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Dalai Lama reinvigorates call for world peace
His Holiness the Dalai Lama reinvigorates call for world peace on 75th Anniversary of the Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki By Bureau Reporter His Holiness the Dalai Lama and fellow Nobel Laureates paying their respects at Hiroshima Memorial Park in Hiroshima, Japan on November 14, 2010. Photo by Taikan Usui In his statement on the…
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Buddhist Times News – India treats Confucius Institutes and higher education cooperation in fair manner’: China
By —- Shyamal Sinha China on Tuesday said it hopes India maintains healthy and stable development of people-to-people contact and cultural exchanges between two countries. Confucius Institutes are public educational partnerships between colleges and universities in China with those in other countries and deals in Chinese language teaching. “Over the years, Confucius Institutes have played…
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Buddhist Times News – Dalai Lama, Sikyong condole the demise of Taiwan’s former President Lee Teng-hui x
Dalai Lama with then Taiwanese President Lee Teng-hui during his first visit to Taiwan in March of 1997 (Photo- OHHDL) By Shyamal Sinha Lee Teng-hui, who as president of Taiwan led its transformation from an island in the grip of authoritarian rule to one of Asia’s most vibrant and prosperous democracies, died on Thursday…
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Buddhist Times News – Ladakh’s Covid-19 Numbers low, Say Experts
By — Shyamal Sinha The first COVID-19 case in India was detected on January 30, the same day that WHO declared it a public health emergency of international concern. India went into lockdown almost two months later. With 1,327 cases and six fatalities in four months, the trajectory of COVID-19 in the cold desert region of Ladakh…
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Buddhist Times News – As Sri Lanka researches ‘Ravan’s aviation routes’
By — Shyamal Sinha Rama, the hero of the Ramayana, is one of the most popular deities worshipped in the Hindu religion. . Embracing Ramayan, the epic that binds the two nations, the Civil Aviation Authority of Lanka issued an advertisement inviting documents and literature for a research on ‘King Ravana and the ancient domination of aerial routes…
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Buddhist Times News – Who are the Uighur people and why do they face oppression by China?
By — Adam Forrest A Uighur woman with her children at the Unity New Village in western China’s Xinjiang region: APChina is facing mounting global criticism over its treatment of the Uighur population in Xinjiang province – with claims of forced labour camps and mass sterilisation. Boris Johnson’s government has accused Beijing of “egregious” human rights abuses against…
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Buddhist Times News – Nepal to Restart Domestic and International Flight Services
By — Shyamal Sinha The Nepal government has decided to resume domestic and international flight operations starting from August 17, nearly four months after they were suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The suspension of the flights came on March 22 to prevent the spread of COVID-19 pandemic in the country, reported Xinhua news agency.…
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Understanding The Factors Behind Denominational Differences
The issue of religions in Europe is of great significance. Many modern societies have different religious traditions and it is difficult to enforce their practices. For example, in some countries, Christianity dominates the population. In other countries, Hinduism and Islam are the major religions and there is a huge debate on which should prevail. Despite…
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Growing Popularity Of Buddhism In Europe
Growing Popularity Of Buddhism In Europe