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RSS to rename Hindu Sammelans as Dharam Sammelans or Bodh Sammelans in Himachal's Buddhist-dominated areas
September 22, 2025 6:28 pm
The sammelans are to be held in Lahaul & Spiti and Kinnaur districts as part of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh’s centenary celebrations.
India steps in to stop Sotheby's auction of sacred Buddhist relics
May 06, 2025 7:44 am
After legal notice from Union Culture Ministry, the auction house is learned to have assured that it will address concerns over May 7 Hong Kong sale of relics from Piprahwa Stupa
Knowledge Nugget: What are the must know sites associated with the life of Buddha for UPSC Exam?
April 25, 2025 7:27 pm
From the reignited decades-old dispute over who controls the Mahabodhi temple in Gaya to Prime Minister Modi's recent visit to the Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi temple, Buddhist sites have come into the spotlight. Here's what you need to know. Also, go 'Beyond the Nugget' to know about the Bodhi tree in Sri Lanka and Buddhist Circuit.
'Tree & Serpent': Book traces emergence of Buddhist art in southern India
July 17, 2023 10:54 am
According to the publishers, the art book represents a significant step in advancing the scholarship of Buddhist art from monastic sites in the south.
Metropolitan Museum of Art hosts exhibition highlighting early Buddhist art in India
July 18, 2023 12:27 pm
“The exhibition showcases objects in various media, including limestone sculptures, gold, silver, bronze, rock crystal, and ivory,” the Met said adding that highlights include “spectacular sculptures” from southern India—newly discovered and never before publicly exhibited masterpieces—that add to the world canon of early Buddhist art.
Tina Turner visited India to prepare for her role in The Goddess; wanted to ‘reinvent' herself
May 25, 2023 6:03 pm
Tina Turner was all set to play the role of Shakti in a film titled The Goddess, directed by Ismail Merchant. However, the film never went on floors.
Jakucho Setouchi, 99, dies; Buddhist priest wrote of sex and love
November 28, 2021 10:56 pm
Setouchi, whom some critics called “Womb Writer” because of her controversial novels about sex and family, flouted expectations for women throughout her lifetime.
Tension at Sankisa Buddhist pilgrimage site in UP after saffron flag pulled down from temple
October 20, 2021 10:52 pm
Buddhist followers claim the disputed place as a Buddhist stupa having great religious significance for them, whereas the Sanatan Dharm followers claim it to be an ancient temple of Mother Bisari Devi.
Happy Buddha Purnima 2021: Wishes, images, quotes, status, messages, and photos
May 26, 2021 6:07 pm
Happy Buddha Purnima 2021 Wishes Images, Quotes, Status, Messages: Even though things are a lot different this year, celebrate this day by sharing these wishes with your friends and loved ones
By a hill in Jharkhand, Buddhist remains from a millennium ago
April 16, 2021 7:57 am
The site, at the eastern side of Jharkhand's Sitagraha hills, has been cordoned off by security personnel.
BUDDHIST PHOTOS
'Buddha of Gandhara': Exhibition presents a collection of Greco-Buddhist art of Gandharas
December 14, 2021 1:28 pm
In an attempt to spread the message of peace and dharma, an exhibition of paintings called, 'Buddha of Gandhara' by artist Ma Prem Anubodhi is on display at OshoDham in New Delhi from November 13, 2021 to December 11, 2021.
BUDDHIST VIDEOS
Prayers for world peace held in Gaya
February 17, 2016 5:05 am
Gaya, Feb 17 (ANI): Hundreds of Buddhist monks held special prayers for world peace and prosperity in Bihar. The 17th Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje presided over the week-long special prayer session of 33rd ‘Kagyu Monlam’. According to a Buddhist website, the word monlam could be translated as "the path of aspiration". Tibetan mon means a wish, desire, aspiration and lam - a path. “The 33rd Kagyu Monlam 2016 is officially commencing from today and at present his holiness 17th Karmapa is in session,” said head of publicity department of Kagyu Monlam, Gompo Chering.
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