March, 2009

Bhutan listed in top travel destinations

March 20, 2009: Wanderlust, a popular travel magazine of United Kingdom, in the March issue listed Bhu­tan as one of the worldclass tourist destinations. The tour­ism council of Bhutan (TCB) received a certificate 'Top Country 2009'. "It is an honour to receive the certificate because it means the country is ... [more]


Buddhist answers to common questions

20 March, 2009 - Lam Shenphen Zangpo answers basic questions that every Bhutanese man, woman, and child on the street wants to know. I often suffer with mood swings. Some days I am quite happy, but the next I feel quite irritated or depressed. How can Buddhism help me stabilize ... [more]


Buddhadharma – In the lingua franca for longevity

Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche 19 March, 2009 - Opening the conference in Bir, India, on 'Translating the Words of the Buddha', Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche warned of "how urgent and precarious" the survival of Buddhist culture and civilisation had become and urged the world's leading Buddhist translators, including publishers, gathered there, to ... [more]