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Tsering Gyaltsen: An inside job - Corvallis Gazette Times


Corvallis Gazette TimesTsering Gyaltsen: An inside jobCorvallis Gazette Times, OR - 23 minutes agoGyaltsen then spent three years “in retreat” in Orissa, India, an intense period of total isolation dedicated to meditation and learning Buddhist practices ... ...>

Vietnam Government Still Imprisons Writers, Religious Leaders … - Kansas City infoZine


Vietnam Government Still Imprisons Writers, Religious Leaders ...Kansas City infoZine, MO - 8 hours agoIn March authorities harassed and interrogated several Buddhist monks and a Buddhist youth leader affiliated with the UBCV Buddhist Youth Movement. ... ...>

Democracy not Theocracy!


After the exchange with Rev. Elnes from CrossWalk America (sponsored by Faith in Public Life), I've been thinking about theocratic argument in the U.S.. One of the arguments that rev. Elnes made in his posts was that the number of Christian progressives are increasing in this country. I've encount ...>

The Buddha’s Enlightenment


Enlightenment for Gautama [the Buddha] felt as though a prison which had confined him for thousands of lifetimes had broken open. Ignorance had been the jail keeper. Because of ignorance, his mind had been obscured, just like the moon and... ...>

Viva Dalai Lama


So I’ve plunged into one of the classics, Dostoevsky’s The Brothers Karamazov. Is it widely known that Fyodor was one whale of a writer? (My friend Sarah and I just had the same thought and laffed – those of you who grew up on the east coast of the U.S. will be well-acquainted with Carvel Ice ...>

Monk revered from Lowell to Cambodia - Boston Globe


Monk revered from Lowell to CambodiaBoston Globe, MA - 50 minutes agoHe established more than 50 Buddhist temples in North America and Europe. Several of them are in New England, including the Triratanaram Temple in North ... ...>

In Thailand, Keeping the Festive in Festival - New York Times


New York TimesIn Thailand, Keeping the Festive in FestivalNew York Times, NY - 4 hours agoTHE Thai festival calendar begins this week with the New Year soaking of Songkran, a nationwide water fight with roots in traditional Buddhist cleansing ... ...>

Travels Abroad Lead to Journeys Within - New York Times


Travels Abroad Lead to Journeys WithinNew York Times, NY - 29 minutes agoThe Rubin, which opened in 2004, is primarily devoted to the Buddhist art of Himalayan Asia, and that afternoon Ms. Davis, a slender woman with translucent ... ...>

Now, a train connecting Buddhist sites - The Statesman


Now, a train connecting Buddhist sitesThe Statesman, India - Apr 7, 2007Tourists praised the concept of connecting the Buddhist spots in the country and gave a go-ahead for Maha Parinirvan Special to the IRCTC which is already ... ...>

The lamp of wisdom


At the time of Buddha, there lived an old beggar woman called Relying on Joy. She used to watch the kings, princes, and people making offerings to Buddha and his disciples, and there was nothing she would have liked more... ...>