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Ancient meditating Buddha discovered

The Buddhist Channel, April 16, 2013

Kandramanickam, Tamil Nadu (India) -- A Buddha statue in sitting dhyana (meditation) posture was recently found in  Kandramanickam while carrying out field work alongwith a team which included Dr. Kudavayil Balasubramanian.

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Ancient Buddhist Vihara found in Munshiganj

bdnews24.com, March 23, 2013

Munshiganj, Bangladesh -- Archaeologists on Saturday unearthed an ancient Buddhist ‘Vihara' (monastery) in Bikrampur region of the district for the first time while carrying out excavation work at Raghurampur village.

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Buddhist site unearthed near Mylavaram

by P. SAMUEL JONATHAN, The Hindu, March 16, 2013

The find is strikingly reminiscent of the Amaravati School of Art

Vijayawada, India -- A Buddhist site, probably belonging to the Satavahana/Ikshvaku dynasties, has been unearthed by a freelance archaeologist Kadiyala Venkateswara Rao, near Pondugula village in Mylavaram mandal of Krishna district.

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Inscription hints at Buddhist treasures

CNTV, January 31, 2013

Gangsu, China -- A block of stone inscription, believe to be a thousand years old, was discovered in a temple burial ground in Gangsu, China.

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Call to construct protective wall around Buddhist stupa

by Dr Ramzan Abdullah, Pak Observer, January 19, 2013

Taxila, Pakistan -- The local and foreign tourists have called upon UNESCO and federal as well as provincial government to take stock of the construction of wall around earliest Buddhist stupa and monastery known as Dharmarajika Stupa dated back to second century AD near Taxila by private developers as tourists entrance has been completely restricted leaving no place to visitors.

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