It was no coincidence that just a fortnight after the third Samvad conclave from 6–7 September in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolian President … Read More “Observations on the Indo-Mongolian Buddhist Partnership”
The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF), along with Indian, Japanese, and Mongolian partners, hosted its third Samvad (which, in Hindi, means … Read More “Mongolia’s Buddhist Diplomacy and India’s Union of Religious and Foreign Policy”
In May’s Indian elections, PM Narendra Modi’s BJP fared considerably well, indirectly securing a mandate for its Buddhist diplomacy. This … Read More “A Circle of Buddhist Democracies: India’s Buddhist Strategy for Asia”
Narendra Modi has been re-elected as prime minister of India in a landslide, with the BJP winning sweeping victories across … Read More “Modi’s Triumph: What it Means for Buddhism”
Simon Hui is founder of Mindful Studio HK, a yoga studio offering courses to seekers of physical, mental, and spiritual … Read More “Simon Hui’s Mindful Studio for Life”
Although I’ve visited India several times, I’ve never been to Dharamshala before. This cramped but beautiful city, which shot to … Read More “Dharamshala’s Cafe129: A Haven of Indo-Korean-Tibetan Friendship”
White Sarasvati, mural at the Namdroling Monastery in South India. Image courtesy of the author Sarasvati (Tib. yang chenma) is … Read More “The Image of Sarasvati in Buddhist Art”
By Sangita Bauddh The word dalit is an Indian Hindi word that represents a unique class of Indian society with … Read More “Dalits: A Community Excluded from the Common Good”
Fully accepted, fully ordained. New bhikkhunis with their teachers, preceptors and their ordaining Dual Sangha upon the completion of two … Read More “Bodhgaya International Theravada Bhikkhuni Ordination January 2019”
Marichi. From theyoginiproject.org Marichi (from Sanskrit “ray of light”) is the Goddess of the Dawn, who is revered in the … Read More “Marichi, Goddess of the Dawn”
