India’s history stretches back thousands of years, with ancient sites that predate Rome’s iconic Colosseum (built in 70-80 CE ...

Buddha Purnima, also known as Vesak or Buddha Jayanti, is one of the most sacred days in Buddhism. Celebrated on the full ...

Kendrapada: The ancient Buddhist site of Ratnagiri in Jajpur district has been officially dated to the 8th century CE, ...

Home to many ancient monasteries as the birthplace of Buddhism, India received an influx of Tibetans in the 1950s that led to many new institutions being set up, but now it seeks to insulate ...

considered sacred to the Buddhist world, is today a great site of ancient monasteries, covering an area of over forty square kilometers. As in India, magnificent stupas were made in the early ...

India is preparing to roll out its first school curriculum for Buddhist monasteries this month, aiming to unify education programmes and foster patriotism in Himalayan religious centers near its ...