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Tibetan Buddhist retreat to hold peace training - Record-Searchlight (subscription)


Tibetan Buddhist retreat to hold peace trainingRecord-Searchlight (subscription), CA - 1 hour agoJUNCTION CITY -- The sixth annual Bodhisattva Peace Training will be held Friday through next Sunday at Chagdud Gonpa, the Tibetan Buddhist retreat center. ... ...>

Security tightened in Myanmar amid possible demonstration - The Associated Press


The Associated PressSecurity tightened in Myanmar amid possible demonstrationThe Associated Press - 39 minutes agoRiot police and junta supporters carrying batons were deployed at major road junctions and Buddhist monuments including Yangon's famous Shwedagon Pagoda, ... ...>

Junta monitors Buddhist monasteries - Mizzima.com


Junta monitors Buddhist monasteriesMizzima.com, India - 1 hour agoThe movements of Buddhist monks are being monitored and certain restrictions have been imposed on their going out late at night, travelling, and receiving ...Monk led group fail to gather on Shwedagon Mizzima.comall 2 news a ...>

Junta monitors Buddhist monasteries - Mizzima.com


Junta monitors Buddhist monasteriesMizzima.com, India - Apr 27, 2008The movements of Buddhist monks are being monitored and certain restrictions have been imposed on their going out late at night, travelling, and receiving ...Security tightens in Rangoon Mizzima.comMonk led group fail to g ...>

Local Buddhist temple celebrates anniversary, Thai New Year - Killeen Daily Herald


Local Buddhist temple celebrates anniversary, Thai New YearKilleen Daily Herald, TX - 1 hour agoBy Victor O'Brien Wat Pah Sammarkki Buddhist Temple in Killeen broke from the normal tradition of peace to celebrate two special occasions Saturday. ... ...>

Quang Ninh set for Buddhist day - Viet Nam News


Quang Ninh set for Buddhist dayViet Nam News, Vietnam - 7 hours agoQUANG NINH — The Buddhists of Quang Ninh Province were ready to welcome celebrants of the United Day of Vesak 2008, the Most Venerable Thich Thanh Quyet ... ...>

Portraits: Bubbly Buddhist - Sacramento Bee


Portraits: Bubbly BuddhistSacramento Bee,  USA - 2 hours agoThough self- effacing by nature, he is a much-beloved Buddhist monk. "In Buddhism, one of the highest compliments you can give someone is to call them a ... ...>

Olympic Torch Relay Finishes Japanese Leg, Next Heads to Seoul - Voice of America


Voice of AmericaOlympic Torch Relay Finishes Japanese Leg, Next Heads to SeoulVoice of America - 1 hour agoThe Japanese relay set off from a parking lot, rather than a Buddhist temple as originally planned. The temple's monks expressed concerns about the way ... ...>

Japanese nationalists launch flares at torch - Sydney Morning Herald


Sydney Morning HeraldJapanese nationalists launch flares at torchSydney Morning Herald, Australia - 40 minutes agoThe Nagano leg of the relay began in a parking lot rather than the scheduled Buddhist temple, which withdrew as a protest over China's crackdown in ... ...>

Five arrested as the Olympic torch journey reaches Japan - Scotsman


Five arrested as the Olympic torch journey reaches JapanScotsman, United Kingdom - 41 minutes agoIn a last-minute change, the relay began in a car park rather than a 1400-year-old Buddhist temple after protests from the religious community. ... ...>