A colossal Buddha head, a giant palm unearthed amid ASI excavation in Ratnagiri. What this means
Odisha’s links to Buddhism dates back to Mauryan Emperor Ashoka’s invasion of the ancient kingdom of Kalinga. But with ASI ...
The Royal Gazette1d
Bahá’ís mark World Religion Day
Since its establishment in 1950 by the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States, World Religion Day — ...
I visited 10 countries in a year — this one trumped them all
The answer is, of course, Bhutan, an isolated kingdom in the eastern Himalayas with a reputation for being a modern-day ...
The Daily Mirror3d
CID seeks legal advice on self-proclaimed ‘Bodhisattva’
The CID, which is conducting investigations against the self-proclaimed Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva Mahinda Kodithuwakku for ...
Religion News Service3d
Benin’s mecca of spirits and gods draws tourists and followers with famed Voodoo festival
The festival gained popularity over the years from within and outside Africa, organizers say, and attracts thousands of ...
From Baptist churches to Buddhist temples, religious groups volunteer for fire victims
Asian Americans, the most religiously diverse group in the U.S. and the third largest racial group in L.A., are organizing ...
The Daily Mirror4d
Austrian Buddhist devotee supports ‘Clean Sri Lanka’
An Austrian tourist on a visit to the Aukana sacred city has taken a keen interest in ‘Clean Sri Lanka Programme’ initiated ...
ThePrint4d
Tamil Nadu to set up its 1st Buddhist museum in Nagapattinam, where the religion thrived under Cholas
The museum aims to reclaim 350 Buddha bronzes excavated from Nagapattinam, now dispersed across museums in India and abroad, ...
Earthquake shakes Tibetan monasteries, casualties among clergy unknown
At least two Tibetan Buddhism monastic centres were severely damaged in Tibet with an unknown number of monks and nuns hurt, ...
Tibetan monasteries suffer severe damage in 6.8-magnitude earthquake
At least two Tibetan Buddhism monastic centres were severely damaged in Tibet with an unknown number of monks and nuns hurt, according to the few state media reports on the damage to religious sites ...