NEWS - ~ Buddhist encyclopeadia published in Russia

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The first encyclopaedia of Buddhist philosophy has been brought out in
Russiawhere Buddhism has seen a revival after the collapse of
Communism.
The encyclopaedia analysesthe philosophical aspects of Buddhism in the
contextof different civilisations, cultures and religions, including
Hinduism, Christianity and Islam.
Releasing the book at a function held at the Institute of Philosophy
of the Russian Academy of Sciences India's Ambassador Ajai Malhotra
said that the philosophy of Lord Buddha was a relevant today as ever
and would continue to inspire future generations across the world.
Dr. Marietta Stepanyants, head of the chair of Easternphilosophies,
who edited the encyclopaedia, thankedthe Indian Embassy for continued
support throughthe funding of the Mahatma Gandhi Chair at the
Institute of Philosophy and the award of scholarships to the best
Russian students of Indian philosophy.
Ambassador Malhotra recalled that the Embassy of India had also
cooperated in the publication in Russian in 2009 of the "Encyclopedia
of Indian Philosophy" and suggested as a next step that the Institute
of Philosophy may like to bring out an Encyclopedia of Jain Philosophy
in the Russian language. He offered the Embassy's help for this
project.
Buddhism has been on the upsurge in Russia in recent years, along with
Christianity and Islam. Dozens of temples have come up in
predominantly Buddhist regions of Buryatia, Kalmykia and Tuva.
Buddha's birthday has been made a national holiday in Kalmykia this
year and a 15-metre statueof Buddha, the biggest in Russia, is being
set up in Tuva.

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