by B. Kolappan, Chennai Connect, August 17, 20169th century statue found in a school to be housed in a ‘mandapam’ Tamil Nadu, India -- Though Kancheepuram was once a flourishing Buddhist centre, there is not a single Buddhist temple in the town today. But this could soon change as a 9th century Buddha statue found in a school playground in Kancheepuram is all set to be installed in a mandapam of the Subramania Swamy temple by the Buddhist Association of Tamil Nadu.  << Zen moment:R. Nagaswamy, former director, Archaeology Department (right) and a senior official from the Thai Consular Office with the Buddha statue.— Photo: M. Vedhan |
by Oleg Krasnov, Special to RIR, 9 August 2016Moscow, Russia -- The world’s northernmost Buddhist stupa has opened in the town of Apatity, located about 1,050 miles north of Moscow.  Tibetan Monk Tangerang Lama Pema Lhundrup Gyatso Rinpoche came to the town to consecrate the “Enlightenment Stupa” on August 4, reports Russian TV channel TV-21.Construction of the stupa began in October 2014 on the initiative of local businessmen and brothers Igor and Oleg Belyaev. |
Venerable Canda during the morning alms round. Image courtesy of Anukampa Bhikkhuni Project
