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Literary Awards
| Award / Conferring Organization | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Poet Laureate
World Academy of Arts and Culture |
India | 1981 |
| Honorable Friend of the Bodleian Library for Life
Bodleian Library, University of Oxford |
UK | 1989 |
| Honorary Chairman
Kenya Oral Literature Association |
Kenya | 1990 |
| 1992 National Book Award
National Book Development Council |
Malaysia | 1993 |
| Non-resident Membership and Machado de Assis Medal
Brazilian Academy of Letters |
Brazil | 1993 |
| Noble Patron of the Arts
Pan-African Writers Association |
Ghana | 1993 |
| International Leo Tolstoy Gold Medal
International Association of Children's Funds |
Russia | 1995 |
| World Poet Laureate Award
World Poetry Society |
India | 1995 |
| Honorary Advisor
Society for the Study of Oriental Culture and Peking University Institute of Oriental Culture |
China | 1997 |
| Tagore Peace Award
India's Asiatic Society |
India | 1997 |
| Certificate of Commendation
for New Art of Living-Discourses on Life, Health, Biomedical Ethics, and Education
University of Montreal Press |
Canada | 2001 |
| NAPRA Nautilus Awards, winner, "social change" category
(Networking Alternatives for Publishers, Retailers, & Artists, Inc.) |
USA | 2002 |
| 2001 Book of the Year Award, silver, "politics" category
For the Sake of Peace--Seven Paths to Global Harmony: A Buddhist Perspective
ForeWord Magazine |
USA | 2002 |
|
2002 Book of the Year Award, silver, "political science" category
Choose Hope: Your Role in Waging Peace in the Nuclear Age
ForeWord Magazine |
USA | 2003 |
|
International Literary Award for Understanding and Friendship
Chinese Writers Association and the Chinese Literature Foundation |
China | 2003 |
| 2003 Book of the Year Award, silver, "health" category
On Being Human: Where Ethics, Medicine, and Spirituality Converge
ForeWord Magazine
|
USA | 2004 |
| Honorary Diploma
International Society of Greek Writers and Arts |
Greece | 2005 |
|
World People's Poet
World Poetry Society Intercontinental |
India | 2007 |
| Honorary General Director
World Literary Association |
Republic of Korea | 2008 |
| Indie Book Award for Religious Non-fiction
for The Flower of Chinese Buddhism
The Independent Book Publishing Professionals Group
|
USA | 2010 |
| Special Member The Camarajibense Academy of Letters |
Brazil | 2010 |
| World Peace Poet Award World Poetry Society Intercontinental |
India | 2010 |
