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‘Crazy Wisdom’ doesn’t quite convey Trungpa’s ‘magic’ - Daily Camera


'Crazy Wisdom' doesn't quite convey Trungpa's 'magic'Daily CameraThe first Buddhist institution of higher education in North America, the Naropa Institute, was his baby. But if Trungpa, as he is known, haunts the city, to most residents he remains a wispy revenant, a haze, a ...>

Friend makes first documentary about ‘bad boy of Buddhism’ - Daily Camera


Friend makes first documentary about 'bad boy of Buddhism'Daily CameraPerhaps the biggest surprise about Johanna Demetrakas' new documentary about the life and teachings of Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche -- the so-called "bad boy" monk who paved the way for Buddhism to blossom in Nor ...>

Sri Lanka: Pictures - BBC News


Sri Lanka: PicturesBBC NewsThe country has a Buddhist majority (of around 70% of the population) with Hinduism flourishing within the Tamil community and other Christian and Islamic minorities. Buddhist devotees offer prayers at Kelaniya Temple in the western Gampaha District. ...and more &raqu ...>

A new start for a land where Buddha meets Louis Vuitton - Sydney Morning Herald


Sydney Morning HeraldA new start for a land where Buddha meets Louis VuittonSydney Morning HeraldGandan monastery in Ulan Bator, Mongolia ... an overwhelming amount of the country's population is Tibetan Buddhist, yet few can read the scriptures. Photo: AFP Weathered old folk in fur hats and goa ...>

Tales from the border - Sydney Morning Herald


Sydney Morning HeraldTales from the borderSydney Morning HeraldI'm standing in trans-Himalayan Little Tibet outside a Buddhist hermitage carved into the side of a rock-strewn hill. Beside me is my guide, Siddartha, regaling me with big statements about the panorama before us. Beyond the flat-roo ...>

Another Buddhist site found in Islamabad - The Express Tribune


The Express TribuneAnother Buddhist site found in IslamabadThe Express TribuneProf Ahmed Hassan Dani (late) was the first archaeologist who documented the Buddhist caves of Shah Allah Ditta and Loi Dandi of Bari Imam. During recent excursions in the vicinity of Islamabad, this writer accidently disc ...>

Navam Poya Day observed at Temple Trees - On Lanka


On LankaNavam Poya Day observed at Temple TreesOn LankaThe Dhamma desana (Buddhist sermon) organized at Temple Trees on every Poya Day was held to mark the Navam Full Moon Poya day today on 17 February 2011. The sermon was delivered by the Venerable Meegaswewe Somarathana Thera, Chief Incumbent of t ...>

The Buddhist Way of Being Present to Suffering - Huffington Post (blog)


The Buddhist Way of Being Present to SufferingHuffington Post (blog)In the Buddhist tradition, we call this recognizing that everything is an expression of emptiness. The Heart Sutra says: Form is no other than emptiness, Emptiness no other than form; Form is precisely emptiness, Emptiness precisely ...>

The Pulse: February 17, 2011 - San Francisco Chronicle (blog)


The Pulse: February 17, 2011San Francisco Chronicle (blog)Call it Wellness on Wheels or the Buddhist bus - either way, the Taiwan-based Tzu Chi Foundation's mobile clinic made its rounds in East San Jose this past Sunday. The clinic's goal is to "help the poor, educate the rich and insp ...>

Babes, booze and Buddhism - Boulder Weekly


Hollywood ReporterBabes, booze and BuddhismBoulder WeeklyThe 90-minute documentary is Los Angeles filmmaker Johanna Demetrakas' stunning tribute to the late Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche, the Tibetan Buddhist who founded Naropa University in 1974. Demetrakas will be on hand for a Q-and-A after the BI ...>

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