Buddhist City

The woman spent 90,400 yuan (Rs 10,84,800) buying the fish and released them into a major lake in the city for a Buddhist ritual to bring herself good luck.

An ancient Buddhist city carved out of immense peaks near Kabul is in danger of disappearing forever, swallowed up by a Chinese consortium exploiting one of the world's largest copper deposits.

Scores of pro-democracy Buddhist monks took to the streets of Myanmar's second-biggest city Saturday, rallying against the military coup in demonstrations that coincided with the 14th anniversary of previous clergy-led mass protests.

To enter this seaside town, visitors pass through a soaring arched gateway bearing messages of welcome and verses in Arabic calligraphy. Beyond it is a city of narrow streets and dozens of mosques, an island of Islamic life in a predominantly Buddhist country.

Two Myanmarese Buddhist pilgrims were killed in a massive fire in a five-storey hotel in north Delhi's Karol Bagh on Tuesday, while a woman guide accompanying them escaped death by jumping off its second floor, Myanmar embassy official said in Delhi.

Fans laid down hundreds of football scarves, shirts and flowers outside Leicester City's stadium on Sunday, a day after the club's Thai billionaire owner died in a helicopter crash just outside the ground. Among the sea of tributes to Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha -- the funder behind the club's epic 2016 Premier League victory -- was also an image of G...

Dozens of candles and flowers could also be seen among the tributes, as well as an image of Ganesh -- a Hindu god often found at Thai Buddhist temples.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who took over his first portfolio since the party came to power in Delhi two years ago, will take a 10-day meditation break starting Sunday. His destination is Igatpuri - a picturesque hill station in Maharashtra's Nashik -- where he plans to pursue another course in Vipassana, an ancient Buddhist meditation t...

With an eye on the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the Yogi Adityanath government today earmarked in its maiden budget Rs 1,240 crore for Ramayan, Buddhist and Krishna circuits in the pilgrim cities of Ayodhaya, Varanasi and Mathura.

BJP chief Amit Shah will attend a Buddhist event in Kanpur tomorrow which will witness large presence of Dalits who have converted to Buddhism, seen as yet another attempt by the party to reach out to the community in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh.

An elderly Sri Lankan pilgrim has gone missing after landing at Delhi's IGI airport along with Buddhist pilgrims, police said today.

Home to Buddhists, Christians, Hindus, Muslims and a collage of businesses that burst to life as Myanmar's largest city wakes up, the colonial-era building known simply as '491-501 Merchant Street' holds a mirror up to Yangon.

Buddhist monk Phra Prommangkalachan says Leicester City, with their clear minds, will continue to thrive on the international stage

English champions Leicester City will have few problems against the giants of European soccer when they contest the Champions League next season, says the Thai monk who has been regularly blessing the newest sensations of world sport.

Buddhist monk, Phra Prommangkalachan, who has travelled to Leicester City several times with the club's billionaire Thai owner, said he prayed all night for a famous Premier League title win

The woman spent 90,400 yuan (Rs 10,84,800) buying the fish and released them into a major lake in the city for a Buddhist ritual to bring herself good luck.

An ancient Buddhist city carved out of immense peaks near Kabul is in danger of disappearing forever, swallowed up by a Chinese consortium exploiting one of the world's largest copper deposits.

Scores of pro-democracy Buddhist monks took to the streets of Myanmar's second-biggest city Saturday, rallying against the military coup in demonstrations that coincided with the 14th anniversary of previous clergy-led mass protests.

To enter this seaside town, visitors pass through a soaring arched gateway bearing messages of welcome and verses in Arabic calligraphy. Beyond it is a city of narrow streets and dozens of mosques, an island of Islamic life in a predominantly Buddhist country.

Two Myanmarese Buddhist pilgrims were killed in a massive fire in a five-storey hotel in north Delhi's Karol Bagh on Tuesday, while a woman guide accompanying them escaped death by jumping off its second floor, Myanmar embassy official said in Delhi.

Fans laid down hundreds of football scarves, shirts and flowers outside Leicester City's stadium on Sunday, a day after the club's Thai billionaire owner died in a helicopter crash just outside the ground. Among the sea of tributes to Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha -- the funder behind the club's epic 2016 Premier League victory -- was also an image of G...

Dozens of candles and flowers could also be seen among the tributes, as well as an image of Ganesh -- a Hindu god often found at Thai Buddhist temples.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who took over his first portfolio since the party came to power in Delhi two years ago, will take a 10-day meditation break starting Sunday. His destination is Igatpuri - a picturesque hill station in Maharashtra's Nashik -- where he plans to pursue another course in Vipassana, an ancient Buddhist meditation t...

With an eye on the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the Yogi Adityanath government today earmarked in its maiden budget Rs 1,240 crore for Ramayan, Buddhist and Krishna circuits in the pilgrim cities of Ayodhaya, Varanasi and Mathura.

BJP chief Amit Shah will attend a Buddhist event in Kanpur tomorrow which will witness large presence of Dalits who have converted to Buddhism, seen as yet another attempt by the party to reach out to the community in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh.

An elderly Sri Lankan pilgrim has gone missing after landing at Delhi's IGI airport along with Buddhist pilgrims, police said today.

Home to Buddhists, Christians, Hindus, Muslims and a collage of businesses that burst to life as Myanmar's largest city wakes up, the colonial-era building known simply as '491-501 Merchant Street' holds a mirror up to Yangon.

Buddhist monk Phra Prommangkalachan says Leicester City, with their clear minds, will continue to thrive on the international stage

English champions Leicester City will have few problems against the giants of European soccer when they contest the Champions League next season, says the Thai monk who has been regularly blessing the newest sensations of world sport.

Buddhist monk, Phra Prommangkalachan, who has travelled to Leicester City several times with the club's billionaire Thai owner, said he prayed all night for a famous Premier League title win