Tag: Buddhist monasteries

Dalai Lama to celebrate 83rd birthday in Ladakh

Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama would celebrate his 83rd birthday in Ladakh in Jammu Kashmir, a spokesperson of Tibetan government-in-exile said on Tuesday. The spokesperson said on 6 July, a grand celebration in honour of the 83rd birthday of Dalai Lama will be held at Shiwatsel Phodrang. “The President of the Central Tibetan Administration Dr...

July 3, 2018

Notices to 26 foreign monasteries in Bodh Gaya

The monasteries are accused of violating building laws and indulging in commercial activities without paying sales tax and GST

March 15, 2018

Endangered heritage

The two major Buddhist monasteries, Hemis and Likir in Ladakh, have refused to remove the “out of bounds” tag for the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) that has offered to undertake conservation of these tourist attractions. The ASI has for several years been trying to convince monks inhabiting these m monasteries to allow their scientific...

November 13, 2017