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NATURE IN SHORT / Horsehead Kannon watches over resting place of a … - The Daily Yomiuri


NATURE IN SHORT / Horsehead Kannon watches over resting place of a ...The Daily Yomiuri, Japan - 1 hour agoI also find the mound peppered with a dozen or so little gray stone statues, all dedicated to a unique Buddhist deity called Bato Kannon, or Horsehead ... ...>

Hongwanji names Riley head of school - Bizjournals.com


Hongwanji names Riley head of schoolBizjournals.com, NC - 2 hours agoRiley, who was appointed by the board of directors of the Honpa Hongwanji Hawaii Buddhist Temple, will start in July. Riley teaches at the University of ... ...>

Online edition of India's National Newspaper - Hindu


HinduOnline edition of India's National NewspaperHindu, India - 1 hour agoIt is interesting to note that the Hindu caves resemble the Buddhist caves but for the interior depiction of Hindu gods and goddesses. ... ...>

Bomb kills woman in Myanmar's new capital - Reuters


Canada.comBomb kills woman in Myanmar's new capitalReuters - 2 hours agoSmall bomb blasts at public places such as Buddhist temples, markets and fairs are relatively common in the former Burma, which has been under military rule ...Myanmar pilgrimage tests endurance Canada.comBomb in Burma& ...>

Bomb hits Yangon rail station, woman wounded - Reuters


Javno.hrBomb hits Yangon rail station, woman woundedReuters - 38 minutes agoSmall bomb blasts at public places such as Buddhist temples, markets and fairs are relatively common in the former Burma, which has been under military rule ...One woman injured in Yangon train station blast: police AFP ...>

Four arrested for Buddhist priest's murder - Sahara Samay


Four arrested for Buddhist priest's murderSahara Samay, India - 1 hour agoMumbai, Jan 11: Four people, including a builder, accused in connection with the alleged murder of a 75-year-old Buddhist priest here were arrested on ...Monk’s death: Builder, three others held Expressindia.co ...>

For Many a Follower, Sacred Ground in Colorado - New York Times


New York TimesFor Many a Follower, Sacred Ground in ColoradoNew York Times, United States - 1 hour ago“Throw a brick around here, and you’ll hit a psychic,” said Mark Elliott, a British filmmaker and Buddhist who has lived in Crestone for two decades. ... ...>

Nepal Sherpas Hold Service for Hillary - The Associated Press


Townsville BulletinNepal Sherpas Hold Service for HillaryThe Associated Press - 1 hour agoMonks chanted religious verses as mourners draped a khada — a sacred scarf used only in special Tibetan Buddhist ceremonies — over a photograph of Hillary ...Video: Notebook: The Other Hillary (CBS New ...>

Stolen Buddhist statue returned by Japanese religious organization - Xinhua


Stolen Buddhist statue returned by Japanese religious organizationXinhua, China - 9 minutes ago9, 2008 shows a Buddhist statue returned by Shinji Shumeikai, a Japanese religious organization, to the Shandong Provincial Museum in Jinan, capital of east ... ...>

Buddhist group aids Sri Lanka tsunami recovery - Taiwan Journal


Buddhist group aids Sri Lanka tsunami recoveryTaiwan Journal, Taiwan - 16 minutes agoBy Edwin Hsiao A secondary school built by Taiwan's largest charity organization, the Buddhist Compassion Relief Tzu Chi Foundation Taiwan, was inaugurated ... ...>