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, […]
Picture of the Week: Wisdom Eyes of Buddha
The wisdom eyes of Buddha symbol looks in the 4 directions to show the all-seeing of a Buddha. The Buddha eyes are mostly common in the country of Nepal. The question mark like symbol is the Nepali character for 1, which symbolizes unity of all the things. Above this is a third eye, symbolizing the all-seeing wisdom of the Buddha.
Picture of the Week: Big Buddha (Tian Tan Buddha)
Big Buddha is also known as the Tian Tan Buddha located at Ngong Ping, Lantau Island, in Hong Kong. Big Buddha rests above the 268 flights of stairs and the lotus seat.
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 […]
Buddhism Conference to be Held in Kandy
(CHAKRA) In March, India will hold an international Buddhism conference in Kandy to celebrate the 2600th year of Lord Buddha’s enlightenment. A meeting was held between a visiting Lok Sabha Speaker, Meira Kumar and President Mahinda Rajapaksa to discuss the upcoming conference as well as the commissioning of the 16-feet high Buddha statue of Lord […]