French tourists get Sri Lanka jail term over Buddha kiss
Three French tourists were given suspended six-month prison sentences in Sri Lanka on Tuesday after their holiday pictures appeared to show one of them -- a woman -- kissing a Buddha statue on the lip
India sends Buddha relics to Colombo
Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa was on hand to receive the sacred Kapilavastu Buddhist relics sent by India after more than 30 years.
Rajapaksa received the relics of Buddha (bone fragments e
Buddhists outraged at Buddha's images on shoes
The Tibetan and the Buddhist community are outraged at a California-based company for promoting a range of shoes with the Lord Buddha's images.
Tibetans and Bhutanese Buddhists have written to the co
Bengal rules out hike in bus, minibus, taxi fares
Kolkata, July 28: The West Bengal Government today ruled out a hike in bus, minibus and taxi fares following recent increase in fuel prices, saying the present situation did not merit it and warned of
From Buddha to 'Super Robots', Japan stars in Monaco
NICE, France, July 19, 2010: A thousand years of Japanese history, from ancient Buddhism to Noh theatre or manga robots, takes centre stage this summer in Monaco with a giant show devoted to the land