India’s oldest living city, Varanasi, is a timeless tapestry of faith, tradition, and ancient wisdom. But beyond the sacred ...

Discover key Mauryan Empire facts! Test your knowledge on Chandragupta Maurya, Ashoka, administration, and significant events ...

Sri Lanka is celebrating the sacred Poson Poya festival today, marking the historic arrival of Buddhism over 2,000 years ago.

Poson celebrations, second only to those of Vesak as far as Sri Lankan Buddhists are concerned, honour an Indian who shaped ...

The Poson Poya, also known as the full moon day of June, holds significant religious importance for Sri Lankans. This day ...

Full-scale Mihintale archaeological excavation and research program proposed for the renaissance of Arhat Mahinda’s message The Maha Sangha urges President to ...

How are India-UK ties relevant to the UPSC exam? What significance do topics like First ASW-SWC Arnala, Buddhist relics, and ...

Now, for the first time ever, the Ministry of Culture is planning an exposition of these relics of Lord Buddha that were ...

There are seven Buddhas as per Sanchi Stupa, twenty-four and more as per the oldest Buddhist Sanskrit texts found barely two ...

The Barabar caves near Bodh Gaya, carved during the Mauryan era, are India's oldest rock-cut caves, famed for their acoustics, polished interiors, and inscriptions honouring the Ajivak sect.

Today, Asoka and Tissa are distant historical figures but their unique bond paved the way for the introduction of the ...