Blogs
‘Pakistan is an Attraction for Korean Buddhist Pilgrims’
TAXILA: Thirty Buddhist monks and the president of the Jogye Order Wonhaeng, the largest branch of Buddhism in South Korea,… Read more
Monks, Scholars Reach Islamabad to Attend Gandhara Symposium
Gandhara symposium attendees, including monks and academics from countries with large Buddhist populations, have begun arriving in ISLAMABAD. Scholars, historians,… Read more
Harking Back: 700 Years of Buddhism Met an End in Lahore
The Buddhism birth, enlightenment, and death were honored on Vesak Day two weeks ago in Taxila’s Mohra Moradu Stupa by… Read more
First ‘Rain Retreat’ at Taxila Stupa After Ages
TAXILA: A group of Buddhist monks and their followers assembled at the Dharmarajika stupa in Taxila for the annual “rain… Read more
Myanmar’s Military Honours Anti-Muslim Monk, Frees Prisoners
As Myanmar’s military authorities commemorate the country’s independence from Britain, they have given a coveted national award to an ultranationalist… Read more
Thai Monks Fail Drug Tests Leaving Temple Empty
Officials of Thailand’s modest Buddhist temple claim that all of the monks were fired after they failed drug tests. An… Read more