Submitted by editor on Fri, 2012-06-29 09:50
Deccan Chronicle, June 25, 2012
Karnataka, India -- Karnataka tourism is looking at exploring Buddhist sites in the state for its religious tour circuit. Till now, Jain sites have been much promoted in the religious circuit, and with the new initiative, the department hopes to bring in increased domestic and foreign travellers.
The department plans to promote the Tara Bhagavati temple in Shiralakoppa, Koliwad and Dambal in Gadag district, apart from monuments in historical Aihole in Bijapur district for the tourism initiative.
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Submitted by editor on Sat, 2012-05-12 11:39
U.N. Celebrates Buddhist Day of Vesak
By John Laing, edited by Jim Luce, Daily Kos, May 7, 2012
New York, USA -- Vesak - signifying “Buddha's Birth, Enlightenment and His Parinirvãna (passing away) - is the most sacred day in the Buddhist calendar. In an era where the world is darkened by multiple conflicts and natural and man-made calamities, the Buddha’s message of non-violence, understanding, compassion and peace, is powerfully relevant.
The United Nations celebrated the International Day of Vesak on May 7, 2012 at the U.N. General Assembly Hall.
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Submitted by editor on Mon, 2012-05-07 22:00
Buddha's 2600 years of enlightenment not an event for many Indian states
Sanjay Sharma, TNN May 7, 2012, 04.34AM IST
CHANDIGARH: While most Asian countries are planning to exploit the occasion of 2,600 years of enlightenment of Buddha, seven Indian states having Buddhist heritage have not spent anything substantial to tap tourists from Buddhist-majority Asian tiger economies and China, during the last two decades .
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Submitted by editor on Tue, 2012-05-01 22:00
International Buddhist Festival ‘The Inner Path’
The first International Buddhist Festival, ‘The Inner Path’, organised by The Network for Promotion of Asian Cinema (NETPAC) and the Devki Foundation, in association with Asoka Mission, slated from April 27 (Friday) to May 1 (Tuesday), 2012 was held at Azad Bhawan, Indian Council of Cultural Relations (ICCR), New Delhi.
The festival featured Buddhist Cinema, Culture, Heritage, Art, Literature, Photography, & Discourses.
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Submitted by editor on Sat, 2012-02-25 23:00
LO-SAR 2012: A TRANS-HIMALAYAN NEW YEAR FESTIVAL
Under the initiative of Buddh Jyoti Foundation, in association with Asoka Mission and others, Trans Himalayan Losar 2012 Festival was held on Saturday, 25th February 2012 at Indrapastha Park, New Delhi.
In honour of traditional New Year, the LO-SAR 2012 Festival started with a World Peace Prayer, led by His Holiness Gaden Tripa, Supreme Head of Gelugpa Order, and Sherab Ling monks, which was followed by Himalayan cultural show, sporting events, art, music, food and exhibition all day in the Park.
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Submitted by editor on Tue, 2011-12-06 12:57
Preamble
Whereas heads and representatives from Buddhist sanghas, national Buddhist federations, organizations and institutions from 46 countries gathered in New Delhi, India, from 27 to 30 November 2011 at the Global Buddhist Congregation (GBC);
Whereas Buddhists all over the world recognize India as the country where the Buddha Dharma originated with the Sambodhiprapti or Enlightenment of Buddha at Bodhgaya, and where he taught the Dharma for 45 years;
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Submitted by editor on Mon, 2011-12-05 14:28
Buddha relevant in modern world: Dalai Lama IBN, Nov 28, 2011 Dalai Lama says the synthesis of Buddhism and science has potential to lead to discoveries that will enrich our physical, emotional and social well-being New Delhi, India -- 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.
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Submitted by editor on Mon, 2011-12-05 14:20
Inauguration: Convention Hall, Hotel Ashok, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi
Chief Guest: Hon'ble Dr. Karan Singh
Date: Sunday, November 27, 2011
Time: 9.30 a.m. to 12.30 pm
Concluding Session: Convention Hall, Hotel Ashok, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi
Chief Guest: His Holiness the Dalai Lama
Date: Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Time: 3.00 pm to 5.30 pm
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Submitted by editor on Mon, 2011-12-05 13:46
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Submitted by editor on Mon, 2011-12-05 12:34
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Submitted by editor on Tue, 2011-10-25 05:35
Bhutan and the pursuit of happiness
The Star, 22 October, 2011
Bhutan, sandwiched between India and China, is proof that happiness does not necessarily come with high income.
Timphu, Bhutan -- BHUTAN is still buzzing in elation over a royal wedding. Its hugely popular, Oxford-educated King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, 31, has just presented them with his new queen, the beautiful commoner Jetsun Pema, 21.
The Oct 13 ceremony was colourful and steeped in tradition and Buddhist religion at a monastery in the ancient capital of Punakha.
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Submitted by editor on Wed, 2011-10-05 10:18
By Pranava K Chaudhary, Times of India, Sep 22, 2011
PATNA, India -- Nava Nalanda Mahavihara (deemed to be university) in collaboration with the department of youth, art and culture has initiated a project titled, 'Revival of the Ancient Buddhist Pilgrimage in Bihar'.
The project has twin objectives of taking the existing Buddhist pilgrimage to other lesser known, but important places associated with the Buddha and facilitate community-heritage interface.
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Submitted by editor on Thu, 2011-09-01 06:08
By Yoko Kubota, Reuters, Aug 13, 2011
OTSUCHICHO, Japan -- In a little room of a small hillside temple that barely survived Japan's tsunami five months ago, Yuko Kikuchi knelt down, quietly sobbing and gently caressing the boxes that hold the bones and ashes of her perished mother and sister-in-law.
"It's harder now," 57-year-old Kikuchi, who came back to her devastated hometown Otsuchicho, about 500 km (300 miles) northeast of Tokyo, on Sunday to observe "obon," a series of annual Buddhist ceremonies in mid-August to honor the spirits of the dead.
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Submitted by editor on Thu, 2011-09-01 06:00
Buddhism has been part of religious instruction in Germany since 2003, but only in public schools in Berlin. Now, private schools in other German states have also begun putting Buddhism on their lesson plans.>
by Oliver Cech, Deutsch Welles, Aug 2, 2011
Cologne, Germany
-- Polly, Mandana, Franziska and Adrian, all between the ages of seven and nine, are supposed to be lying still on their mats - a tall order after having just been chasing each other around the school halls, playing to their hearts' content with their classmates.
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Submitted by editor on Thu, 2011-09-01 05:52
By James Brooke, VOA News, Jul 17, 2011
Ulan Ude, Russia -- For four generations, the Soviets waged war on Buddhists, sometimes branding them “Japanese spies.” Now, 20 years after the collapse of communism, Buddhism is experiencing a massive revival in its historic areas.
Yes, there are Russian Buddhists
The drums, the bells and the chants are redolent of Asia. But the language spoken between the monks here near the shores of Lake Baikal is Russian.
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