Researcher `discovers` Buddhist artifacts in Odisha

Last Updated: Thursday, January 30, 2014, 20:23

Buddhist artifacts, dating back to the eighth century were discovered at Majhipara village in Odisha`s Jajpur district, a researcher claimed today.

Myanmar Buddhists killed more than 40 Muslims: UN

Last Updated: Friday, January 24, 2014, 23:59

United Nations confirmed that 48 Muslims were killed when Buddhist mobs attacked village in Myanmar, violence that has been denied by the government since it was first reported just over a week ago.

Man convicted in Arizona Buddhist temple slayings

Last Updated: Friday, January 24, 2014, 01:42

A jury on Thursday returned guilty verdicts against a man charged in the 1991 killings of nine people, including six monks, at a suburban Phoenix Buddhist temple.

Tibet courts dealt "heavy blow" to separatists in 2013: Report

Last Updated: Monday, January 13, 2014, 18:39

Tibetan courts dealt a "heavy blow" last year to anti-China separatist movement in the remote Himalayan region, handling 20 cases involving national security, but the fight remains "grave", a report said on Monday.

Buddhist monks pray for happiness at `unlucky` French chateau

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 24, 2013, 21:01

Buddhist monks Tuesday conducted a benediction ceremony at a French chateau and vineyard whose new Chinese buyer and its former owner are feared dead after a helicopter crash.

China uncovers early Buddhist architecture

Last Updated: Monday, December 9, 2013, 10:10

Archaeologists in China`s Shanxi province have discovered a 1,400-year-old temple where a collection of the Buddha statues was once stored.

Sri Lanka nationalist group protests against UK

Last Updated: Thursday, November 21, 2013, 20:16

Sri Lankan Buddhist nationalist group protested against British PM David Cameron`s warning to institute international inquiry into the alleged human rights violations during the war against the LTTE.

Buddhist monks from Thailand hold candlelight vigil for world peace in Bodh Gaya

Last Updated: Saturday, November 16, 2013, 16:04

Buddhist monks from Thailand took out a candlelight vigil for `world peace` in Bodh Gaya, Bihar on Friday.

PM daughter`s low profile impresses Bihar officials

Last Updated: Friday, November 15, 2013, 17:04

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh`s daughter Upinder Kaur is visiting Bihar`s historical Buddhist sites since Thursday but as a common tourist-cum-researcher, without any hype, and has left the state officials and police impressed.

Learning Buddha

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 29, 2013, 12:24

<i>Buddhism is not only a religion. It has great lessons for students of economics, history, sociology and philosophy, <b>Prachi Rege</b> discovers after a visit to KJ Somaiya`s Centre for Buddhist Studies.</i>