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250-year-old Japanese paintings to be shown in DC - San Francisco Chronicle


250-year-old Japanese paintings to be shown in DCSan Francisco ChronicleIn this piece, three Buddhist deities overlook the bird-and-flower paintings to serve as the exhibit's centerpiece. The pairing evokes the original religious context of the nature paintings as objects of worship, curators sa ...>

Chinese website: Dalai Lama has ‘Nazi’ policies - Las Vegas Sun


Chinese website: Dalai Lama has 'Nazi' policiesLas Vegas SunAP A state-run Chinese website has launched a bitter attack on the Dalai Lama, accusing the exiled Buddhist leader of "Nazi" racial policies and of inciting Tibetans to set themselves on fire. The commentary on China Tibet ...>

Nepal police say Slovak woman rescued from followers of man said to be … - Washington Post


Nepal police say Slovak woman rescued from followers of man said to be ...Washington PostSeveral Buddhist scholars are skeptical of claims that Bamjan is the reincarnated Buddha. Copyright 2012 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or red ...>

Monks guide temple toward a new image - EastDay.com


Monks guide temple toward a new imageEastDay.comSince February, at least 20 monks at China's most famous Buddhist monastery have been working as free guides for tourists. Among them are graduates from Buddhist colleges, and each one has received two weeks of training, said Zheng Shumin, the temp ...>

Monks guide temple toward a new image - China Daily


Monks guide temple toward a new imageChina DailySince February, at least 20 monks at China's most famous Buddhist monastery have been working as free guides for tourists. Among them are graduates from Buddhist colleges, and each one has received two weeks of training, said Zheng Shumin, the temp ...>

Museum pairs art with flowers - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel


Museum pairs art with flowersMilwaukee Journal SentinelFor the Zen Buddhist, the flower represents direct experience, a way of gaining understanding that skirts around the intellect, that doesn't involve analysis. This is apt inspiration for museum visitors preparing to see art. Experience is th ...>

Buddhist temple in Bedford embraces its Thai traditions - Boston.com


Boston.comBuddhist temple in Bedford embraces its Thai traditionsBoston.comTo help with such work, as well as upkeep costs, the small community of Buddhists, predominantly from Thailand, Laos, and Cambodia, is reaching out to a wider audience, with its first fund-raising dinner and concert set for 6 ...>

Ask the Religion Experts: How does your faith deal with the issue of suicide? - Ottawa Citizen


Ask the Religion Experts: How does your faith deal with the issue of suicide?Ottawa CitizenRAY INNEN PARCHELO is a novice Tendai priest and founder of the Red Maple Sangha, the first lay Buddhist community in Eastern Ontario. We need look no further than the news headlines to see that Buddhists have ...>

Lincoln Hall dies at 56; climber survived Mt. Everest ordeal - Los Angeles Times


Lincoln Hall dies at 56; climber survived Mt. Everest ordealLos Angeles TimesLincoln Hall, shown in May 2006, was a Buddhist who attributed his survival on Mt. Everest to a higher power, deep experience as a mountaineer, training in deep-breathing meditation and the team that found him. (Jamie McGui ...>

‘Ashoka was no Shah Rukh Khan!’ - Times of India


'Ashoka was no Shah Rukh Khan!'Times of IndiaWriter Charles Allen discusses little-known nuggets about the king who made Buddhism world-famous, with Anuradha Varma. Most reviewers of Charles Allen's book Ashoka: The Search for India's Lost Emperor, which hit stores last month, agree ...>

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