UP Buddhist circuit gains global prominence, draws 61 lakh visitors in first nine months of 2025
Uttar Pradesh’s Buddhist Circuit is steadily shaping a strong global identity, rooted in faith, heritage, and inclusivity.
Uttar Pradesh’s Buddhist Circuit is steadily shaping a strong global identity, rooted in faith, heritage, and inclusivity.
As Myanmar (also known as Burma) heads for the next general elections, its adjacent north-eastern region of India looks forward with a little hope for peace, progress and development in the e trouble-torn south Asian nation.
Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council, Minority Unity Front, and Bangladesh Puja Celebration Council held a human chain and protest march in front of the Dhaka Press Club and across the country.
Buddhist monks across West Bengal have welcomed the Indian government’s recent decision to pursue ceasefire and have called for a permanent end to hostilities with neighbouring Pakistan.
The Higher Buddhist Institute of the Tibetan Department in Beijing was initiated by the late 10th Panchen Lama and President of the Buddhist Association of China (BAC), Zhao Puchu, with the approval of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council, on September 1, 1987 in Xihuang Monastery in Beijing. The 10th Panchen Lama personally served as the first President, and Zhao Puchu, then President of the BAC, was the Senior Advisor.
The Buddhist community leaders have come out in support of Prime Minister Narendra Modi after the remark made by Congress national president Mallikarjun Kharge regarding PM Modi's "faith" in Buddhism.
The Buddha Bhoomi event was successfully concluded in Bangkok, the capital city of Thailand on Sunday.
“As far as I’m concerned, I have a spiritual bond with the people of the Land of Snow and they have unwavering faith in me, as do the people of the Himalayan Region. What’s more, people around the world, whether they are Buddhists or not, have expressed admiration for what I’ve done," said the Dalai Lama.
Spreading Lord Buddha's messages of peace and harmony, they walked from NDS stadium to Shanti Stupa in Leh, Ladakh which is located at an elevation of 11,841 feet above sea level, which culminated the 32-day Padh Yatra, of 150 Buddhist monks and laypersons of Thailand, for world peace.
The International Buddhist Confederation (IBC), under the aegis of the Ministry of Culture, Government of India, will celebrate Ashadha Purnima on July 3