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PM Modi, Thailand counterpart Shinawatra visit Wat Pho, pays homage to Rec
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
PM Modi paid homage to homage to the Reclining Buddha and offered 'Sanghadana' to senior Buddhist monks. He also presented a replica of the Ashokan Lion Capitol to the shrine of Reclining Buddha.
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ISKCON's Travelling Sankirtan Party: Spreading Spiritual Knowledge Across
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra)/ Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], April 1: In an age of material distractions, a group of dedicated young monks is on a transformative mission--bringing the wisdom of Vedic scriptures to people across cities, towns, and villages. The Travelling Sankirtan Party (TSP), a dyn
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Himachal Pradesh: Tibetan Buddhist monks perform traditional Cham at Tsech
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Tibetan Buddhist monks performed the traditional Cham (lama dance) at the Tsechu Fair in Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, to commemorate the birth anniversary of Guru Padmasambhava, revered as the founder of Vajrayana Buddhism in Tibet.
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Monks from 12 different countries gather in Lumbini for fourth Lumbini Int
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
The four-day program dedicated to highlighting the region's spiritual significance and spreading the message of peace and fraternity started from the premises of Maya Devi temple in Lumbini.
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Ordination ceremony for 500 novice monks underway in Nepal's Lumbini
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
The Pravrajya ceremony started from Tuesday with yellow robes, or Chibar being handed over by senior Buddhist monks who initiated the Shramanera (novice monk) ordination.
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China's brutal assault on Tibetan Buddhism sees over 1,000 monks expelled
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Chinese authorities have given a recent blow to the major hub of Tibetan Buddhist learning by expelling more than 1,000 Tibetan monks and nuns from the Larung Gar Buddhist Academy, according to individuals within Tibet.
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Over 1200 Buddhist monks from across the world gather in Odisha to partici
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Over 1200 monks from around the world have gathered in Odisha to attend the first Guru Padmasambhava Chanting Program which begun on Sunday and will continue till January 16.
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"Govt should intervene": Congress MP Ranjeet Ranjan raises concerns over B
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Speaking to ANI, Congress MP Ranjeet Ranjan stated, "We said yesterday too that a few monks coming to India were stopped. So, our government should intervene as it is a matter of the security of minorities."
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"Constitutional duty of governments to prioritize minorities": Congress le
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Meanwhile, on Saturday, November 30, ISKCON Kolkata claimed that Bangladesh authorities had arrested two of its monks, Adipurush Shyam Das and Ranganath Das Brahmachari.
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ISKCON claims arrest of two more monks and secretary of Chinmoy Krishna Da
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
ISKCON Kolkata on Saturday claimed that Bangladesh authorities have arrested two monks, Adipurush Shyam Das and Ranganath Das Brahmachari, and the secretary of Chinmoy Krishna Das.
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First Asian Buddhist Summit throws up innovative ideas
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Members of the Mahasangha, patriarchs of various monastic traditions, monks, nuns, members of the diplomatic community, professors of Buddhist studies, experts and scholars, around 700 participants, engaged enthusiastically with the topic.
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Beijing's crackdown on Tibetan education intensifies with forced transfers
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
In a concerning escalation of China's assimilation policies in Tibet, authorities have forcibly removed young monks from the Taktsang Lhamo Monastic School in Dzoge County, Sichuan, in recent months, pressing them into state-run boarding schools as part of a broader effort to erode the Tibe
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