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Buddhist followers' contribution to national development praised - VietNamNet Bridge


Buddhist followers' contribution to national development praisedVietNamNet Bridge, Vietnam - 1 hour agoVietNamNet Bridge - Buddhist dignitaries and followers in the Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang have made great contribution to the country's development ... ...>

Federal judge tells Marines to dismiss conscientious objector - San Francisco Chronicle


Federal judge tells Marines to dismiss conscientious objectorSan Francisco Chronicle, CA - 2 hours agoZabala, who followed some Buddhist-related traditions but was not a practicing Buddhist, applied in June 2004 for a discharge on the basis of ... ...>

Buddha’s birthday celebrations scheduled for May 24 - Daily Times


Buddha’s birthday celebrations scheduled for May 24Daily Times, Pakistan - 1 hour agoThe government has started planning restoration of more than 30 Buddhist historic sites, under protection of the Special Premises Act 1985. ... ...>

Regional Content is Geo-normous


Every once in a while we like to slip a new feature in under the radar. Several months ago, advertisers purchasing inventory in FeedBurner's Ad Network for blogs and feeds got the ability to geo-target their ads to specific countries, states, and designated market areas (DMAs). While that's an inter ...>

Rural Despatch - Daily Mirror (subscription)


Rural DespatchDaily Mirror (subscription), Sri Lanka - 18 minutes agoAddressing the ceremony Dr. Kumar Rupasinghe said Norwegian peace envoy , Erik Solheim is an ardent Buddhist who decided to fund the reconstruction of ...'Temples can restore diminishing social values' Ceylon Dail ...>

Maoist ministers in cabinet raise hopes, cause fears - AsiaNews.it


Maoist ministers in cabinet raise hopes, cause fearsAsiaNews.it, Italy - 30 minutes agoGochan Tamang, a Buddhist monk, told AsiaNews that there is “optimism” about peace after a “decade-long blood bath”, but he is sceptical whether the Maoists ... ...>

Powerful practice of Guru Yoga


There is no swifter, more moving, or more powerful practice for invoking the help of the enlightened beings, for arousing devotion and realizing the nature of mind, than the practice of Guru Yoga. Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche wrote: "The words Guru... ...>

Sixteen civilians have been killed in a bomb attack on a bus in … - Sky News


Sky NewsSixteen civilians have been killed in a bomb attack on a bus in ...Sky News, UK - 43 minutes agoMost of the dead were women and children enjoying the Buddhist holiday. Sri Lanka's mostly Buddhist Sinhalese majority were marking a full moon holiday with ... ...>

Anglican head Williams seeks to foster Sri Lanka peace - Reuters AlertNet


BernamaAnglican head Williams seeks to foster Sri Lanka peaceReuters AlertNet, UK - 2 hours agoWilliams visited the ancient hill capital of Kandy on Tuesday, where the sacred tooth relic of Lord Buddha is kept, and met with top Buddhist clergy. ...Sri Lankan jets strike rebel targets Hines ...>

Friday’s Goodbye Day


Due to the alarming development of my laptop's registry and hard drive going into some kind of cardiac arrest -- it's at the clinic now -- I'm composing this at a very strange internet cafe I've discovered in the neighborhood. Each unit has huge monitors and comfy captain's chairs, but it's mostly ...>