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Buddhists suspected in Thai raids ASSOCIATED PRESS - Washington Times


Buddhists suspected in Thai raids ASSOCIATED PRESSWashington Times, DC - 1 hour agoAP Members of Thais United, a Buddhist group (above and below) whose stated purpose is self-defense, guarded the Buddhist minority in Kolomudo, ... ...>

Buddhist monks release Burmese hostages - Radio Australia


Buddhist monks release Burmese hostagesRadio Australia, Australia - 1 hour agoBuddhist monks in Burma have released a group of government officials after holding them hostage for several hours. It marks the most serious confrontation ... ...>

Discount store takes self-service to a new level - MSNBC


Discount store takes self-service to a new levelMSNBC - 11 minutes agoA Thai Buddhist temple has been reprimanded by religious authorities for selling amulets containing the ashes of cremated infants to raise money for a plot ... ...>

Hidden Kingdom - Atlantic Online


Atlantic OnlineHidden KingdomAtlantic Online - 3 hours agoAccording to Buddhist scholars, the phallus is a cautionary symbol of the dangers of the male ego; for ordinary Bhutanese, it’sa talisman against evil ... ...>

More than 10000 turn out in Spain to hear Dalai Lama - Times of India


Modesto BeeMore than 10000 turn out in Spain to hear Dalai LamaTimes of India, India - 45 minutes agoParticipants paid 20 euros (27.50 dollars) to listen to a speech by the 72-year-old Buddhist on "The Art of Happiness" at Barcelona's Palau Sant Jordi, ...Remote holy city put ...>

Christians and Buddhists remove veil of silence, pledge inter … - AsiaNews.it


Christians and Buddhists remove veil of silence, pledge inter ...AsiaNews.it, Italy - 1 hour agoby Melani Manel Perera In a meeting commemorating a Buddhist monk involved in inter-faith dialogue who was killed by “person or persons unknown,” some ... ...>

Myanmar Monks Briefly Hold Hostages - Forbes


Myanmar Monks Briefly Hold HostagesForbes, NY - 19 minutes agoAP 09.06.07, 9:15 AM ET Angry Buddhist monks in northern Myanmar took about 20 officials hostage for several hours Thursday until a senior abbot intervened, ... ...>

Kim, the chief director of the Life and Peace Foundation, will … - Korea Times


Korea TimesKim, the chief director of the Life and Peace Foundation, will ...Korea Times, South Korea - 57 minutes ago``He will apply Buddhist’s naturalism to his ideas in his lecture,’’ a spokesman of the Buddhist foundation-run school said. Kim graduated from Seoul ... ...>

Bihar showcases Buddhist heritage to promote tourism - DailyIndia.com


Bihar showcases Buddhist heritage to promote tourismDailyIndia.com, FL - Sep 6, 20076: Bihar is currently playing host to a group of hundred Buddhist followers from five Southeast Asian countries in a bid to promote Buddhist sites as ... ...>

Protesting Myanmar Monks Free Hostages - Washington Post


Protesting Myanmar Monks Free HostagesWashington Post, United States - 17 minutes agoAP YANGON, Myanmar -- Militant Buddhist monks in northern Myanmar who had taken about 20 officials hostage in a monastery Thursday freed them after ... ...>