The Mahaprajapati Gautami Educational Foundation marked the commemoration of the founder of the women’s monastic order with a two-day conference over 29 and 30 September
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An Indispensable Cultural Export: The International Day of Yoga in Hong Kong, 17 June 2023

The International Day of Yoga in Hong Kong will be held on 17 June at the picturesque Sun Yat Sen Memorial Park
“Tree & Serpent: Early Buddhist Art in India, 200 BCE–400 CE”

An landmark exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum in New York will tell the story of Buddhist art’s origins
Dr. Ramala Sarma Speaks on the Buddhist Tradition in Assam, Part Two

A conversation with a specialist in the Assamese tradition of Buddhism
Dr. Ramala Sarma Speaks on the Buddhist Tradition in Assam, Part One

A conversation with a specialist in the Assamese tradition of Buddhism
The Buddha, India, and Shanghai Cooperation Organization countries: Sharing knowledge, culture and civilizational links

India’s presidency of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization brings Buddhist heritage into the fold of the body’s multilateral dialogue
Buddha Cārikā: A Documentary Series Based on 2,400 Kilometers of Retracing Xuanzang on Foot

The first episode of a milestone series based on the Buddha’s life and land, released by Dharma Drum Mountain
India Celebrates Ashadha Purnima 2022 in Sarnath

Ashadha Purnima 2022 being held at Mulagandha Kuti Vihara, with Anandiben Patel and Meenakashi Lekhi as distinguished speakers
Indica et Mongolica: Four Relics of the Buddha in Ulaanbaatar

Today, the 14th, marks Buddha Purnima in Mongolia and a symbolic milestone in Buddhist-influenced Indo-Mongolian relations. Two days ago, Minister of Law and Justice Kiren Rijiju led a 25-member delegation to Ulaanbaatar, meeting Khamba Lama Gabju Choijamts Demberel, the most senior Buddhist leader in the country. Accompanying the delegation was a quartet of relics of the […]
Prime minister Modi and President Kovind take Asadha Poornima 2021 Online

Highlighting its enduring presence among the Indian Buddhist community since 2011, on 24 July the International Buddhist Confederation (IBC) hosted this year’s Asadha Poornima over YouTube and Facebook Live, bringing together Buddhist leaders and supporters of the Buddhist tradition from around the world. Asadha Poornima is otherwise known as Dharma Chakra Day, and commemorates the […]