It was on the Poson full moon day in June 306 B.C. (i.e. 237 years after the demise of the Buddha), that Arhat Mahinda formally introduced Buddhism including the Tripitaka to Sri Lanka. According to ...

Buddhism, which went through a process of decline in the 13th century, regained the centre stage of Indian outlook, history, panorama and international relations especially in the 20th century through ...

Soft power is the power to affect others by influencing culture, values, and ideology instead of coercion or violence. Buddhism has been India's cultural emissary for millennia, disseminating ...