New Delhi: Nepal took a strong objection on External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar’s remarks about how Buddha and Mahatma Gandhi’s teachings are still relevant. The Nepalese media went on to quot him ...

Just a few weeks ago the recipients of this year’s Nobel Prizes were announced. I always follow the announcement because I’m interested in the great men and women who have contributed so much to ...

(RNS) Next month, Nepal will circulate a new 100-rupee note with the imprint, “Lumbini: The Birthplace of Lord Buddha.” The note is part of the government’s most recent effort to correct the record.

Reacting on External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar's previously made statement, the Nepal Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) issued a press release stressing that Gautam Buddha was born in Lumbini, ...

In 1956, many countries around the world celebrated 2,500 years of the Buddha’s Parinirvana, or his final departure from the world. Sri Lanka and many Southeast Asian countries believe that this event ...

"No Doubt" Gautam Buddha Was Born In Nepal, Says India Amid Controversy External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar had mentioned about India's moral leadership and how Buddha and Mahatma Gandhi's ...

Gautama Buddha, born in Lumbini, Nepal, in the 6th century BCE, was a spiritual teacher who founded Buddhism. Renouncing a life of luxury, he sought enlightenment and later shared profound teachings ...

Archaeologists have found Buddhist shrine from sixth century B.C. Its remains were found under a known Buddhist shrine, built about 300 years later Results are published in the journal Antiquity The ...