Buddhist flag: Symbolic colours of enlightening teaching
For any Buddhist in the world, perhaps there is not any day as significant as the Buddha Purnima, a full...
Poi Sangken: A Watery Carnival
Probably it is during the juncture of the last and the first lunar months the Spring beauty and the rich...
LOVE personified that we are
'There is only one happiness in this life, to love and be loved' - George Sand Love is just amazing...
Separate Barak Demand: Can partition be a solution?
Assam and several other parts of Northeast have been witnessing massive protests and shutdowns since Lok Sabha passed the Citizenship...
Assam Yoga Mahotsav: Keeping alive the legacies of Swami Shivananda Saraswati
For the yoga-enthusiasts of Assam, December 12 is a very significant day. This day is celebrated to commemorate Yoga Guru...
Ven U Gunawantha Mahathera alias Bhante Baba: A Tribute
In 1953, when Ven U Gunawantha Mahathera came to Assam, people were busy in understanding the pros and cons of...
Pavarana – A humble practice of polite reprimand
Maintenance of peace becomes a challenge when it comes to staying in a group for a long time. Given that...
With demise of Dibong Bhante Assam Loses a Pali Scholar
Gate gate para gate parasamgate Bodhi svaha Venerable Warnasara Mahathera, popularly known as Dibong Bhante, of Dibong Buddha Vihar, Margherita...
Buddha Jayanti: Assam Budha vihars become meeting ground of devotees
Buddha Jayanti is celebrated to commemorate the Buddha’s birth, enlightenment, and leaving of his mortal body. It thus is a...
Indo-Bhutan Friendship Mela: Enhancing Maitri
Ask a person of Lower Assam about his next holiday destination, he’d perhaps name a place of Bhutan. And ask...
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