An Iranian newspaper reported on Sunday that government authorities are confiscating Buddha statues from shops in Tehran to stop the promotion of Buddhism in the country. Sunday's report by the independent 'Arman Daily' quotes Saeed Jaberi Ansari, an official for the protection of Iran's cultural heritage, as saying that authorities will not permit a specific belief to be promoted through such statues. ...
04:00 PM, Feb 17, 2013
It was a day of religious diplomacy by India as External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid on Saturday inaugurated a three-day international conference on Buddhism followed by unveiling of a 15-foot statue of Gautam Buddha. ...
08:12 PM, Dec 15, 2012
Kushinagar (Uttar Pradesh): Welcome to the land of the Buddha. A breather from most other religious destinations, which, ironically, reel under chaos, Kushinagar - the place where Gautam Buddha breathed his last - is a place where you can pray in peace or simply soak in the beauty of the architectural marvels and the natural surrounding. Situated 51 km east of Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh, Kushinagar is one of the...
05:23 PM, Oct 01, 2012
London: China is beset by a moral crisis, widespread corruption and lawlessness, leading millions of Chinese to seek solace in Buddhism, Tibet's exiled Buddhist leader, the Dalai Lama, said on Monday. The Dalai Lama was in London to receive the $1.7 million Templeton prize for his work affirming the spiritual dimension of life. Speaking to reporters before the award ceremony at St. Paul's Cathedral in London, he said millions of...
01:00 AM, May 15, 2012
New Delhi: Tibetan Buddhist spiritual leader the Dalai Lama spiritual won the 2012 Templeton Prize on Thursday. For decades, Tenzin Gyatso, 76, the 14th Dalai Lama - a lineage believed by followers to be the reincarnation of an ancient Buddhist leader who epitomized compassion " has vigorously focused on the connections between the investigative traditions of science and Buddhism as a way to better understand and advance what both disciplines...
05:44 PM, Mar 29, 2012
New Delhi: Buddhism has a special role to play in the modern world because unlike many other religious traditions, Buddhism uniquely propounds the concept of independence which accords closely with the fundamental notions of modern science, Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama said on Sunday. Elaborating on the importance of Buddhism as tool for promoting peace, he said, "The 20th century was a century of war and violence, now we...
10:38 AM, Nov 28, 2011
Warsaw: Poland is essentially a Catholic country, but of late the interest in Buddhist literature has been growing for two reasons. One, there is the immense popularity of Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama and, two, the translation of Buddhist literature into Polish language - the latest being the Jataka tales. Among the foremost translators is Janusz Krzyzowski who has in the last five years produced five monumental and seminal...
01:31 PM, Oct 10, 2011
For a religion that spread from India to the rest of the world, I know precious little about Buddhism. The Dalai Lama, Bodh Gaya, the Bamiyan statues, Richard Gere, a hundred Hollywood movies - despite all that, I know very little about the man who attained Nirvana. There's this book called 'The Little Prince' - it's supposedly a worldwide bestseller penned by a French author decades back. What really struck...
12:16 PM, Sep 20, 2011
Melbourne: Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard will not meet with the visiting Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama to avoid a diplomatic row with China. "The prime minister will not meet with the Dalai Lama on this visit to Australia," Gillard's spokesman said on Monday. "Australian prime ministers have not met the Dalai Lama on every occasion he has visited Australia. Given the frequency of his travel to Australia, the government...
05:51 PM, Jun 13, 2011
The Tibetan Parliament in exile will debate the proposal after the Dalai Lama pressed that his resignation be accepted as Tibet's political leader. ...
08:38 PM, Mar 14, 2011
Dharamsala: Turning down requests by his followers to continue, Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Monday formally conveyed to the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile his decision to devolve political authority to pave the way for putting in place a new democratic system to pursue the cause of Tibet. The Dalai Lama administered some shock therapy to his exiled countrymen in Dharmsala by offering to resign as Tibet's political head. Penpa Tsering,...
01:52 PM, Mar 14, 2011
Beijing: Tibet's exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, does not have a right to choose his successor any way he wants and must follow the historical and religious tradition of reincarnation, a Chinese official said on Monday. It is unclear how the 76-year-old Dalai Lama, who lives in India and is revered by many Tibetans, plans to pick his successor. He has said that the succession process could break with...
08:15 AM, Mar 08, 2011
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The assumption that the Karmapa will create a China-friendly chain of monasteries in the Himalayas by using Himachal Pradesh as a staging point for anti-India ...
04:31 PM, Feb 03, 2011
New Delhi: Tibetans across the country held protest rallies in support of their religious leader Karmapa Lama - a day after the Enforcement Directorate questioned him for almost seven hours. Thousands of followers and devotees of Karmapa gathered at monasteries on Tuesday across the country and carried out a candle light march against the police action at his residence. For the first time Karmapa Lama's aides have denied the charges...
06:53 AM, Feb 02, 2011
Dharamsala/Shimla: A high-level Enforcement Directorate (ED) team on Monday questioned aides of Karmapa Ugyen Trinley Dorje who are managing the trust backed by him about foreign currency worth over Rs 7.5 crore seized during raids. Headed by Deputy Director (North) V Neerja, the ED team reached the Gyuto Monastery at Sidhbari just before noon and had a marathon question-answer session lasting four hours and 40 minutes. The ED officials asked...
08:34 PM, Feb 01, 2011
New Delhi: One of the most revered places for Tibetans and Buddhists across the world now caught in a criss-crossing web of Hawala, Benami land deal and worse still of furthering Chinese interest on Indian soil. The 17th Karmapa Ugyen Trinley Dorjee stands accused of being a Chinese plant. Central government sources say that foreign currency worth crores was recovered from this religious abode. The Gyuto Tantric Monastic University, home...
07:14 AM, Jan 29, 2011
Beijing: A Buddhist monk has become popular for performing pop music, using latest gadgets and wearing fashionable gowns while travelling in China to spread his religion. Unlike traditional Buddhist monks, Shi Daoxin, formerly an abbot at a temple in eastern Jiangxi province, is a fan of Harry Potter and uses the latest iPhone and iPad. Dressed in stylish gowns and wearing sunglasses, Shi also uses television, radio and other media...
10:49 AM, Jan 18, 2011
Washington: New age guru Deepak Chopra is all set to publish a graphic adaptation of his New York Times bestselling novel "Buddha: A Story of Enlightenment" in collaboration with Liquid Comics and Dynamite Entertainment. The 160-page, hardcover graphic novel will be available in bookstores across the US Dec 14 with a digital Apple iPad version also available before the end of the year, Liquid Comics founded by three Indian American...
11:02 AM, Dec 06, 2010
Toronto: The Dalai Lama, who wound up his three-day visit here by leading prayers at the newly opened Tibetan cultural centre, doesn't rule out a female successor. The purpose of the Dalal Lama's reincarnation is to serve the Buddha, the 14th Dalai Lama told a week-end audience of more than 15,000 at the city' Rogers Centre. "If a female reincarnation is more useful - why not?" he retorted when asked...
10:17 AM, Oct 25, 2010
Chanira Bajracharya, 15, has been the Kumari or "living goddess" of Patan, an ancient town south of Kathmandu. ...
01:34 PM, Apr 07, 2010
