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Nuclear disasters, tsunamis, Buddhism - Chicago Tribune (blog)


Nuclear disasters, tsunamis, BuddhismChicago Tribune (blog)Unlike Western monotheism, where God plays the role of sheriff (among other things), Buddhism does not accept the idea of a divine being who metes out punishment. Buddhism doesn't even have an all-powerful, all-knowing, all-good divine b ...>

37 Asian Odysseys - New York Times


37 Asian OdysseysNew York TimesHave a croissant and coffee at Joma Bakery Café, then pedal around town on a rented bicycle, peering at the gilded Buddhist temples and mountain views. Have lunch at Coconut Grove, where spicy beef salad and steamed fish are served in a garden. ...and more » ...>

Zen Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hahn’s Vancouver summer retreat sold out - Straight.com


Zen Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hahn's Vancouver summer retreat sold outStraight.comJust the name Thich Nhat Hanh has helped sell out the Zen Buddhist monk's upcoming UBC retreat in just a month, the local organizer is claiming. “The retreat, called Awakening the Heart, Mindulness Retreat, .. ...>

The Pulpit: Holy-Rolling Buddhists - Daily Yonder


Daily YonderThe Pulpit: Holy-Rolling BuddhistsDaily YonderTwo of our deacons faithfully read Pema Chodron; one half-jokingly describes her beliefs as “Holy Roller Buddhist.” Such people aren't terribly receptive to legalistic doctrines or fire-and- brimstone sermons. There are no choruses of ...>

Than Shwe and ‘Top Six’ Appear at Buddhist Ceremony - The Irrawaddy News Magazine


Than Shwe and 'Top Six' Appear at Buddhist CeremonyThe Irrawaddy News MagazineAccording to The New Light of Myanmar, only the state newspaper in English, Than Shwe and other junta leaders appeared at a ceremony on Thursday to make offerings to a Buddhist monks committee at Uppasasanti Pagoda ...>

Fleeing Continues as Japan Raises Its Nuclear Threat Level - TIME


Fleeing Continues as Japan Raises Its Nuclear Threat LevelTIME18, 2011 The five Buddhist monks hurried toward the gleaming bullet train, their wooden sandals click-clacking on the platform, their pale gray robes fluttering in their wake. For two days, they had slowly made their way from their mounta ...>

Authorities in Buddhist Japan consider burying quake victims - RIA Novosti


Authorities in Buddhist Japan consider burying quake victimsRIA NovostiAuthorities in Buddhist-majority Japan have given the green light for some of the 6500 people killed by last week's earthquake and tsunami to be buried, citing fuel shortage, a government spokesman said on Friday. Buddhist tr ...>

Seattle man irritated by chanting, drumming, leaf-blowing monks loses appeal - Seattle Post Intelligencer


Seattle man irritated by chanting, drumming, leaf-blowing monks loses appealSeattle Post IntelligencerA South Seattle man irritated by the chanting, drumming, gonging, prostrating, leaf-blowing activities of the Buddhist monks next door to him has lost his appeal against the monastery's plan to ...>

LA prayer vigil under way for Japan quake victims - San Jose Mercury News


LA prayer vigil under way for Japan quake victimsSan Jose Mercury NewsOrganizers said the Little Tokyo event would include Buddhist and Christian services, solicitations from disaster-relief organizations and musical performances. Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Japanese Consul General Junic ...>

‘Divine punishment’ in acts of God? - Washington Post (blog)


'Divine punishment' in acts of God?Washington Post (blog)This from a Buddhist in a country that is predominantly Buddhist and Shinto. What could he mean? “Japanese politics is tainted with egoism and populism,” Ishihara went on. “We need to use tsunami to wipe out egoism, which has rus ...>

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