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Assam's Majuli celebrates Rongali Bihu in its own traditional way
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Majuli (Assam) [India], April 15 (ANI): While people across the state are celebrating Rongali Bihu, the Satras (Vaisnaviate Monasteries) in Assam's Majuli on Friday celebrated the festival in their own traditional way.
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China Matters documents the journey to the sacred natural wonder in Guizho
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], April 12 (ANI/PR Newswire): Fanjingshan, an other-worldly mountain in southwestern China's Guizhou Province, hosts two Buddhist temples at its peak as one of the most extremely situated monasteries in the world.
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UP assembly polls: Monks at Kushinagar monasteries demand govt Buddhist Un
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kushinagar (Uttar Pradesh) [India] March 1 (ANI): Buddhist monks in Kushinagar, an international Buddhist pilgrimage centre that will go to polls on March 3 in the sixth phase of Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, have urged the state government to start a Buddhist University here.
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Despite global pressure, China's human rights abuse in Tibet is 'active'
Updated : 4 years, 3 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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Learnt wood carving art all by myself, says Padma Shri awardee from Ladakh
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Hinju (Ladakh) [India], January 27 (ANI): A wood carving artist from Hinju village of Ladakh was conferred the Padma Shri award on the 73rd Republic Day on Wednesday for the work of extraordinary craftsmanship.
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Chinese authorities force young monks to leave monasteries, go back home i
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Beijing [China], November 5 (ANI): Amid Beijing's crackdown on Tibetans, Chinese authorities in Qinghai province are forcing young monks to leave monasteries and sending them back to their homes.
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Beijing pushes Tibetan Buddhists to translate classroom texts to Mandarin
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Beijing [China] October 7 (ANI): In a bid to tighten command over Tibet Autonomous Region, Chinese authorities have directed the Buddhist monasteries in Tibet to translate classroom texts from Tibetan into Mandarin, China's "common language," said a news report.
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VHP passes resolutions on illegal conversions, liberation of monasteries,
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Faridabad (Haryana) [India], July 18 (ANI): The Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) on Sunday passed resolutions for steps to be taken for protection against Coronavirus pandemic, prevention of illegal religious conversions and liberation of Mutt-Mandirs (monasteries and temples).
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China using Buddhism to increase its influence in South Asia
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 7 (ANI): In a bid to increase its influence in South Asia, China is slowly using Buddhism as a soft power. From rewriting sacred texts by introducing Chinese narrative to developing Buddhist pilgrim sites and controlling monasteries in its own way, China is working
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13th Tibetan Religious Leaders Conference indefinitely postponed
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Mcleodganj (Himachal Pradesh) [India], Nov 30 (ANI): The 13th Tibetan Religious Leaders Conference scheduled for November 29- 30 in McLeod Ganj by the Department of Religion, Central Tibetan Administration has been indefinitely postponed ostensibly over the sudden death, in a tragic accid
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Centre of Tibetian Buddhism - Larung Gar is now just rubble
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], Nov.5 (ANI): It used to be a fine ancient monastery- a sprawling complex housing thousands of monks and nuns, going through various stages of learning about Buddhism. The scholars it produced went on to lead many monasteries themselves, and even entered local and regiona
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