New facsimile of Buddhist sutra unveiled
May 4th, 2012 - 12:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) A new Indian facsimile edition of the Gilgit Lotus Sutra - an important document of Mahayana Buddhism - written in Sanskrit has brought the last ... Read more...
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Rare Indian, Asian art at Christie’s sale (With Images)
March 15th, 2012 - 2:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) More than 1,800 Asian art works - including a large collection from India - estimated at $48 million will be auctioned by Christie's at the ... Read more...
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Sino-India ties in focus at Kumarajiva seminar-cum-exhibition in Delhi
February 3rd, 2011 - 2:21 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb.3 (ANI): A three-day international seminar and exhibition to critically study and evaluate the contribution of Kumarajiva in enhancement of Indo-Chinese cultural relations and other related issues began here today ... Read more...
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Devotees felicitate Gaden Tripa in Delhi
December 24th, 2009 - 9:09 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Dec 24 (ANI): His holiness Gaden Tripa Rizong Sras-Trul Rinpoche of Ladakh has been appointed as 102nd Gaden Tripa, the supreme head of Gelugpa school of Tibetan Buddhism.His followers in ... Read more...
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Tawang eagerly awaits Dalai Lama’s visit
October 7th, 2009 - 7:01 pm ICT by ANI
Tawang (Arunachal Pradesh), Oct. 7 (ANI): Residents of Tawang district in Arunachal Pradesh are thrilled over Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama's visit to the place, considered as one of the last vestiges ... Read more...
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Tibetans pray for Dalai Lama’s upcoming Arunachal visit
September 22nd, 2009 - 9:25 pm ICT by ANI
Dharamsala, Sep. 22 (ANI): Tibetans living in exile in Dharamshala on Tuesday prayed for the success of Dalai Lama's impending visit to Arunachal Pradesh.Although the annual ritual of prayers is dedicated for ... Read more...
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On show, Cuban artist’s love affair with India (Art feature with images)
July 28th, 2009 - 10:43 am ICT by IANS
By Madhusree Chatterjee
New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) It's the country's first brush with the works of late Cuban writer-painter Severo Sarduy. An exhibition of paintings, photographs and artefacts here documents his fascination ... Read more...
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Cuba accuses Spain of ‘veiled attack’ through Delhi art show
July 25th, 2009 - 4:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) A month-long exhibition of paintings by eminent Cuban novelist, dramatist and artist Severo Sarduy brought to the capital by the Spanish embassy Saturday has ruffled the Cuban ... Read more...
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Tibet’s Drukpa Buddhist sect to woo Indians
March 28th, 2009 - 3:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) Drukpa, an 800-year-old Buddhist sect from Tibet, is coming out of its theological cloister to showcase its legacy -- and it also wants to woo Buddhists in ... Read more...
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Gandhara art greatly influenced by Greek, Roman, Iranian culture
July 10th, 2008 - 4:50 pm ICT by ANI
Mardan ( Pakistan ), July 10 (ANI): Several articles recovered from Mardan, a tribal area in NWFP, like toilet trays, terracotta sculptures, coins etc indicate that the Greek, Roman, Iranian and ... Read more...
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Stone-carved Buddha stories on display at Peshawar Museum
June 17th, 2008 - 12:57 am ICT by ANI
Peshawar , June 16 (ANI): Around 74 Buddha stories carved in stone are presently on display in Peshawar Museum describing all happenings in his life.Giving a brief about history of the ... Read more...
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