Indian PM Modi to Visit Lumbini to Discuss Shared Buddhist Heritage and Future Tourism
Justin Whitaker
11 May 2022
Narendra Modi will visit Nepal on Vesakh, the Buddha’s birthday, to strengthen Buddhist bonds between the two countries
Buddhist Pilgrimage City Kushinagar Inaugurates New Airport
Justin Whitaker
21 October 2021
New airport expected to boost tourism and strengthen diplomatic ties with Buddhist countries
236 Dalits Convert to Buddhism on Anniversary of B. R. Ambedkar’s 1956 Conversion
Justin Whitaker
22 October 2020
Converts seek freedom from historical inequalities
Experts Urge India’s Dalits to Register as Buddhist in 2021 Census
Justin Whitaker
28 July 2020
Dalits continue to face widespread inequality and…
Buddhistdoor View: Political Belonging Has Become a Religious Matter in India
Buddhistdoor Global
21 December 2019
India is caught between conflicting visions of society
Anniversary of B. R. Ambedkar’s Death Prompts Marches and Reflection
Raymond Lam
13 December 2018
Dalit leader pioneered a new political-religious…
Chinese Monks Walk from Nepal to Bodh Gaya in Gesture of Ecumenism
Raymond Lam
5 December 2018
Move highlights the entwined nature of…
The Xuanzang Memorial: Evoking China and India’s Buddhist Past and Future
Raymond Lam
7 April 2017
For several years now, I have observed the diplomatic force of Buddhism in the relationship between China and India. The event that first drew my
Buddhistdoor View: The Complexities of Buddhist Conversion and the Indian Dalit Movement
Buddhistdoor Global
21 October 2016
It is commonly held that converting to a religion for reasons other than personal spiritual conviction or awakening is unethical and unseemly. Reading about Christian