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Hope J-K delimitation commission will include views of Buddhists, other mi
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 11 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP from Ladakh Jamyang Tsering Namgyal on Sunday said he hopes the delimitation commission in Jammu and Kashmir will include the views of Buddhist and other minority communities in the draft proposals.
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Beijing is bent on deciding succession of Tibet's next Dalai Lama
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Lhasa [Tibet], June 27 (ANI): Beijing is bent on deciding the succession of Tibet's next Dalai Lama as the present spiritual leader of Tibet Tenzin Gyatso is turning 86 on July 6 and with his advancing age, the question of who will succeed him has become more pressing.
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Chinese authorities restrict religious practices of Tibetans in Lhasa duri
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Lhasa [Tibet], May 15 (ANI): Tibetans in Lhasa have been instructed to restrict certain religious practices during the holy month called 'Saga Dawa', in what appears to be yet another move by Chinese authorities to curb the religious freedom of the Buddhist population.
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Bangladeshi expats organise poster exhibition at Eiffel Tower highlighting
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Paris [France], March 24 (ANI): Ahead of the 50th Independence Day of Bangladesh, the Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist and Christian Unity Council (BHBCUC) of France recently organised a poster exhibition at Eiffel Tower square depicting the Pakistan Army-led genocide in Bangladesh in 1971.
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China threatening to turn Tibetan Buddhist community into govt's tool: Rep
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington [US], March 12 (ANI): New measures of surveillance and control imposed by the Chinese Communist Party are threatening to turn the Tibetan Buddhist monastic community into a tool of the Xi Jinping-led government, according to a rights group.
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To avoid clash with India, Sri Lanka cancels Imran Khan's speech in Parlia
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], February 22 (ANI): In an effort to avoid confrontation with India, Sri Lanka has cancelled a scheduled speech of Prime Minister Imran Khan in Parliament.
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Buddhist monks offer prayers in Bihar temple for an end to COVID pandemic
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Gaya (Bihar) [India], February 14 (ANI): Buddhist monks offered prayers and lit lamps at Mahabodhi Mahavihara Temple in Gaya district of Bihar on Saturday for an end to the COVID-19 pandemic and peace of departed souls.
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Farmers' protest enters 39th day, Buddhist monks lend support
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 4 (ANI): As the farmers' protest at the borders of the national capital against Centre's farm laws on Monday entered its 39th day on Monday, a group of Buddhist monks from Lucknow also lent their support to the cause.
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How atheist China is trying to take control of Tibetan reincarnation, writ
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], December 25 (ANI): The Chinese Communist Party is an atheist organisation, barred from practising religion, as they have for years tried to regulate the affairs of Tibetan Buddhist figures, determining who can and cannot be reincarnated, Tenzing Yangzom Bhutia wrote in an
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PM Modi proposes library for traditional Buddhist literature, scriptures i
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 21 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday proposed to create a library of traditional Buddhist literature and scriptures adding that India would be happy to host the facility and provide appropriate resources for it.
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Victory Day: Bangladesh PM urges political leaders not to use religion as
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], December 17 (ANI): Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged the political leaders not to use religion as a political tool as the country was "liberated with the blood of Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists and Christians".
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Ladakh Buddhist Association celebrates 'Losar' festival in Leh
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Leh (Ladakh) [India], December 16 (ANI): The youth wing of Ladakh Buddhist Association celebrated the 'Losar' festival here on Tuesday. 'Losar' is celebrated to mark the beginning of the new year of the Buddhist community.
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