Over time, Abhayagiri diverged from the Mahavihara’s orthodox principles and evolved as a distinct and cosmopolitan centre of Buddhist thought in Sri Lanka.
KK Muhammed is credited with the discovery of Akbar's Ibadat Khana and prominent Buddhist stupas. In an hour-long lecture, he shared fascinating stories from his excavation days.
In what part of the world is a community denied full control over its holiest shrines? Except us?” asked Akash Lama, the general secretary of the All India Buddhist Forum.
The US and Israel’s assassinations of Iranian leadership ended up bestowing martyrdom on those killed. Shias saw the deaths as a continuity of martyrdom from the Battle of Karbala.
India’s fast-growing data centre sector may strain state electricity networks; Central Electricity Authority has urged Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu to boost capacity.
Theaterisation, which aims to divide the forces into three theatres with specific areas of responsibility, will become the single most far-reaching reform that the Indian military has witnessed since independence.
China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.
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