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Mithila Art & Craft Shine In Maithil art and craft, we observe natural and supernatural objects as well. In natural scene, painting of men,women, animals, fruits, natural scenery, aesthetic beauty of green panoramic hills, snow capped mountain, flowery and heavenly garden etc., [More]
Recollection of Yunnan Visit I visited Yunnan province of China on August 16-25, 2010. Since the last two years, I have been doing study to write a book on "Buddhism in China and its relations with Nepal". [More]
Socio-economic development through Modern or Buddhist economics Much has been debated about the social and economic development but nevertheless problems have been solved. There has been failure in this filed [More]
Economy Boost up Through Buddhist Way of life Sustainable economy can be obtained by human factors. The role of human factors is very dominant since time immemorial. [More]
Where do people stand in 'New Nepal?' Major political parties dragged this bone-poor country into a colossally unbearable economic crisis and a brute exercise which did not have even a semblance of democratic political ethics. [More]
The Gorkha/Gurkha recruitment, deployment question and ‘naya Nepal’ Recently, two English dailies had front-page photographs of a group of British Gurkhas in a gung-ho pose, along with the information that very shortly they were to be deployed in the NATO force operating in Afghanistan. [More]
The pioneer food producer and revenue collectors of Tarai Much has been said that Tharus are the ancestors of Lord Buddha. There is strong belief that Tharus of Nepal they are connected with the Shakyas lineage of ancient Kapilvastu of the days of king Shuddhodana, father of Gautama Buddha. The Tharus tilled the land of Shuddhodana. [More]
Dialogue of civilizations: scientifically-educational dimension accidents are concerned. It is enough to recollect the avalanches of world terrorism, evolving as fast as forest fire, [More]
Hariti Temple of Swayambhu Anyone who visits Swayambhu Stupa in Kathmandu cannot miss the glorious Hariti Temple, a two story pagoda decorated with exquisitely artistic motifs pregnant with spiritual significance. [More]
Kirats: The lion-hearted people of Nepal Kirats, one of the earliest inhabitants of Kathmandu valley, boast a glorious history of gallantry and rich cultural heritage. Kirat means the lion-hearted people or people of a lion nature. It also means mountain people. [More]
Asia Focus: Ups and downs on political arena in Asia-Pacific region Leaders or governments of some Asian-Pacific countries have changed recently for various reasons, with Australian and Japanese prime ministers being forced to step down, while the Nepali prime minister and the Maldivian cabinet resigned, and the new Philippine president was sworn with challenges ahead. [More]
How water raises the political temperature between countries Fifteen years ago Ismail Serageldin, an Egyptian who was vice-president of the World Bank, shook politicians by predicting that the wars of the 21st century would be fought not over oil or land, but water. [More]
The Bravest Nepalese Gurkhas Gurkhas have been part of the British Army for almost 200 years. The Gurkhas who have fought since the times of Queen Victoria till Queen Elizabeth II, there´s no noteworthy memorial in Britain. The Gurkhas are now based at Shorncliffe near Folkestone. [More]
Linking water, conflict and peace Water is a basic condition of life. We depend upon it for daily use, for agriculture, for industry and infrastructure. A shortage, an excess and deficient quality can all undermine welfare, impair human security, hold back economic development and in some circumstances generate conflict. [More]
Taktsang Monastery: A unique Monastery of Bhutan Paro Taktsang is located in Paro district in south-west Bhutan. The town of Paro near which the Tiger’s Nest Monastery is located (about 10 kilometres from town) has a population of 4,500 people and is a home to many sacred sites. [More]
Nepal Pavilion at the World Expo Park in Shanghai Visitors visit Nepal Pavilion at the World Expo Park in Shanghai, east China, May 29, 2010. Some 463,300 people visited the 2010 Shanghai World Expo on Saturday as of 3:00 p.m., setting a new record of the daily number of visitors since the Expo opened on May 1, according to official statistics. [More]
Kyichu Lhakhang of Bhutan : A Legacy of Nepalese Princess Bhrikuti The story goes that a giant demoness lay across the whole area of Tibet and the Himalayas and was preventing the spread of Buddhism. To overcome her, King Srong btsan Gampo decided to build 108 temples, which would be placed on all the points of her body. Temples were built across the Himalayas to pin her body down. Kyichu Lhakhang pins down her left foot and Jampa y Lhakhang in Bumthang her left knee. [More]
The Ten Aspects of Buddha Nature The Buddha taught three turnings of the wheel of Dharma(Law). In the first turning the Buddha taught the four noble truths dealing with the relative level of reality. The Buddha revealed that the nature of suffering consisted of the first noble truth. The origin of suffering is to be found in all previous actions and emotions obscurations. This level belonged to second noble truth. [More]
Contribution of Tibetan Lama Chogyal Phags-pa in Yuan China In the early thirteenth century, Gengis Khan controlled and unified a vast expanse of land, both north and south of the Gobi, in a very short time. In 1206, he conquered the Xixia (Tangut) kingdom in North West China and posed a threat to Tibet. [More]
Buddhism and Sino-Nepal Cultural Linkage Buddhism has been taken as a glory of Nepal since the early phase of history. Deepankar Buddha and Swayambhu occupy great space in mythical story. According to Trikal Buddha, Dipankar is Atit Buddha. [More]
Recollection of Yunnan Visit I visited Yunnan province of China on August 16-25, 2010. Since the last two years, I have been doing study to write a book on "Buddhism in China and its relations with Nepal". [More]
Socio-economic development through Modern or Buddhist economics Much has been debated about the social and economic development but nevertheless problems have been solved. There has been failure in this filed [More]
Economy Boost up Through Buddhist Way of life Sustainable economy can be obtained by human factors. The role of human factors is very dominant since time immemorial. [More]
Where do people stand in 'New Nepal?' Major political parties dragged this bone-poor country into a colossally unbearable economic crisis and a brute exercise which did not have even a semblance of democratic political ethics. [More]
The Gorkha/Gurkha recruitment, deployment question and ‘naya Nepal’ Recently, two English dailies had front-page photographs of a group of British Gurkhas in a gung-ho pose, along with the information that very shortly they were to be deployed in the NATO force operating in Afghanistan. [More]
The pioneer food producer and revenue collectors of Tarai Much has been said that Tharus are the ancestors of Lord Buddha. There is strong belief that Tharus of Nepal they are connected with the Shakyas lineage of ancient Kapilvastu of the days of king Shuddhodana, father of Gautama Buddha. The Tharus tilled the land of Shuddhodana. [More]
Dialogue of civilizations: scientifically-educational dimension accidents are concerned. It is enough to recollect the avalanches of world terrorism, evolving as fast as forest fire, [More]
Hariti Temple of Swayambhu Anyone who visits Swayambhu Stupa in Kathmandu cannot miss the glorious Hariti Temple, a two story pagoda decorated with exquisitely artistic motifs pregnant with spiritual significance. [More]
Kirats: The lion-hearted people of Nepal Kirats, one of the earliest inhabitants of Kathmandu valley, boast a glorious history of gallantry and rich cultural heritage. Kirat means the lion-hearted people or people of a lion nature. It also means mountain people. [More]
Asia Focus: Ups and downs on political arena in Asia-Pacific region Leaders or governments of some Asian-Pacific countries have changed recently for various reasons, with Australian and Japanese prime ministers being forced to step down, while the Nepali prime minister and the Maldivian cabinet resigned, and the new Philippine president was sworn with challenges ahead. [More]
How water raises the political temperature between countries Fifteen years ago Ismail Serageldin, an Egyptian who was vice-president of the World Bank, shook politicians by predicting that the wars of the 21st century would be fought not over oil or land, but water. [More]
The Bravest Nepalese Gurkhas Gurkhas have been part of the British Army for almost 200 years. The Gurkhas who have fought since the times of Queen Victoria till Queen Elizabeth II, there´s no noteworthy memorial in Britain. The Gurkhas are now based at Shorncliffe near Folkestone. [More]
Linking water, conflict and peace Water is a basic condition of life. We depend upon it for daily use, for agriculture, for industry and infrastructure. A shortage, an excess and deficient quality can all undermine welfare, impair human security, hold back economic development and in some circumstances generate conflict. [More]
Taktsang Monastery: A unique Monastery of Bhutan Paro Taktsang is located in Paro district in south-west Bhutan. The town of Paro near which the Tiger’s Nest Monastery is located (about 10 kilometres from town) has a population of 4,500 people and is a home to many sacred sites. [More]
Nepal Pavilion at the World Expo Park in Shanghai Visitors visit Nepal Pavilion at the World Expo Park in Shanghai, east China, May 29, 2010. Some 463,300 people visited the 2010 Shanghai World Expo on Saturday as of 3:00 p.m., setting a new record of the daily number of visitors since the Expo opened on May 1, according to official statistics. [More]
Kyichu Lhakhang of Bhutan : A Legacy of Nepalese Princess Bhrikuti The story goes that a giant demoness lay across the whole area of Tibet and the Himalayas and was preventing the spread of Buddhism. To overcome her, King Srong btsan Gampo decided to build 108 temples, which would be placed on all the points of her body. Temples were built across the Himalayas to pin her body down. Kyichu Lhakhang pins down her left foot and Jampa y Lhakhang in Bumthang her left knee. [More]
The Ten Aspects of Buddha Nature The Buddha taught three turnings of the wheel of Dharma(Law). In the first turning the Buddha taught the four noble truths dealing with the relative level of reality. The Buddha revealed that the nature of suffering consisted of the first noble truth. The origin of suffering is to be found in all previous actions and emotions obscurations. This level belonged to second noble truth. [More]
Contribution of Tibetan Lama Chogyal Phags-pa in Yuan China In the early thirteenth century, Gengis Khan controlled and unified a vast expanse of land, both north and south of the Gobi, in a very short time. In 1206, he conquered the Xixia (Tangut) kingdom in North West China and posed a threat to Tibet. [More]
Buddhism and Sino-Nepal Cultural Linkage Buddhism has been taken as a glory of Nepal since the early phase of history. Deepankar Buddha and Swayambhu occupy great space in mythical story. According to Trikal Buddha, Dipankar is Atit Buddha. [More]
