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Photo of a rare 7th century Buddha Sakyamuni statue which has been acquired jointly by the British Museum and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.

Buddha Sakyamuni

Agence-France Presse AFP - Global [28,579]

London, March 26, 2004 - A rare 7th-century Buddha statue went on display in Britain on Friday, the first time such an ornament had entered a public European collection, after a pioneering acquisition...

Destinations: India | New Delhi
Topics: Religion
Buddha giving his first sermon. Wat Phrathat Doi Suthep, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

The Case for Forbearance: Buddhism and Nonviolence

Kenneth Champeon - kchampeon [19,644]

In the wake of the September 11th terrorist attacks on the United States, there have arisen fresh discussions about religion, and specifically about whether major religions encourage, condone, or...

Destinations: India | China | Thailand | Beijing | Chiang Mai | New Delhi
Topics: Religion

Devdaasis

Nabanita Dutt - ndutt [3,768]

Sometime around 250 A.D., a man called Vatsayana wrote Kamasutra , a crafty little compilation of various ways to conduct one's sexual life. The book is hilarious in parts, where Vatsayana, in all...

Destinations: India | New Delhi
Topics: Culture | People | Religion

Gita

Kenneth Champeon - kchampeon [19,644]

The first time I read the Bhagavad Gita was for me an experience similar, I suspect, to taking a strong analgesic or euphoriant. The "thousand natural shocks/That flesh is heir to" - Hamlet's phrase -...

Destinations: India | New Delhi
Topics: Literature | Religion

The Indian Iliad to the Nth Degree

Kenneth Champeon - kchampeon [19,644]

A brief essay on RK Narayan's prose version of the Mahabharata.

Destinations: India | New Delhi
Topics: Literature | Religion
Qutb Minar...

New Delhi: Magnificient!

Ee Lin Wan - eelin [4,107]

Exotica... From the distinctive aroma of Indian curry, the colorful array of sarees and the exotic array of culture and heritage, India is a country that evokes all your senses. With its more than one...

Destinations: India | New Delhi
Topics: Culture | People | Religion | War & Conflict | Ancient History | Architecture
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