So, I visit the Shwedagon pagoda to offer flowers and water, viewing it as an important part of Myanmar's Buddhist culture." Families also come together to mark the occasion, as Khin Pa Pa Lin ...
YANGON, Nov. 8 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar's major pagodas will hold robe-weaving contests during the traditional Tazaungdaing Festival this year, according to state-run daily The Mirror on Friday. The ...
PHNOM PENH, Sept. 25 (Xinhua): Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen said on Saturday that the Covid-19 has hit almost half of the Buddhist pagodas here in the capital city. "Yesterday ...
This list of pagodas in Beijing comprises all Buddhist and Taoist pagodas erected within Beijing Municipality, an area which covers the city of Beijing as well as its surrounding districts and ...
YANGON, Nov. 27 (Xinhua) -- The Shwedagon Pagoda, also known as the Golden Pagoda in Myanmar, attracted over 6.64 million visitors, from Jan. 1 to Oct. 31, 2024, U Boe Thin, a member of the Shwedagon ...
Colonial Calcutta was witness to wide-ranging discussions on Buddhism and comparative religion in the burgeoning media, that is newspapers, journals, pamphlets and modern publishing, and in venues ...