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Banned Vietnam Buddhist group claims repression before UN meet - AFP


AFPBanned Vietnam Buddhist group claims repression before UN meetAFP - 3 hours agoHANOI (AFP) — A Buddhist group banned in Vietnam has said police in the communist country have tried to evict its monks from a pagoda to use it for a ... ...>

Free meals salvation for poor in wealthy Singapore - AFP


AFPFree meals salvation for poor in wealthy SingaporeAFP - 1 hour agoThe Singapore Buddhist Lodge says it has seen an increase of more than 30 percent in the number of people turning up for free breakfast, lunch and dinner. ...Singapore's Lee Says Asia's Buffered From Rice Price (Update ...>

Free meals salvation for poor in wealthy Singapore - AFP


AFPFree meals salvation for poor in wealthy SingaporeAFP - 16 hours agoThe Singapore Buddhist Lodge says it has seen an increase of more than 30 percent in the number of people turning up for free breakfast, lunch and dinner. ... ...>

Deranged Buddhist monk kills 2 men - Nation Multimedia


Deranged Buddhist monk kills 2 menNation Multimedia, Thailand - 1 hour agoA deranged Buddhist monk fatally stabbed two men at a Bangkok intersection before cutting his own stomach Sunday morning police said. ... ...>

One with everything - China Daily


China DailyOne with everythingChina Daily, China - 1 hour agoPolished in silver gloss, most of the works are based on such Buddhist images as Sakyamuni and the Goddess of Mercy. Ranging from half-a-meter to three ... ...>

City writer hits jackpot with third novel - Canada.com


Canada.comCity writer hits jackpot with third novelCanada.com, Canada - 56 minutes agoEDMONTON - On his website, Edmonton's Thomas Trofimuk describes himself as "writer, gardener and failed Buddhist." Looks like he'll now have to add literary ... ...>

Buddhist Sangha launches e-paper - Nhan Dan


Buddhist Sangha launches e-paperNhan Dan, Vietnam - 15 minutes agoThe Ho Chi Minh City Buddhist Sangha on May 2 launched the online version of its ‘Giac Ngo’ newspaper at www.giacngo.vn . The first electronic paper of ... ...>

Meditation retreat planned at Buddhist temple - Staten Island Advance - SILive.com


Meditation retreat planned at Buddhist templeStaten Island Advance - SILive.com, NY - 2 hours agoThe retreat will be conducted by Ven. Dhamma Ratana from the West Virginia Forest Meditation Monastery. Meditation is a means to overcoming stress and the ... ...>

Preserving old traditions - Bangkok Post


Preserving old traditionsBangkok Post, Thailand - 1 hour agoThis year it fell on April 20," said Buddhist monk Phra Kosanano, 66, explaining why Sanepong celebrated the New Year a week after April 13. ... ...>

Dharma Bum - New York Times


New York TimesDharma BumNew York Times, United States - 1 hour agoBy AMY FINNERTY In this memoir of a musical prodigy’s avatar as a Buddhist monk, Nikolai Grozni, the author of three novels published in his native Bulgaria ... ...>