The Buddha: The greatest humanist among world's religious
teachers
THE year 2006 marks the 2550th anniversary of the
Buddha-Jayanthi or Birth of Gotama the Buddha. In the history of the
religions of the world, Gotama the Buddha, a religious teacher, did
not make any claim to the fact that he is an incarnate, or a
messenger or a descendent of any divine being.
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Going back to Siem Reap
LEAVING aside the intellectual attractions of
last month's conference on Public Accountability and Official
Development Assistance, I was pleased to attend since this gave me a
chance to return to Angkor Wat.
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We value our long-standing cultural links with India - Foreign
Minister
DEVELOPMENTS in Sri Lanka pertaining to the
peace process did figure prominently in my discussions, including
with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. I expressed Sri Lanka's deep
regret at the decision by the LTTE to engage in a series of cowardly
acts against the security forces and civilians, in complete
disregard of their obligations under the Ceasefire......
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