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Silk Road Collection for Spring Summer 2008 - Fibre2fashion.com


Silk Road Collection for Spring Summer 2008Fibre2fashion.com, India - 51 minutes agoFor centuries Buddhist monks at Dunhuang collected scriptures from the west, and many pilgrims passed through the area, painting murals inside the Mogao ... ...>

More than 1000 detained over Tibet riots - Sydney Morning Herald


More than 1000 detained over Tibet riotsSydney Morning Herald, Australia - 4 hours agoBeijing has sent thousands of police and paramilitary troops to the area to maintain an edgy peace, hunt down protest leaders and cordon-off Buddhist ...More than 1000 participants in Tibet unrest to stan ...>

More than 1000 detained over Tibet riots - Sydney Morning Herald


More than 1000 detained over Tibet riotsSydney Morning Herald, Australia - 8 hours agoBeijing has sent thousands of police and paramilitary troops to the area to maintain an edgy peace, hunt down protest leaders and cordon-off Buddhist ...Rebellion crushed? Over 1000 Lhasa protesters in ja ...>

Art performances to mark Vesak Buddhist celebrations - VietNamNet Bridge


Art performances to mark Vesak Buddhist celebrationsVietNamNet Bridge, Vietnam - 56 minutes agoAccording to the organising board, in 600 delegations from 95 countries and territories 1500 Buddhist dignitaries and scholars have registered to join the ... ...>

Silk Mountain, King Mountain - Korea Times


Korea TimesSilk Mountain, King MountainKorea Times, South Korea - 7 hours agoMt. Geum was once called Mt. Bogwang because on it the Buddhist monk Wonhyo built a temple called Bogwang in AD 686, in the third year of the reign of King ... ...>

Our Juicy Chef's Food Tour kicks off today in Thailand - Jamaica Observer


Our Juicy Chef's Food Tour kicks off today in ThailandJamaica Observer, Jamaica - 8 hours agoA major tourist destination, and a predominantly Buddhist nation, it is a mystical land with many temples, mountains, rivers, and beaches. ... ...>

Protest-hit Tibet tourist industry to reopen May 1 - International Herald Tribune


Boston GlobeProtest-hit Tibet tourist industry to reopen May 1International Herald Tribune, France - 4 hours ago... businesses catering to tourists were also damaged in the anti-government violence on March 14 that followed days of peaceful protests by Buddhist monks. ...China says Tibet ...>

Body of Buddhist monk stolen - The Press Association


Body of Buddhist monk stolenThe Press Association - Apr 2, 2008A group of armed men have snatched the body of one of Burma's most revered Buddhist monks, whose corpse has been preserved in a glass coffin since he died ... ...>

A Friend in Need is a Friend Indeed - UB Post


A Friend in Need is a Friend IndeedUB Post, Mongolia - 1 hour agoIn this period, Buddhist temples were emptied, monks prisoned or killed and the general message was “Buddhism is bad for you.” The recent years nevertheless ... ...>

Caught Between a Crackdown and a Tibetan Welcome - New York Times


New York TimesCaught Between a Crackdown and a Tibetan WelcomeNew York Times, United States - 18 hours agoI had come to Dege to visit the sacred Bakong monastery, which is both the world’s largest library of ancient Tibetan Buddhist texts and a printing house ... ...>