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Buddhist Monk Dies at a Funeral - Lankaweb


Buddhist Monk Dies at a FuneralLankawebBy Walter Jayawardhana in Los Angeles A US born Buddhist monk, Venerable Siridhamma (85) died of a massive heart attack while attending the funeral of a Sri Lankan. Just few minutes before the last rites of the Late Mrs. Batugedara was performed at a ... ...>

Christmas in Bangkok (Photos) - USA TODAY (blog)


Christmas in Bangkok (Photos)USA TODAY (blog)Wait: aren't most Thais Buddhist? Do they celebrate Christmas? Yes, about 95% of Thailand's population are Buddhist, and yes, they still celebrate Christmas anyway. Well, that's not entirely accurate: they celebrate the commercialism of Christ ...>

Daughters of Dolma - Patheos


Daughters of DolmaPatheosBy Stefan Salow, December 23, 2011 There is almost no western media and film coverage of Tibetan Buddhist practitioners that goes beyond self-immolation as a political protest. The little there is centers on the life and travels of HH the Dalai Lama, ... ...>

Unrest In Buddha’s Homeland: The Curious Case Of Lumbini – Analysis - Eurasia Review


Unrest In Buddha's Homeland: The Curious Case Of Lumbini – AnalysisEurasia ReviewLumbini is one of the four major Buddhist pilgrimages renowned in the Indian sub-continent (others include Sarnath (teaching), Bodh Gaya (enlightenment) and Kushinagar (death), all in India). In comparison to the ...>

India owns copyright to Buddhism: Karmapa Lama - The Asian Age


India owns copyright to Buddhism: Karmapa LamaThe Asian AgeThe prayers culminated in a mega-discourse in the evening on the relevance of Buddhism. The day's celebrations also saw the revival of the tradition of the recital of Buddhist doha (songs) - which was sung in its original Sanskrit versio ...>

Finding My Religion - New York Times


Finding My ReligionNew York Times“Craves sanity and peace of mind,” he writes before heading off to Katmandu to explore the concepts of karma, suffering and reincarnation with Buddhist scholars, including a mystic from Staten Island named Wayne. “Looking for a levelheaded partner and ...and mo ...>

Art in focus: ‘Chul Hyun Ahn — Illuminated Void’ - Washington Post (blog)


Art in focus: 'Chul Hyun Ahn — Illuminated Void'Washington Post (blog)(Chul Hyun Ahn) There's Zen quality to the art of Chul Hyun Ahn. It's apparent even in the title of his current show, “Illuminated Void,” at Baltimore's C. Grimaldis Gallery, which suggests a Buddhist koa ...>

Vietnam’s Falungong under pressure - AFP


AFPVietnam's Falungong under pressureAFPVietnamese practitioners of Falungong -- a Buddhist-inspired traditional Chinese spiritual discipline practised in more than 70 countries.-- say treatment like this has become routine. They say communist authorities in Hanoi have bowed to pressure from ... ...>

Buddha Memorial Center built in Kaohsiung, China’s Taiwan - Xinhua


XinhuaBuddha Memorial Center built in Kaohsiung, China's TaiwanXinhuaTwo Buddhist nuns walk past a gate at the newly-built Buddha Memorial Center in Kaohsiung, southeast China's Taiwan, Dec. 22, 2011. Built next to the Fo Guang Shan Monastery, a Buddhist temple in Kaohsiung, the Buddha Memor ...>

Walking in the footsteps of Korea’s most beloved monk - Yonhap News


Yonhap NewsWalking in the footsteps of Korea's most beloved monkYonhap NewsMacGregor, who is currently finishing his Master of Arts in Buddhist studies in Bangkok, first began learning about the ancient teachings of Korean Buddhism at Hwagyesa International Zen Center in Seoul. It was here where ...>

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