Three-day Poy-Lang festival begins in Assam's Charaideo

Feb 04, 2024

The three-day Poy-Lang festival, organised under the initiative of Shyam Gaon Buddhist Monastery, began in the fields near the Buddhist Monastery of Chalapathar in...

Tibetans-in-exile offer prayers for those killed in Himachal floods, landslides

Oct 02, 2023

The Buddhist monks gathered in Dorjeedak Buddhist monastery in the north Indian hill resort Shimla at Panthaghati and offered special prayers.

Tibetan Buddhists perform Lama dance to celebrate birthday of Guru Padmasambhava

May 31, 2023

Scores of monks assembled here at Dorjeedak Tibetan Buddhist monastery in Panthaghati near Shimla.

Assam: Poi-Lang festival concludes on sombre note in Charaideo district

Feb 06, 2024

The three-day festival, organised with the customs and traditions of the Buddhist culture, was celebrated in honour of the late Dr Sasanbansh Mahathera Vante,...

Myanmar's military junta kills 29 at a monastery in southern Shan State

Mar 15, 2023

Photographs posted online on Sunday showed several blood-soaked bodies near the entrance to the village monastery, including three belonging to Buddhist monks. The front...

Mongolian delegation praises India for promoting Buddhism to bring about global peace

Apr 08, 2023

Headed by 7th Naro Banchen Rinpoche, head of Naro Banchen Trust and founder of Naropa Monastery, the delegation met with Indian Buddhist scholars and...