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Fewer suicides in Japan in 2008 - United Press International


Straits TimesFewer suicides in Japan in 2008United Press InternationalTraditionally, suicide has been considered an honorable way out after a military defeat or other loss and suicide is not considered a sin by the Buddhist and Shinto religions. But the government in recent years has stepped up effo ...>

Buddhist sensitivities: Will UNP ever learn? - Asian Tribune


Buddhist sensitivities: Will UNP ever learn?Asian Tribune, ThailandWhen the Buddhist Commission Report of 1956 was republished in 2006, addressing those present at the re-launching ceremony at Ananda College Colombo, Speaker WJM Lokubandara said that the UNP should take a fresh look at this rep ...>

Vatican commends Buddhist community's witness to a spirit of poverty - Catholic News Service


Vatican commends Buddhist community's witness to a spirit of povertyCatholic News Service, DCBy Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- In a world of unbridled consumerism and materialism, Christians can find inspiration in the Buddhist witness of happiness in nonattachment to material goods, sai ...>

Christians and Buddhists: being poor, fighting harmful poverty - AsiaNews.it


Christians and Buddhists: being poor, fighting harmful povertyAsiaNews.it, ItalyA message from the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue, for the Buddhist feast of Vesakh. Agreement with Buddhists over poverty as "detachment." A call to work together to combat that form of po ...>

Politics dominate China’s Second World Buddhist Forum - Tibetan Review


Politics dominate China’s Second World Buddhist ForumTibetan Review, India(TibetanReview.net, Apr 03, 2009) — China co-organized its second World Buddhist Forum with a Taiwanese religious group in Wuxi in Jiangsu Province and Taipei from Mar 28 to Apr 1 by trumpeting three key facts: that ...>

Buddhist answers to common questions - Kuensel, Buhutan’s National Newspaper


Kuensel, Buhutan's National NewspaperBuddhist answers to common questionsKuensel, Buhutan's National Newspaper, Bhutan3 April, 2009 - Lam Shenphen Zangpo answers basic questions that every Bhutanese man, woman, and child on the street wants to know. Everyone learns the thirty-seven practice ...>

Buddhism documentaries to air in Taiwan - CCTV


Buddhism documentaries to air in TaiwanCCTV, ChinaThree documentaries on Buddhism produced on the Mainland have been officially released in Taipei on the heels of the World Buddhism Forum,which closed on Tuesday. One of the documentaries is "Master Xuan Zang," a film recording the Tan ...>

West Maui Buddhists to celebrate ’Hanamatsuri’ - Lahaina News


West Maui Buddhists to celebrate ’Hanamatsuri’Lahaina News, HILAHAINA – West Maui’s Buddhist community will celebrate “Hanamatsuri,” Buddha’s birthday celebration, on Sunday, April 5, at 9:30 am at Lahaina Jodo Mission. The celebration will include a procession of candles, flower ...>

New Opposition to Mine - Radio Free Asia


AFPNew Opposition to MineRadio Free Asia, DCBANGKOK—A leading dissident Buddhist monk in Vietnam, Thich Quang Do, has joined scientists and a leading war hero in opposing plans to mine bauxite in Vietnam, citing concerns for the environment and indigenous people, his organization has said. .. ...>

Korea: Catholic priests, Buddhist monk, embark on 74-day pilgrimage - Independent Catholic News


Korea: Catholic priests, Buddhist monk, embark on 74-day pilgrimageIndependent Catholic News, UKTwo Catholic priests and a Buddhist monk have begun a 230-kilometre pilgrimage, bowing to the ground every few steps, to help people cherish life and peace, UCAN reports. On March 28, Venerable Sukyu ...>

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