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In 2016, the Central Government, on the advice of the University Grants Committee (UGC), declared that the Central Institute of Buddhist Studies (CIBS), Choglamsar, Leh (Ladakh) was ‘deemed to be university’ [4] for the purpose of the UGC Act, 1956, but provisionally for a period of five years under the de novo category, from the date the CIBS disaffiliated its courses / programmes from ...
The Choglamsar Bridge over the Indus River connects the town to Chuchat Yakma, the site of an Imambara. [3] In 2019, the Indian Army built a suspension bridge in 40 days, connecting Choglamsar to Chuchat Yakma and Stok. Named Maitri Bridge, it is the longest suspension bridge built over the Indus River. [8]
Zangdok Palri Monastery or Zang Dhok Palri Phodang is a Tibetan Buddhist monastery of the Nyingma school, located at Kalimpong in West Bengal, India.The monastery was founded by Dudjom Rinpoche in 1957 [1] and built where Dudjom Rinpoche settled while in exile from Tibet, atop Durpin Hill.
Makransky is the guiding meditation teacher of the Foundation for Active Compassion, which provides meditation workshops and retreats not only in Buddhist contemplative settings but also in secular settings for social justice activists, social workers, counselors, teachers, therapists, and health care and other helping professionals.
Likir Monastery or Likir Gompa (Klud-kyil) is a Buddhist monastery in Ladakh, Northern India. It is located at 3700m elevation, approximately 52 kilometres (32 mi) west of Leh . It is picturesquely situated on a little hill in the valley, [ 1 ] in Likir village near the Indus River about 9.5 kilometres (5.9 mi) north of the Srinigar to Leh ...
He established Deer Park Institute as a center for “the study of classical Indian wisdom traditions” in March 2006 under Siddhartha’s Intent Society, India, with the vision to “re-create the spirit of Nalanda, the great university of ancient India in which all traditions of Buddhism were studied and practiced, alongside other schools of ...
He was an active member of the Maha Bodhi Society [1] whose purpose was the resuscitation of Buddhism in India and the restoration of ancient Buddhist shrines there. Munindra was the superintendent of the Mahabodhi Temple at Bodh Gaya from 1953 to 1957, [ 1 ] the first Buddhist to hold this position in modern times.
The Institute of Buddhist Studies is a Jodo Shinshu-affiliated seminary and graduate school, located in Berkeley, California. It is a member school of the Graduate ...