Bodh Gaya (Bihar), Jan 4 (ANI): Buddhist monks converged at Bodh Gaya here to witness a musical play depicting the life cycle of Karmapa Ujjain Trinela Dorjee, their 17th spiritual leader.
A huge crowd that had gathered to witness the breathtaking performance got deeply involved in the [...]
Patna, Jan 1 (IANS) Buddhist monks have demanded that Bihar’s Bodh Gaya, the place where Lord Buddha attained enlightenment, be declared a holy town.
Bodh Gaya should be declared a holy town as it deserves the status, Bhante P. Sivli, an official of the Mahabodhi Society of India, said.
Sivli told IANS over phone Friday that hundreds [...]
Nalanda, Dec 29 (ANI): Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar held a cabinet meeting with his council of ministers on Tuesday at Rajgir in Nalanda here.
Nitish, who arrived here in a chopper played Shanti Dhak, a musical instrument from the chopper to [...]
New Delhi, Dec 7 (ANI): Scores of Buddhists led by the Vishwa Bodha Sangha staged a mass demonstration here on Monday.
They were demanding that the management of Bodh Gaya, a prominent pilgrim destination for Buddhists should be completely handed over to the Buddhists.
Bodh Gaya is [...]
Patna, Nov 23 (IANS) A group of Buddhist monks in Bihar are on a new peace mission — preaching Lord Buddha’s message of non-violence in the Maoist affected villages of Gaya district.
Five Buddhist monks Sunday visited Saidpur, a village affected by Maoist violence near Bodh Gaya, where the Buddha attained enlightenment, and preached his message [...]
Patna, Nov 20 (IANS) Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama plans to visit Bodh Gaya in Bihar where Lord Buddha attained enlightenment.
The Dalai Lama will spend a week in Bodh Gaya starting Jan 4. He will pray at the Mahabodhi temple, said Tenzing Lama of the Tibetan monastery at Bodh Gaya.
Gaya (Bihar), Nov 16 (ANI): To keep her late son’s memory alive, a Japanese woman has raised a memorial showcasing Japanese culture.
Noriko Suruie has built the memorial in memory of her son Kutusumi Suruie, who died in an accident in [...]
Patna, Sep 26 (IANS) Three Buddhist devotees have travelled hundreds of kilometres on foot from Tibet and reached the Mahabodhi Temple in Bodh Gaya to pray for the long life of Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama.
Kelsang Dondup, 56, Sangau Dolma, 62, and Chultim Lama, 43, offered prayers to Lord Buddha and sought blessings for [...]
Patna, Sep 26 (IANS) To pray for long life of Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama, three Buddhist devotees travelled hundreds of kilometres on foot from Tibet and reached Mahabodhi Temple in Bodh Gaya ‘to fulfil their wish’.
Kelsang Dondup, 56, Sangau Dolma, 62, and Chultim Lama, 43, offered prayers to Lord Buddha and sought blessings for [...]
Lucknow, Sep 24 (IANS) An antique idol of Lord Buddha weighing 25 kg and costing Rs.25 crore in the international market has been recovered by police in Uttar Pradesh’s Sultanpur district, officials said Thursday
Pretending to be customers, personnel of the special operations group (SOG) approached three people in Sultanpur — who are now under arrest [...]
