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Planning A Heritage Trip? Bihar's UNESCO Sites Are Stealing The Spotlight This Season
Bihar has long been a meeting point of spiritual and intellectual movements that changed the course of Asian history. Read on.
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Led By Union Minister, Ambedkarite Groups Demand Control Of Mahabodhi Temple
Led by a Union Minister, Ambedkarite and Buddhist organisations staged a major protest in Mumbai on Tuesday, demanding exclusive Buddhist management of the Mahabodhi Temple in Bodh Gaya, one of Buddhism's holiest sites.
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Ladakh Government Plans To Develop Siachen And Galwan As Major Tourist Hubs
Ladakh Lieutenant Governor Kavinder Gupta announced plans to develop Siachen, the world's highest battlefield, and Galwan Valley as new tourist destinations.
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Dalai Lama To Announce Succession Plan, China Watches
The Dalai Lama will address a major three-day gathering of Buddhist religious figures this week ahead of his 90th birthday, as his followers wait for the Tibetan spiritual leader to share details about his succession in a move that could irk China.
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Woman In China Dumps 12,500 Kg Catfish In A Lake For Good Luck, Faces Lawsuit
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.
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Buddhist Stupa Damaged Due To Incessant Rainfall In Visakhapatnam
A major part of the famous Buddhist stupa situated in Visakhapatnam's Thotlakonda collapsed on Thursday due to incessant heavy rainfall in the city.
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Sri Lanka President Pardons Firebrand Buddhist Monk Who Led Anti-Muslim Campaign
In 2013, Gnanasara led an anti-Muslim minority stance against what he termed the rising Muslim extremism in the Buddhist majority country.
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After Protests, Sri Lanka To Ban Animal Sacrifices At Hindu Temples
Animal sacrifices at Hindu temples could be banned in Sri Lanka under new plans announced Wednesday, after growing protests over the rituals from the country's Buddhist majority as well as moderate Hindus.
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Don't Call Yourself A Foodie, If You Haven't Tried These Tibetan Dishes
The Tibetan food culture is heavily influenced by its neighbours - majorly Indian and Nepalese - so the food you would be eating will not be so unfamiliar.
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Sri Lanka President Removes Law And Order Minister After Communal Riots
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena today replaced Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe as the law and order minister amidst fresh violence between majority Sinhala Buddhists and minority Muslims in the Kandy district despite imposition of nationwide emergency.
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Highlights: Emergency Declared In Sri Lanka, Troops Deployed In Kandy
Sri Lanka today declared nation-wide emergency for 10 days following clashes between the majority Buddhists and members of the minority Muslim community. The latest unrest began on Sunday in Sri Lanka's central district of Kandy, after the funeral of a Buddhist truck driver, who died days after he was involved in an altercation with four Muslims, a...
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Dalai Lama Urges Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi To Ease Rohingya Tension
Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has a moral responsibility to try to ease tension between majority Buddhists and minority Rohingya Muslims, her fellow Nobel laureate, the Dalai Lama, said on Monday.
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Myanmar Trio Charged Over Singapore Murder Plot
Three Myanmar men were charged today with conspiring to murder a fellow national in Singapore with a gruesome collection of instruments including a chainsaw, a meat mincer, a cleaver and a chopping board.
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Telangana to Develop Nagarjuna Sagar As Major Buddhist Place
The Telangana government would develop Nagarjuna Sagar, presently location of a massive irrigation project, as a prominent place of Buddhist significance, Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao said today.
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Sri Lankan Minister Warns of Muslim Radicalisation
A top Sri Lankan minister has warned that the country's Muslims could become radicalized if they continue to be subjected to attacks and false allegations of extremism by majority Buddhist nationalists.
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Planning A Heritage Trip? Bihar's UNESCO Sites Are Stealing The Spotlight This Season
Bihar has long been a meeting point of spiritual and intellectual movements that changed the course of Asian history. Read on.
-
Led By Union Minister, Ambedkarite Groups Demand Control Of Mahabodhi Temple
Led by a Union Minister, Ambedkarite and Buddhist organisations staged a major protest in Mumbai on Tuesday, demanding exclusive Buddhist management of the Mahabodhi Temple in Bodh Gaya, one of Buddhism's holiest sites.
-
Ladakh Government Plans To Develop Siachen And Galwan As Major Tourist Hubs
Ladakh Lieutenant Governor Kavinder Gupta announced plans to develop Siachen, the world's highest battlefield, and Galwan Valley as new tourist destinations.
-
Dalai Lama To Announce Succession Plan, China Watches
The Dalai Lama will address a major three-day gathering of Buddhist religious figures this week ahead of his 90th birthday, as his followers wait for the Tibetan spiritual leader to share details about his succession in a move that could irk China.
-
Woman In China Dumps 12,500 Kg Catfish In A Lake For Good Luck, Faces Lawsuit
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.
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Buddhist Stupa Damaged Due To Incessant Rainfall In Visakhapatnam
A major part of the famous Buddhist stupa situated in Visakhapatnam's Thotlakonda collapsed on Thursday due to incessant heavy rainfall in the city.
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Sri Lanka President Pardons Firebrand Buddhist Monk Who Led Anti-Muslim Campaign
In 2013, Gnanasara led an anti-Muslim minority stance against what he termed the rising Muslim extremism in the Buddhist majority country.
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After Protests, Sri Lanka To Ban Animal Sacrifices At Hindu Temples
Animal sacrifices at Hindu temples could be banned in Sri Lanka under new plans announced Wednesday, after growing protests over the rituals from the country's Buddhist majority as well as moderate Hindus.
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Don't Call Yourself A Foodie, If You Haven't Tried These Tibetan Dishes
The Tibetan food culture is heavily influenced by its neighbours - majorly Indian and Nepalese - so the food you would be eating will not be so unfamiliar.
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Sri Lanka President Removes Law And Order Minister After Communal Riots
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena today replaced Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe as the law and order minister amidst fresh violence between majority Sinhala Buddhists and minority Muslims in the Kandy district despite imposition of nationwide emergency.
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Highlights: Emergency Declared In Sri Lanka, Troops Deployed In Kandy
Sri Lanka today declared nation-wide emergency for 10 days following clashes between the majority Buddhists and members of the minority Muslim community. The latest unrest began on Sunday in Sri Lanka's central district of Kandy, after the funeral of a Buddhist truck driver, who died days after he was involved in an altercation with four Muslims, a...
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Dalai Lama Urges Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi To Ease Rohingya Tension
Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has a moral responsibility to try to ease tension between majority Buddhists and minority Rohingya Muslims, her fellow Nobel laureate, the Dalai Lama, said on Monday.
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Myanmar Trio Charged Over Singapore Murder Plot
Three Myanmar men were charged today with conspiring to murder a fellow national in Singapore with a gruesome collection of instruments including a chainsaw, a meat mincer, a cleaver and a chopping board.
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Telangana to Develop Nagarjuna Sagar As Major Buddhist Place
The Telangana government would develop Nagarjuna Sagar, presently location of a massive irrigation project, as a prominent place of Buddhist significance, Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao said today.
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Sri Lankan Minister Warns of Muslim Radicalisation
A top Sri Lankan minister has warned that the country's Muslims could become radicalized if they continue to be subjected to attacks and false allegations of extremism by majority Buddhist nationalists.
