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Lessons Learnt From Political Blunders And Reconciliation - Sunday Leader


GroundviewsLessons Learnt From Political Blunders And ReconciliationSunday LeaderHe was supported by ultra nationalists, Buddhist monks and the then illiterate hoi polloi who considered those who spoke English as a higher social class; Brown Shahibs.Thus the Tamils in this country were made to feel ...>

Buddhist festival celebrates a new freedom - San Antonio Express


Globe and MailBuddhist festival celebrates a new freedomSan Antonio ExpressBy Jocelyn Gecker, AP Myanmar's Buddhist devotees throng the Shwedagon Pagoda during its 2600th anniversary celebrations in Yangon, Myanmar, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012. YANGON, Myanmar — Amid the towering golden spires of ...>

History after the War: Challenges for Post War Reconciliation - Groundviews


GroundviewsHistory after the War: Challenges for Post War ReconciliationGroundviewsIn the collective imagination of the 'Sinhala-Buddhist South', the 'Tamil North' occupies a very special place. In short, it is a place to be conquered and occupied. To the Sinhala-Buddhist mind the ...>

Is Self-Immolation Un-Buddhist? - China Digital Times


Is Self-Immolation Un-Buddhist?China Digital TimesIn an apparent reference to the self-immolations, Liu said that according to Buddhist teachings, life is precious and “there should be no reason to destroy an innocent life.” He told senior clerics to teach the younger monks to “cherish all liv ...>

Where Members of Congress Worship - The Atlantic


Where Members of Congress WorshipThe AtlanticBy David A. Graham All about two Buddhist members of the House, plus more interesting facts from a new demographic report. Last week, the Congressional Research Service put out a report (via Andrew Sullivan) packed with great minutiae on member ...and mor ...>

* Investment opportunities in Sri Lanka expanded, President informs Japanese … - Colombo Page


Colombo Page* Investment opportunities in Sri Lanka expanded, President informs Japanese ...Colombo PageMeeting a special Japanese Buddhist delegation visiting the country Friday at the Temple Trees, the President has pointed out that there are immense opportunities for Japanese investors to underta ...>

Tibet New Year - StandardNet


Reuters Blogs (blog)Tibet New YearStandardNetBy AP Exiled Tibetan students have slogans painted on their bodies as they take part in a day-long hunger strike on the first day of the Tibetan New Year, at a Buddhist temple in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012. Tibet's exiled government in ...>

Japanese American WWII Veterans Honored - Sacramento Bee


Sacramento BeeJapanese American WWII Veterans HonoredSacramento BeeLocal Japanese American veterans wait to receive their Congressional Gold Medal for their service during World War II during a ceremony at the San Jose Buddhist Church in San Jose, Calif., February 23, 2012. They were members of the ...>

Buddhists in Buryatia, Baikal region celebrate year of Black Dragon - Interfax-Religion


Buddhists in Buryatia, Baikal region celebrate year of Black DragonInterfax-ReligionChita, February 24, Interfax - Buddhists in Buryatia and the Baikal Territory waved goodbye to the Year of the White Hare and welcomed the Year of the Black Dragon. A day earlier head of the Buddhist Traditional Sang ...>

Buddhist Temple burglarized - WEAR


Buddhist Temple burglarizedWEARNEW YORK (AP) -- Stocks have firmed at midday on Wall Street after a flat showing in the early going. MIAMI (AP) -- President Barack Obama says simply calling for more drilling is just a "bumper sticker," not a real plan for bringing down rising gas ...and mo ...>

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