Mahisagar: A Total of 45 Hindu people converted to Buddhism in a religious conversion at a hotel in Balasinor in the Mahisagar district. The 45 Hindus from Balasinor, Kheda, Nadiad, and Panchmahal converted to Buddhism in a hotel in Balasinor. The religious conversion of the 45 Hindus was done by a cleric from Porbandar. One of the 45 persons who adopted Buddhism said to the media, "Dr Baba Saheb Ambedkar adopted Buddhism after leaving Hinduism and practised it for years. As he did it, we ...Read More

New Delhi:Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi would deliver a video address on the occasion of the Dharma Chakra Day tomorrow to emphasize the teachings of peace and justice of Lord Buddha and the Eight Fold Path shown by him to overcome sufferings of sentient beings.A special address by the President of Mongolia will also be read out and a valuable Buddhist manuscript of Indian origin preserved in Mongolia for centuries together, will be presented to the President of India during the function. ...Read More

Vadodara: To mark the 55th Anniversary of the discoveries of Buddha relics from Dev Ni Mori village in North Gujarat, the 3rd edition of the International Buddhist Conference or the Bodhi Saptah will be held on 25th November 2018 in Vadodara. The President of Sanghaya Foundation Phra. Ven Prasheel Ratna Gautam, which is organizing the conference speaking at a Press Briefing in Ahmedabad, said that the the reason for holding the 3rd Conference in the city of Vadodara was due to the fact that M...Read More

Una: Around 200 people from Dalit community including the family members and victims of Una flogging case of July 2016 today accepted Buddhism on he occasion of Buddha Purnima in their native Samdhiyana village of Gir Somnath district in Gujarat. The conversion ceremony was conducted by 3 Buddhist monks amid tight security. One such person later said that they were happy after changing the religion. 'We are looked down upon as dalits, so we have taken this step,' he ...Read More

Vadodara: MS University syndicate meeting took decision to give Lord Buddha's ashes to Sri Lanka on loan. The decision was taken after union Culture ministry gave assurance for safety of ashes. Lord Buddha's ashes is proud possession with M S University's Department of Archaeology and Ancient History. In late 1950s, a team of archaeologists from MSU had guessed that a 'stupa' and a 'vihara' were lying beneath two mounds in Devni Mori, a village in North Gujarat that was going to be su...Read More

Ahmedabad: Gujarat provided an international platform to reassert the religion of peace and the teachings of Tathagat with the 2nd International Buddhist Conference on Sunday held at Mahatma Mandir on Sunday. Scheduled to be held till September 23rd at Mahatma Mandir, Gandhinagar, the first day of Bodhi Saptah, led by the Sangha Kaya Foundation, was graced by the presence of Shri Ramdas Athawale, Minister of Social Justice, Govt. of India, Bollywood actor Ravi Kishan, and His Excellency, Prince ...Read More

Palanpur:A s many as 155 Dalits converted to Buddhism at a function here today on the 60th death anniversary of Dr B R Ambedkar, observed as 'Mahaparinirvan Divas' even as Banaskantha District Collector said the administration had not given permission for the conversion programme. Dalits, mostly from Banaskantha and a few from Kutch district, converted to Buddhism at Ramapir temple here at the program organised by Banaskantha District Dalit Sangathan. "The decision to embrace Buddhism was...Read More

Kanpur:BJP chief Amit Shah will attend a Buddhist event here tomorrow which will witness large presence of Dalits who have converted to Buddhism, seen as yet another attempt by the party to reach out to the community in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh. Shah will attend the closing ceremony of the six-month long Dhamma Chetna Yatra at Palika Stadium and felicitate 110 monks at the event. Kanpur BJP president Surendra Maithani said the Yatra, which was held in Uttar Pradesh, will reach Kanpur tom...Read More

Ahmedabad: Over 200 people from the Dalit community from Gujarat converted to Buddhism in three separate events organised by Buddhist organisations here on the occasion of Vijaya Dashmi, organisers said today. Another 90 from the state converted to Buddhism in Nagpur, taking the total to over 300 Dalits. According to organisers, though conversions are carried out every year on Vijaya Dashmi, this year the numbers were high on account of the Una Dalit flogging incident. "As many as 140 D...Read More