Buddhists and Muslims Join Together for Inter-Religious Harmony
Buddhists and Muslims Join Together for Inter-Religious Harmony
Scenes of communal violence between Buddhists and Muslims in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Myanmar, and Thailand are persistent and on the…......

08/22/2014

Rescuing the ancient Buddhist artifacts of the Yungang Grottoes
Rescuing the ancient Buddhist artifacts of the Yungang Grottoes
The Yungang Grottoes are ancient Chinese Buddhist temple grottoes near the city of Datong in the province of Shanxi.......

08/18/2014

Giant Buddha statue in Nara undergoes ritual cleaning
Giant Buddha statue in Nara undergoes ritual cleaning
Amid the sweltering heat, Buddhist monks held the annual Ominugui ritual of cleaning the giant bronze Buddha statue at Todaiji…......

08/18/2014

Vietnamese community in Laos organizes the Buddhist Parents’ Day festival
Vietnamese community in Laos organizes the Buddhist Parents’ Day festival
On August 10th, 2014, at Phat Tich pagoda in the capital of Vientiane, the Vietnamese community in Laos organized the…......

08/15/2014

Founder of Tzu Chi Receives Rotary International Hono
Founder of Tzu Chi Receives Rotary International Hono
On 6 July, Rotary International bestowed the Award of Honor on Buddhist master Cheng Yen, who established the Tzu Chi…......

08/13/2014

Sri Lankan President hands over Buddhist relics to temples in US and Korea
Sri Lankan President hands over Buddhist relics to temples in US and Korea
Sri Lanka has donated sacred Buddha relics to be placed in temples in the United States and Korea for the…......

08/11/2014

Monks take part in 9km peace walk
Monks take part in 9km peace walk
Some 200 Siamese monks took part in a peace walk from the Wat Lamdin Buddhist temple in Padang Terap to…......

08/09/2014

Vietnamese community in Thailand holds Buddhist Parents’ Day Festival
Vietnamese community in Thailand holds Buddhist Parents’ Day Festival
On August 2, 2014, the Vietnamese Language Centre, the Thailand-Vietnam Culture Association (TVCA) in collaboration with the Vietnam Oversea Association in Bangkok,…......

08/08/2014