A march was taken out in Maharashtra’s Thane city on Tuesday to demand the transfer of control of Mahabodhi Vihar temple in Bihar’s Bodh Gaya to Buddhist monks. The march was organised by the Bhikkhu ...

Modi criticised Banerjee's recent comments against certain monks of RKM and Bharat Sevashram Sangha (BSS) that they were working as per instructions of the BJP, asserting that these socio ...

The United Nations Day of Vesak 2025 will officially commence on May 6 at the Vietnam Buddhist Academy in Ho Chi Minh City, ...

different stages of which were captured by the Sunday Times photographer M.A.Pushpakumara. Higher ordination or upasampada is the acceptance of novice monks to the order of the Sangha.

I do not consider him a monk because he is directly involved in politics. He is ruining the country. I have great respect for Bharat Sevashram Sangha,” Banerjee said at a rally in Hooghly.

India recognizes Pali as a classical language, leading to MoUs between the International Buddhist Confederation (IBC) and ...

An unholy spat is stirring the Sangha, Thailand’s top Buddhist authority – who will become the next Supreme Patriarch, Thailand’s most senior monk? Meanwhile, allegations of ‘cheque-book ...

A road accident in West Bengal's Howrah district resulted in the deaths of a monk and his disciple from Bharat Sevashram ...

A monk from Bharat Sevashram Sangha and his disciple were killed, while four others sustained injuries in a road accident in West Bengal’s Howrah district on Monday, police said. The accident occurred ...

This is because the monks don't have or want many possessions, and what they do have is given to them by the sangha - the Buddhist community. We call this almsgiving or dana. Giving the monks new ...