Institute of Buddhist Studies played a significant role in propagating the teachings of Buddhism

Vijay Kumar 4 weeks ago Region: India

   Leh-Ladakh(J&K),October 23 (Vijay Kumar)- Referring to the work being done at the Central Institute of Buddhist Studies(CIBS) at Leh today , The Governor, N. N. Vohra, said that it has played a significa... more

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Buddha's birthplace misrepresented, Nepal's area reduced by world encyclopedia

Mohan Nepali 8 months ago Region: Nepal

D K Illustrated Family Encyclopedia published by Dorling Kindersley Limited, a Penguine company, has been found to have claimed that the Buddha was born in India. Ekraj Dahal, an English lecturer in Kathmandu, discovered t... more

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Faith and the Stock Exchange : The Dharma Index

Shantanud 11 months ago Region: New York

Although only close to two percent of Indians invest in stocks the sensex occupies awesome media and public space. It ups and downs are reported across the length and breadth of the country and over numerous television cha... more

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Turning the Paradise of Swat Valley into a Burning Hell

Imran Shah 11 months ago Region: Pakistan

Swat,N.W.F.P: The one year of the military operation in Swat valley has completed, Pakistan army had started this operation against the insurgents in the different parts of Swat valley last year in November that turned thi... more

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Global Relevancy of Buddhism: Birthday of Buddha

Mohan Nepali a year ago Region: Nepal

CELEBRATING 2552ND COMMEMORATIVE BIRTHDAY OF BUDDHA The world is celebrating the 2552nd birthday of Gautam Buddha, the Nepal-born philosopher and spiritual leader of ancient times. The Nepalis and the Buddhists all over ... more

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Buddhism vs. Bhagavad-Gita

Laura McCallum 7 months ago Region: California

In this paper I will attempt to compare and contrast the two works, “What the Buddha Taught”, which is based on the Pali texts of Tipitaka, and the “Bhagavad-Gita-The Song of God” by beginning with ... more

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Learning without practice: colorful flower without scent

Mohan Nepali 9 months ago Region: Nepal

Gautam Buddha, the greatest mind engineer of the world ever born, has taught the world that mere learning is of no avail without actual practice and that the learned man who does not practice is like a colorful flower with... more

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Proposed Buddhist university lingering for 12 years without government recognition

Mohan Nepali 9 months ago Region: Nepal

Chairman of Nepal’s proposed Siddhartha University, emphasizing on Buddhist education, Monk Dr. Sunanda Mahasthavir has voiced that the Nepal government has done injustice to his university by not recognizing it even... more

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Buddhism in Japan Faces Extinction

Finding Dulcinea a year ago Region: Japan

Posted by Rachel Balik to Global Voices Online Although some Japanese people opt for Christian or Shinto weddings, funerals are traditionally Buddhist ceremonies. But as Buddhism becomes less and less a part of the daily ... more

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Tibetans In New Zealand Use Prayer Instead Of Protests & Demonstrations

Can Tran a year ago Region: New Zealand

Ever since March on the anniversary of the Tibetan uprising against China, Tibetan exiles in India and Nepal have marched and demonstrated in protest against Chinese rule. It had also marked the start of exile for Tibet&rs... more

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