Highlighting its enduring presence among the Indian Buddhist community since 2011, on 24 July the International Buddhist Confederation (IBC) hosted … Read More “Prime minister Modi and President Kovind take Asadha Poornima 2021 Online”
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”
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”
As children of the Buddha, we believe that the homeland of this world’s dispensation (sasana) is India. The reason for … Read More “Improving Management at Maha Bodhi Temple”
It was relatively recently in 2014 that Indian PM Narendra Modi went on an all-out charm offensive to Buddhists … Read More “Why Hindutva Ideology Will Obstruct Indian Buddhist Diplomacy”
In 2014 I began to cover the role of Buddhism in the diplomacy of Modi’s India. I have really just … Read More “Indian Buddhist Diplomacy: Some Musings”
BD Dipananda On 15 February, Mamata Banerjee, the Chief Minister of West Bengal, India, declared “Buddha Purnima” as a state … Read More “Acclamation from the Buddhist Community: West Bengal Gets a Holiday on the Day of Buddha Purnima”
Apparently it had only been a few centuries, a mere heartbeat in the eternally present minds of the holy men … Read More “Postcard from Raymond: Pax Buddhica”
