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Chinese Prime Minister Meets Honorary President of Soka Gakkai Lay … - PR Newswire (press release)


Chinese Prime Minister Meets Honorary President of Soka Gakkai Lay ...PR Newswire (press release), NY - 2 hours agoMr. Wen, who first met Mr. Ikeda in 1992 when he accompanied then President Jiang Zemin on a visit to Japan, commented that he has read two of the Buddhist ...Chinese Prime Mi ...>

Making Peace Through Music, Tibetan Wind-Flutist Nawang Khechog - World Music Central


World Music CentralMaking Peace Through Music, Tibetan Wind-Flutist Nawang KhechogWorld Music Central, India - 23 minutes agoI had also been informed of Khechog's travels with the Dalai Lama, his 11 years spent as a Tibetan Buddhist monk, in which several of those years, ... ...>

Making Peace Through Music, Tibetan Wind-Flutist Nawang Khechog - World Music Central


World Music CentralMaking Peace Through Music, Tibetan Wind-Flutist Nawang KhechogWorld Music Central, India - 2 hours agoI had also been informed of Khechog's travels with the Dalai Lama, his 11 years spent as a Tibetan Buddhist monk, in which several of those years, ...Nawang Khecho ...>

Thais kick off Buddhist new year amid tight security - South Asian Women’s Forum


Voice of AmericaThais kick off Buddhist new year amid tight securitySouth Asian Women's Forum, India - Apr 13, 2007... Bangkok's streets for parties and free-for-all water fights, while others will file through Buddhist temples for sombre ceremonies around the country. ...Buddhist New ...>

Buddhist New Year: 40000 police agents to patrol celebrations - AsiaNews.it


Buddhist New Year: 40000 police agents to patrol celebrationsAsiaNews.it, Italy - Apr 13, 2007Bangkok (AsiaNews/Agencies) – Thousands of Thais are on the road, visiting their families for Songkran, the Buddhist New Year. ... ...>

New Year: A national festival or a religious festival? - TamilWeek


New Year: A national festival or a religious festival?TamilWeek, MD - 1 hour agoAs it is observed mainly by Buddhists and Hindus, he opines that it should be called “Buddhist and Hindu New Year”. New Year is not a Buddhist festival ... ...>

Why Sinhala-Hindu and Not Buddhist-Hindu or Sinhala-Tamil ? - TamilWeek


Why Sinhala-Hindu and Not Buddhist-Hindu or Sinhala-Tamil ?TamilWeek, MD - 10 hours agoIf so it should be Buddhist and Hindu New Year. Assuming an overarching Sinhala identity on the one hand and denying the same to Tamil on the other smacks ...New Year: A national festival or a religious ...>

Thai rebels shoot buddhist - Radio Australia


Javno.hrThai rebels shoot buddhistRadio Australia, Australia - 9 hours agoThe 40 year old buddhist was shot dead by suspected Islamic rebels as he drove his motorcycle in Yala province. The rebels have also staged four separate ...One killed, 17 soldiers injured in Thai south Nation Multi ...>

Ten Thousand Reasons to Rejoice


OK, let’s get right to today’s headline. Axel Braunlich spotted a lovely little Desert Finch earlier this week, the first record of this species in Mongolia. Most of you couldn’t care less, but the birders just squinched up their faces, pumped their fists, and went, “Aw, dude!” Such finds ...>

Thais kick off Buddhist new year - France24


Javno.hrThais kick off Buddhist new yearFrance24, France - 1 hour agoThailand was set to begin its raucous celebrations for the Buddhist new year on Friday, amid heightened security over fears that the festivities could be ...Security tight as Thai New Year begins Radio AustraliaDon't ...>