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Mongolian capital gears up to display relics of Lord Buddha from India
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Ulaanbaatar [Mongolia], June 12 (ANI): The Ganden Tegchenling Monastery, the centre of Mongolian Buddhists in Ulaanbaatar city is gearing up to display the relics or bone fragments of Lord Buddha to be brought from India by a delegation headed by Union Law and Justice Minister Kiren Rijij
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Rajnath Singh visits oldest Buddhist temple Tran Quoc Pagoda in Hanoi
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Hanoi [Vietnam], June 8 (ANI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh visited the historic Tran Quoc Pagoda in Hanoi on Wednesday.
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Chinese President Xi's 3rd term will ensure Buddhism in Tibet would be tal
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Lhasa [Tibet], June 8 (ANI): Buddhism in Tibet would truly be a tale of yesterday and a history, especially if President Xi Jinping secures an unprecedented third term of the leadership of the Chinese Communist Party (the first since Mao Zedong).
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Afghanistan: Chinese company demands revision of contract in Aynak Logar c
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 8 (ANI): A Chinese company has demanded the revision of the contract in the Aynak Logar copper mining project - at Mes Ayank a site situated 40 km southeast of Kabul in the barren region of Logar Province. The site contains the world's second-largest copper deposit.
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Buddhist monks thank India for organising International Vaishakha Buddha P
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], June 6 (ANI): A group of high-ranking Buddhist monks, the Chief Prelates on Sunday expressed gratitude to the Indian Government for providing humanitarian assistance to Sri Lanka amidst the country's ongoing economic and political crisis.
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Dalai Lama visits Tsuglagkhang temple to participate in annual "Mani Dhond
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh) [India], June 5 (ANI): Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama has visited the main Buddhist temple Tsuglagkhang to participate in the annual "Mani Dhondrup' prayers in Dharamshala.
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US State Dept report highlights China's persecution of Tibetan Buddhism
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 4 (ANI): China is persecuting practitioners of religions "that it deems out of line with Chinese Communist Party doctrine," including by destroying Buddhist houses of worship, and referenced discrimination faced by Tibetan Buddhists, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken
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Remembering an Indian Buddhist master who helped reform religion in Tibet
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Lhasa [Tibet], June 4 (ANI): The Indian Nalanda Buddhist masters had made a huge contribution to spreading the doctrine of Buddhism to the Far East countries.
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Biden sends greetings to Buddhists across the world on Vesak
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 17 (ANI): US President Joe Biden sent greetings to the Buddhist community around the world on the occasion of Vesak, also known as Buddha Jayanti and Buddha Purnima, a day which commemorates the birth, enlightenment, and death of Gautama Buddha.
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PM Modi's love for Buddhism has paved way for India Buddhist Centre in Lum
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], May 16 (ANI): Hailing the laying of foundation stone of India International Centre for Buddhist Culture and Heritage in Lumbini, an official of Lumbini Development Trust has said that it became possible due to PM Modi's "personal interest and love for Buddhism" and note
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Buddhist culture centre to be a common India-Nepal link: PM Modi
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Lumbini [Nepal], May 16 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that the India International Centre for Buddhist Culture and Heritage whose foundation stone was laid today will be an important place for learning and cultural exchanges between the two countries.
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India, Nepal agree to set up Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar Chair at Lumbini Buddhist
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], May 16 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that India and Nepal have decided to establish Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar Chair at Lumbini Buddhist University.
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