30 October 2003
Over 70 Hindus have embraced Buddhism at the Mahabodhi temple in Bodh Gaya, the birthplace of the global religion of... Read more
Topic: Buddhism
05 October 2003
About 5,000 Dalits, or members of socially underprivileged classes, converted from Hinduism to Buddhism in the cultural capital of Gujarat,... Read more
13 May 2003
A large number of Dalits, who form the lowest rung of Hinduism's social ladder, are embracing Buddhism across Haryana in... Read more
15 April 2003
Despite large state subsidies for building Buddhist temples and training Buddhist monks, while "the basics of traditional religions are taught... Read more
15 April 2003
Local officials met Buddhist and Russian Orthodox leaders in Russia's southern, traditionally Buddhist republic of Kalmykia on 1 April to... Read more
24 August 2002
For the background of the dispute regarding the Mahabodhi Temple which is mentioned in this letter, see the article published... Read more
18 April 2002
The golden mielie fields of Bronkhorstspruit, 40km east of Pretoria, are a rather unexpected setting for a Buddhist Temple. This... Read more