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Airport In UP's Kushinagar Launched By PM, First Flight From Sri Lanka
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today inaugurated the Kushinagar airport in Uttar Pradesh with a flight from Sri Lanka becoming the first to touch down at the new airport.
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Special Train On Buddhist Circuit By December, Says Official
Indian Railways will run a special train equipped with world class facilities on the Buddhist circuit to attract tourists from Japan, China, Thailand and Sri lanka by the end of December this year, an official said on Wednesday.
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Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena Lifts Nationwide State Of Emergency
Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena said on Sunday he had lifted a nationwide state of emergency imposed on March 6 after Buddhist-Muslim clashes.
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Rise Of Violent Buddhist Rhetoric In Asia Defies Stereotypes
Buddhism may be touted in the West as an inherently peaceful philosophy, but a surge in violent rhetoric from small but increasingly influential groups of hardline monks in parts of Asia is upending the religion's tolerant image.
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Excavations Prove Spread of Buddhism in Tamil Nadu: Archaeological Survey of India
Dispelling the belief that Buddhism did not have a firm footing in Tamil Nadu barring a few pockets, excavations of Buddhist Vihara and a temple at Kaveripumpattinam and hundreds of stone sculptures and bronzes by ASI from over 125 sites have proved the spread of the religion in the state.
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Sri Lanka Coexists Peacefully With People of all Faiths: Mahinda Rajapaksa
Sri Lanka, a nation inspired by Buddhism for well over 2,500 years, has co-existed peacefullywith communities of other faiths despite attempts to create communal tensions from time to time, President Mahinda Rajapaksa has said.
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Sri Lanka bans Time 'Buddhist Terror' edition
The July 1 issue of Time magazine carried a photo of a prominent Myanmar monk under the headline: "The Face of Buddhist Terror".
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Sri Lanka bars Briton with Buddha tattoo
Sri Lanka denied entry to a British tourist sporting a Buddha tattoo on his arm because he showed disrespect to Buddhism, a newspaper report said on Saturday.
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Airport In UP's Kushinagar Launched By PM, First Flight From Sri Lanka
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today inaugurated the Kushinagar airport in Uttar Pradesh with a flight from Sri Lanka becoming the first to touch down at the new airport.
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Special Train On Buddhist Circuit By December, Says Official
Indian Railways will run a special train equipped with world class facilities on the Buddhist circuit to attract tourists from Japan, China, Thailand and Sri lanka by the end of December this year, an official said on Wednesday.
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Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena Lifts Nationwide State Of Emergency
Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena said on Sunday he had lifted a nationwide state of emergency imposed on March 6 after Buddhist-Muslim clashes.
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Rise Of Violent Buddhist Rhetoric In Asia Defies Stereotypes
Buddhism may be touted in the West as an inherently peaceful philosophy, but a surge in violent rhetoric from small but increasingly influential groups of hardline monks in parts of Asia is upending the religion's tolerant image.
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Excavations Prove Spread of Buddhism in Tamil Nadu: Archaeological Survey of India
Dispelling the belief that Buddhism did not have a firm footing in Tamil Nadu barring a few pockets, excavations of Buddhist Vihara and a temple at Kaveripumpattinam and hundreds of stone sculptures and bronzes by ASI from over 125 sites have proved the spread of the religion in the state.
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Sri Lanka Coexists Peacefully With People of all Faiths: Mahinda Rajapaksa
Sri Lanka, a nation inspired by Buddhism for well over 2,500 years, has co-existed peacefullywith communities of other faiths despite attempts to create communal tensions from time to time, President Mahinda Rajapaksa has said.
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Sri Lanka bans Time 'Buddhist Terror' edition
The July 1 issue of Time magazine carried a photo of a prominent Myanmar monk under the headline: "The Face of Buddhist Terror".
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Sri Lanka bars Briton with Buddha tattoo
Sri Lanka denied entry to a British tourist sporting a Buddha tattoo on his arm because he showed disrespect to Buddhism, a newspaper report said on Saturday.
