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Shyamal Sinha

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Sri Lankans celebrate Buddha’s first visit to the island
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Buddhism

Sri Lankans celebrate Buddha’s first visit to the island

By   —  Shyamal Sinha Every full moon day is known as a Poya in the Sinhala language; this is when a practicing Sri Lankan Buddhist visits a temple for religious observances. There are 13…

19 January 2022 · 2 min read

Another giant Buddha statue demolished in Tibet’s Kham region
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Another giant Buddha statue demolished in Tibet’s Kham region

By – Shyamal Sinha Tibetan exiles working for CTA say that not only was the Buddha statue demolished but 45 huge prayer wheels erected near Drakgo Monastery were also destroyed…

11 January 2022 · 6 min read

Indian Man on Cycle Yatra for Tibet welcomed at the premises of Puducherry Assembly
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Indian Man on Cycle Yatra for Tibet welcomed at the premises of Puducherry Assembly

By  —  Staff Reporter Hon’ble CM Shri N. Rangaswamy flagging off the Janjagran Cycle Yatra by Shri Sandesh Meshram from the premises of Puducherry Legislative Assembly Puducherry: The Janjagran Cycle…

6 January 2022 · 3 min read

International Quiz on Buddhism and Buddhist Heritage
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Religion

International Quiz Competition on Buddhism and Buddhist Heritage

The High Commission of India in Colombo has launched a quiz competition in Sri Lanka focusing on the life of The Buddha and various sites/places associated with Buddhism, in collaboration…

4 January 2022 · 2 min read

Indian parliamentarians meeting with Tibetan MPs
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Indian parliamentarians meeting with Tibetan MPs

Tibetan MPs hosted a dinner reception at New Delhi for their Indian counterparts (Photo/TPiE) By  — Shyamal Sinha The Chinese embassy in New Delhi has sent an official letter of…

3 January 2022 · 4 min read

“Cultural Revolution like crackdown”: China demolished a sky-high Buddha statue and 45 huge prayer wheels in Drakgo, Tibet
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“Cultural Revolution like crackdown”: China demolished a sky-high Buddha statue and 45 huge prayer wheels in Drakgo, Tibet

(In Picture) Religious ceremony held at 99-foot-tall Buddha statue in Kham Drakgo before its demolition. The Chinese government has demolished a 99-foot-tall Buddha statue in Kham Drakgo, incorporated into Sichuan…

28 December 2021 · 3 min read

His Holiness the Dalai Lama condoles the demise of Archbishop Desmond Tutu
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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, 2008. Photo by Tomas/Seeds of Compassion…

27 December 2021 · 2 min read

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

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 appointment of Under Secretary Uzra…

22 December 2021 · 4 min read

Buddhism in Buryatia: The Palace of the Legendary Sandalwood Buddha
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Buddhism

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…

20 December 2021 · 5 min read