Organised jointly by the Office of the Dalai Lama and the International Buddhist Confederation (IBC), the forum will be held from December 20-22 at the International Convention Centre in Bihar.
The International Buddhist Confederation, in collaboration with Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama and the Tibetan Buddhist Centre, is set to organise the First International Sangha Forum (ISF) from December 20 to 23.
After crores of rupees were recovered from Congress MP Dheeraj Kumar Sahu's premises in Odisha and Jharkhand during raids by the Income Tax (I-T) department, Lok Sabha MP Manickam Tagore on Saturday questioned the linking of a business of Sahu family with the Congress.
The festival was jointly inaugurated on Saturday by Ambassador of India to Nepal Naveen Srivastava, Minister of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation of Nepal Sudan Kirati, and Chief Minister of Lumbini Province Dilli Bahadur Chaudhary.
The general secretary of the Federation of Ambedkarite and Buddhist Organisation (FABO) UK, Pankaj Shamkunwar, on Wednesday, called Dr BR Ambedkar a 'progressive thinker' while underlining his contribution to Indian democracy.
Seoul [South Korea], November 30: The global fascination with Korean temple food, steeped in the wisdom of 1700 years of Korean Buddhism, continues to captivate enthusiasts worldwide. Several world-renowned culinary institutions, including Banarsidas Chandiwala Institute of Hotel Management
A two-day General Assembly Meeting was held by the International Buddhist Confederation (IBC), a global Buddhist platform, in New Delhi with the aim to elect office bearers of the world body for the next three years.
The Prambanan temple in Yogyakarta is actually a complex of 240 temples that were completely destroyed in earthquakes. The restoration work is under progress due to which, 22 temples have been restored till now.
In the small eastern Bhutan village of Drametse, twice a year, the Drametse Ngacham masked dance is performed, in honour of Padmasambhava, an 8th-century Buddhist master, Bhutan Live reported.
Around 5,000 monks and nuns from around the world, including India will be gathering in Bodh Gaya for the 18th International Tipitaka chanting Programme from December 2-12, the International Buddhist Confederation informed in a press release.