The renowned Buddhist scholar and professor of Indology Suniti Kumar Pathak died at his residence at Avanpalli in Shantiniketan, West Bengal, India.
Myanmar’s Shan State Buddhist University hosted a two-day international conference at its campus in the city of Taunggyi, in Shan State, from 7–8 November.
Bangladesh’s recent violence against Buddhists and other minorities is a stark reminder of the need for Buddhist peacemaking
Fifteen Buddhist organizations in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) of Bangladesh will not celebrate the Kathina robe-offering ceremony because of security concerns.
Buddhists in Gujarat, India, are protesting against the removal of the word “Buddhist” from a signboard that stands at the Sana Buddhist Caves.
The Luri community is a little-known group of Buddhists that practice a fusion of Theravada and Mahayana beliefs
Environmentalists in India are calling for the restoration of Thotlakonda Buddhist Complex, a third-century BCE hilltop site in Andhra Pradesh.
The Indonesian public has been captivated by the presence of 40 monks from Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia, on a pilgrimage.
Buddha Purnima is the biggest religious festival for Buddhists and was celebrated across Bangladesh, where it is observed as a public holiday, on 22 May.
A Chinese businessman who became a Buddhist monk has been caring for 600 abandoned children, from newborns to 10-year-olds, for the past 12 years.
14 April marks the anniversary of Dr. Ambedkar’s birth. BDG columnist Dipen Barua reflects on his lasting legacy in the Buddhist world
Monks at Dharmarajika, a Buddhist monastery in Dhaka, are upholding a tradition of providing iftar meals to underprivileged Muslims during Ramadan.
