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Gujarat High Court refuses relook at rejected PIL on Somnath 'excavation'
August 03, 2026 2:25 am
The Gujarat High Court had dismissed the PIL seeking disclosure of an alleged survey conducted beneath the Somnath Temple by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) and IIT Gandhinagar.
The day Jawaharlal Nehru told the Dalai Lama to return to Tibet: Book Excerpt
July 07, 2026 10:21 pm
Inside the private meetings with Nehru and Zhou Enlai that shaped the Dalai Lama's decision to stay in exile.
Rs 1 rent a year: UP-Bhutan ink deal for monastery in Varanasi
June 10, 2026 9:32 pm
Move follows PM Narendra Modi’s November 2025 announcement of the project
Quota misuse for NEET-PG seats? SC seeks report from Haryana on students’ conversion to Buddhism
January 29, 2026 2:39 am
Two students approached the Supreme Court, seeking admission to a post-graduate medical course at a Uttar Pradesh-based college under the Buddhist minority quota.
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.
BUDDHIST PHOTOS
Inside the sacred world of Buddhist Thangka paintings
May 29, 2026 4:17 pm
Originating in Tibet, a Thangka is a traditional scroll painting created on silk or cotton fabric. These sacred artworks commonly depict Buddhist deities, intricate mandalas, or scenes from the life of the Buddha, and the name literally translates to “unfolding” in Tibetan. Learn more about the history and origins of this art form.
'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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