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Were the Kuthodaw marble inscriptions created to protect Buddhism from British colonial rule?

by Maung Maung Nyunt, The Buddhist Channel, 12 July 2026

Yangon, Myanmar -- The 729 marble slabs at Kuthodaw Pagoda in Mandalay, often called "the world's largest book," represent one of the most ambitious projects of Buddhist preservation ever undertaken. Completed in 1868 under King Mindon, these stone tablets contain the complete Pali Tipiṭaka, the Vinaya, Sutta, and Abhidhamma Piṭakas, inscribed across 1,460 pages, each slab five feet tall and five inches thick, housed in its own small shrine arranged around a central golden pagoda.

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Myanmar's Buddhist Circuit Poised for Global Recognition

by Jaffee Yee, The Buddhist Channel, 8 July 2026

Yangon, Myanmar -- As Southeast Asian nations invest in their Buddhist heritage to attract pilgrims and spiritual seekers, one country stands at a crossroads of immense potential: the Republic of the Union of Myanmar. Home to some of the world's most venerated Buddhist sites, the country is increasingly seen as a sleeping giant in the realm of religious tourism, with experts and officials alike recognizing its capacity to develop a comprehensive Buddhist circuit that could rival the well-trodden paths of India, Nepal, Thailand and Sri Lanka.

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Burmese Museum Proposes New Framework Bridging Buddhist Tradition and Archaeological Evidence

The Buddhist Channel, 19 May 2026

HSWAGATA, Myanmar -- The Hswagata Buddha Tooth Relics Preservation Private Museum has released the findings of a multi-year research initiative, offering a new historiographical perspective on the Buddha’s Tooth Relics based on contemporary archaeological and epigraphical evidence.

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Finding Balance at Kyaiktiyo, the Golden Rock

By Hy Hla Tun, The Buddhist Channel, 15 May 2026

Yangon, Myanmar -- There are some places you read about, and then there are places that read you. Kyaiktiyo Pagoda in Myanmar is one of those places.

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New Year Message from ITBMU Rector Urges Spiritual Renewal and Virtuous Transformation

The Buddhist Channel, 19 April 2025

Yangon, Myanmar -- As the Myanmar calendar transitions from 1386 to 1387, marking the traditional Thingyan (Water Festival) and New Year, Aggamaha Pandita Dr. Bhaddanta Hsekinda, Rector of the International Theravada Buddhist Missionary University (ITBMU), delivered a profound speech on the significance of spiritual renewal and virtuous growth during this season of change.

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Myanmar Declares State of Emergency After Devastating 7.7 Magnitude Earthquake
A Reflection on the Dhamma Teachings of the Late Venerable Sayadaw U Pandita
Buddhist Nuns Lead Relief Efforts Amid Myanmar Floods
Return of boat festival at Inle Lake brings mixed emotions
Myanmar's Majestic Buddha Statue Seek to Win Hearts and Minds during Civil War
Myanmar: Govt Asks Buddhist Leaders to Act Against Badly Behaved Monks
Myanmar clamps down on Buddhist nationalism
Not all Buddhists agree with Sitagu Sayadaw’s militant message
Pope to Meet Top Buddhist Monks in Myanmar, Address Military
Myanmar Commission Slams UN for “Smear Campaigning”
Myanmar State Buddhist Authority Stands its Ground
Religion minister refuses to resign, pledges to ‘purify’ Buddhism
Rakhine Protesters Demand UN Protect Buddhist Chakma in Bangladesh
Myanmar: Ma Ba Tha ordered to cease all activities by State Sangha Committee
Buddhist Authorities in Myanmar Warn Outspoken Monk to Adhere to Ban on Public Sermons
Myanmar Buddhists Decry Thai Government's Temple Crackdown
Anti-Buddhist Media and Myanmar: Complex Regional and Historical Dynamics
Myanmar jails Dutch tourist for pulling plug on Buddhist sermon
Dutchman held in Myanmar after 'pulling plug' on Buddhist sermon
Nearly 200 ancient pagodas damaged in Burma quake
Commission on Arakan State to be Formed With Buddhist and Muslim Members
Myanmar census data undercuts Buddhist hardliner claims
Myanmar’s top monks parry claims of anti-muslim Buddhist hardliners
Funeral fo the late Sayadaw U Pandita
Buddhist nationalist group threatens stability in Myanmar
Thousands of Buddhist monks march in anti-Muslim protests in Myanmar’s restive Rakhine State
Buddhist Mob Destroys Mosque in Myanmar
Senior Buddhist monk quits Ma Ba Tha
Myanmar Religious Officials Decry Buddhist Monk’s Pagoda-Building Spree
Concern as Myanmar Buddhist Monk Builds Stupas at Christian, Muslim Sites
Last rites performed for the late Sayadaw U Pandita
Is Thein Sein Myanmar's Angulimala?
Former Myanmar president Thein Sein 'becomes a monk': State media
Sula pagoda given a golden facelift
Buddhist Nationalist Monks to Protest Christian VP-Elect
Myanmar: Dhamma schools lack funds
Indian Buddhist monks march for peace in Myanmar, his eminence Thuksey Rinpoche leads
Buddhist monks march through Myanmar for peace
Buddhist Peace Conference Kicks Off With Presidential Cameo
Extremism Loses Out in Myanmar Vote
Burmese Public Dismisses Buddhist Nationalism With a Ballot
Can Burma Save Buddhism From the Politicians?
UN chief hits out at Myanmar monks' 'hate speech'
Myanmar's Ma Ba Tha monks flex their political muscle
Buddhist Group Comes Under Fire From Myanmar Politicians, Activists
Anti-Muslim Buddhist group moves toward Myanmar's mainstream
Understanding Buddhist-Muslim relations in Burma (Myanmar)
Myanmar's hardliners, monks protest in Rakhine against Rohingya migrant rescues
Activists outraged as Myanmar jails writer for Buddhist insults
Myanmar Buddhists plan anti-boatpeople rally
Buddhist monks sue Burma minister over 'use of chemicals on protesters'
Buddha Wearing Headphones Image Triggers Controversy in Myanmar
Buddhist monk goes on hunger strike for release of all political prisoners
Burma expels Canadian prof over Buddhist tattoos on his leg
Mahasantisukha monks’ request to countersue Buddhist council rejected, again
Myanmar-Nepal flight would facilitate Buddhist pilgrims
Buddhist backlash against fear of 'love-jihad'
Myanmar's religious department prosecutes five Buddhist monks including London Sayadaw U Ottara
Five Buddhist monks defrocked and remanded for religious offence
'They All Become Like My Children'
Buddhist Sangha conference to begin on Sunday
Commission says NGO staff did not disrespect Buddhist flag
Ethnocentric Buddhism: A new theme in Burmese Buddhism
Concern as Buddhist mobs target foreign aid groups in Myanmar
In Myanmar, a Buddhist ‘siege mentality’ at work?
Chinese Buddhist pictures exhibited in Myanmar
Buddhists in Myanmar Protest OIC's Visit
Bill seeks to disallow Buddhist Myanmar women from marrying non-Buddhist men
Myanmar arrests 44 suspects after Buddhist-led attacks in Thandwe
Late S.N. Goenka's ashes to be scattered in the Irrawaddy River, Myanmar
Protesters Attempt March from Mandalay to Copper Mine
Mon at Burmese-Thai Border Mark Historic Arrival of Buddhist Scriptures
Burma Buddhist Committee Bans Anti-Muslim Organizations
Buddhists Get Prison Terms in Myanmar
Buddhist monks to preach without hurting other religions
Myanmar's prominent Buddhist monk talks peace and unity
Myanmar monks make clarification on Buddhist meeting
Myanmar Buddhist monks call for peace as they conclude meeting on religious tensions
Buddhist monastery protects Muslim refugees in Myanmar
Monks’ Convention in Burma Calls for Restricting Buddhist-Muslim Marriage
Monk Arrested for Smuggling Rohingya in Buddhist Robes
Who can stem the tide of Buddhist supremacy in Myanmar?
Fanatical Buddhist Monk Saydaw Wirathu Calling for Boycott of Myanmar Muslims
Armed Buddhists, including monks, clash with Muslims in Myanmar
Buddhist monks say words against the Letpadaungtaung final report
Buddhists Leaving Bangladesh Welcomed in West Burma
Bangladeshi Buddhist families resettle to Arakan state
Buddhist conference held in Yangon
Chinese copper mine triggers nationwide protests led by Buddhist clergy
Monks Stage Protest in Rangoon
Buddhists seek voice in strife-hit western Myanmar
Buddhist monks march in Myanmar to thwart Islamic office plan
Mass Myanmar monk rally backs anti-Rohingya plan
Myanmar to examine Muslim-Buddhist violence
Burma: Aung San Suu Kyi Pleads For Ethnic Minority Rights
Myanmar is reminded of its ethnic realities
The Buddhist Revival in Burma
Buddhist festival celebrates a new freedom
Devotees celebrate Buddhism and hope at Myanmar shrine where festival was banned 20 years
His Holiness the Dalai Lama May Visit Holiest Buddhist Sites of Burma
Myanmar to hold grand religious function to mark 2600th anniversary Shwedagon Pagoda
Burmese Junta's Proxy Forms New Buddhist Organization
Remote Buddhist Villages Threatened by Rampant Robberies
Aung San Suu Kyi gives robes to monks, nuns in Buddhist rite
Buddhist missionary group launches border projects
More foreigners study Abhidhamma Buddhism in Myanmar
Group spreads Vipassana meditation
Landslides in southern Myanmar kill 3 Buddhist monks, damage monasteries
Earthquake damages Buddhist temples
Buddhist canon preserved on 9500 brass plates
Buddhists outraged by actor's photo
Thousands donate hair to fix pagoda road in remote Burma
Shoddy work blamed for Myanmar pagoda collapse
International Theravada Buddhist universities conference to be held in Myanmar
Shwepawkyun abbot prosecuted in assault case
Foreign Buddhist association funds delta housing project
U Gambira to serve total of 68 years in prison
Sri Lankan Buddhist coordinates delta construction project
Officials scratch off gold from Buddha statues
Pagodas ready for pilgrimage season
The Full Moon Day of Thadingyut or Lighting Festival of Burma
India, Asean discuss joint Buddhist pilgrimage tourism
Two ancient statues of Buddha found in Mandalay
Putting Compassion into Action
Statement by the All Burma Monks’ Alliance
Buddhist scriptures at risk of rain damage
Buddhist ceremony disrupted in Taunggok
Myanmar's Shwedagon Temple Damaged
Democratic Karen Buddhist Army denies taking monk’s body
Armed group steals monk's corpse
Serving the People
Boat capsize kills 10 in Myanmar
Association of monks in Burma urges holding protest day on Sept 11
Monks Take Officials Hostage for hours in Upper Burma Standoff
Buddhist monks release hostages
Myanmar soldiers fire shots in air to break up Buddhist monks' protest, exile media report
All that glitters is not gold in Myanmar's political landscape
Giant 'pilgrim fish' disappear from river by Myanmar pagoda
Rare Myanmar parties for Buddhist New Year
The orphan monks of Myanmar
`Blitzkrieg' rehab imperils Myanmar's ancient temples
Mandalay authority member sells liquor near Buddhist monasteries
From Ruins to Ruined
Buddhist Monastery Pressured to Sell after Gas Discovery
Buddhist monk killed by drunken youths during Thingyan festivity
Mahamuni Temple Trustees Face Detention after Army Wireless Set Missing
Authority Denies Renovation of Reclining Buddha
Burma offers Bangladeshi Buddhists to settle in northern Arakan
80-Family of New Buddhist Settlers Brought into Northern Arakan
Myanmar: Holy relic stolen
Quake shakes historic Myanmar temples
Burmese Buddhist nun detained for religious reasons
Chinese, Myanmar Buddhist masters stress promotion of friendship, world peace
Burmese authorities banned Buddhist monks from preaching
Buddhist monks detained and restricted by Burma junta
Regime using Buddhism for propaganda purposes, monks say
World Buddhist leaders stress propagation of Buddhism
World Buddhist summit wraps up in Myanmar
Essential unity among Buddhist leaders for peace - Burmese Buddhist Leader
World Buddhist conference opens in Myanmar despite boycott call
Interview with Abbot of Sitagu on the forthcoming ?World? Buddhist Summit in Burma
Burma junta to go ahead with ?World? Buddhist summit
Myanmar to issue new stamps to mark world Buddhist summit
Buddhist monks and Burma?s junta
World Buddhist Summit: appeals to boycott Myanmar?s military regime
Burma junta tries to appease Buddhist monks
Report on detained Buddhist Monks in Burma
Burma junta invites another Japanese Buddhist group for Buddhist conference
World Buddhist Summit on schedule
Japanese Buddhist sponsor boycotts Burma junta

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