India wants the most prized jewel in the British crown, the Koh-i-noor, back. Debates are rife on whether the diamond was gifted or prised and the Indian government has promised to get the diamond ...

Plus: we share a map and timeline of the religion’s transmission across the East, a glossary of Buddhist terms, a snapshot of ...

The evidences of the stupas on the relics Buddha are found in Rajgir, Vaishali, Kapilvastu, Ramgarh, Bethdeep, Pava, Kushinagar,Pippalivan, etc. In this article, we are giving 10 GK Questions and ...

few recent events in Pakistan are helpful in understanding the fundamental antipathy and political rhetoric behind the usual portrayal of the Gandhara civilisation, especially at a time when there has ...

Private donations pay for repair to historic site, as criticism grows over government’s response to rebuilding nation after quake Eighteen months after an earthquake destroyed hundreds of historical ...

A stupa—the word comes from the Sanskrit, meaning “to heap” or “to pile up”—is a Buddhist monument that often houses a relic. Over the millennia, stupas have been built from many materials—wood, stone ...

Stupa Sports Analytics secures Rs 280 million in Pre-Series A funding led by Centre Court Capital and PeerCapital. Co-founder Megha Gambhir outlines plans to hire AI/ML and engineering professionals, ...

In central Victoria, an enormous Buddhist monument is slowly but surely taking shape. Deep in the ground in a bush clearing in central Victoria lie four ornate metal vases. They were buried in 2003 ...

The historic Dharmarajika Stupa is located just 3km from Taxila Museum. It is not merely a stupa but a complex, having a central stupa, with several small stupas, temples and other ancient remains.

After the Buddha died, the Mallas of Kusinara organised an elaborate week-long funeral for him culminating in the cremation of his body. In the meantime, news of the Buddha’s demise had been spreading ...