On a hill overlooking the plain and about 40 km from Bhopal, the site of Sanchi comprises a group of Buddhist monuments (monolithic pillars, palaces, temples and monasteries) all in different states ...

Cradled among the towering peaks and whispering winds of the Himalayas lie sanctuaries of serenity—Buddhist monasteries that ...

"We want peace, but ready to fight to maintain it": Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore during Tiranga rally in Jaipur ...

Nepali Date Picker for both Android and/or iOS and/or KMP (JVM, JS, Wasm) which aligns with the Material3 Date Picker. This library give various utilities to work with Nepali Dates and acts as a ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. LUMBINI, Nepal — Legend has it that before he became the Buddha, a young Prince Siddhartha Gautama nursed an injured sarus crane (Antigone ...

the first human being to reach enlightenment and therefore recognized as Buddha. In Nepal , the celebrations for his 2558th birthday are accompanied by a historical "mystery": new archaeological ...

The Lord Buddha was born in 623 BC in the sacred area of Lumbini located in the Terai plains of southern Nepal, testified by the inscription on the pillar erected by the Mauryan Emperor Asoka in 249 ...

Archaeologists in Thailand uncovered 33 ancient gold, silver, and bronze treasures beneath a 1,300-year-old reclining Buddha statue. They found rare repoussé metal sheets depicting Buddha and ...

Nepal, is the birthplace of the Buddha and continues to stand as a symbol of world peace.” Singh, echoing these sentiments, reminded attendees that India is also widely regarded as a homeland of ...

The nuclear test was coined Smiling Buddha. The term came into existance since the test was conducted on the day of Buddha Purnima. When the test was over, Raja Ramanna, the Bhabha Atomic Research ...

Buddha Purnima Bank Holiday in India 2025: Banks in a few Indian cities will remain closed today, Monday, May 12, 2025, on account of Buddha Purnima, celebrating Gautam Buddha’s 2587th birth ...

The date was Buddha Purnima, the festival marking the birth of Gautama Buddha. Hence, the codename. The test prompted Pakistan to accelerate its nuclear programme, culminating in tests in 1998.