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Flame of Hope Adventure in India 2023 Part 5

Flame of Hope Adventure in India 2023 Part 5

International Sangha Forum Bodh Gaya Day 1 For the first time, at the invitation of the Office of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, some 2000 Buddhist monks from different Buddhist traditions from all over the world have come together in Bodh Gaya to to deepen mutual...

Flame of Hope Adventure in India 2023 Part 4

Flame of Hope Adventure in India 2023 Part 4

Mahabodhi Temple, where the Mahabodhi Tree and the Mahabodhi Pagoda are and, where Buddha is said to have attained enlightenment.We visited the Secretariat office that manages Mahabodhi Temple.They are the people who protect this World Heritage site.We visited Dr....

Flame of Hope Adventure in India 2023 Part 3

Flame of Hope Adventure in India 2023 Part 3

On the 17th DecemberWe got up at 3:30 in the morning to go to Mumbai airport and fly to Boudh Gaya.We were on our way to the International Sangha Forum Boudh (ISFB), which starts on the 20th.There, we met up with Mr. Amit, the Secretary General of Rev. Shorei Sasai's...

Flame of Hope Adventures in India 2023 Part 2

Flame of Hope Adventures in India 2023 Part 2

In January of this year, a ceremony was held to celebrate the joining of the Gandhi’s Eternal Fire, which are permanently lit in Delhi, the capital of India and the Flame of Hope.  Since then, we have been working with Mr. Tushar Gandhi, great-grandson of Mahatma...

Flame of Hope Adventures in India 2023 Part I

Flame of Hope Adventures in India 2023 Part I

The Flame of Hope is back in India to close out 2023. Ryokyu Endo, President of the Flame of Hope International Committee, is to give a speech at the International Sangha Forum of Bodhgaya on December 20th. On December 14, the Flame of Hope team had lunch in Mumbai...

The Flame of Hope was Lit at The Joint Memorial Ceremony

The Flame of Hope was Lit at The Joint Memorial Ceremony

On April 24, an event called The 18th Joint Israeli- Palestinian Memorial Day Ceremony was held in Tel Aviv, Israel. Despite the cold weather, 15,000 people attended this year's event, including online. This year there were fewer participants than last year, partly...