Al Jazeera on MSN5d
Buddhism’s holiest site erupts in protests over Hindu ‘control’ of shrine
Buddhists across the country have joined protests after monks at the Mahabodhi Temple were forcibly removed by police.
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN4d
What Archaeologists Are Uncovering About the Buddha in His Legendary Nepali Hometown
Shortly after dawn, more than 200 monks from an order of Tibetan exiles carry carefully bundled scriptures and 108 gold-gilt ...
What ‘The White Lotus’ gets wrong about the meaning and goals of common Buddhist practices
A scholar of Buddhism explains authentic ways to engage deeply with the tradition, ranging from short meditation retreats to full ordination as a monastic.
Centuries-old Buddhist temple destroyed in ‘unprecedented’ and deadly South Korea wildfires
South Korea redeployed firefighting helicopters after a fatal crash caused a temporary grounding on Wednesday as authorities ...
The New Indian Express5d
A small Siva shrine akin to the famous Thiruvanaikaval temple
who incidentally was also closely associated with the Thiruvanaikaval temple), constructed this shrine in Sembakkam. It is said that the Siva Linga in the Sembakkam temple once used to be ...
The Manhattan Mercury3d
Workers save Buddha as S. Korea's wildfires raze ancient temple
At South Korea's thousand-year-old Gounsa Temple, workers delicately swaddled a giant gilded Buddha statue with a ...
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India TV6d
Kerala: Male devotees protest Lord Ayyappa Temple's dress code, enter shrine without removing shirts
They entered the temple on Sunday without removing their shirts in protest. Protestors were members of the SNDP Samyuktha Samara Samithi. They formed a queue in front of the shrine in Perunadu ...
The Star3d
Workers save Buddha as S. Korea's wildfires raze ancient temple; tens of thousands evacuated as deadly fire tears through mountain
ANDONG, South Korea (AFP): At South Korea's thousand-year-old Gounsa Temple, workers delicately swaddled a giant gilded Buddha statue with a fire-retardant blanket. Hours later much of the temple ...
The Victoria Advocate4d
Workers save Buddha as S. Korea's wildfires raze ancient temple
At South Korea's thousand-year-old Gounsa Temple, workers delicately swaddled a giant gilded Buddha statue with a fire-retardant blanket. Hours later much of the temple burned down in one of the ...