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As Fighting Flares in Civil War, Key Buddhist Shuns Nonviolence - Washington Post


As Fighting Flares in Civil War, Key Buddhist Shuns NonviolenceWashington Post, United States - 2 hours agoRathana is a celebrated figure in this predominantly Buddhist nation, where monks are cherished for their spiritual guidance. But he is known for more than ...Sri Lanka's deafen ...>

Temporary ban on tour groups to Tibet - The Canadian Press


Temporary ban on tour groups to TibetThe Canadian Press, BEIJING - 1 hour agoThe area's warren of streets and alleys lead to the Jokhang, Lhasa's 1300-year-old Buddhist cathedral and a main draw for tourists and pilgrims. ... ...>

Desert grottoes shelter China silk road art trove - Canada.com


Canada.comDesert grottoes shelter China silk road art troveCanada.com, Canada - 1 hour agoSome of the Buddhist Mogao Grottoes at Dunhuang, west of Xian on the Silk Road in China, are housed within this wooden cliffside structure. ... ...>

A glimpse at a possible future for financial forecasting - The Age


A glimpse at a possible future for financial forecastingThe Age, Australia - 8 hours agothe 25-year-old financial analyst and Buddhist lama adds: "Large numbers of Western businessmen come for our guidance." Last year, Jamtsho says, ... ...>

Sri Lanka's deafening silence on Tibet and gratitude to S Mahinda … - Lanka Business Online


Sri Lanka's deafening silence on Tibet and gratitude to S Mahinda ...Lanka Business Online, Sri Lanka - 53 minutes agoMarch 25, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka is maintaining a diplomatic silence on the recent Chinese crackdown on protests in Buddhist Tibet as China is one of its ... ...>

Local Buddhist says he will pray for Tibetan monks - Derry Today


Local Buddhist says he will pray for Tibetan monksDerry Today, UK - 17 minutes agoThe Derry Buddhist - speaking after the secretary of the Communist party in Tibet referred to the Buddhist’s spiritual leader as “a wolf in monk’s clothing ... ...>

Buddhist temple destroyed by fire - Press-Register - al.com


WKRG-TVBuddhist temple destroyed by firePress-Register - al.com, AL - 52 minutes agoBy KATHERINE SAYRE IRVINGTON -- The walls of the Wat Buddharaksa Buddhist temple stood burnt and warped Monday. Shards of glass coated the blackened floor. ...Buddhist Temple Burns Down WKRG-TVall 2 news ar ...>

Myanmar monasteries deserted six months after protests - AFP


AFPMyanmar monasteries deserted six months after protestsAFP - 1 hour agoYANGON (AFP) — An elderly Buddhist monk sits in his saffron robes inside a Yangon monastery, one of just a handful of senior monks trying to teach and care ...OPINION: Apt time to push for change in Myanmar New Straits T ...>

Myanmar monasteries deserted six months after protests - AFP


AFPMyanmar monasteries deserted six months after protestsAFP - Mar 24, 2008YANGON (AFP) — An elderly Buddhist monk sits in his saffron robes inside a Yangon monastery, one of just a handful of senior monks trying to teach and care ...Activists launch underground campaign against Myanmar chart ...>

Vince Lombardi, Eat Your Heart Out


Now this is a pep talk, for the only game really worth playing. My teacher, Jetsunma Ahk??n Lhamo, was so pleased by the event of sending the nine young Mongolian women for Buddhist study in India (see previous post), and felt moved to write the following, which she has allowed me to share with you ...>