Old Buddhist city in Afghanistan faces threat by Chinese copper mines

Jun 22, 2022

Kabul [Afghanistan], June 22 : An ancient Buddhist city near Kabul is in danger of disappearing forever, according to media reports, which hint that...

A 2,300-year-old Buddhist Elephant statue discovered

Jun 20, 2023

After being buried in the Earth for 2,300 years, an ancient sentinel, a stone guardian Elephant carved from a single piece of rock, stands...

India, Sri Lanka are bonded together by Buddhism

Dec 31, 2022

A delegation of high-ranking Sri Lankan Buddhist monks, who were on a pilgrimage to Bodh Gaya to attend discourses of the holy city, has...

4-year-old Spiti boy 'Rapten' becomes reincarnation of Buddhist master

Nov 29, 2022

Nawang Tashi Rapten, a four-year-old boy hailing from the Lahaul and Spiti district of Himachal Pradesh, formally became a monk on Monday.

Artists in Nepal repaint Buddhist manuscript with gold as religious rituals halted for month

Aug 01, 2023

The 800 years old “Pragya Paramita” Buddhist scripture is being renovated by artists by reinstating the faded words and rewriting those damaged over the...

Israeli nationalists march through Jerusalem's Old City

Jun 15, 2021

Tel Aviv [Isreal], June 6 : Scores of Israeli nationalists marched through parts of Jerusalem's Old City on Tuesday to mark the anniversary of...