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Indian parliamentarians to seek Bharat Ratna for Dalai Lama

Indian parliamentarians to seek Bharat Ratna for Dalai Lama

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The Bharat Ratna is the highest civilian award of the Republic of India. Instituted on 2 January 1954, the award is conferred in recognition of "exceptional service/performance of the highest order", without distinction of race, occupation, position, or sex
‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ event celebrated in prominent monasteries in Ladakh

‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ event celebrated in prominent monasteries in Ladakh

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By  — Webnewsdesk The ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ event is being marked by Buddhist organisations and institutions across the Himalayan belt, including Ladakh with enthusiasm and high spirits. Some of the monasteries in Ladakh have been planning and working on the modalities to have large Tirangas placed at vantage locations. The Spituk monastery, which is located […]
Nobel Peace Center Launches New Minecraft Learning Experience to Inspire Youth to Build a Better, More Peaceful World

Nobel Peace Center Launches New Minecraft Learning Experience to Inspire Youth...

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By   — Staff Reporter The ‘Active Citizen’ game, which features Nobel Peace Prize laureates like the Dalai Lama and Malala Yousafzai, will be available in 29 languages for all Minecraft: Education Edition players. In Minecraft, one of the world’s most popular games, players can build anything they want — including their vision for world peace. Today, the […]
Theravada Buddhists Celebrate Maghi Purnima

Theravada Buddhists Celebrate Maghi Purnima

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By  Shyamal Sinha From expique.com Theravada Buddhism (“doctrine of the elders”) is the oldest and most orthodox of Buddhism’s three major sects. Regarded as the belief closest to the one taught by The Buddha himself, it is based on the recollections of The Buddha’s teachings amassed by the Elders—the elder monks who were Buddha’s companions. Theravada Buddhism […]
Swiss-Tibetan Community of Geneva Section Hold Protest Against China’s Continued Occupation of Tibet

Swiss-Tibetan Community of Geneva Section Hold Protest Against China’s Continued Occupation...

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By  — Newsdesk team Sit-in protest in front of the UN Human Rights Council Office. Geneva: Marking the historic day of the proclamation of Tibetan independence by the 13th Dalai Lama, the Swiss-Tibetan Community of Geneva section staged a sit-in protest in front of the UN Human Rights Council Office in Geneva, on 13 February. Unfurling […]
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Annual Event to Commemorate Civilian-Led Peacebuilding in Mindanao Calls Forth Collective...

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On the 24th of January 2022, over 22,000 social representatives from 51 countries attended the international peace conference celebrating the Peace Day held virtually....
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The winter Olympics in Beijing on Friday was marked by protests...

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Tibetan activist held by Indian police outside Chinese embassy in New Delhi (Photo/Altaf Qadri for AP) By – Shyamal Sinha Beijing is the first city to host both the Summer and Winter Olympics. It held the Summer Games back in 2008 and won the host bid for the 2022 Winter Games in 2015. As the […]
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Tibetan filmmaker nominated for Nobel Peace Prize by biologist Rasmus Hansson

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Former political prisoner Dhondup Wangchen has reportedly been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize 2022 award by the Green Party spokesperson and biologist Rasmus Hansson...”
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Dalai Lama Offers Condolences on the Death of Archbishop Desmond Tutu

His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu during the Seeds of Compassion Interfaith Dialogue held in Seattle, Washington, USA on April 15,...

Sikyong Welcomes Appointment of Uzra Zeya as New US Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues

Collage image: Uzra Zeya, new US Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues, and Sikyong Penpa Tsering. Sikyong Penpa Tsering of the Central Tibetan Administration welcomed the...

Buddhism in Buryatia: The Palace of the Legendary Sandalwood Buddha

By  Lyudmila Klasanova December 20, 2021 The Palace of Sandalwood Buddha. From fest-bilet.ru The Sandalwood Buddha is a legendary image believed to be a “living image” or a “lifelike portrait” of Shakyamuni Buddha. The mysterious statue is said to have traveled miraculously from North India to Central Asia, China, and finally ending up in Buryatia. Its […]

Buddhist Scholar Duncan Ryuken Williams Wins Prestigious Grawemeyer Religion Prize

By  Justin Whitaker Professor Duncan Ryuken Williams, professor of  Religion and East Asian Languages & Cultures and director of the Shinso Ito Center for Japanese Religions at the University of Southern California, was awarded the Grawemeyer religion award, according to an announcement last Friday. The award, jointly given by The University of Louisville and Louisville Presbyterian […]

Schools in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan Train Educators to Introduce Peace Education

Promoting a culture of peace and non-violence through education is one of UNESCO’s core missions. However, with 50 per cent1 of the world’s out-of-school...

BBC Names Engaged Buddhist Manjula Pradeep among 100 Influential Women of 2021

Buddhist and social activist Majula Pradeep. Image courtesy of Manjula PradeepManjula Pradeep  is an Indian human rights activist and a lawyer. She is the former...

His Holiness the Dalai Lama Speaks on Educating the Heart for the New Millennium

Prof Lia Diskin of Palas Athena, Brazil welcoming His Holiness the Dalai Lama to a conversation on Educating the Heart online from his residence...

His Holiness the Dalai Lama Speaks on Love and Compassion in the Context of Disaster Management

Maj. Gen. Manoj Kumar Bindal, Executive Director of the National Institute of Disaster Management, India, welcoming His Holiness the Dalai Lama at the start...

Ven. Bhikkhu Sanghasena Distributes Essential Supplies to 800 Families in Ladakh

From facebook.comVenerable Bhikkhu Sanghasena was born in the remote Himalayan region of Ladakh – an ancient state located in the far north west of India,...

How Hinduism incorporated Buddha and then distanced the religion

Buddha as the 9th Avatar of Vishnu. Keshava Temple, Somnathpur | Wikimedia Commons Text Size: A- A+ The absorptive capacity of Hinduism is displayed in the Puranas, which created pantheons that brought together numerous gods and goddesses who were initially foci of independent worship. The incorporation of the Buddha as an avatara (incarnation) of Vishnu is often […]
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