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Buddhists bring 140 Buddha statues to celebrate Samyak Mahadan festival in
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Buddhists brought 140 statues of the Buddha from several viharas for the Samyak Mahadan festival held at the courtyard of Nagbaha, near Patan Durbar Square in Kathmandu Valley. This festival is celebrated once in every five years.
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Embrace the Magic of Giving with Royaloak: Unleash Festive Vibes in Every
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], December 20: Get ready to play Santa this holiday season as Royaloak, India's no.1 furniture brand, invites you to infuse the spirit of joy into your homes with its stunning collection of home decor. Whether it is transforming your living room, upgrading your b
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Afghanistan: How Taliban plans to make money out of Buddha statues it dest
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Taliban which itself destroyed the historically and culturally significant ‘Buddhas of Bamiyan’, now want to make money from the empty niches as it is desperately in need of cash.
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Dharmachakra Mudra: Logo of Global Buddhist Summit 2023
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
As per a source, "the mudras are the peculiar hand gestures of many Buddha statues depicting the Buddha in various positions and performing different hand gestures. They are the non-verbal mode of communication and self-expression consisting of hand gestures and figure postures.
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China tightens restrictions on Tibetan residents of Drago county
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
According to RFA, the communications clampdown in Drago county is the latest measure by Chinese authorities to bring locals to heel following the demolitions of huge Buddha statues in the area in 2021, sources in the region said.
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Pakistan robbing cultural heritage of Afghanistan
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
The smuggling is done by a global racket of smugglers who are facilitated by local Afghan officials. Major support to the crime is provided by actors working from the territory of neighbouring Pakistan.
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China walking in footsteps of Taliban, destroying Tibetan culture: Expert
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Beijing [China], February 24 (ANI): Brahma Chellaney, a strategic expert, says that China is walking in the footsteps of the Taliban saying that the destruction of two massive Buddha statues built in the sixth century by China is similar to the destruction of numerous religious artefacts in
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Despite global pressure, China's human rights abuse in Tibet is 'active'
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Lhasa [Tibet], January 28 (ANI): Despite global pressure on China to stop its repression of religious minorities, Beijing continues to target Tibetans by demolishing monasteries and Buddha statues, banning Tibetan flags and invoking their land rights.
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Expert draws parallels between China and Taliban as Xi destroying Tibetan
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Lhasa [Tibet], January 23 (ANI): Drawing similarities between Taliban and Xi Jinping, Strategic expert Brahma Chellaney said that Chinese authorities demolished a 99-foot statue of Lord Buddha in a Tibetan region of Sichuan in the same manner when the Taliban destroyed the Bamiyan Buddhas.
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Chinese crackdown in Tibet portrays Xi Jinping's new Taliban face: Analysi
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Lhasa [Tibet], January 22 (ANI): Chinese President Xi Jinping's campaign against religious symbols, practitioners and language in Tibet reflects the emergence of a "communist Taliban" in today's China, says analyst Vijay Kranti who has referenced the recent demolition of Buddha statues in Si
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India has expressed concerns to Pak over vandalistaion of Buddha statue: M
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 23 (ANI): India has expressed its concerns to Pakistan regarding the recent vandalisation of the ancient Buddha statue in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Ministry of External Affairs' spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said on Thursday.
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