No less than two major Buddhist events took place simultaneously in Bodhgaya in the beginning of December: the Kagyu Monlam under the direction of the Gyalwa Karmapa Thaye Dorje […]

Hoarse voices murmuring unintelligible mantras and wishing prayers; “Swash!” the gentle rhythms of prayer beads and prostrations; “Chirp, Chirp!” The birds sing along with squeaking mani-wheels as an old woman casts her body to the ground joining the soft chorus of babble; an assembly of people of every agegroup representing every corner of the globe circumambulate India’s most impressive monument to enlightenment, while others gaze softly yet fervently in quiet admiration and with genuine aspirations.