Nobel Peace prize winner and highly respected by people of all faith, the Dalai Lama said during the last Kumbh Mela in Haridwar that “India has great potential to help the world.” He added that already as a youth in Lhasa he was greatly impressed with the richness of Indian thought, and went as far […]
Sri Lankan at Risk of Being Beheaded for Praying to Buddha
A Sri Lankan youth employed as a domestic aid has been arrested in Saudi Arabia for praying to a statue of Lord Buddha, which is considered an offence according to Islamic Sharia law. According to the Bodu Bala Sena, the youth bearing passport no. 2353715 identified as Premanath Pereralage Thungasiri has been arrested by Umulmahami Police, […]
Negationism in Indian History: Its Lessons for the Arab Spring Dystopia
Until his death in 2003, Bhishma Sahni was one of India’s most renowned Hindi language authors and playwrites. His 1974 controversial and popular novel ‘Tamas’ (Darkness) won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1975 and in 1987 was made into a television series for the national channel Doordarshan. Sahni wrote about the exodus of Hindus and […]
Global Epic on Karma to Benefit World’s First Museum of Buddhism and Yoga
By Dorje Lama (CHAKRA) Albert Einstein famously dubbed Buddhism ‘the religion of the future’ and several studies show Buddhism to be the fastest growing religion among Westerners all over the world. In addition, the PEW Forum has found that a 65% majority of Americans subscribe to Dharmic practices like yoga, meditation, karma and the number continues […]
Attacks on Buddhists in Southern Region of Thailand
Bangkok, Thailand (CHAKRA)—In the southern region of the Narathiwat province, three consecutive bomb explosions killed four Malaysians as well as a Thai volunteer that was working in a tourist area. Concern has risen for the area, especially because officials believe that the targets of such blasts are foreign tourists. The specific targets of the blasts […]
Buddhist Pilgrimage Created to Facilitate Community Heritage
By Linda Brock Patna, India (CHAKRA)— A project titled “Revival of the Ancient Buddhist Pilgrimage in Bihar” has been an ongoing introduction that the Nava Nalanda Mahavihara University in collaboration with the Department of Youth, art and Culture has been participating in. The project has two main objectives that the participants are determined to carry […]
National Heritage Buddhist College To Get Major Renovations
By Tan Ong (CHAKRA) At a conference on the preservation of cultural relics in the province of Quang Nam, it was announced that the Dong Duong Buddhist College would be renovated to be able to continue to share its beauty with visitors from all around the world. The Buddhist College, which is located in a […]
Hindu Survival and Buddhist Disappearance During Medieval India
By Sandeep Sharma No less a person than Mahatma Gandhi once estimated that nearly a quarter of Hindus had converted to Islam over the past on thousand years. How true is this statement ? Hinduism has been associated with the Indian subcontinent since time immemorial. The teachings of the sages of the Vedas emanate from […]
Eight Killed at Football Game in Thailand by Muslim Militants
(CHAKRA) In Thailand’s restive south, eight Buddhists have been killed by Muslim militants, according to police reports. Police Lieutenant General, Kong-att Suwannakham says insurgents detonated a homemade bomb in a football field in the province of Pattani which resulted in four policemen being killed and another dozen being wounded. They had all just met at […]
Delhi: Tibetan Buddhist Monks Protest Against China
By Tan Ong New Delhi, India (CHAKRA)— Hundreds of Buddhist monks gathered to protest against the lock down of the Kirti Monastery in Tibet by the Chinese government. The protest too place in Delhi where hundreds of Buddhist monks along with Tibetan activists took part in a peace rally. The message of universal brotherhood, peace […]