Category: Buddhism

WORLD DHAMMALIPI DAY – 20 August

20th August marks the Birth Anniversary of James Prinsep who deciphered the Asokan script, Dhammalipi. Salute to the great man on his Birth Anniversary, without whose efforts we never may have heard of Dhamma lipi and Asoka The Great. Born on 20th August 1799, Prinsep was a man of remarkable intellect and unwavering dedication to […]

क्या बौद्धों को दीपदान दिवस मनाना चाहिए?

भारत के बौद्धों में हर वर्ष दीवाली अर्थात दीपावली को लेकर बड़ा ही संदेह निर्माण हुआ पाया जाता है. कुछ लोग प्रचार कर रहे है कि दीवाली बौद्धों का त्योंहार है. उन्होंने उसे बड़ा ही उम्दा सा नाम दिया है – दीपदानोत्सव मेरे अल्प अभ्यास में किसी बौद्ध साहित्य में इस तरह का नाम नहीं […]

THERAVI MUSIC, THE MUSIC OF BUDDHISM. Our vision & background

Summary of our vision and background to  Buddhist Music To revive and promote the ‘almost’ lost music theory and compositions of the ancient Buddhist masters, known only to a handful of Buddhist Music Masters (Sangīta Theras) in remote parts of India and Pakistan, Afganistan and India. We have met two such elders, one of whom […]

Difference between Theravi Sangīta and Hindustani Shastriya Sangeet RĀGA & ᾺRĀGA

Summary of our vision and background to  Buddhist Music To revive and promote the ‘almost’ lost music theory and compositions of the ancient Buddhist masters, known only to a handful of Buddhist Music Masters (Sangīta Theras) in remote parts of India and Pakistan, Afganistan and India. We have met two such elders, one of whom […]

NEW YEAR GREETINGS

Have a great start to every new day throughout the new year and beyond -Global Ambedkarites =================

A BLUEPRINT FOR SPREADING BUDDHISM

MEMORANDUM I Record of my talk to the Buddhist Sasana Council of Burma 1. To spread Buddhism outside Burma be one of the aims of the Sasana Council then India is the first country they should make the centre of their effort. No other country; will yield so much as India will. 2. The reason […]