Adele Tomlin looks at how Sikkimese are marking for themselves a unique historical and religious identity with a new project
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A commitment to science and society: Indian bhikkhuni sangha pledges posthumous body donations in Nagpur
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Indian bhikkhunis set an example by offering up their physical forms to scientific research when they are no longer around
The Kafkaesque conundrum of being the Karmapa
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Tsering Namgyal discusses the present difficulties for the 17th Karmapa, from sectarian troubles to the future of Tibet and Vajrayana
From tradition to transformation: 150 years of Indo-Thai friendship amid the bhikkhuni renaissance
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Mayura Saavi celebrates how 150 years of bilateral ties between India and Thailand have resulted in a milestone training event for male and female monastics
Indian Minority Affairs Minister lays foundation stone for projects approved under Buddhist Development Plan in Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim and Ladakh
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India’s Ministry of Minority of Affairs under Smriti Irani unveils an unprecedented Buddhist Development Plan for multiple states
Ramala Sarma’s Assam Amulet: A new expression of Indian artistic heritage
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Dr. Ramala Sarma introduces her new venture, which produces Buddhist items crafted from by the metal artisans of Sarthebari, Assam
Why do Bangladesh and India need transborder security cooperation on the Rakhine crisis?
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Security and strategic affairs analyst Kamal Uddin Mazumder unpacks the border tensions between a region historically inflamed by Buddhist-Muslim conflict
Bhutan and Beyond: Strategic Characteristics of New Delhi’s Buddhist Diplomacy
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Indian proponents of Buddhist diplomacy have four strategic goals as they eye Bhutanese movements between New Delhi and Beijing
A Divine Encounter: My Quest for Green Tara
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On her pilgrimage to Ladakh, Rebecca Wong visited the Alchi monastic complex, and investigated a special mural of Green Tara in one of the monasteries
Narrow Road To The Inner Region 奥の細道: Episode 3
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A media-rich experience of poetic reflections from Oleg Yuzefpolsky about the Himalayas