He announced the presentation of a rare Buddha relic to the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet. The relic, discovered during the British reign in India in the Piprahwa excavations, holds immense significance for Buddhists worldwide.
Tibetan Buddhist monks on Saturday offered special prayers at the Dorjidak Monastery here in Panthaghati, near Shimla, to welcome 'Losar'---Tibetan New Year 2151.
The three-day festival, organised with the customs and traditions of the Buddhist culture, was celebrated in honour of the late Dr Sasanbansh Mahathera Vante, a Buddhist monk at Shyam Village Buddhist Monastery.
Tibetan spiritual leader, the 14th Dalai Lama concluded his spiritual discourse on Wednesday, organized at the request of a Buddhist group of Southeast Asian countries. Dalai Lama continued last year's teaching on Chandrakirti's Entering the Middle Way in conjunction with the auto commentary
A three-day World Peace Conference and Peace Walk, with an aim to spread peace and harmony, has concluded in Ladakh. Buddhist monks and devotees and local people participated in this event.
Chandigarh [India], July 17: Carrying prayers and peace messages, a large congregation of Buddhist monks from across countries along with other devotees, leaders of other religious communities, and students carried out a peace walk to promote world peace and harmony on July 16 (Sunday) at La
Spreading Lord Buddha's messages of peace and harmony, they walked from NDS stadium to Shanti Stupa in Leh, Ladakh which is located at an elevation of 11,841 feet above sea level, which culminated the 32-day Padh Yatra, of 150 Buddhist monks and laypersons of Thailand, for world peac
Holding a placard outside the G7 International Media Centre in Hiroshima, Toyoshige Sekiguchi urged the world leaders for shunning the use of nuclear weapons.
Union Minister of State for External Affairs and Culture Meenakashi Lekhi inaugurated the "Buddham Saranam Gacchami" Exhibition in the presence of senior Buddhist monks, Ambassadors, diplomats and Ministry officials on Wednesday at the National Gallery of Modern Arts, Delhi.
Hundreds of Tibetans gathered in the main Buddhist temple Tsuglagkhang in Dharamshala to offer prayers for the well-being of the 11th Panchen Lama. Buddhist monks and nuns led the prayer service in the temple.
Buddhism and India have shared a long-standing relationship since its very beginning starting 5th century BCE. With a long and complex history in India, the religion has had a significant impact on Indian culture and society.