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Songkran: Ten things you need to know about the Thai New Year - Mirror.co.uk


Mirror.co.ukSongkran: Ten things you need to know about the Thai New YearMirror.co.ukHere are ten things you need to know about the Thai festival: 1) The word 'Songkran' derives from the Pali language of the Therevada Buddhist scriptures, meaning 'for movement or change'. 2) Original ...>

Tamarac Buddhist temple raises money for Japanese victims - Sun-Sentinel


Sun-SentinelTamarac Buddhist temple raises money for Japanese victimsSun-SentinelKawashima and other volunteers sold sushi, spring rolls, fried rice, noodles and other Asian dishes during the Food Fair on March 27 at Tamarac's Fo Guang Shan Buddhist Temple. Fo Guang Shan's youth group also p ...>

Easter feast for music lovers of all faiths - Sydney Morning Herald


Easter feast for music lovers of all faithsSydney Morning HeraldHIS background is Jewish, he visits Thai Buddhist temples on holidays and will sing in a Christian church at Easter. David Goodwin, president of the vocal ensemble Bel a cappella, is eclectic in his cultural interests. He will take part ...>

Thai new year comes to Durham - The Advertiser Series


Thai new year comes to DurhamThe Advertiser SeriesThere has also been fruit carving and Buddhist religious ceremony. On opening night, the celebration was attended by dignitaries including Durham MP Roberta Blackman-Woods and Councillor Mamie Simmons, the Mayor of Durham. The Thai new year, ...and m ...>

DirectRooms.com – Birth of Buddha sees week long celebrations in Jeju - Online PR News (press release)


DirectRooms.com – Birth of Buddha sees week long celebrations in JejuOnline PR News (press release)Online PR News – 13-April-2011 –Buddha's birthday is determined when the full moon occurs during Vesakha which is a lunar month in the Buddhist calendar. This year the dates of celebration fa ...>

Virginia Beach Buddhist monk community finds permanent home, city OKs permit - The Republic


Virginia Beach Buddhist monk community finds permanent home, city OKs permitThe RepublicA group of Buddhist monks in Virginia Beach has found a permanent home following several years of conflict with the city. The Virginian-Pilot reports that City Council unanimously approved a permit Tuesday allowi ...>

Buddhism in UK prisons - Bangkok Post


Bangkok PostBuddhism in UK prisonsBangkok PostOne day sitting on a train, the disciple consulted his mentor about how to respond to a request inviting him to serve as a visiting Buddhist minister at three prisons there. "Pai", or "go", was what the late Ajahn Chah uttered. " ...>

Photo by: Pha Lina - Phnom Penh Post


Photo by: Pha LinaPhnom Penh PostBuddhist layman Ros Sarin, who is pictured hiding his face after a hearing last week, had his appeal bid rejected yesterday. Cambodia's Appeal Court yesterday upheld a verdict sentencing Buddhist layman Ros Sarin to 17 years in prison for the sexual ... ...>

Va. Beach monks get permanent place to worship - The Virginian-Pilot


Va. Beach monks get permanent place to worshipThe Virginian-PilotA small community of Buddhist monks has been looking for serenity and permanency in Virginia Beach for almost four years. The monks think they've found it in Kempsville. Unlike the group's previous home in rural Pungo, ...and m ...>

China seals off restive Tibetan monastery, reports say - Monsters and Critics.com


China seals off restive Tibetan monastery, reports sayMonsters and Critics.comBeijing - Paramilitary police have surrounded a Tibetan Buddhist monastery whose monks were involved in several recent protests, holding hundreds of people inside the compound in south-western China's Sichuan province, ...>

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