
Dharmsala, India -- A four-day teaching session on Tibetan Buddhism conducted by the Dalai Lama ended here on Thursday.
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by J.L. Devananda, Sri Lanka Guardian, Oct 5, 2010
Buddhism in Sri Lanka is monopolized by the Sinhalese and they call it Sinhala-Buddhism which is Theravada Buddhism (Tripitaka) mixed up with the Mahavamsa. Will the Sinhala-Buddhist Maha Sangha accept any Tamil Buddhist monks? Will the Tamils accept Mahavamsa as a part of Buddhism or Buddhist history knowing very well that it is a Sinhala-Buddhist mythology?
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ColomboPage News Desk, Oct 3, 2010
Colombo, Sri Lanka -- Ven. Maduluwawe Sobhitha Thero, a leading Sinhala nationalist Buddhist monk activist, said today that he was ready to have rigorous imprisonment for life with hundred more monks if the government does not release the ex-Army Commander General (Retd.) Sarath Fonseka.
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ColomboPage News Desk, Oct 2, 2010
Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka -- President Mahinda Rajapaksa Friday met with the chief incumbents of the Buddhist temples in Polonnaruwa, Anuradhapura, and Trincomalee districts and sought the guidance from the Nayaka theras to find solutions to the problems common to the region.
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ColomboPage News Desk, Sep 29, 2010
Colombo, Sri Lanka -- Sri Lanka Ministry of Buddhist Affairs has planned to release a directory of Buddhist monks, Prime Minister D.M. Jayarathna who is also the Minister of Buddhist Affairs revealed to media.
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by Vishal Arora, RNS, September 29, 2010
Timphu, Bhutan -- Officials in Buddhist-majority Bhutan have barred Hindu and Buddhist clergy from voting in upcoming elections in order to keep a clear distinction between religion and politics.
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By Asia News, Sept 28, 2010
Colombo, Sri Lanka -- Politicians, human rights activists and religious leaders took part in a peaceful sit-in in front of the Myanmar Embassy in Colombo yesterday. They called on the world not to forget, highlighting the difficulties democracy encounters in Sri Lanka itself.
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Daily Mirror, 24 September 2010
New York, USA -- Addressing the UN session on Millennium Development Goals President Mahinda Rajapaksa on Wednesday vowed to follow the Buddhist principles which he said had laid the foundation to the stability of the Sri Lankan society.
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PTI, Sept 23, 2010
Kathmandu, Nepal -- Around 100 representatives of Buddhist organisations from South Asian countries, including India, will take part in an international conference on Buddhism here.
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Daily Mirror, 23 September 2010
Colombo, Sri Lanka -- President Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday told the United Nations sessions on Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) that he hoped to develop Sri Lanka on a foundation of Buddhist values, presidential sources in New York told Daily Mirror.He spoke of how he overcame the challenges he faced when eradicating terrorism.
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ColomboPage News, Sep 20, 2010
Colombo, Sri Lanka. -- Sri Lanka Police produced a Buddhist monk before Matale magistrate on charges of attempted treasure hunting in a historical site.
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By ANN MARLOWE, Wall Stree Journal, Sept 17, 2010
Kabul, Afghanistan -- Even as once-secure parts of Afghanistan succumb to criminality and the insurgency, and the Afghan financial system hovers on the brink of failure, there are small signs of hope here.
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by Janaka Perera, The Buddhist Channel, Sept 17, 2010
Colombo, Sri Lanka -- At a meeting held at Dharma Vijaya Foundation, Colombo on Friday September 17, Buddhist societies and animal welfare activists decided to petition President Mahinda Rajapaksa urging him to enact the Animal Welfare Bill prepared by the Law Commission of Sri Lanka without delay. DVF President Olcott Gunasekera presided.
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By Rupam Jain Nair, AFP, Sept 13, 2010
NEW DELHI, India -- Indian academics have long dreamt of resurrecting Nalanda University, one of the world's oldest seats of learning which has lain in ruins for 800 years since being razed by foreign invaders.
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Sify News, Sept 13, 2010
Leh, Ladakh (India) -- Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama today visited the flood-ravaged areas in Leh and addressed the affected people telling them that they were not alone in their suffering as people in neighbouring Pakistan and China had also suffered similar natural disasters.
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PTI, Sep 12, 2010
Palampur, India -- Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, today inaugurated a new Buddhist institute near here and consecrated a temple and stupas in the sprawling campus on the lap of majestic Dhauladhar ranges.
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By Nirmala Kannangara, The SUnday Leader, Sep 12, 2010
Colombo, Sri Lanka -- The controversial constitutional amendments which allow an incumbent president to contest any number of terms and to replace the 10 member Constitutional Council (CC) with a five member Constitutional Advisory Committee (CAC) have come under severe criticism by leading Buddhist monks in the country.
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ColomboPage News Desk, Sep 7, 2010
Colombo, Sri Lanka -- The Chief Incumbent of Dambulla Rajamaha Vihara Buddhist temple Ven. Inamaluwe Sumangala Thero has asked Sri Lanka Cricket to show cause within 14 days for violating the agreement between the temple authorities and Sri Lanka Cricket over the lease of land for Dambulla International Cricket Stadium.
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by Tarun Upadhyay, Hindustan Times, September 06, 2010
Leh, Ladakh (India) -- A blind teacher at a Buddhist school in Choglamsar town in Leh district was beaten up by Buddhist activists for allegedly carrying out conversion activity on the behest of Christian missionaries.
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by Jayampathy JAYASINGHE, Sunday Observer, Sept 5, 2010
Colombo, Sri Lanka -- A Dharmasasana International Buddhist Research Trust have been set up under the Public Trustee's Office to establish a training institute to propagate Buddhist activities, the Chief Incumbent of the Stockholm Buddhist Viharaya, Kiridigalle Dharmaratana Thera who spoke to the Sunday Observer, said.
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by Maike Winters, The Island, September 4, 2010
A visit to the Nilambe Buddhist Meditation Centre
Kandy, Sri Lanka -- It takes more than an hour by bus from Kandy, a very rocky tuktuk ride up a mountain and exposure to blood-thirsty leeches to get to the Meditation Centre.
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Bernama, August 31, 2010
LEH, Ladakh (India) -- It was total self-sacrifice by several Malaysians who scaled the rugged Himalayan mountains to bring cheer to traumatised families and children in the remote Ladakh area, distressed by a recent cloudburst.
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Tibet Custom, August 25 2010
Bylakuppe, India -- After inaugurating two newly built prayer halls of the Tibetan Secondary School at Sera Jey Monastery, Kalon Tripa Prof Samdong Rinpoche said "the school must include courses on Buddhist treatises in its curriculum".
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ANI, Aug 22, 2010
Manali, India -- Hundreds of Tibetan Buddhist monks and devotees participated in a religious congregation addressed by Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama here on Sunday.
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Sify News, Aug 21, 2010
Dalai Lama celebrates birthday with supporters
Lahaul, India -- Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama said in Himachal Pradesh's Lahaul district on Friday, there is no gender bias in Buddhism and nothing prevents a woman from becoming his successor.
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The Sunday Times, Aug 22, 2010
Colombo, Sri Lanka -- The first copies of the two volumes of the books on the Dalada Maligawa – The Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic, written by the late Professor Anuradha Seneviratna were presented to President Mahinda Rajapaksa last week by Chairman of Vijitha Yapa Publications Vijitha Yapa.
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Reuters, Aug 17, 2010
KABUL, Afghanistan -- Archaeologists in Afghanistan, where Taliban Islamists are fighting the Western-backed government, have uncovered Buddhist-era remains in an area south of Kabul, an official said today.
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By Beatrice Le Bohec, AFP, Aug 16, 2010
LEH, India -- Winters come harsh and early in India's Himalayan region of Ladakh, where the waning summer spells more hardship for thousands left homeless by devastating flash floods.
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Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corp, 14 August 2010 21:00
Colombo, Sri Lanka -- Prime Minister D.M.Jayaratne says the government has arranged a wider programme to propagate Buddhism throughout the world from Sri Lanka in the same manner Buddhism was propagated by India in the history.
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by Madhusree Chatterjee, IANS, Aug 11, 2010
Leh, Ladakh (India) -- The Buddha stood by the Druk White Lotus School, an architectural milestone just 15 km from Leh, when a cloudburst caused devastation in the cold desert region of Jammu and Kashmir last week. While it did suffer damage, the school is already looking forward to being 'back on its feet'.
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By Prem Thakur, ANI, Aug 10, 2010
Himachal Pradesh, India -- Sermons on Buddhist thoughts delivered by Rinpoche Lobsang Jamphel Jampa Gyatso at the Dagpo Shedrupling Monastery in the scenic Kullu valley are popular among national and international tourists here in Himachal Pradesh.
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Channel News Asia, 4 August 2010
New Delhi, India -- Minister for Foreign Affairs George Yeo who is in New Delhi, has said that Singaporeans, especially those in the Buddhist community are likely to raise S$5-10 million towards the Nalanda University.
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Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corp, 3 August 2010
Colombo, Sri Lanka -- A programme to develop Buddhist temples in rural areas will be implemented in line with the 2600th Sambuddha Jayanthi ceremony to be held next year.
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Sify News, Aug 2, 2010
Mumbai, India -- Bombay High Court on Monday summoned the Deputy Superintendent of Police (CID) who is probing the death of a Buddhist monk which led to riot in suburban Govandi in January 2008.
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by Andrew Pereira, TNN, Aug 2, 2010
PANAJI, India -- Spiritual soul-searching Japanese Buddhists may soon join the mosaic of colours, cultures and languages that dress up the streets of coastal Goa from the 2011-12 tourism season onwards.
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NTDTV.com, Jul 28, 2010
Ladakh, India -- The Dalai Lama inaugurated a 106-foot-tall Buddha statue during his nine-day visit to the Himalayan region of Ladakh. The statue of Buddha Maitreya is at a monastery in India's Jammu and Kashmir State.
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The Bangkok Post, July 26, 2010
Islamabad, Pakistan -- Pakistan is seeking to highlight its Buddhist heritage as part of a broader effort to attract more visitors from Thailand and the Asean countries.
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By Surya Pratap Singh, ANI, July 24, 2010
Bodh Gaya, India -- A unique mound-like structure called 'Stupa' made of empty cartridges from the Sri Lankan civil war has turned a major draw for tourists in Bodhgaya.
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By Athula Bandara, Daily Mirror, 26 July 2010
Bodh Gaya, India -- Around 300 Buddhist monks from several countries yesterday participated in chanting the Chula Pagnasaka Suthra of the Majjima Nikaya of Tripitaka at the Sri Maha Bodhi at Anuradhapura.
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Tibet Custom, July 26 2010
Nubra, Ladakh (India) -- With the arrival of His Holiness the Dalai Lama at the remote Buddhist hamlet at Yarma Gonbo Monastery located about 65 km from Samtenling Monastery in Ladakh's Nubra Valley on last Friday, the long-held wishes of the people living in the region to meet their spiritual leader were finally fulfilled.
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PTI, July 20, 2010
Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh (India) -- Exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama will visit forward areas of Ladakh in Jammu and Kashmir bordering Tibet this week for delivering religious discourses.
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By Fazal Khaliq, The Express Tribune, July 21, 2010
SWAT, Pakistan -- If Swat Valley is a piece of paradise on earth, it is also the cradle of ancient civilisations, including Buddhist. It is the place which was described as the “valley of hanging chains” by Chinese chroniclers Huain Tsang and Fa-Hian in the fifth and sixth centuries.
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By Kalsang Rinchen, Phayul, July 18, 2010
Dharamsala, India -- His Holiness the Dalai Lama assured that his middle way approach for Tibet will bear result one day saying the movement will continue even after his passing away.
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Sri Lanka Guardian, July 18, 2010
Colombo, Sri Lanka -- According to news published in Neruppu.com, a Buddhist shrine has been erected at Periya Panndi Virichchan village, about two kilometres away from the Madhu Catholic shrine in the Madhu Assistant Government Agent’s division.
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by ARCHIS MOHAN, The Telegraph (India), July 8, 2010
New Delhi, India -- Nalanda University will be revived but the Dalai Lama will have no association with the project to resurrect the ancient seat of Buddhist learning, an omission aimed at respecting China’s sensibilities.
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UCANews, June 29, 2010
Jaffna, Sri Lanka -- Sri Lankan Buddhist monks have made a peace pilgrimage to the nation’s war-scarred North.
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Sify, June 30, 2010
Leh, Ladakh (India) -- A three-day long Buddhist-Muslim Dialogue and seminar 'Addressing Violence: Religious Resources for Conflict Resolution 2010', is being held at Leh.
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IANS, Jun 28, 2010
Patna, India -- The Bihar government will approach Sri Lanka for another sapling of the Bodhi tree after the first one planted by Tibetan leader the Dalai Lama here wilted due to negligence, triggering anger in the Buddhist community.
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ISRIA, June 28, 2010
Sanchi, India -- An International Buddhist University will be established in Sanchi, India in the near future in accordance with a request made by Sri Lanka.
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The Himalayan Times, June 28, 2010
KATHMANDU, Nepal -- Targeting Buddhist Tourism, Himalayan Expedition in January 2011 is going to launch Buddhist Circuit involving primary pilgrimage places associated with the life and teachings of Lord Buddha. Lumbini, Sarnath, Bodhgaya and Kushinagar are the primary pilgrimage places along with numerous other sites where Buddha and the saints travelled will be part of the itinerary, S K Singh of Jatak Travels India said.
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ANI, June 27, 2010
Gangtok, Sikkim (India) -- Buddhist monks in Gangtok started a weeklong prayer session for world peace from Sunday.
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By Ananda Weerasuriya, Daily Mirror, 24 June 2010
Colombo, Sri Lanka -- A Chinese Buddhist nun studying at the Sri Jayewardenapura University has been robbed of valuables to the value of around Rs.350, 000, Dehiwala police said.
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The Sunday Leader, June 24, 2010
Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka -- The historical town of Anuradhapura and the nearby mountain peak Mihintale, is set to receive some two million devotees tomorrow (25th) , in a peaceful commemoration of the day Arahat Mahinda brought the simple philosophy of Buddhism to Sri Lanka.
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Express India, Jun 21, 2010
Colombo, Sri Lanka -- Colombo Buddhist monks in Sri Lanka plan to learn Tamil language to create greater harmony and heal the decades old animosity between the majority Sinhalas and the minority Hindu community in the country.
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Sify News, June 21, 2010
Himachal Pradesh, India -- Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal Monday said the government would extend all help during a Buddhist ceremony that will be attended by the Tibetan spiritual guru the Dalai Lama in Himachal Pradesh's Kinnaur district in 2013.
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by Kumod Verma, TNN, Jun 21, 2010
PATNA, India -- Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has decided to reduce fares of the package tour by Buddhist Circuit special train as a discount offer to passengers, including foreign tourists.
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Sunday Observer, June 20, 2010
Colombo, Sri Lanka -- With the spiritual fragrance of the Thrice Blessed Day still fresh in their hearts and minds, Buddhists in our country are now preparing to usher in yet another day of religious significance, unique to our Motherland.
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by Harita Shah, Daily Buzz, June 19, 2010
Secunderabad, India -- The government-supported Ananda Buddha Vihara, a noted Buddhist centre in Secunderabad, is caught in a murky feud between the chief monk and the founder trustees that is paralysing Vihara activities.
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by JaldiNaukri.in (Blog), Jun 16, 2010
Ladakh, India -- The Central Institute of Buddhist Studies came into being in 1959. At it’s inception it was known as the School of Buddhist philosophy.
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TibetNet, June 7, 2010
Kashmir, India -- His Holiness the Dalai Lama this morning presided over the 15th founding anniversary of the Himalayan Buddhist Cultural School in Gulabgarh, located 62 km from Kishtwar district in Jammu and Kashmir.
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by Indi Samarajiva, The Sunday Leader, June 6, 2010
Jaffna, Sri Lanka -- Stupa built by the 55th Army Division in Jaffna town This year, the Sri Lankan military organised Buddhist celebrations in traditionally Tamil/Hindu areas of the country, including Jaffna.
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The Sunday Times, June 6, 2010
Colombo, Sri Lanka -- Buddhist Ladies’ College (BLC) one of the premier government approved schools in Colombo, commemorates its 56th year marking Founder’s Day, while focusing on the educational needs of the new generation.
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by Shabir Dar, Rising Kashmir, June 5, 2010
Praises Abdullahs for State’s communal harmony
Jammu, India -- The Tibetan Buddhist spiritual leader, Dalai Lama, who arrived on the first ever two-day visit to Kishtwar on Saturday, prayed for peace and prosperity of Jammu and Kashmir.
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ANI, June 1, 2010
Dharamsala, India -- Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, is giving introductory lessons on Buddhism to young Tibetans in Dharamsala.
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Indo-Asian News Service, June 3, 2010
Dharamsala, India -- Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama will visit the mountainous district of Kishtwar in Jammu and Kashmir this week to attend religious functions and teach, an aide said today.
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by Priyanka KURUGALA, Lanka Daily News, May 29, 2010
Largest Information Centre for Buddhists
Colombo, Sri Lanka -- Buddhism has been in existence for too many centuries. Although there are many Buddhists all over the world, not many practice the religion. Most of them call themselves as Buddhists, but they do not follow the teachings of the Buddha.
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by Dr. Tshokey Dorji, Kuensel Online, May 31, 2010
Lord Buddha’s parinirvana celebrated in Colombo
Colombo, Sri Lanka -- Doechen Nga Zom, Lord Buddha’s parinirvana is also celebrated as Vesak in Sri Lanka, a Theravada Buddhist country like Myanmar, Thailand and Cambodia.
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By Phurbu Thinley, Phayul, May 25, 2010
Dharamsala, India -- A daily 20-minute “Buddhist Spiritual Program” named “Noble Wisdom” will be telecast on daily basis on the Sadhana TV Channel from this week onwards, a Delhi-based Buddhist society has announced.
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DH News Service, May 25, 2010
New Delhi, India -- With the communist government in Beijing cautiously easing restrictions on religion and promoting Buddhism; India has built a Buddhist shrine at Luoyang in Henan province of China.
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Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corp, 25 May 2010
Colombo, Sri Lanka -- The Buddhists in the country are getting ready to celebrate the Vesak festival in grand scale this year. Vesak celebrations will be held in each Buddhist temple and Buddhist centres. All the streets and households have been decorated with Vesak lanterns and illuminations.
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By D. C. Ranatunga, The Sunday Times, May 23, 2010
Colombo, Sri Lanka -- He was just seven years old when he was ordained. He hails from Moderawana, a backyard village off Embilipitiya. In his mid-twenties he decided to be rather adventurous and come to Wellawa, a rural area just past Polgahawela and set up a small temple. He was always keen to be of service to the community.
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by Priyanka KURUGALA, Lanka Daily News, May 22, 2010
Colombo, Sri Lanka -- Lives of more than 40,000 monks were lost to the country duty to indoctrination by revolutionary parties. Instead of the Buddhist teaching, those monks followed political agendas, Buddhist Cultural Center Director Ven Kirama Wimalajothi Thera said.
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by Steve Herman, VOA News, May 19, 2010
Timphu, Bhutan -- During my three-and-a-half year stint in South Asia, I have made five trips to the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan.
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Sunday Observer, May 16, 2010
Colombo, Sri Lanka -- Of all things Sri Lanka has bestowed on the world the Buddhist flag, which celebrated its 125th anniversary on April 28, is probably the most important. The 125th anniversary is special for several reasons. The Buddhist flag was first hoisted on - April 28, 1885 - an Adhi Vesak poya day, after a long struggle to establish Buddhists religious rights.
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The Daily Mirror, 12 May 2010
Colombo, Sri Lanka -- The special lecture at the Chennai Wesak festival jointly organised by the Sri Lanka Maha Bodhi Society and the Sri Lanka Deputy High Commissioner’s office of South India will be delivered by professor Sunil Ariyaratne on the topic ‘Tamil Buddhist’ on May 30 afternoon at the Chennai Maha Bodhi Centre.
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ANI, May 7, 2010
Shimla, India -- Hundreds of Tibetan Buddhists monks and other Tibetan exiles took part in the ten-day annual prayers at the Dorjee Dak Monastery located in Pnathagati near Shimla.
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Tibet Custom, May 8 2010
Dharamshala, India -- The Diaspora Tibetan communities based in different parts of the world on Monday (4 May) conducted special prayer sessions to observe the customary third week of the death of those people since the deadly earthquake that struck Tibet's Kyigudo region on April 14.
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IANS., 6 May 2010
NEW DELHI, India -- An Indian-style Buddhist temple, which was inspired by the Sanchi Stupa and took five years to build at a cost of $4 million, will be dedicated to the Chinese people by President Pratibha Devisingh Patil during her visit there next month.
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by Tenzin Namgyel, Kuensel Online, 9 May, 2010
Kathmandu, Nepal -- She appears sheepish and timid as she makes her way up to the concrete roof of the giant four-storied assembly hall from the courtyard.
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By K.S.Fernando, Daily Mirror, May 5, 2010
Colombo, Sri Lanka -- Chief Incumbent of Panadura Rankoth Vihara historic temple and Senior Lecturer of the Kelaniya University Ven. Professor Kahapalage Sugatharathana Thera said the Buddhists today celebrated the 125th anniversary of the Buddhist flag but the National Flag and the Buddhist flag have not received the pride of place.
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by Steven Sieden, The Examiner, May 2, 2010
Dharmsala, India -- On April 30, H.H. the Dalai Lama along with other Tibetan government-in-exile officials and Buddhist spiritual leaders conducted a ceremony to commemorate the anniversary of his arrival in Dharmsala, India after fleeing from Tibet.
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By Tenzin Namgyel, Kuensel Online, May 2, 2010
Researcher makes progress in determining Guru Rinpoche’s birthplace
Swat, Pakistan -- The timing was not intended but, even as Lyonchhoen Jigmi Y Thinley and the Pakistani prime minister, Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani, discuss promoting friendship through exploring the birthplace of Guru Padmasambhava in Swat province, Pakistan, to draw Buddhist pilgrims, a study claims that two lakes were identified as lake Dhanakosha, the birth place of Guru Rinpoche.
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ANI, April 27, 2010
Dharamsala, India -- Scores of Tibetans living-in-exile at Dharamsala and other settlements in Himachal Pradesh, gathered at the Tsuglagkhang Buddhist temple on Tuesday to offer special prayers for the long life of their spiritual leader Dalai Lama.
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ANI, April 26, 2010
Dharamsala, India -- The Tibetan Women's Association launched an art campaign in Dharamsala to mark the birthday of the 11th Panchen Lama.
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by Pranava K Chaudhary, TNN, Apr 24, 2010
PATNA, India -- Holy relics of Lord Buddha from Japan, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Myanmar and Dharamsala (HP) would be placed at the upcoming `Buddha Smriti Park’ here next month.
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The Hindu, April 18, 2010
Nagpur, India -- Union Minister for Urban Development S. Jaipal Reddy on Saturday said Lord Buddha was the greatest social and intellectual liberator of mankind.
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CNN, April 17, 2010
Dharmasala, India -- The Dalai Lama, the Tibetan Buddhist leader long exiled from China, is seeking to visit the Tibetan region rocked by a deadly earthquake this week.
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By Jo Jolly, BBC News, April 14, 2010
Kathmandu, Nepal -- It is early in the morning at the Amitabha Drukpa Nunnery on a hillside just outside Kathmandu and hundreds of devotees are walking clockwise around a golden statue of Buddha.
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AFP, April 14, 2010
DHARAMSHALA, India -- The Dalai Lama offered his condolences to victims of a devastating earthquake which hit a remote northwestern area of China on Wednesday, killing at least 400 people.
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IANS, April 12, 2010
Dharamsala, India -- Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama has expressed sorrow over the death of Polish President Lech Kaczynski in an air crash in Russia last week. Kaczynski was an admirer of the Dalai Lama and had met him a number of times.
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by Vijay Kumar, GroundReport.com, April 7, 2010
Literary figure Mohammed Yousf Taing said to know the location of the copper plaques containing the manuscripts on the proceedings of the International Buddhist Council held in Srinagar, 2000 years ago
Jammu, India -- Mohammed Yousf Taing, a name in the literary horizon of Jammu and Kashmir, today unfolded a mysterious aspect of the Kashmir history, related to the 4th Buddhist Council, held somewhere near Harwan in the city of Srinagar, during the rein of King Kanshika.
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By Charles Haviland, BBC News, April 8, 2010
Colombo, Sri Lanka -- Sri Lankan police have arrested 12 Buddhist monks who were demonstrating against the detention of the opposition politician, Gen Sarath Fonseka.
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Times of India, Apr 7, 2010
GANDHINAGAR, India -- The recent Dalai Lama visit has given a new impetus to Gujarat branding itself as the latest Buddhist pilgrimage destination. The state government has not only allocated funds for development of the sites associated with Buddhism but is also preparing a comprehensive plan for development of these sites.
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By Nirmala Kannangara, The Sunday Leader, Apr 4, 2010
Dambulla, Sri Lanka -- As intra-party fighting among candidates of the governing alliance intensified with days to go for the general election, senior Minister Janaka Bandara Tennakoon and his son are being accused of vandalising a Buddha statue.
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Sify News, Apr 5, 2010
Colombo, Sri Lanka -- Sri Lanka's influential Buddhist clergy vowed on Monday to launch a wave of anti-government protests after police arrested a dozen monks who demanded the release of the jailed former army chief.
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Times of India, Apr 7, 2010
GANDHINAGAR, India -- The recent Dalai Lama visit has given a new impetus to Gujarat branding itself as the latest Buddhist pilgrimage destination. The state government has not only allocated funds for development of the sites associated with Buddhism but is also preparing a comprehensive plan for development of these sites.
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The Star, April 3, 2010
Colombo, Sri Lanka -- Nothing prepared us for the electrifying atmosphere of the Navam Perahera Buddhist festival. Some say it is Sri Lanka’s answer to Brazil’s Mardi Gras — minus the raunchiness.
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Sify News, Mar 30, 2010
Lahore, Pakistan -- Tourism in Pakistan, affected by Islamist violence since 9/11, is expected to get a boost with the promotion of the major Buddhist heritage site that cradled the first century Gandhara civilisation.
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By Jigmet Wangchuk, ANI, Mar 30, 2010
Ladakh, India -- Lukhil Monastery in Ladakh region has continued to maintain its ancient practices of Buddhist culture to this date.
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SAMAA, 26 Mar 2010
SWAT, Pakistan -- A 9-member delegation of Buddhist preachers from Thailand have visited historical Buddhists sites in Swat, first time after the restoration of peace in the war affected area.
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by Tilak PUSHPAKUMARA SENANAYAKE, Lanka Daily News, Mac 27, 2010
Colombo, Sri Lanka -- Everyone should appreciate the services rendered by Pirivenas for the uplift of Buddhist Education in this country, said the Most Ven. Galagama Attadassi Anunayaka Thera of the Asgiriya Chapter when he opened a new Budu Medura at the Asgiriya Maha Viharaya Pirivena yesterday.
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by Bhikkhu K. Tanchangya, The Buddhist Channel, Mac 28, 2010
Kandy, Sri Lanka -- An article titled “Akon and Buddhism in Sri Lanka” under a pseudo name should not have been published in the Buddhistchannel, to say the least. Not only that the write-up is not coherent at all with the actual reasons why the Sri Lankan government was forced to deny a visa to someone called “Akon” but also the title itself is very outrageous.
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By Kalana Senaratne, The Sunday Leader, Mac 28, 2010
Colombo, Sri Lanka -- Could it be that the sight of the Buddha statue was a complete turn-off to those who were utterly aroused by the dancing girls, the ‘sexy chicks’, seen in the music video Sexy Bitch, by David Gruetta, which featured Akon? If not, can such a scene, which in this particular video lasted for not more than two seconds, truly give rise to the kind of intolerance in a Buddhist; which was shown when stones were hurled at the MBC office?
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by tis-a-small-world, www.groundviews.org, March 27, 2010
Colombo, Sri Lanka -- The Government on Tuesday (March 23rd) announced its decision to deny an entry visa to singer Akon who was scheduled to perform next month in Colombo with co-singers, J-Sean and Kelly.
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Sify News, March 24, 2010
Colombo, Sri Lanka -- Sri Lanka has denied visa to US hip-hop singer Akon in the wake of protest over his controversial video album featuring scantily-clam women dancing around a statue of Lord Buddha.
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Sify News, Mar 22, 2010
Chhattisgarh, India -- Chhattisgarh is lobbying to get world heritage status for the Buddhist site Sirpur, Tourism and Culture Minister Brijmohan Agrawal said Monday.
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by Sarthak Gupta, ANI, Mac 21, 2010
Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir (India) -- Lamayuru Monastery in Ladakh, which is believed to be the oldest in the region, provides an insight into Buddhist culture through its ancient paintings and murals.
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ANI, March 15, 2010
Gangtok, Sikkim (India) -- Sikkim's Handicrafts and Handloom Department is imparting training to the unemployed youth in an attempt to promote and preserve ethnic Buddhist arts and crafts.
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By J.L. Devananda, Sri Lanka Guardian, March 10, 2010
Colombo, Sri Lanka -- The Buddhism practiced in Sri Lanka, better known as Sinhala-Buddhism (or Mahavamsa-Buddhism) is different from the Theravada Buddhism practiced in other countries such as Thailand, Cambodia and so on.
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By Kanchana Kumara, Daily Mirror, 10 March 2010
Colombo, Sri Lanka -- Director General of the Pelpola Vipassai Foundation, Ven. Pelpola Vipassai Thera said the Buddhist places of worship and the historic monuments of religious and cultural importance would have perished if not for the protection provided to them by the Maha Sangha.
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bdnews24.com, Mar 8 2010
Dhaka, Bangladesh -- A group of Bangladeshi Buddhist monks demonstrated Friday in front of the UN mission in Bangkok seeking its intervention in the Chittagong Hill Tracts.
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by Kamal Siriwardhana and Susantha Fonseka, Lanka Daily News, March 3, 2010
Colombo, Sri Lanka -- Member of the Parbatya Bikkhu Sanga, Bangladesh (Sri Lanka Branch) and student Peradeniya University student Dammapala Thera said Buddhists in the Chittagong Tracts of Bangladesh are facing great injustice for many years and have been targets of violence once again since February 19.
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By Phurbu Thinley, Phayul, February 27, 2010
Dharamsala, India -- Hundreds and hundreds of Tibetans and well-wishers holding traditional ceremonial scarves and burning incense welcomed His Holiness the Dalai Lama as he returned to his exile hometown here this morning, following a high-profile visit to United States.
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by Syed Badrul Ahsan, The Daily Star, February 24, 2010
Non-Bengali rights, such as Buddhist minorities of the Chitaggong Hills Tribe (CHT) needs protection in Bangladesh
Dhakka, Bangladesh -- THE sad, indeed mind-boggling, incidents in the Hill Tracts are a fresh new call for an ethical and moral dimension to be brought into Bangladesh's politics.
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PTI, February 27, 2010
Mumbai, India -- A Buddhist scholar and author has said the disputed land in Ayodhya should be converted into a symbol of religious harmony by constructing a temple, mosque and a Buddha vihara, and criticised the BJP for its "politically motivated" stand on the issue.
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IANS, 22 February 2010
Dhaka, Bangladesh -- Bangladesh's Buddhist tribals Monday sought direct intervention of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina alleging that killing of five people and the burning of their homes and four prayer houses by Muslim settlers in Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) was backed by the army.
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IANS, February 22, 2010
Patna, India -- More than 2,000 Buddhist monks from across the country will participate in a march in the Bihar capital to demand Buddhist control over Bodh Gaya’s 1,500-year-old Mahabodhi temple, the religion’s holiest shrine.
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AFP, Feb 20, 2010
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka -- Sri Lanka's top Buddhist monks called off a special gathering this week because of government pressure, a spokesman said Friday, while the opposition said bomb threats had been involved.
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Economic Times, 19 Feb 2010
PATNA, India -- Japan is keen to invest and develop the Buddhist tourism circuit in Bihar, an official in the chief minister's office said here Friday.
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Sunday Times, Feb 14, 2010
Colombo, Sri Lanka -- The Mahanayakes of the Asgiriya and Malwatta chapters and Amarapura and Ramanna Nikayas have asked members of the Buddhist clergy to assemble at the historic Mahamaluwa of the Sri Dalada Maligawa for a special convention to be held on Thursday February 18 where a resolution pertaining to the present political developments in the country will be passed.
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By Tim Farr, Ottawa Citizen, February 13, 2010
Mustang, Nepal -- Late September found us in Lo-Manthang, the capital of Mustang. The former ancient Kingdom of Lo, Mustang is now part of Nepal, in the northwest corner bordering Tibet. It's in the rain shadow of the Himalaya, high on the Tibetan plateau. It's just 80 kilometres long, 24 kilometres across at its widest part and at an elevation of higher than 2,500 metres.
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by Aditi Tandon, Tribune News Service, February 10, 2010
New Delhi, India -- Over 2,550 years after Buddha attained ‘parinirvana’, India is debating whether to give up control over His relics --- housed in museums under the Ministry of Culture -— and move them into the community’s hands.
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Outlook India, Feb 6, 2010
Vadodara, India -- Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama today described himself as a "son of India" whose moral duty was to "hand over" ageless treasures of Buddhism, which are kept in Tibet, to India.
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by Sarah Harlan, WFIE, Feb 7, 2010
BODH GAYA, INDIA -- Around 500 Buddhist monks marched for world peace from the holy city of Bodh Gaya in eastern India Saturday.
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Express News Service, Feb 9, 2010
BHUBANESWAR, India -- Tourism Minister Debi Prasad Mishra has proposed to the Centre to organise an international Buddhist conclave in Orissa.
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By Tashi Tenzin, Kuensel Online, 9 February, 2010
Timphu, Bhutan -- The government of India yesterday donated more than 100 books to the national library in Thimphu.
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PTI, Feb 4, 2010
New Delhi, India -- Railways have slashed the ticket rates of the Buddhist Circuit Special Train by more than half under a special discount scheme to woo more travellers.
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ANI, February 4, 2010
Bodh Gaya, India -- Buddhists monks from across the country converged at Bodh Gaya to participate in a religious procession on Wednesday.
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by Anugrah Kumar, Compass Direct News, February 2, 2010
THIMPHU, Bhutan -- Bars, pubs and discos have become legal in Bhutan - a cause of concern for the older generation - but construction of worship buildings other than Buddhist or Hindu temples is still prohibited.
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ANI, January 27, 2010
Dharamsala, India -- An 18-member Burmese monks' delegation, which arrived here on a three-day visit, shared their plight with Tibetan exiles here on Tuesday.
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Express News Service, Jan 25, 2010
Ahmedabad, India -- Cose to 11,000 people, including those from the Koli and Kshatriya communities as well as Christian families, embraced Buddhism at a function in Saijpur Bogha here on Sunday.
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ANI, January 23, 2010
Shimla, India -- Buddhists have been demanding the legal possession of a monastery in Rampur town of Shimla district from the Himachal Pradesh Public Works Department (PWD).
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by Sharique N Siddiquie, Zee News, January 16, 2010
Vadodara, India -- Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Friday inaugurated International Buddhist Convention in Vadodara. The three-day seminar will focus on Buddhist heritage in Gujarat.
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Express News Service, Jan 18, 2010
Vadodara, India -- The three-day international seminar on Buddhist Heritage concluded on Sunday with Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister P K Dhumal noting that Buddhism cannot be confined to any geographical limits.
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TNN, 13 January 2010
VADODARA, India -- The forthcoming international seminar on Buddhist heritage has brought with it new found interest among various groups in mortal remains of Lord Buddha which have been in the possession of MS University (MSU).
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KalingaTimes, Jan 15, 2010
Bhubaneswar, India -- Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama addressed the people of Bhubaneswar on Thursday. The function was organised by the Utkal University of Culture in association with Hotel & Restaurant Association of Odisha.
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Indian Express, Jan 12, 2010
Gujarat, India -- As M S University gears up for a three-day international seminar on Buddhist Heritage starting on Friday, the state Tourism Department is also working towards utilising the platform to create a corridor for Buddhist tourism here.
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IANS, Jan 14, 2010
Bodh Gaya, India -- A group of Buddhist monks Thursday ended their hunger strike for control over Bodh Gaya’s 1,500-year-old Mahabodhi temple.
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PTI, January 9, 2010
Monks demand total Buddhist control over management of the Mahabodhi temple
Bodh Gaya, India -- Three monks on an indefinite fast here since January one to press for ensuring total Buddhist control over management of the Mahabodhi temple, were hospitalised following deterioration in their condition yesterday even as Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama is holding discourses at a week-long festival here.
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IANS, January 10, 2010
Bhubaneswar, India -- Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama will be visiting Orissa Monday to inaugurate a newly-constructed Buddhist monastery in Gajapati district, an official said Sunday.
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By Andrew Buncombe, NZ Hearld, Jan 9, 2010
DELHI, India -- Richard Gere the Hollywood actor who has spurned red meat for the past 30 years, has thrown his support behind a plan to transform the site of Buddha's enlightenment into a vegetarian zone to spread the message of peace.
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by Abdul Qadir, TNN, 7 January 2010
GAYA, India -- Hollywood actor Richard Gere braved the morning chill on Wednesday listen to the special sermon of the Tibetan temporal and spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama at the Kalchakra Maidan here.
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TibetCustom.com, January 6 2010
Dharamshala, India -- His Holiness the Dalai Lama prayed for world peace at Bodh Gaya on Tuesday, where more than 50,000 devotees from all across the world have gathered to hear spiritual discourses by His Holiness.
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PTI, Jan 6, 2009
New Delhi, India -- The Supreme Court today declined to entertain a petition questioning a provision in the legislation that extends the benefits of reservation to Dalits converted to Buddhism.
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by Sarthak Gupta, Top News, Jan 4, 2010
New Delhi, India -- In a quiet corner of the city, scholars from across Asia will come together to reclaim our Buddhist legacy.
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ANI, Jan 4, 2009
Bodhgaya, India -- A huge crowd that had gathered to witness the breathtaking performance got deeply involved in the play.
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by BIJENDER SHARMA, Punjab News, January 4, 2010
BODH GAYA, India -- The Tibetan Spritual Leader His Holiness will give teachings at Bodh Gaya, India, from 5 – 8 January.
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IANS, January 2, 2010
Bodh Gaya Patna, (India) -- A group of Buddhist monks are on a hunger strike to demand control over Bodh Gaya’s 1,500-year-old Mahabodhi temple, days after Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) chief Ram Vilas Paswan backed the move and sought the amendment of an act relating to the shrine.
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Sakaal Times, December 28, 2009
PUNE, India -- The study of Buddhist texts is incomplete without proper understanding of the traditions, said Prof Geshe N Samten, vice chancellor, Central University of Tibetan Studies, Sarnath, at a recent international seminar on Buddhist texts and traditions at the University of Pune (UoP) as part of its golden jubilee year celebrations.
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IANS, December 29, 2009
Bodh Gaya Patna (India) -- Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) chief Ram Vilas Paswan has come out in support of Buddhist monks who are demanding control over the Mahabodhi temple in Bodh Gaya, the religion’s holiest shrine.
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By K.S. Fernando, The Daily Mirror, Dec29, 2009
Panadura, India -- The Anunayake Thera of the Sri Lanka Amarapura Nikaya, Chief Incumbent of the Bellanwila Rajamaha Viharaya and Lecturer of the Sri Jayewardenapura University, Ven. Dr. Bellanwila Wimalarathana Thera said it was a matter of serious concern that many Buddhist monks were engaged in politics against the wishes of the laymen.
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By Christopher Allbritton, Time Magazine, Dec. 25, 2009
Islamabad, Pakistan -- In the mountains and valleys of Pakistan's Northwest Frontier Province, palace ruins and crumbling Buddhist monasteries dot the hills above war-torn locations such as Mingora, Peshawar and the Swat Valley.
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TNN, December 22, 2009
MYSORE, India -- Fifteen years after it was planned, the Mysore City Corporation is all set to inaugurate the Buddha Stupa. Ever since the works were completed four years ago, the stupa has been awaiting installation in Chamarajpuram adjacent to Ambedkar junction (Ballal Circle). The MCC has spent Rs 25 lakh.
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The telegraph, India, Dec 19, 2009
New Delhi, India -- The National Commission for Minorities has written to the Centre and the Bihar government to put Buddhists in sole charge of managing the Mahabodhi temple in Bodh Gaya, where the Buddha attained enlightenment 2,500 years ago.
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The Daily Mirror, Dec 22, 2009
Colombo, Sri Lanka -- Sri Lanka is touted as being a great Buddhist nation. Driving around Sri Lanka the only markers surpassing the sites of all the temples and dagobas are the posters of the president. Every “patriot” sees the need to prove their credentials by showing that they are the only true Sinhala Buddhists.
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TNN, December 22, 2009
VADODARA, India -- M S University and the city will receive a special guest on its campus in January. His holiness 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet has confirmed his presence at the International Conference on Buddhist Heritage' in Gujarat. Accompanying him will be exiled Tibetan prime minister Samdhong Rinpoche.
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Express News Service, Dec 18, 2009
Lucknow, India -- The Buddhist monasteries across the world may soon start teaching modern science. This was stated by Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama in Lucknow on Thursday.
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ThaiIndian, December 15th, 2009
Saidpur, India -- Mahabodhi Society, the apex body of Buddhists in India with the aid of a couple of like-minded voluntary organisations has set up a tailoring centre and also a free medical clinic for the poor people at Saidpur, a Maoist infested village in Gaya district.
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PTI, Dec 14, 2009
Mumbai, India -- A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Bombay High Court demanding separate crematoriums in the city for followers of Buddhist religion.
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By Azera Rahman, IANS, December 13, 2009
New Delhi, India -- Coming up in Bodh Gaya in Bihar is a Buddhist monastery that will be run by Mongolia, the land of legendary warrior Genghis Khan. The envoy of the Central Asian country, Voroshilov Enkhbold, says it will be completed by next year.
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By Kalsang Rinchen, Phayul, December 11, 2009
Kathmandu, Nepal -- The Nepal Buddhist Federation has sharply reacted to news reports in Nepal's media alleging Buddhist monasteries in Nepal of engaging in "anti China activities" and "possessing arms".
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By L.B. Senaratne, Daily Mirror, December 11, 2009
Kandy, Sri Lanka -- In contravention of regulations laid down by the Buddhist Affairs Department and with approval given by the Kandy Buddhist Deputy Commissioner's Office, funds allocated for a development project has been utilized for some other purpose, official sources said yesterday.
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ColomboPage News Desk, Dec 6, 2009
Galaha, Sri Lanka -- Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa today expressed his appreciation to the Buddhist monks for the guidance and blessings he received from the Maha Sanga during the liberation of the country from terrorism.
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Xinhua, Nov 29, 2009
Colombo, Sri Lanka -- Making a record in Sri Lanka's election history, Buddhist monk Venerable Battaramulle Seelaratana Thera will run for the president in the polls scheduled to be held next January, party officials said on Saturday.
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Sify News, Nov 30, 2009
Bodh gaya, India -- Buddhist monks want control over the management of the Mahabodhi temple in Bodh Gaya, one of Buddhism's holiest shrines. They have decided to intensify their agitation as the Bihar government is not paying heed to their demands.
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By Sajjad Tarakzai, AFP, Nov 22, 2009
TAXILA, Pakistan -- Archaeologists warn that the Taliban are destroying Pakistan's ancient Gandhara heritage and rich Buddhist legacy as pilgrimage and foreign research dries up in the country's northwest.
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Bernama, Nov 24, 2009
NEW DELHI, India -- A Buddhist monk who opened the emergency exit of an airplane just before take off because he wanted some fresh air forced the plane to delay its flight for almost seven hours at Kolkata airport yesterday morning.
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By Tenzin Namgyel, Kuensel Online, Nov 24, 2009
Dzongsar Khentse Rinpoche completed a 4-year series of lessons on November 22
Thimphu, Bhutan -- His Eminence Dzongsar Jamyang Khentse Rinpoche gave teachings in English on ‘wisdom’ to about 400 Bhutanese devotees in Thimphu from November 20-22.
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PTI, November 24, 2009
Kathmandu, Nepal -- Despite appeals to halt the centuries-old custom of animal sacrifice, Gadhimai festival on Tuesday started in southern Nepal with millions of devotees flocking from various parts of the country and India.
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Phayul, November 24, 2009
Dharamsala, India -- Hundreds of Buddhists from Russia and its neghbouring countries are currently in Dharamsala to attend His Holiness the Dalai Lama's three-day teachings and Buddhist initiation.
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ANI, November 21, 2009
Bodh Gaya, India -- Buddhist monks from various parts of the globe offered prayers for world peace here.
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ANI, November 20, 2009
Ladakh, India -- Buddhists in Ladakh recently celebrated the two-day Chemday monastery festival. The festival is celebrated every year according to the Tibetan calendar on the 28th and 29th days of the ninth month.
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Financial Express, Nov 19, 2009
Chennai, India -- India will receive a loan of $20 million from Asian Development Bank (ADB) for its tourism infrastructure development projects, which will improve key tourism sites in the country.
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by Melani Manel Perera, AsiaNews, Nov 16, 2009
The Sri Lankan government is criticised for giving “a ruthless murder the red carpet treatment.” Buddhist monks are also slammed for giving their “blessing to the junta leader” even though he murder hundreds of monks in Myanmar.
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PTI, Nov 16, 2009
Patna, India -- With an increase in tourist flow to Bihar, an air taxi service connecting various Buddhist sites in the state would be launched soon.
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TNN, 13 November 2009
Bomdi-la, India -- The long-cherished dream of people of Bomdi-la, a tranquil and desolate township in Arunachal Pradesh's West Kameng district, was fulfilled on Friday when they got a glimpse of the Dalai Lama who arrived here the previous day.
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By Kinga Dema, Kuensel Online, 16 November, 2009
Singaporean and Hong Kong sponsors express happiness with progress on project
Timphu, Bhutan -- Consecration of the 169-foot bronze statue of Buddha Dordenma, Vajra Throne Buddha, being constructed at Kuensel Phodrang in Changbangdu, overlooking the capital city, will be completed by October next year, said one of the main sponsors, Wong Kiam Seng.
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Daily EduNews, November 12, 2009
New Delhi, India -- Reviving Nalanda University praiseworthy - Australian PM New Delhi: Prime Minister of Australia, Mr. Kevin Rudd, today delivered an important speech on strategic affairs and the Australia-India relationship at the Indian Council for World Affairs (ICWA) in New Delhi.
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By Kelum Bandara, Daily Mirror, Nov 13, 2009
Colombo, Sri Lanka -- Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) leader Mangala Samaraweera yesterday criticized the government for arranging a visit by Myanmar junta leader Than Shwe and described him as one of the most ruthless anti democratic leaders scorned by the world community.
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PTI, Nov 12, 2009
TAWANG, India -- Tibetan Spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama on Nov 9 inaugurated a district hospital here and donated Rs two million (US$ 43,000) for its building on the second day of his visit to India’s Arunachal Pradesh.
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The Buddhist Channel, Nov 11, 2009
Nijgad, Nepal -- In Nepal, from November 19th to the 24th, 2009 Palden Dorje a.k.a. Ram Bahadur Bomjan (Ram Bomjon) will bless pilgrims at the site of the Gadhi Mai Fair which is likely the largest animal sacrificing festival in the world.
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by Sukhendu Bhattacharya, Outlook India, Nov 09, 2009
Tawang, India -- Asking his followers to be "Buddhists of the 21st century," Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama today asked the community to work for removing evils like superstition and bring "positive change" in the society.
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PTI, Nov 4, 2009
New Delhi, India -- With the aim of promoting tourism in the Buddhist circuit, government has finalised a loan agreement with Japan.
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CNA, November 2009
TAWANG, India -- The Dalai Lama visited a remote Tibetan monastery in northeast India on Sunday at the start of a trip that has infuriated China, which claims the surrounding Himalayan region as its own.
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by John Whalen-Bridge, The B uddhist Channel, Nov 5, 2009
Dharamsala, India -- Several protests were organized in Dharamsala on the third week of October, 2009 as anger simmered over the execution of four Tibetan activists in Lhasa.
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by Indo Asian News Service, October 31, 2009
Bhopal, India -- Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ratnashri Wickramanayake Saturday said ties between India and his country are growing stronger after he inaugurated a Buddhist prayer centre at Sanchi in Madhya Pradesh.
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TNN, November 2, 2009
NAGPUR, India -- Nagpur and Vidarbha have had a definitive legacy of Buddhism and neo-Buddhist movement. A new leaf was added to this legacy in the form of Dragon Palace Temple in Kamptee.
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Times of India, October 31, 2009
Tawang, India -- The day starts early at the monastery in Tawang, a rambling structure atop a mountain with clusters of smaller buildings and living quarters
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TNN 30 October 2009
DARJEELING, India -- From a follower of the Boston Redsox national basketball team to being the Rinpoche of Drukpa Kagyu, a sub-sect of Tibetan Buddhism, 11-year-old Jigme Wangchuk has come a long way in the past few days. And for this change to happen, his religious order has waited 759 years.
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By Damanjeet Kohli, Channel NewsAsia, October 28, 2009
India's Sikkim looking to attract Buddhist tourists from Southeast Asia
Sikkim, INDIA -- India's northeastern state of Sikkim is looking to attract tourists from Thailand and it is trying to do so by promoting its many Buddhist sites.
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TNN, 29 October 2009
VARANASI, India -- On the day when the city celebrates Kartik Purnima on November 2, Buddhists from different parts of the country and abroad will assemble in Sarnath - the place where Buddha preached his first sermon - to celebrate the 78th annual function of Mulagandha Kuti Vihara.
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By L. B. Senaratne, Daily Mirror, Oct 23, 2009
Colombo, Sri Lanka -- A memorandum has been sent to President Mahinda Rajapaksa by the Mahanayaka Theras of the three Nikayas to set up a Board of the Maha Sangha and laymen to approve books pertaining to Buddhism.
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By Phurbu Thinley, Phayul, October 15, 2009
Dharamsala, India -- His Holiness the Dalai Lama on Thursday began giving Buddhist teachings at the request of around 1000 Taiwanese devotees at the Main Tibetan Temple (Tsuglagkhang) here.
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The New Nation, Oct 9, 2009
Dhakka, Bangladesh -- Pavarana Purnima is Buddhist holy day celebrated on the Full Moon of the eleventh lunar month. It marks the conclusion of Barsha Brata (Vassa / Rains Retreat), sometimes "Buddhist Lent."
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by Vijay Kumar, GroundReport.com, October 7, 2009
Jammu, India -- Buddhism has played a vital role for the promotion of Socio-economic development of the State of J&K,said Minister for Tourism and Culture, Nawang Rigzin Jora.
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Punjab Newsline Network, October 6, 2009
MUMBAI, India -- Jet Airways, India’s premier international airline, will connect the Thai capital of Bangkok with Gaya and Varanasi, two important Indian cities on the famed Buddhist circuit, with twice weekly flights, effective October 6, 2009.
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By Ajmer Alam Wani, Kashmir Watch, Oct 5, 2009
Srinagar, India -- It was earlier during the rein of Kanashika and now after a gape of 2000 years; the Kashmir Valley which is known world over for varied reasons (like nature, beauty and the militancy) hosts international Conference on Indian Society for Buddhist Studies.
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Kashmir Observer, Oct 3, 2009
Srinagar, India -- The University of Kashmir is all set to host an important conference on Buddhist Studies from October 5.
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TNN, 29 September 2009
SHIRVA, Udupi district (India) -- There is conclusive historical evidence that Buddhism existed and played a vital role in the culture and civilization of northern, southern and coastal Karnataka, from 300 BC to 500 AD.
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Littleabout.com, Sep 24, 2009
Samdruptse, Sikkim (India) -- Hundreds of Buddhist monks and devotees have converged at the altar of Guru Padmasambhava at Samdruptse in Sikkim to offer mass collective prayers for universal peace during the ongoing 12-day long spiritual event.
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Bernama, September 25, 2009
AHMEDABAD, India -- Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi is seeking the assistance of Asian experts to develop Buddhism-related tourism in the western state of India.
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Lanka Everything, 27th September 2009
Deekshabhoomi, India -- Deekshabhoomi is a sacred monument of Buddhism at the place where Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar was converted to Buddhism along with thousands of his followers on October 14, 1956. Dr. Ambedkar's conversion to Buddhism is still a guidance for the masses in India.
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by Sunandita Dasgupta, PTI, Sept 21, 2009
Mcleodganj, HP (India) -- Bright hues, unique colour schemes and minute detailing make the Tibetan 'thangkas' or religious scroll-paintings a visual treat -- and the exile community here are going all out to preserve the art form.
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By Gyalsten K Dorji, Kuensel Online, Sept 21, 2009
Timphu, Bhutan -- In an effort to bridge the gap between Bhutanese youth and the understanding of Buddhism, a prominent Rinpoche interacted with school students at a talk in Thimphu yesterday and answered an unexpectedly long list of questions on Buddhism.
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Lanka Daily News, Sept 18, 2009
Address by Urban Development Minister Rohana Kumara Dissanayake at the celebration held at Buddhagaya, India on the occasion of the birth anniversary of Anagarika Dharmapala
Colombo, Sri Lanka -- Dharmapala was born to a rich aristocratic family of Southern Sri Lanka on September 17, 1864. His parents were Mudliyar Don Carolis Hewavitharana and Mallika Dharmagunawardhana.
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By Janaka Perera, Asian Tribune, September 19, 2009
Colombo, Sri Lanka -- After six years, the largely negative attitude among many Sri Lankan Buddhists towards temporary ordination has undergone a welcome change. The credit for this achievement goes to the Buddhist Cultural Centre (BCC) Nedimala, Dehiwala, which arranged for lay Buddhists to become monks and nuns temporarily in 2003.
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By Phurbu Thinley, Phayul, September 15, 2009
Dharamsala, India -- Dharamsala, September 15: Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama on Tuesday began three-day general Buddhist teachings at the main Tibetan temple at the request of some 200 Korean Buddhists.
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Reuters, Sep 11, 2009
THIMPHU, Bhutan -- Bhutan has warned its citizens over cutting down thousands of young trees every year to make prayer flags, a threat to the tiny kingdom's lush scenery and the government's duty to bring "Gross National Happiness."
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The Sunday Times, Sept 13, 2009
Sri Lanka Prime Minister and Minister become unsuspecting victims; entourage monk deported
Colombo, Sri Lanka -- Two senior Government dignitaries -- Prime Minister Ratnasiri Wickremanayake and Ports Minister Chamal Rajapaksa -- who traveled to Japan for what was billed as an "Exposition of Sacred Relics of Lord Buddha", it has come to light, were unsuspecting victims of a move to misrepresent Buddha's relics, misuse Sri Lanka's name and engage in a human smuggling operation.
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By Mandana Ismail Abeywickrema, The Sunday Leader, Sept
Colombo, Sri Lanka -- Allegations of bribery and corruption have been levelled against former Chief Justice Sarath N. Silva in relation to his role in the formation of The Buddhist Broadcasting Services.
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by Lyse Doucet, BBC, Sept 9, 2009
Lyse Doucet meets the man on the trail of the legendary lost Buddha
Bamiyan, Afghanistan -- Dr Zemaryalai Tarzi is an Afghan with a big dream. To be exact, this archaeologist dreams of a giant - a 1,000ft (300 metre) sleeping Buddha.
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Citizen Matters, Sept 8, 2009
Dhaka, Bangladesh -- The essence of Mahayana Buddhism is developing the mind of great love and compassion that encompasses all living beings without exception. In order to do this we need to overcome the usual self preoccupations and tendencies.
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The Island, Sep 2, 2009
Colombo, Sri Lanka -- Minister of Justice and Law Reforms Milinda Moragoda has appointed a group of eminent senior Buddhist Monk’s of all Nikayas as honorary advisors to the Ministry.
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The Buddhist Channel, Sep 2, 2009
Mumbai, India -- Jet Airways, India’s premier international airline, will connect the Thai capital of Bangkok with Gaya and Varanasi, two important Indian cities on the famed Buddhist circuit, effective October 6, 2009.
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By Gyalsten K Dorji, Kuensel Online, 27 August, 2009
Timphu, Bhutan -- Visiting the Memorial Chorten in Thimphu, Dr Rewatha Thera, asked a Bhutanese lam what the decorations or flags adorning the structure for the annual Moenlam Choenmo symbolised. The lam, after some hesitation, replied that he had no idea.
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ANI, August 19, 2009
New Delhi, India -- Union Tourism Minister Kumari Selja has said that her Ministry will take along Uttar Pradesh and Bihar while promoting Buddhist Circuit for tourists.
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by Pranava K Chaudhary, TNN, August 19, 2009
PATNA, India -- The spread of swine flu across India notwithstanding, more than 30 Thai visitors including travel operators, hotel magnates and travel
writers arrived here on a week long promotional tour of Buddhist circuit in Bihar, UP and Nepal.
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By Fawad Ali Shah, Daily Times, Aug 18, 2009
KARACHI, Pakistan -- There is not even a single monastery in Pakistan, which once remained a hub of Buddhism.
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Indopia, August 17,2009
Faizabad , India -- A UK-based Buddhist organisation has staked claim over the disputed site in Ayodhya, claiming that the actual birth place of Ram could be somewhere in Afghanistan.
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Lanka Times, Aug 15, 2009
Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka -- A Buddhist delegation led by Industrial development Minister Kumara Welgama now on a visit to Japan will return home tomorrow with a Bodhi sapling directly related to the Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi in Anuradhapura, gifted by the Buddhists in Japan.
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Voice of Sikkim, Aug 11, 2009
GANGTOK, Sikkim (India) -- Preparations for the annual Pang Lhabsol celebrations have begun.
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IANS, AUg 8, 2009
Patna, India -- Hundreds of Buddhist monks in Bihar have been performing special prayers and rituals at the Mahabodhi temple in Bodh Gaya to appease the rain god and end the ongoing dry spell in the state.
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The Nation, Aug 9, 2009
Colombo, Sri Lanka -- The 102-member Chinese Buddhist delegation on a visit here from August 2 will leave the country today.
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ColomboPage News Desk, Jul 29, 2009
Colombo, Sri Lanka -- A Buddhist monk filed a petition at the Sri Lanka Supreme Court this morning against the government's decision of preventing the monks from obtaining driving licenses.
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By AMY YEE, New York Times, July 30, 2009
Tibetan Buddhists expand studies
DHARAMSALA, India -- Tibetan monks and nuns spend their lives studying the inner world of the mind rather than the physical world of matter. Yet for one month this spring, a group of 91 monastics devoted themselves to the corporeal realm of science.
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ColomboPage News Desk, July 29, 2009
Colombo, Sri Lanka -- The administration of Sri Lanka's most sacred Temple of the Tooth has come under heavy criticism for forcibly taking away two baby elephants from their mothers at the Pinnawela elephant orphanage.
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By Vishal Gulati, IANS, July 21, 2009
Dharamsala, India -- Exiled Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, is all set to take up the cause of the exiles and the need to restart the dialogue process with China on Tibet’s future with the Obama administration during his visit to the US in October this year.
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by H.S.S. Nissanka, Lanka Daily News, July 22, 2009
Colombo, Sri Lanka -- “In the strict sense of the word, there is no Buddhist law; there is only an influence exercised by Buddhist ethics or changes that have taken place in customs. No Buddhist authority.... has ever created or promulgated any law”. (Encyclopaedia of Religion and Ethics, S.V. Law) and stated that he would maintain on the contrary that the monastic code consisted of laws in so far as it consisted of enforceable rules of conduct, precisely stated and codified, there being a set procedures laid down in the Constitution for trial and conviction in case of infringement.
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IANS, July 19, 2009
Kandy, Sri Lanka -- The famous 17th century Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic is breathing easy for the first time in many years ahead of a pageant that draws hundreds of thousands of people to this sacred Buddhist town. For, the Tamil Tigers lie vanquished.
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Sindh Today, July 10, 2009
Srinagar, India -- In a bid to attract more Buddhist pilgrims, Jammu and Kashmir’s tourism department is set to rejuvenate Buddhist sites in the state.
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Phayul, July 11 2009
Dharamshala, India -- His Holiness the Dalai Lama blessed and inaugurated the new Sakya Tenggyu monastery located at Kaza in Spiti valley of Himachal Pradesh, on Thursday, 9 July.
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by Mazhar Ali, TNN, 13 July 2009
CHANDRAPUR, India -- Those visiting the Mana opencast mine come across a tiny island having 2,000-year-old Buddhist caves standing tall between an over hundred-metre deep quarry.
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The Telegraph, July 8, 2009
Do not let outsiders change local names, Gelukpas appeal to govt
Itanagar, India -- Madhuri Dixit, one of Bollywood’s most famous faces till recently, has sparked a row in Arunachal Pradesh.
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New Tang Dynasty Television, July 3, 2009
Manali, India -- Hundreds of Buddhist monks completed an arduous 240 mile journey through Himalayan mountain passes, from Manali in Himachal Pradesh to Ladakh in Indian Jammu and Kashmir.
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ANI, July 6 2009
Dharamsala, India -- Tibetans living in exile in Dharamsala celebrated the 74th birthday of Buddhist spiritual leader Dalai Lama today.
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www.scoopnews.in, July 1, 2009
Ladakh, India -- All the Buddhist organizations of the Himalayan region from Arunachal Pradesh to Ladakh are organizing a felicitation function as a tribute of gratitude in honor of 50 years of Dalai Lama in India on the occasion of his 74th Birthday on July 6.
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IANS, July 2nd, 2009
Hemis, Jammu and Kashmir (India) -- Dancers draped in silk moved to the beat of drums, evil spirits were warded off and over 60,000 plastic water bottles were collected as the annual three-day Hemis festival began.
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TNN, 1 Jul 2009
VADODARA, India -- With the state government making provision for organising an international seminar on Buddhist heritage of Gujarat in its budget this year, archaeologists at M S University are gearing up to host the seminar in January next year.
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ANI, June 29, 2009
Himachal Pradesh, India -- Gigmed Choekyi Syingey, a revered Buddhist monk performed the unique religious 'Chakrasamvara Abhisheka' ceremony in Himachal Pradesh on Sunday.
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IANS, June 26, 2009
Dharamsala/Gangtok, India -- Tibetan exiles in India Friday celebrated the 25th birthday of the 17th Karmapa, Ugyen Trinley Dorjee, the only major monk reincarnate recognised by both the Dalai Lama and China.
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ANI, June 24, 2009
Dharamshala, India -- Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama on Wednesday started a two-day special teaching session for Buddhist students in Dharamsala.
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By Rathindra Kuruwita, The Nation, June 21, 2009
Colombo, Sri Lanka -- Buddhist countries can play a major role in the future of Sri Lanka and counterbalance the western powers, suggested President Mahinda Rajapaksa at a tribute organised by Sri Lanka Amarapura Maha Nikaya and Sri Lanka Ramanna Nikaya at Independence Square, yesterday.
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by Indrani Dutta, The Hindu, June 14 2009
KOLKATA, India -- Lord Buddha may have been born in Nepal and attained Nirvana in India, but it is China which has the largest number of World Heritage Sites of Buddhism, says Mao Siwei, Consul-General of China in Kolkata.
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by Saman Weeraman, The Nation, June 14, 2009
Hambantota, Sri Lanka -- Thanks to the eradication of terrorism, people in the country celebrated Poson in an atmosphere of peace and harmony after a long tome, observed Ports and Civil Aviation Minister Chamal Rajapaksa in Hambantota last week.
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IANS, June 10, 2009
Dhaka, Bangladesh -- The European Union (EU) has urged Bangladesh to remove temporary military bases and help re-settle the original Buddhist tribal residents in the Chittagong Hill Tracts, media reports here said Wednesday.
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by Asha Senevirathne, Sunday Observer, June 7, 2009
Samana Mayam maharaja
Dhammarajassa savaka
Thamena anukampaya
Jambudvipa idagata
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ANI, June 4, 2009
Bodh Gaya, India -- Buddhist monks and nuns here offered prayer for the victims of Air France Flight 447, which crashed in the Atlantic Ocean on Sunday night en route from Rio de Janeiro to Paris with 228 passengers on board.
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A Special Report by Ven Y. Wimala, The Buddhist Channel, June 7, 2009
Ven Y. Wimala, a recipient of the "Global Peace Award" in 2007, has returned to Sri Lanka to help "internally displaced people" - mostly victims of the island's civil war
Vavuniya, Sri Lanka -- When I arrived in Sri Lanka just days ago, the national flag was flying everywhere. Everyone I spoke with was happy that the war has finally ended. Incredibly, I noticed fewer road blocks and less military presence on the streets than before. It took a while for me to begin to believe that the past 30 years of war had really, really ended and people were celebrating this return to normalcy.
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by Irangika RANGE, Lanka Daily News, June 4, 2009
Colombo, Sri Lanka -- The Mahakaruna Buddhist Society in Sri Lankaramaya Buddhist Temple, Singapore has pledged to take care of 600 internally displaced children including 350 children who had lost their parents and 250 of university students in the Manik Farm transit village in Vavuniya.
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by Kripa Krishnan, PTI, June 1, 2009
Manali, India -- What does Barack Obama have in common with the Gyalwang Drukpa, spiritual leader of the 800-year-old Buddhist sect? The answer involves some hundred volunteers who march alongside the monks and nuns of the faith through the Himalayas on a 'padyatra'.
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By Pawan Kumar Shah, PTI, May 31, 2009
Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh (India) -- An international airport is soon to come up in Kushinagar, the destination of Buddha 'Parinirvana' or final salvation, where Buddha breathed his last.
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Sunday Times, May 31, 2009
Colombo, Sri Lanka -- The Colombo Young Men's Buddhist Association released a special issue of "The Buddhist" for Vesak this year.
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by GAUTAM SARKAR, The Telegraph, May 27, 2009
Dumka, India -- If all goes well, the land of Lord Baidyanath will be connected with the Buddhist tourist circuit.
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by Chitraratne Kaluarachchi, Lanka Daily News, May 26, 2009
Kandy, Sri Lanka -- Keleththewa Samadhi International Buddhist Centre along the Anuradhapura-Kandy main road will be opened on May 31 at 2.00 p.m.
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by Gouri Shah, Livemint.com, May 25, 2009
India is developing in a manner where it is taking people who are below the poverty line along with it in its growth and development process
Mumbai, India -- Former joint secretary in the ministry of tourism Amitabh Kant talks in an interview about his book Branding India: An Incredible Story, the impact of the recent election results on tourism,?and?challenges and opportunities before the brand that’s India. Edited excerpts:
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PTI, May 21, 2009
Timphu, Bhutan -- Bhutan is mulling to introduce Buddhism in colleges as it feels it is necessary for the education system of a country with a Buddhist culture.
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Asiantribune.com, May 20, 2009
Colombo, Sri Lanka -- Minister of Tourism Milinda Moragoda took part in the third annual meeting in connection with the Borobudur Declaration, on the invitation of the Indonesian Minister of Culture and Tourism, Mr. Jero Wacik.
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By Phurbu Thinley, Phayul, May 16, 2009
Dharamsala, India -- His Holiness the Dalai Lama on Saturday said Buddhist nuns from Himalayan regions had an important responsibility in preserving Tibetan Buddhist traditions, which he said was facing an uncertain future in its homeland.
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The Hindu, May 16, 2009
Bones of Buddha and his disciples are now preserved in Bodh Gaya. Darjeeling has a sizeable Buddhist population
KOLKATA, India -- Plans are on to display in Darjeeling the relics of Gautama Buddha and two of his principal disciples housed at the Jaya Shri Mahabodhi Vihara at Bodh Gaya.
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TNN, 10 May 2009
MANGALORE, India -- The tenets of Buddhism are based on scientific reasoning, which is why B R Ambedkar thought it to be the ideal path to progress for the oppressed in society, said Rachaiah, HOD, department of economics, DVS Arts and Science College, Shimoga.
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ColomboPage News Desk, May 8, 2009
Colombo, Sri Lanka -- To mark the Vesak festival, several colourful Vesak pandals are on display starting from today in Sri Lanka's capital Colombo and its suburbs despite the heightened security concerns.
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by Hilary Rajakarunanayake, Asian Tribune, May 9, 2009
Colombo, Sri Lanka -- After 30 years, Buddhists in the Jaffna peninsula and in Batticaloa celebrated Vesak on Friday, commemorating the birth of Buddha, his attaining Enlightenment and his passing away into Nirvana.
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The Sangai Express, May 9 2009
Imphal, India -- Stepping in to act as a catalyst in strengthening friendship with South East Asian countries and at the same time to help pilgrims visit Buddhist shrines and temples in India, Buddhists' Council Manipur (BCM) has initiated ground works to facilitate pilgrimage of foreign Buddhists through Manipur.
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ANI, May 9, 2009
Leh, Ladakh (India) -- Thousands of enthusiastic Buddhism devotees converged at Leh in Ladakh region of Kashmir to celebrate Buddha Jayanti or, the birth anniversary of Lord Buddha on Saturday.
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The Buddhist Channel, May 8, 2009
Bangalore, India -- DHARMA SUBHASHITA (Thubten Lekshey Ling) Indo-Tibetan Buddhist Meditation and Study Center (dharmasubhashita.org) will be conducting a celebration of Buddha Poornima (Wesak) at Bangalore on 9th of May. Buddha Poornima marks the anniversary of the birth of Siddhartha Gautama, his attainment of Buddhahood and his Mahaparinirvana.
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Lanka Daily News, May 8, 2009
Colombo, Sri Lanka -- The way to tread the path of the Thathagatha is to treat the hundreds of thousands of our citizens pushed by terrorism into welfare centres as the internally displaced, with kindness and benevolence, President Mahinda Rajapaksa stated in his Vesak message.
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The Buddhist Channel, May 8, 2009
New Delhi, India -- The President of India, Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil, in her message on the occasion of Buddha Poornima which is being observed tomorrow, has said: -
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by Seth Mydans, International Herald Tribune, May 6, 2009
Under a new Constitution, government programs must be judged by the happiness they produce, not by the economic benefits
THIMPHU, Bhutan — If the rest of the world cannot get it right in these unhappy times, this tiny Buddhist kingdom high in the Himalayan mountains says it is working on an answer.
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by Syed Rizwanullah, TNN, 7 May 2009
AURANGABAD, India -- Hundreds of Buddhist monks took out a morcha to the residence of the vice-chancellor of Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University (Bamu) on Wednesday demanding a road to the Buddha Vihar situated close to the ancient Aurangabad caves.
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Lanka Daily News, May 7, 2009
Colombo, Sri Lanka -- There passed away 140 years ago to be precise on July 8, 1833, a Buddhist prelate whose services to his religion were inestimable and his contribution to national culture was outstanding. He was Mahaddama Rajadhi Rajaguru Gnanavimala Tissa, the founder of the Amarapura Nikaya.
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by M B Maramkal, TNN, May 4, 2009
BYLAKUPPE, India -- Hundreds of Buddhist monks, scholars and devotees from Tibetan camps in India and other parts of the world are making a beeline to this Tibetan settlement camp to pay their reverences to the departed monk whose body is being preserved here at Nyingma Monastery's golden temple since the last 31 days.
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By Gyalsten K Dorji, Kuensel Online, May 1, 2009
Timphu, Bhutan -- The royal university of Bhutan (RUB) - in partnership with dratshang - may include Buddhism in Bhutanese colleges.
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by Marcus Dam, The Hindu, April 29, 2009
Sikkim, India -- Phetook Tshering Bhutia, being the eldest son in his family, was initiated into the monastic life, a tradition in some families with links to the monastery. He was a schoolboy when he was taken to the Namchi Ngadak monastery (gompa) in South Sikkim district in the mid-1950s.
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By Ashin Mettacara, The Buddhist Channel, 29 April 2009
Colombo, Sri Lanka -- Myanmar Buddhist monks studying in Sri Lanka helped the victims of Tamil war by collecting alms.
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By Janaka Perera, Asian Tribune, April 26, 2009
Colombo, Sri Lanka -- The Joint Committee of Buddhist Organizations has welcomed the common desire of Christian Churches for an integrated Sri Lankan Nation but notes that some of their activities in enriching national life are highly questionable.
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By Anish V Punnackattu, Travel Biz Monitor, April 23, 2009
Also plans to develop pilgrim guest houses at Bodhgaya, Rajgir and Patna
New Delhi. India -- Buddhist Monuments Development Council (BMDC), a national organisation dedicated to promote growing Buddhist sites in India has decided to open Buddhist information centres at various Buddhist sites in India.
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by Anurag Sharma, PTI, APril 21, 2009
Kathmandu, Nepal -- Tibetan people are going through difficulties because of political reasons and the spiritual master Dalai Lama is just helping them in all possible non-violent ways, says the head of Drukpa lineage, an 800-year-old Buddhist sect from Tibet.
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by Premasara Epasinghe, Lanka Daily News, April 20, 2009
Colombo, Sri Lanka -- Television can be defined as a system for reproducing on screen visual images transmitted, with sound by radio signals. Today, it is one of the most powerful and popular electronic medium in the world.
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ANI. April 17, 2009
Rongyek, Sikkim (India) -- Hundreds of Buddhist devotees congregated at Sa-Ngor Gompa monastery here to pray for world peace and welfare of humanity.
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By Phurbu Thinley, Phayul, April 13, 2009
Dharamsala, India -- Welcoming the New Year holiday truce declared in Sri Lanka with great relief, exiled Tibetan leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama on Monday expressed hope that the move would offer an opportunity for Sinhalese-Tamil relations to further take a new and more constructive direction.
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Tibet Custom, , April 14 2009
Dharamshala, India -- His Holiness the Dalai Lama on Sunday emphasised the preservation and protection of Tibetan Buddhism and culture, while inaugurating a new Tibetan monastic institution near Norbulingka Tibetan Cultural Institute, located in the north Indian state of Himachal Pradesh.
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The News, April 14, 2009
Islamabad, Pakistan -- Gandhara Art and Culture Association (GACA) has planned to revive the 2,500 years old Buddhist University of Taxila with the contemporary features of the 21st century.
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by Anurag Sharma, PTI, Apr 13, 2009
Kathmandu, Nepal -- They have followers in millions, spread across the world but this 800-year-old Buddhist sect, Drukpa, feels that the world really does not know much about them.
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By Ratnadeep Banerji, The Organiser, April 9, 2009
New Delhi, India -- Tibetan banishment in India has completed its 50 years. The Tibetan Government-in-exile has expressed its earnest gratitude to India and its people for according cozy shelter in distressed times. A five-day long symposium took place at India International Centre, New Delhi.
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Sindh Today, April 6, 2009
Dharamsala, India -- Tulku Tsenyi Khentrul Tenzin Tseten Rinpoche, a nine-year-old boy, was Monday enthroned as the reincarnation of Geshe Lobsang Gyatso, the founder of the Institute of Buddhist Dialectics (IBD).
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By Gyalsten K Dorji, Kuensel Online, April 9, 2009
Sogyal Rinpoche’s two-day instruction on meditation practice
Timphu, Bhutan -- “Hello, how are you, my darlings?” Sogyal Rinpoche beamed at his audience, many of whom were students and also included Lyonchhoen Jigmi Y Thinley, inside a hall at the YDF complex, Thimphu.
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By Janaka Perera, Asian Tribune, April 4, 2009
Colombo, Sri Lanka -- They say those who fail to learn from the past are condemned to relive it. It appears that the UNP under Ranil Wickremesinghe virtually mirrors the UNP of 1955-56 on more than one issue concerning the Sinhala majority.
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Lanka Daily News, Apr 2, 2009
Colombo, Sri Lanka -- President Mahinda Rajapaksa inspected work so far completed by the BOI at the International Buddhist Centre at Piliyandala.
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Narinjara, March 31, 2009
Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh -- A two-day convention of the Rakhine Buddhist Welfare Association was held from 27th to 28th March, 2009, in the conference hall of its head office in Cox's Bazaar, a southern coastal town with a large Rakhine population in Bangladesh.
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by Anand Sankar, Business Standard, April 1, 2009
New Delhi, India -- Tibetan spiritual leader in exile, the 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, today called upon the Chinese government to throw open Tibet to “independent, impartial observers” immediately.
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IANS, March 28, 2009
New Delhi, India -- Drukpa, an 800-year-old Buddhist sect from Tibet, is coming out of its theological cloister to showcase its legacy - and it also wants to woo Buddhists in India.
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By L.B.Senaratne, Daily Mirror, March 27, 2009
Colombo, Sri Lanka -- The new amendments to the Buddhist Temporalities Act are now being finalised by the two Chapters of Malwatta and Asgiriya, for which a committee including an Attorney and a Senior Basnayake Nilame has been sitting for several months.
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Lanka Daily News, March 26, 2009
Colombo, Sri Lanka -- The Mahanayaka Thera of Asgiri Chapter, Ven. Udugama Sri Buddharakkitha Mahanayaka Thera, Religious Affairs Minister Pandu Bandaranaike and representatives from the other three Buddhist Chapters who will participate in the Second World Buddhist Forum to be held in Wuxi, China and Chinese Taipei from March 27 to April 1.
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by Uditha Kumarasinghe, Lanka Daily News, March 25, 2009
Colombo, Sri Lanka -- Ven. Warapitiye Rahula Thera who works as a Grade One Social Service Officer attached to the Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte Divisional Secretariat Office has made a request from President Mahinda Rajapaksa seeking an immediate transfer to a Divisional Secretariat Office in the Jaffna peninsula.
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By Himal Kotelawala and Shane Seneviratne, Sunday Times, March 22, 2009
Colombo, Sri Lanka -- The Human Rights Commission (HRC) has held the Buddhist Affairs Commissioner responsible for failing to act in a case where 25 gold plated Buddha statues are reported to have gone missing in the present incumbency of the Dalada Maligawa Diyawadana Nilame. Nilanga Dela Bandara.
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By Kencho Wangdi, Kuensel Online, March 19, 2009
Bir, India -- Opening the conference in Bir, India, on ‘Translating the Words of the Buddha’, Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche warned of “how urgent and precarious” the survival of Buddhist culture and civilisation had become and urged the world’s leading Buddhist translators, including publishers, gathered there, to rescue Buddha’s teachings “from premature extinction”.
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By Kencho Wangdi, Kuensel Online, March 14, 2009
Timphu, Bhutan -- In what could be instrumental to the future of Buddhism in the world, a group of top Buddhist translators, led by Bhutan’s Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche, is meeting in Bir, India, to initiate the translation of Buddha’s teachings from the classical Buddhist language Choekye into English.
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By Gyalsten K Dorji, Kuensel Online, March 14, 2009
Going around in circles - Is our religious practice restricted to ritual?
Timphu, Bhutan -- 'Why do you practice Buddhism? “To fulfill my desires, get a good job and earn more money,” said a class 9 Yangchenphug student, who had just completed his daily routine of circumambulating the Memorial Chorten in Thimphu.
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By Gamini Jayasinghe, Daily Mirror, March 10, 2009
Significance of Medin Full Moon Poya Day
Colombo, Sri Lanka -- It was on a Medin Full Moon Poya day that Siddhartha Gauthama Buddha first visited his birth place, Kapilawattupura, the Kingdom of His father, King Suddhodana.
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By J.A.L. Jayasinghe, Daily Mirror, March 11, 2009
Colombo, Sri Lanka -- Labour Minister Mervyn Silva accompanied by a group of his supporters toured the Kandy city yesterday and asked city dwellers to hoist the Buddhist flag at residence.
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by M. A. R. Manukulasooriya, Lanka Daily News, March 9, 2009
Colombo, Sri Lanka -- The highest attainment in the academic field will fail if the child becomes spiritually bankrupt, said Ven. Mahauswewa Dhammadassi Thera, Principal of the Sri Mahinda Dhamma school, Baladora.
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The Age, March 9, 2009
Dharmsala, India -- The Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, in an interview with Taiwan television aired on Sunday, said he is in excellent health - but won't seek reincarnation.
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by Premakumara De Silva, University of Colombo, Lanka Daily News, March 5, 2009
Sri Lanka to issue stamp in his honour
Colombo, Sri Lanka -- Dr. A.P. de Zoysa (1890 - 1968) was something of a polymath. Born in Randombe, Ambalangoda, he had his first lessons in the nearby historic temple, the Maha Samudraramaya, and later attended the Wesleyan school in Randombe and Mahinda College, Galle, where he came under the influence of its principal, the famous Theosophist and Pali scholar F.L. Woodward.
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IANS, March 4, 2009
Patna, India -- A young Buddhist monk committed suicide in the Mahabodhi temple complex in Bihar’s Bodh Gaya town Wednesday, the police said.
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Indopia, March 3,2009
New Delhi, India -- A train launched by Railways in 2007 connecting popular Buddhist circuits, has won the National Tourism Award for providing"safe and unmatched"travelling experience to tourists.
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Sindh Today, March 4, 2009
Dharamsala, India -- Hundreds of Tibetan Buddhist exiles will assemble in this north Indian hill town to hear their spiritual head, the Dalai Lama, deliver a crucial address March 10, the 50th anniversary of the failed Tibetan uprising.
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IANS, March 1, 2009
Kolkata, India -- Global recession is posing a hurdle to the revival of Nalanda University, the world’s oldest centre of learning, says Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen.
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by M.A.R. Manukulasooriya, Lanka Daily News, Feb 23, 2009
Colombo, Sri Lanka -- Massive funds are spent annually by the Government for the uplift of Dhamma education, said Pandu Bandaranayake, Minister of Religious Affairs.
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IANS, February 20, 2009
Kathmandu, Nepal -- Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa is scheduled to visit his Nepal in March and pray at holy Buddhist shrines in the land where the Buddha was born.
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by Chamikara WEERASINGHE, Lanka Daily News, Feb 18, 2009
Colombo, Sri Lanka -- The Colombo Buddhist Theosophical Society commemorated the 102 nd death anniversary of prominent lawyer, journalist and Philanthropist Colonel Henry Steele Olcott at the Buddhist Theosophical Society Hall on Tuesday.
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Phayul, February 17, 2009
The first Tibetan college, named “The Dalai Lama Institute for Higher Education,” is located near the Indian IT city of Bangalore
Dharamsala, India -- Exiled Tibetan leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama Monday officially inaugurated and unveiled the name of the first Tibetan college of the exile Tibetan community set up in India.
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Asian Tribune, Feb 17, 2009
Colombo, Sri Lanka -- The head Priest of Heiyanthuduwa Purana Viharya Venerable Valamitiyawe Seelarthana hailed and awarded a plaque to a local entrepreneur Kaushal Rajapaksha , who holds CEO post of the Kalhari Entreprises , Heyyanthuduwa Sri Lanka recently at a ceremony held at the Heyyanthuduwa Purana Viharaya.
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Lanka Daily News, Feb 17, 2009
Colombo, Sri Lanka -- World history finds its greatness and attraction through the services rendered by philanthropists. A person whoever he is achieves greatness through ideologies borne in his mind and to the extent of effectiveness and favourable consequences resulting therefrom.
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Lanka Daily News, Feb 12, 2009
Colombo, Sri Lanka -- An eight-member Buddhist delegation from Japan led by Ven. Teruzumi Fukushima, the Viharadhipathi and Chief Incumbent of the Direjin temple of Japan arrived in the island on Sunday night.
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Sify News, February 8, 2009
Kathmandu, Nepal -- Drawing strength from parliament that three years ago declared the former Hindu kingdom of Nepal a secular state, Buddhist leaders are now demanding the construction of a Buddhist shrine at a famed 12th Century archaeological site, stoking afresh a temple versus monastery controversy.
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by Tanvir A Siddiqui, Indian Express, Feb 9, 2009
Ahmedabad, India -- The state government, having been prodded by Japan and Sri Lanka, is seriously working in the direction of developing a Buddhist circuit in Gujarat.
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By Susitha R. Fernando, The Sunday Times, Feb 8, 2009
Colombo, Sri Lanka -- First ever Buddhist film festival will be opened with Vesak celebration 2009 together with film screenings, book fairs, art exhibitions, beautiful decorations like pandals and food festivals from May 9 to 16, 2009 at BMICH premises.
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by Pranava K Chaudhary, TNN, Feb 6, 2009
PATNA, India -- The Union tourism ministry is toying with the idea to introduce luxury trains in the Buddhist circuit in Bihar on the pattern of the prestigious Palace on Wheels.
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AFP, Feb 3, 2009
NEW DELHI, India -- Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama was resting in his home-in-exile Tuesday after being treated for a pinched nerve in hospital, his spokesman said.
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Daily Mirror, Feb 2, 2009
Colombo, Sri Lanka -- US Ambassador in Colombo Robert O. Blake said yesterday that preserving Sri Lanka’s long standing traditions will only succeed if the country’s political leaders, its civil society, and its religious leaders stand and reaffirm their commitment to a just, pluralistic and multi-ethnic society built on the principles of tolerance, peace and mutual respect.
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AP, February 2 2009
NEW DELHI, India -- The Dalai Lama has been taken to a New Delhi hospital for medical tests after experiencing discomfort in his arms.
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By Prakash Chand Dubey, UCAN, January 30, 2009
TIMPHU, Bhutan -- Buddhist monks in Bhutan say alcoholism is threatening to destabilize local society and they want young people to turn to traditional spirituality and austerity to escape it.
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by KALYANI SARDESAI, TNN, Feb 1, 2009
PUNE, India -- The University of Pune (UoP) is witnessing a rise in the number of students taking up two ancient Indian languages — Pali and Sanskrit. The number of students opting for Pali has shot up to 200 during the current academic year from 20 to 30 in 2005-06.
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PTI, Jan 30, 2009
Itanagar, India -- Monks fiddling with computers, using cell phones and zipping around on bikes, may appear a bit out of place, but it is common sight at the ancient Buddhist monastery at Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh.
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IANS, January 30, 2009
Dhaka, Bangladesh -- The Bangladesh government plans to amend the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) Land Commission to ensure a better deal for the Buddhist tribals and implement the peace accord signed in 1997, a minister said.
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ANI, January 25, 2009
Leh, Ladakh (India) -- The ”Spituk Gustor”, an annual two-day monastic festival, took place at the Spituk Monastery on January 18 and 19 in Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir.
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ANI, January 25, 2009
Mumbai, India -- India’’s financial and entertainment hub, Mumbai is all set to have Asia’’s largest Pagoda, intended to be a mass meditation centre and also a major tourist attraction in the days to come.
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Indopia, January 25,2009
Dharamsala, India -- Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama today extended greetings to the people of China on the eve of Chinese New Year.
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by Balraj Puri, UNN, Jan 25, 2009
Ladakh, India -- Kashmir used to attract national and international attention. After all the state was known by this name and during the entire debate over the future of the state, it was called the Kashmir problem.
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Daily Mirror, Jan 22, 2009
Colombo, Sri Lanka -- Ven. Athuraliye Ratana Thera has been elected the Chairperson of the Indo-Sri Lanka Buddhist Friendship Association. This election took place following a series of Buddhist ceremonies that took place from January 10 to 11, in Nandedi, Maharashtra.
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Express News Service, Jan 22, 2009
CHENNAI, India -- Several Nobel laureates are soon expected to meet and engage themselves in discussions for negotiating with Sri Lanka and find a permanent solution to the ethnic problem, Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama disclosed this here on Wednesday.
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By Pawan Kumar Shah, ANI, Jan 19, 2009
Kushinagar, India -- Meditation Park in Kushinagar in Uttar Pradesh is in bad shape. Lack of maintenance has lead to its deterioration.
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Fox News, January 18, 2009
Dharmsala, India -- The Dalai Lama hints that he is open to picking a woman to succeed him. Successors to the Dalai Lama have traditionally been male.
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by Shripal Nishshanka Fernando, Lankawaeb, Jan 17, 2009
Colombo, Sri Lanka -- A most valuable and a highly useful Buddhist Dhamma phone conference in Sinhala language has been in operation for the last two years and anybody who wishes to participate can easily join in this noble program.
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THT Online, January 16, 2009
Kathmandu, Nepal -- A Christian by birth Uose Riu did not know he would fall in love with Buddhism -- a religion he had very little idea about -- when he landed in France 30 years ago.
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Sunday Observer, Jan 18, 2009
Colombo, Sri Lanka -- Ven. Bellanwila Wimalaratana Maha Thera, deputy chief incumbent of Bellanwila Raja Maha Vihara and Chancellor of Sri Jayawardenapura University was appointed as the Anunayaka of Kotte Sri Kalyani Samagi Dharma Maha Sangha Sabha.
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TNN, Jan 14, 2009
VARANASI, India -- Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama exhorted people to protect and conserve the environment for healthy life. He also suggested people to follow the spiritual ways for healthy living.
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By Phurbu Thinley, Phayul, January 14, 2009
Sarnath, India -- Exiled Tibetan leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama was offered a grand Tenshug (Long-Life ceremonial offering) by the Tibetan Youth Congress, the largest pro-independence group in the exile Tibetan community, to reaffirm its absolute faith and respect in his leadership.
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By Kalinga Seneviratne, IPS, Jan 14, 2009
NAGPUR, India -- Over 50 years ago, the author of India's constitution, B. R. Ambedkar, set in motion a Buddhist socio-political movement which many believe is now ready to fructify through Mayawati, chief minister of northern Uttar Pradesh, India's most populous state.
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by BIJENDER SHARMA, Punjab News Line, January 13, 2009
DHARAMSHALA, India -- Large number of Buddhist devotees from the Himalayan regions received audience with his holiness the Dalai Lama during the fourth day of his teachings on Tuesday in Sarnath, India.
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Lanka Daily News, Jan 13, 2009
Colombo, Sri Lanka -- The ruins of an ancient Buddhist Centre in Ramadegala temple premises about ten miles away from Dambulla rock temple are fast deteriorating due to lack of proper maintenance. Stone pillars, slates, dilapidated stupas, a foundation of Sangawasa are among those ruins.
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Gujarat Global News Network, Jan 13, 2009
Ahmedabad, India -- Gujarat has decided to host a seminar on Buddhism. Chief Minister Narendra Modi said that the seminar will be held at M S University in cooperation with other countries.
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ANI, Jan 12, 2009
Bodh Gaya, India -- Hundreds of Tibetan Buddhist monks participated in a prayer ceremony for world peace that concluded here on Sunday.
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by Tendar Tsering, Phayul, January 13, 2009
Chennai, India -- His Holiness the Dalai Lama will visit the Madras University on 21 January after his Pondicherry visit.
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By Michael Heath, Bloomberg, Jan 13, 2009
Varanasi, India -- The Dalai Lama, Tibet’s exiled spiritual leader, blamed a lack of spirituality among people today for the global financial crisis.
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By Tenzin Namgyel, Kuensel Online, Jan 12, 2009
Timphu, Bhutan -- Almost eight years after the government banned the sale of meat on auspicious months (1st and 4th months of the Bhutanese calendar), the National Assembly on January 8 lifted the ban.
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