Congress leader Jairam Ramesh recounts Dr. B.R. Ambedkar's conversion to Buddhism on October 14, 1956, in Nagpur, where he administered 22 oaths to half a million followers. This event marked a ...

In about two months it will be one of the great religious festivals for our Buddhist friends, so plan now to buy them an appropriate card or gift. On the eighth day of the 12th month of the lunar year ...

On this occasion, a historic agreement was reached between Buddhists from India and Russia, signing a cooperation agreement between the Central Spiritual Administration of Kalmyk Buddhists and the ...

Global stability and peace could greatly benefit from the teachings of Gautama Buddha, Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus says. On ...

In a significant cultural and spiritual milestone, the Holy Relics of Lord Buddha arrived in capital city of Elista today aboard a special Indian Air Force aircraft from India, marking the ...

The Kangyur or Kanjur is Buddha's recorded teachings (or the 'Translation of the Word'), and the Tengyur or Tanjur is the commentaries by great masters on Buddha's teachings (or the 'Translation of ...

I just learned about the U-curve — the basic psychological insight that most people get happier around age 50. Judging from a variety of survey data from multiple cultures, people tend to be happy in ...

The sacred relics of the Buddha will be displayed in Kalmykia, Russia from October 11-18. The exhibition, initially scheduled ...

Buddha Purnima is also known as Vesak or Buddha Jayanti. This is one of the most sacred festivals in the Buddhist calendar. It marks the birth, nirvana and death of Gautama Buddha, who was the founder ...

ISANTI, Minn. — The young Buddhist lama sat on a throne near an altar decorated with flowers, fruits and golden statues of the Buddha, watching the celebrations of his 18th birthday in silence, with a ...