India wants the most prized jewel in the British crown, the Koh-i-noor, back. Debates are rife on whether the diamond was gifted or prised and the Indian government has promised to get the diamond ...

Justice G R Swaminathan was hearing a plea filed by a practising lawyer seeking permission to install a memorial stupa ...

few recent events in Pakistan are helpful in understanding the fundamental antipathy and political rhetoric behind the usual portrayal of the Gandhara civilisation, especially at a time when there has ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

Buddha relic stupa, enshrining one of the eight parts of the mortal remains of Lord Buddha after he attained Mahaparinirvana, is facing utter neglect in Vaishali. Despite being one of the most revered ...

Stupa Sports Analytics secures Rs 280 million in Pre-Series A funding led by Centre Court Capital and PeerCapital. Co-founder Megha Gambhir outlines plans to hire AI/ML and engineering professionals, ...

In Buddhism, Buddha is depicted symbolically through footprints, stupas, lutus throne, chakra etc. The architectural remains of the Buddhism are related to the birth, renunciation, enlightenment, ...

A stupa—the word comes from the Sanskrit, meaning “to heap” or “to pile up”—is a Buddhist monument that often houses a relic. Over the millennia, stupas have been built from many materials—wood, stone ...

Naperville college student helps develop algorithm to determine where ice stupas can be built to address water scarcity in ...

After the Buddha died, the Mallas of Kusinara organised an elaborate week-long funeral for him culminating in the cremation of his body. In the meantime, news of the Buddha’s demise had been spreading ...