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China to reopen Tibet to foreign tourists "soon" - Reuters


China to reopen Tibet to foreign tourists "soon"Reuters - 36 minutes agoThe Drepung Monastery "will soon hold activities including Buddhist services and debates on Buddhist doctrines five times every month, as before the March ... ...>

Compassion in medicine - Twin Cities Planet


KTTCCompassion in medicineTwin Cities Planet, Minnesota - 5 hours ago... men from the side door signaled the entrance of His Holiness, The Dalai Lama, head of the Tibetan government-in-exile, and a Buddhist spiritual leader. ...Dalai Lama Visits Rochester, Talks Compassion KTTCEditorial sh ...>

Copped the Bronze, Digging for Gold


First of all, massive respect to the monks and laypeople of the Zenkoji Temple in Nagano, Japan. They summoned the moral courage to withdraw the temple location as the starting point for Beijing's... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] ...>

Special police squad to help protect Olympic flame during KL relay - Malaysia Star


Special police squad to help protect Olympic flame during KL relayMalaysia Star, Malaysia - 1 hour agoPrayers will be held at the Buddhist Maha Vihara Temple in Brickfields tomorrow morning, with Buddhist, Christian, Islamic, Hindu and Sikh religious leaders ...Roads Closure For Olympic To ...>

Ladakh protests with hunger stir - The Statesman


Ladakh protests with hunger stirThe Statesman, India - 1 hour agoSupported by Ladakh Buddhist Association (LBA), the most important Buddhist outfit in the region as also the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council ... ...>

Senior monk: Violence by monks in Lhasa distressing - Xinhua


Senior monk: Violence by monks in Lhasa distressingXinhua, China - 2 hours agoLHASA, April 18 (Xinhua) -- A genuine Buddhist will never tolerate the violent behaviors in the March 14 Lhasa riot, an eminent Tibetan monk said on Friday. ...Official: Tibet to maintain opening-up strategy Xinh ...>

Buddhist mobile phone: The Nokia N95 of enlightenment - Tech Digest


Tech DigestBuddhist mobile phone: The Nokia N95 of enlightenmentTech Digest, UK - 44 minutes agoFor my money, though, they seemed to run out of ideas, or certainly taste, when they got down to iconography, as clearly demonstrated by this Buddhist ... ...>

The Valley Where Worlds Met And Fused - Tehelka


The Valley Where Worlds Met And FusedTehelka, India - 14 minutes agoThe greatest revelation for me was the quality of the astonishing art works from Kashmir’s early Hindu and Buddhist past. In the early centuries AD, ... ...>

The Valley Where Worlds Met And Fused - Tehelka


Calcutta TelegraphThe Valley Where Worlds Met And FusedTehelka, India - 2 hours agoThe greatest revelation for me was the quality of the astonishing art works from Kashmir’s early Hindu and Buddhist past. In the early centuries AD, ...Kashmir:The Scarred and the beautiful EtalaatPLURALIS ...>

Tibetan protesters defy police crackdown in western China - Guardian


Peninsula On-lineTibetan protesters defy police crackdown in western ChinaGuardian, UK - 7 hours agoA major Japanese Buddhist temple also withdrew from hosting the Olympic torch relay next week, citing both safety concerns and sympathy. ...Reports: New arrests in Tibetan areas of western C ...>