Kolkata, July 8, 2013: Over 100 Buddhist monks associated with the Mahabodhi Society of India staged a protest at Metro Channel in the Esplanade area here on Sunday condemning the serial blasts at Bodh Gaya in Bihar. Similar protests would be held in the next few days, said Anand Kumar Barua, a member of the Society’s governing body. “We had never imagined that such an incident will happen in the complex where Lord Buddha attainted enlightenment. Buddhism is a religion of peace. Such an incident goes against our faith and our belief in non-violence,” Mr. Barua told The Hindu.

Source: The Hindu, Dt. July 8, 2013.