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Eleven-day Buddhist chanting prayer ceremony begins at Bodh Gaya

Eleven-day Buddhist chanting prayer ceremony begins at Bodh Gaya

December 1st, 2008 - 7:09 pm ICT by ANI -
Bodh Gaya (Bihar), Dec 1 (ANI): Hundreds of Buddhist monks and devotees from across the globe gathered in Bodh Gaya for an eleven-day long chanting prayer ceremony for world peace that ...

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Buddhist monks pray for world peace at Bodh Gaya

Buddhist monks pray for world peace at Bodh Gaya

November 8th, 2008 - 1:55 pm ICT by ANI -
Bodh Gaya (Bihar), Nov 8 (ANI): Buddhist monks from across the country participated in a sacred ceremony at Bodh Gaya, one of the most important pilgrim centre of the Buddhists, and ...

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Buddhists pray in Bodh Gaya for world peace

Buddhists pray in Bodh Gaya for world peace

November 3rd, 2008 - 8:45 pm ICT by ANI -
By Surya Pratap Singh Bodh Gaya, Nov.3 (ANI): A group of Buddhist monks in Bodh Gaya conducted prayers for the world peace in a special annual ceremony, which was attended by about ...

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Thai monks offer prayers for peace in Bodh Gaya

Thai monks offer prayers for peace in Bodh Gaya

November 3rd, 2008 - 5:25 pm ICT by ANI -
Bodh Gaya (Bihar), Nov 3 (ANI): Monks from Thailand offered prayers for world peace and sculpted out an idol of Lord Buddha in Bodh Gaya on Sunday. The 33-member delegation offered prayers ...

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Where is Kathmandu?

November 1st, 2008 - 11:04 am ICT by Amrit Rashmisrisethi -
Kathmandu is the capital of Nepal. Situated in the lap of the Himalayas, bordered by the People's Republic of China to the north and by India to the south, east and west. ...

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Monks offer prayers for world peace in Bihar

October 26th, 2008 - 3:04 pm ICT by ANI -
Rajgir (Bihar), Oct 26 (ANI): Hundreds of Buddhist monks from India and abroad gathered in Rajgir in Bihar to pray for world peace. The prayers were held as part of 39th anniversary ...

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Monks protest against barricading sacred Bodhi tree in Bodh Gaya

Monks protest against barricading sacred Bodhi tree in Bodh Gaya

October 21st, 2008 - 5:13 pm ICT by ANI -
Bodhgaya, Oct 21 (ANI): Monks in Bodh Gaya have staged a demonstration against barricading of the sacred Bodhi tree by the Bodhgaya Temple Management Committee (BTMC). Monks alleged that a scientist of ...

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UN chief Ban Ki-moon to visit Nepal in end October

UN chief Ban Ki-moon to visit Nepal in end October

October 18th, 2008 - 2:55 pm ICT by ANI -
Kathmandu, Oct 18 (ANI): UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon will visit Nepal at the end of this month. Nepali Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal had formally extended an invitation to Ban ...

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UN chief to visit India, Nepal, the Philippines, and Bangladesh

October 17th, 2008 - 3:30 am ICT by IANS -
New York, Oct 17 (DPA) UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is scheduled to attend an international conference on migration and development in late October in the Philippines, the first of four Asian ...

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Mahabodhi Temple gets an illuminated look

Mahabodhi Temple gets an illuminated look

October 16th, 2008 - 8:44 pm ICT by ANI -
By Surya Pratap Singh Mahabodhi (Gaya), Oct.16 (ANI): Visiting the famous Mahabodhi temple of Bodh Gaya by evening has been made extra special with illumination effect. Temple management has spent about 30 ...

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‘Buddhists not benefiting from India’s inclusive growth policy’

‘Buddhists not benefiting from India’s inclusive growth policy’

October 13th, 2008 - 11:50 am ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Oct 13 (IANS) India's nearly eight million Buddhists are not benefiting from the government's inclusive growth policy to enhance the socio-educational status of minorities, says Lama Chosphel Zotpa, a ...

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Laos backs India’s UN ambition, agrees to expand trade

August 27th, 2008 - 8:41 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) India and Laos Wednesday decided to further expand their ties in diverse areas raging from trade to technical training as the Southeast Asian country reiterated its support ...

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Elephants, acrobats enliven Sri Lankan Buddhist festival

August 17th, 2008 - 5:10 pm ICT by IANS -
By P. Karunakharan Kandy (Sri Lanka), Aug 17 (IANS) Nearly 100 caparisoned elephants, dancers and torchbearers walked down the streets of this central city decorated with colourful lights and flags as the annual ...

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Bihar monk campaigning against corruption assaulted

Bihar monk campaigning against corruption assaulted

July 25th, 2008 - 7:57 pm ICT by IANS -
Patna, July 25 (IANS) A Hindu monk, who has been spearheading a campaign against corruption in the Bodh Gaya temple in Bihar and exposing the mushrooming of fake NGOs in this holy ...

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Restoration of Buddhist Shrine in Ladkah

July 23rd, 2008 - 4:36 pm ICT by ANI -
By Jigmet Angchuk Sumda (Ladakh), July 23 (ANI): The World Monument Fund (WMF) has undertaken restoration work of Sumda Chun, a monastery atop a hill overlooking River Zanskar in Ladakh. Described to be ...

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Tibetan in exiles celebrate ”Guru Purnima” in Dharamsala

July 18th, 2008 - 6:34 pm ICT by ANI -
Dharamsala, July 18 (ANI): Scores of Tibetan exiles, gathered in Dharamsala on Friday to offer prayers to Lord Buddha and their religious leader Dalai Lama on the occasion of ''Guru Purnima'', ...

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Hemis monastery hosts vibrant festival in Ladakh

July 14th, 2008 - 8:59 pm ICT by ANI -
By Jigmet Angchuk Leh (Jammu and Kashmir), July 14 (ANI): Large number of devotees and tourists are headed towards Hemis Monastery of Ladakh which is geared up for the three-day Hemis festival, ...

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Tibetan Buddhists observe “Saka Dawa” festival in Dharamsala

June 18th, 2008 - 7:47 pm ICT by ANI -
Dharamsala, June 18 (ANI): Tibetan Buddhists on Wednesday celebrated Saka Dawa, one of their most important festivals. The festival has a special significance for the followers of Lord Buddha as all three ...

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India, China release joint stamps on sidelines of foreign ministers’ meeting in Beijing

India, China release joint stamps on sidelines of foreign ministers’ meeting in Beijing

June 5th, 2008 - 8:38 pm ICT by ANI -
Beijing, June 5 (ANI): Postal departments of India and China today released a special commemorative stamp on the theme of ancient Buddhist architecture at the picturesque Diaoyuti State Guest House, the ...

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Malaysian Buddhists concerned over shortage of priests

May 20th, 2008 - 2:16 pm ICT by admin -
Kuala Lumpur, May 20 (IANS) Concerns over the shortage of Buddhist monks to lead prayers and perform rituals in shrines across Malaysia were voiced as the country observed the birth anniversary of ...

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Buddha Purnima celebrated with full devotion in Tripura

Buddha Purnima celebrated with full devotion in Tripura

May 20th, 2008 - 12:43 pm ICT by admin -
Agartala, May 20 (ANI): Buddha Purnima, the day Lord Buddha was born, was celebrated with full devotion here on Monday. On the auspicious occasion, hundred of devotees gathered at the Buddha ...

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Buddha Jayanti celebrated in Bodhgaya

Buddha Jayanti celebrated in Bodhgaya

May 19th, 2008 - 9:17 pm ICT by admin -
Bodhgaya, May 19 (ANI): Followers of Buddhism from across the world celebrated Lord Buddha's birth anniversary with religious fervor in Bodh Gaya on Monday. Followers from across the world thronged the holy ...

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President, VP, PM greet people on Buddha Purnima

President, VP, PM greet people on Buddha Purnima

May 19th, 2008 - 3:54 pm ICT by admin -
New Delhi, May 19 (ANI): President Pratibha Patil, Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari and Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh today greeted people on the eve of Buddha Purnima, the day Lord ...

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Myanmar’s Vice Chairman offers prayers at Mahabodhi temple

April 6th, 2008 - 7:40 pm ICT by admin -
Bodhgaya (Bihar), April 6 (ANI): Myanmar Vice Chairman Maung Aye has offered prayers at the Mahabodhi Temple in Bodhgaya. Located about 96 kilometres from Patna, the Mahabodhi Temple holds special significance ...

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Uttar Pradesh to have world’s tallest Buddha statue

March 25th, 2008 - 3:37 pm ICT by admin -
Lucknow, March 25 (IANS) Decks are being cleared for the installation of the world's tallest Buddha statue in Kushinagar town of eastern Uttar Pradesh. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati was understood to ...

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Rare Mathura style Buddha sculpture found in Pakistan

March 19th, 2008 - 2:49 pm ICT by admin -
Islamabad, March 19 (ANI): Archaeologists have found a rare 2nd Century AD Buddha sculpture in red sandstone in Taxila, Pakistan, which might prove to be important as it is a Mathura ...

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Ladakh prays for a good harvest

March 8th, 2008 - 4:04 pm ICT by admin -
Shey (J-K), Mar 8 (ANI): Villagers in Ladakh prayed at the Shey palace monastery to pray to Lord Buddha for a good harvest. Butter lamps are offered to Lord Budha during the ...

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Annual Tibetan opera festival is on in Dharamsala

March 7th, 2008 - 2:56 pm ICT by admin -
By Akhilesh Bharti Dharamsala, Mar 7 (ANI): Hordes of foreign tourists and opera enthusiasts have converged in Dharamsala for an annual six-day-long 'Shoton Opera festival'. Under the guidance of the Dalai Lama, the Tibetan ...

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Dalai Lama begins discourse on Jataka tales

February 22nd, 2008 - 11:40 pm ICT by admin -
Dharamsala (Himachal Pradesh), Feb 22 (IANS) Buddhists have gathered in large numbers in Himachal Pradesh to listen to the Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama speak on Lord Buddha's timeless 34 Jataka ...

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Buddhist institute coming up in Bihar

Buddhist institute coming up in Bihar

February 20th, 2008 - 3:37 pm ICT by admin -
Patna, Feb 20 (IANS) A Japan-based organisation is setting up a research institute of Buddhism and oriental studies in Bihar's Bodh Gaya, a city revered for being the place of Buddha's attainment ...

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