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Buddhist

Archipelago 9 months ago

PREMIUM
Govt to launch new study on authenticity of Borobudur’s ‘chattra’

Bowing to pressure from archaeologists and other like-minded stakeholders, the government has postpo...

People 2 years ago

Dalai Lama apologises for asking boy to suck his tongue

The Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama apologised on Monday after a video which showed him aski...

Editorial 3 years ago

The price of Borobudur

When we simply focus on increasing the number of visitors, we ignore the sustainability of...

Lifestyle 4 years ago

Giant Buddhist goddess in Japan gets face mask to pray for end of COVID-19

Workers scaled a giant statue of a Buddhist goddess in Japan on Tuesday to place a custom-made mask ...

Entertainment 4 years ago

Devil horns meet sutras in Taiwan's Buddhist death metal band

The gig began with a nun chanting on stage but suddenly erupted into a wall of noise unleashed by di...

People 4 years ago

The Buddhist monk and make-up artist seeking LGBT+ equality in Japan

During a sheltered upbringing in a Buddhist temple in Tokyo, gay Japanese monk Kodo Nishimura kept h...

National 5 years ago

From religious rituals to festive attractions: Indonesians prepare to celebrate Chinese New Year

Many Indonesians are preparing to celebrate the Chinese New Year, which falls on Saturday, with reli...

National 5 years ago

PREMIUM
Police, residents stop Hindu-Buddhist ceremony in Yogyakarta

This is not the first case of religious intolerance in Bantul.

World 6 years ago

Hardline Sri Lanka monk calls for Buddhist Sinhalese govt

The influential chief of the Bodu Bala Sena (BBS), Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara, addressing hundreds of...

National 6 years ago

PREMIUM
Buddhism: Indonesia’s oldest religion is also the least understood

How did Buddhism go from a major religion to such an obscure one in Indonesia?