There is a clear effort to dilute Sri Lanka’s national identity, often presenting nationalism as divisive or extremist. Some ...

Originating in ancient China (5th century BCE), the Analects are a collection of sayings and ideas attributed to the ...

Islamic conquests from the eighth century replaced Brahmi-derived scripts with Perso-Arabic in Afghanistan and Pakistan, ...

Kazakhstan, a land of vast landscapes, cradles remnants of Buddhist culture in the Ili River Valley. Taraz, an ancient Silk Road city, whispers stories of the 7th and 8th centuries through statues ...

Conserving Buddhist ruins in north and east may help. We must revive Buddhism to its highest level of practice. The country must be made a united one, ekatchatra. Otherwise we will have war again. For ...

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CHAPTER 7 Gertrude’s brother-in-law and sister strongly opposed the marriage because I was only a clerk. But she was ...

Buddhist study usually involves a close relationship with a teacher, or “root lama.” Tsomo is a follower of Tulku Sangak Rinpoche, a Tibetan master in the Namchak branch of the Nyingma lineage ...

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Imthiaz Bakeer Markar’s latest publication Hardha Sakshiya is a collection of his speeches made in Parliament over the years ...

The Buddhist monuments at Sanchi contain an appreciable concentration of early Indian artistic techniques and Buddhist art, referred to as its Anionic School or Phase. Depicting Buddha through symbols ...

Veteran folklorist, lyricist, and scholar Dr. Rohana Beddage launched his latest book, Sinhala PiruluKoshaya, on June 14 at the SunethradeviPirivena, Pepiliyana.