Buddhism News
Buddha Purnima or Buddha Jayanti is a significant day for Buddhists
This year marks the 2585th birth anniversary of Lord Buddha
Check Lord Buddha’s 10 life-changing quotes here
A purported video of Dalai Lama kissing a minor boy has emerged on social media
The spiritual leader subsequently asked the boy if he could suck his tongue
The video has elicited angry reactions from Twitter users
Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama said that the Chinese government destroyed many Buddhist Viharas, but the number of followers of Buddhism has not decreased in China.
BJP has attacked the AAP over insult to Hindu Gods
The party has demanded AP sack its minister Rajendra Pal Gautam
The AAP minister is accused of disrespecting and insulting Hindu Gods
The head monk of Tibetan Buddhism, 14th Dalai Lama turned 87 years old on Wednesday
He was born in Takster, Amdo in north-eastern Tibet on July 6, 1935
The 14th Dalai Lama, a man of peace, received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989 for his nonviolent campaign to liberate Tibet
PM Modi greeted the nation on Buddha Purnima
He said that Buddha's thoughts can make the planet more peaceful, harmonious and sustainable
PM Modi is also travelling to Nepal today
The first-ever Global Buddhist Conference will be held in Indian in November
ICCR will organise the event in Nalanda, Bihar
PM Modi will give an award for promotion of Buddhist studies
India has gifted a statue of Buddha to Bhutan on the birth anniversary of Guru Rinpoche
Guru Rinpoche is considered as the second Buddha
Guru Rinpoche was also known as Guru Padmasambhava was responsible for spreading Buddhism to Tibet, Bhutan and other parts of Asia
China is forcing a Duplicate Dalai Lama on world
President of the Tibetan Government in Exile has said that its Tibetans who have "copyright" over the reincarnation of Lamas
China's religious diplomacy involves pervasive control of the CCP over every aspect of religion.
As per CCP ideology, Beijing has always pursued the idea of ‘national unity’ based on Confucian values.
The birthday of Lord Buddha is widely celebrated across the globe and followers begin preparation, days in advance.
Tenzin Taklha, private secretary of Dalai Lama, has said the spiritual leader is stable and would remain in hospital for the next two to three days.
The monk in his forties is seeking 8.6 million yen (USD 78,000) from his temple on Mount Koya, a World Heritage Site.
The birth anniversary of Lord Buddha is celebrated as Buddha Purnima.
Buddhist mobs in Sri Lanka last week led anti-Muslim riots that left at least three dead.
Several Buddhist groups have accused Muslims of forcing people to convert to Islam and of vandalising Buddhist archaeological sites.
Presence of Muslim Rohingya asylum-seekers in the country has also angered some nationalist Buddhists.
A shop-owned by a Muslim in Kandy was set ablaze, forcing the government to send troops to establish order.
A Dalit family, that was allegedly beaten up by cow vigilantes for skinning the carcass of the animal in Una in Gujarat, have decided to embrace Buddhism.
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Saturday paid floral tribute to Buddhist monk Bhante Pragyanand, one of the seven monks who initiated Dalit icon Babasahed Bhim Rao Ambedkar into Buddhism.
The condition of 90-year-old Buddhist monk Pragyanand, who gave "diksha" to Ambedkar continues to be critical.
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