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The Ancient Greeks Who Converted to Buddhism
Greece is very far away from the heartland of early Buddhism in India and parts of Afghanistan and Pakistan. But thanks to Alexander the Great, Hellenistic and Buddhist cultures came into contact in ...
‘I never accept foreign roles’: Why veteran Thai actress, 76, came out of retirement for The White Lotus
Lek Patravadi was not aware of the show before playing the hotel’s enigmatic owner in Season 3. Read more at straitstimes.com ...
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Greetings to the Buddhists of Russia
Vladimir Putin congratulated Russia’s Buddhists on the Lunar New Year. The message reads, in part: “I extend my warmest greetings on the occasion of the White Moon festival, marking the arrival of the ...
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A World Without Ashoka’s Buddhism – Would India Be the Same Today?
Ashoka the Great, the Mauryan emperor who ruled most of the Indian subcontinent in the 3rd century BCE, is widely regarded as ...