Sikkim CM to ask NaMo to let Karmapa Ogyen Trinley enter Rumtek ?

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Sikkim CM to ask NaMo to let Karmapa Ogyen Trinley enter Rumtek ?

The Chief Minister of Sikkim Pawan Chamling and the all the members of the Sikkim  Assembly are expected to meet the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to urge that His Holiness the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje to enter, visit and stay, in Sikkim. Rumtek Monastery in Sikkim is the seat of the Karmapas, […]

When will politics over Buddha Birthplace stop?

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When will politics over Buddha Birthplace stop?

‘Saga Dawa, as we say it in Sikkim, or Buddha Purnima as it is commonly called in India and ‘Buddha Jayanti’ Nepal is the day to mark the birth of the Buddha. Though  ‘Gautam Buddha’ was born in Nepal, certain ‘Indian’ interests continue to debate about Buddha’s birthplace. Gautam Buddha was born in Lumbini, now […]

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