Tripura’s Raima Valley Bhikkhu Sangh and other Buddhist groups staged a protest rally in the Agartala city on Saturday in ...

Buddhists have special days they honour. Pandicca explained that the dates on which they are celebrated varies, depending on ...

Several Bhikkhus from Sri Lanka went to China, the most important being Amogavajra who taking 500 Tantric texts from Abhayagiri became an adviser to the Chinese Emperor and established sects in Korea ...

Around 30,000 Greek bhikkhus had arrived in Anuradhapura from the monasteries of Alasanda (the city of the Yonas, Alexandria in present Afghanistan) according to Geiger’s Mahavamsa (chapter XX1X (39)) ...

By Dr Upul Wijayawardhana ‘Time is a great healer, you will see’ were the words of wisdom of the Greek dramatist Sophocles ...

In his editorial, ‘The art of debating without debates’ (12.09.2024) the editor of the The island in his customery style has hit the nail on the head with regard to the intentions of the NPP. Drawing ...