Buddhist sites from Bodh Gaya to Sarnath to be documented

Last Updated: Thursday, May 9, 2013, 23:49

All Buddhist sites between Bodh Gaya and Sarnath in Bihar would be documented, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said on Thursday.

Dalai Lama condemns Buddhist attacks on Muslims in Myanmar

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 8, 2013, 13:29

Exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama has decried Buddhist monks` attacks on Muslims in Myanmar, saying that killing in the name of religion was "unthinkable".

Richard Gere says visiting monasteries in India has made him calmer

Last Updated: Saturday, April 27, 2013, 18:58

Richard Gere on Saturday said that he felt elated after visiting monasteries in India and added that following Budhist religion has made him a calmer person.

Attacks on Sri Lankan monks were isolated incidents: Kantha

Last Updated: Thursday, April 25, 2013, 13:38

India has said that the recent attacks on Sri Lankan Buddhist monks in Tamil Nadu were isolated incidents and did not reflect the strong people-to-people bonds.

Will be pleased if female succeeds me: Dalai Lama

Last Updated: Thursday, April 25, 2013, 10:13

The Dalai Lama has alluded previously to the possibility of a woman eventually filling his role.

Ancient Buddhist temple stone sells for $845,000!

Last Updated: Thursday, April 25, 2013, 08:30

An ancient Buddhist artefact which was being used as a doorstep and was valued at 30,000 pounds has been sold for more than 500,000 pounds.

Ancient Buddhist temple step auctioned for record

Last Updated: Wednesday, April 24, 2013, 18:50

A 1,000-year-old Buddhist carved Indian-style temple step, found in the garden of a home in England, has fetched a whopping 553,250 pounds at an auction here.

Buddhist violence against Muslims in Myanmar `wron

Last Updated: Wednesday, April 24, 2013, 17:45

The world`s foremost Buddhist leader, the Dalai Lama, has condemned the violence that has left hundreds dead and an estimated hundreds of thousands homeless.

Lanka deploys forces after Muslim store torched by Buddhist monks

Last Updated: Friday, March 29, 2013, 21:26

A mob, including Buddhist monks, allegedly stoned and set afire a Muslim-owned business in Sri Lanka in the latest attacks directed against the minority.

UN body asks Myanmar to address ethnic conflict

Last Updated: Wednesday, March 27, 2013, 00:11

Worried that the recent communal violence in central Myanmar might spread to other parts of the country a top UN official asked the government there to demonstrate that the rule of law.