Gain insight into Buddhist culture at SanchiDiscover Gautam Buddha who is characteristically displayed using wheels, thrones and his footprints at Sanchi stupa.
05 Oct, 2017, 05.13 AM IST
Modi, Myanmar President U Htin Kyaw hold talksThis was the first top-level engagement between the two countries after iconic leader Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy.
29 Aug, 2016, 01.38 PM IST
Hazratbal Shrine, Goa’s Basilica and others on Swachh Bharat ListThe Centre announced a list of 10 places last month, for first phase of a special clean-up initiative focused on 100 iconic heritage and sp...
08 Jul, 2016, 02.40 AM IST
Love photography? Borobudur Temple in Indonesia is a must-visitBorobudur Temple Compounds built in the 8th and 9th centuries AD, is located in the Kedu Valley at the centre of the island of Java in Indo...
18 Jun, 2015, 07.52 AM IST
New Delhi to get a Buddhist learning centre post PM Modi's visit to ChinaThe Capital will soon get a centre for Buddhist learning and worship as an extension of PM Narendra Modi's larger outreach towards the reli...
21 May, 2015, 11.33 AM IST
Happy Tree!Archaeologists recently uncovered a Bodhigara, or a tree shrine, at the spot what is claimed as the world's oldest Buddhist shrine.
07 May, 2014, 05.56 AM IST
- Road Rishi
Lurking among the wizened roots and mossy rocks are miniature Taoist figures, animals and birds, which the whistle-stop tourist in break-ne...
05 Mar, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
Railway to extend Buddhist trains to other shrinesRailways is mulling to extend Buddhist train service to other shrines in the country, Lok Sabha was informed today.
22 Aug, 2013, 06.29 PM IST
CISF to guard Mahabodhi temple in Bodh GayaMahabodhi temple, which was rocked by multiple blasts, will be provided security by CISF, the first shrine to be guarded by the paramilitar...
31 Jul, 2013, 05.16 PM IST
Bodh Gaya blasts should be condemned more vociferouslyBuddhists celebrating the DhammaChakra Pravattana day condemned the Bodh Gaya blasts saying it should have been condemned more vociferously.
21 Jul, 2013, 02.29 PM IST
- Mayawati blames Centre, Bihar government for Bodh Gaya blasts
Mayawati today strongly condemned serial bomb blasts in Bodh Gaya and blamed the Centre and Bihar government for the explosions.
15 Jul, 2013, 06.28 PM IST
Devotees throng Bodh Gaya temple as it reopens to publicThousands of people thronged the temple immediately after the gate was opened at 6 PM, Arvind Singh, a member of BTMC, said.
08 Jul, 2013, 10.17 PM IST
- Nepal steps up security at all Buddhist shrines
Nepal today stepped up security at all of its Buddhist shrines, a day after 10 low-intensity serial blasts rocked Bodh Gaya.
08 Jul, 2013, 05.55 PM IST
Centre tells states to tighten security at Buddhist shrinesCiting recent intelligence inputs, the Ministry said radical terrorist groups were planning to target Buddhist installations, including Bod...
07 Jul, 2013, 03.55 PM IST
Nitish Kumar condemns blasts, seeks CISF security for templeNitish Kumar strongly condemned the serial blasts in and around Mahabodhi temple in Bodh Gaya and demanded deployment of the CISF.
07 Jul, 2013, 02.19 PM IST
Mara, the SubtleWe are at Borobudur in Central Java. The monument, which is the world's largest Buddhist shrine, is shaped like a gigantic Mandala, forming...
31 Oct, 2012, 06.58 AM IST
- Shogun shrines
Bidisha Bagchi was transported to the era of Japan’s powerful warlords amid the serene shrines of Kamakura, not far from modern Tokyo
15 Nov, 2007, 01.14 PM IST