A unique arts festival in the heart of the center of the Buddhist world promises to bring a cosmopolitan and multicultural touch to Buddhism
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2nd Global Buddhist Summit: Monastics to Join Republic Day Parade in New Delhi
On Republic Day, International Buddhist Confederation will host a panoply of international monastics to witness India’s military parade
The Thunder Dragon in Rajgir: Jetavana Reborn
History and harmony: a poem by the Je Khenpo highlighting a symbol of enduring spiritual unity between India and Bhutan
Indian PM Narendra Modi is on a flurry of Buddhist diplomacy
India’s leader’s recent foreign tour is a one-two punch for Buddhist diplomacy in Thailand and Sri Lanka
Declaration of the Hindu-Buddhist Summit: A Vision for the 21st Century
This year’s Samvad IV carried the theme of an Asian century of Dharma values amidst rapid global change
Menander: A Basileus and Maharaja in the Milindapanha
A series on the figures that shaped Buddhism across Egypt, Greece, and India. Our final figure: King Menander of the Indo-Greek Kingdom
Pyrrho: Greek hints of the Buddha’s Awakening
A series on the figures that shaped Buddhism across Egypt, Greece, and India. Second: Pyrrho the philosopher
International Buddhist Confederation: A firm rejection of religious fundamentalism
International Buddhist Confederation held its 2nd International Conference for Young Buddhist Scholars on 7 August in New Delhi
The Shakya Sage and the Son of Ra
A series on the figures that shaped Buddhism across Egypt, Greece, and India. First up: the Buddha and Alexander the Great
Lhatsun Namkha Jigme statue project commemorates key role in founding of Buddhist kingdom of Sikkim
Adele Tomlin looks at how Sikkimese are marking for themselves a unique historical and religious identity with a new project