BUDDHIST REVIVAL: 'Reviving Buddhist Cultural Links' was the theme of a one day symposium held in Singapore recently to initiate an ambitious plan to revive India's ancient Nalanda University as a leading international seat of learning which would revive the old intellectual and spiritual ties between South and East Asia...
Scientists are now taking advantage of new technologies to see exactly what goes on inside the brains of Buddhist monks and other individuals when they meditate intensively and regularly. The neuroscientists have discovered that regular meditation actually alters the way the brain is wired...
COLOMBO: The Sri Lanka Mahabodhi Association will get all the support it needs to hold the 2550th Buddha Jayanthi festival in Sanchi from the Indian Government...
KANDY: Senior Professor P. D. Premasiri of Peradeniya University retires from his university service at the end of this year after 42 years of long teaching career...
Many people associate meditation with superstitious or extraordinary ideas. However, generally meditation in Buddhism is mental training.
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