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Japan’s toymakers up their game - Financial Times


Japan’s toymakers up their gameFinancial Times, UK - 48 minutes agoJapan may be a Buddhist country, but for toymakers Christmas is king. The country’s children are as familiar with Santa Claus as their western peers and ... ...>

Japan’s toymakers up their game - Financial Times


Vancouver SunJapan’s toymakers up their gameFinancial Times, UK - 4 hours agoJapan may be a Buddhist country, but for toymakers Christmas is king. The country’s children are as familiar with Santa Claus as their western peers and ...Santa under fire among world's yule oddities Can ...>

Lincoln Tan: Each to his own magic - New Zealand Herald


Lincoln Tan: Each to his own magicNew Zealand Herald, New Zealand - 2 hours agoBy Lincoln Tan Christmas Eve has always been a special day for me, even as a child growing up in a Buddhist family in Singapore. Every Christmas evening ... ...>

A dream come true: Exploring Tibet - The Coloradoan


A dream come true: Exploring TibetThe Coloradoan, CO - 28 minutes agoThen we traveled by a small bus to see the high alpine grasslands, Tibetan villages and Buddhist monasteries. Jiuzhaogou is a spectacularly beautiful ... ...>

Karmapa Lama calls for world peace - Thaindian.com


Karmapa Lama calls for world peaceThaindian.com, Thailand - 3 hours agoBodhgaya (Bihar), Dec 23 (ANI): Buddhist religious head Karmapa Lama has called for consolidation of world peace. The 17th Karmapa Lama, Ogyen Thrinley ... ...>

Religious Leaders Wish for Peaceful Christmas - Korea Times


Religious Leaders Wish for Peaceful ChristmasKorea Times, South Korea - 2 hours agoJi gwan, head of the largest Buddhist Jogye Order, hoped for Christmas to be `` a day of hope for our people and a guide toward unification in this country. ... ...>

Gimme Shelter


Well, my stuff has a new home, and Mooj and Nita have a new home, but Brother Konchog is still a badarchin (Mongolian for itinerant lama) due to persistent water problems, such as its tendency to freeze solid on Mongolian winter nights, and days for that matter. Everyone swears this will be resolve ...>

Deception Sums Up Year of 2007 - Korea Times


Korea TimesDeception Sums Up Year of 2007Korea Times, South Korea - 1 hour ago... Chinese Confucian scholar, and Buddhist scriptures. The expression was often used to criticize people who deceive others or mock social morality issues. ... ...>

Deception Sums Up Year of 2007 - Korea Times


Korea TimesDeception Sums Up Year of 2007Korea Times, South Korea - 15 hours ago... Chinese Confucian scholar, and Buddhist scriptures. The expression was often used to criticize people who deceive others or mock social morality issues. ...'Deception' Word of the Year 2007 Chosun I ...>

Alan Goos, Fargo, Letter: No harm in teaching yoga to children - In-Forum (subscription)


Alan Goos, Fargo, Letter: No harm in teaching yoga to childrenIn-Forum (subscription), ND - 24 minutes agoYes, it is true that yogic meditation is part of the Buddhist religion, but Buddhism and Christianity are not at odds with one another. ... ...>