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Kung fu expert in sex abuse trial: Students don't touch instructor
Asheville Citizen-Times
WHITE PLAINS, NY — A Buddhist fighting monk testifying at the sexual-abuse trial of kung fu master Frank DeMaria said his students are taught to hit the groin of an attacker but not to touch their instructor. “I would not let them make contact with me ...

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BBC News

China gets restive taste of post-Dalai Lama era
Reuters
By Michael Martina and Brian Rhoads | BEIJING (Reuters) - China over the years has derided the Dalai Lama as a jackal in Buddhist robes, choreographer of a separatist Peking opera and, lately, instigator of a plot that led some Tibetans to set ...
Analysis: China gets restive taste of post-Dalai Lama eraChicago Tribune
Controls Slapped on PilgrimsRadio Free Asia

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UNC Asheville welcomes Buddhist poet Norman Fischer
Asheville Citizen-Times
ASHEVILLE — Norman Fischer, a poet and Zen Buddhist priest, senior dharma teacher at the San Francisco Zen Center, will present a poetry reading and lecture on two consecutive evenings at UNC Asheville. Fischer's work focuses on Zen's application to ...

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Fischer to read poetry, lecture at UNCA
Asheville Citizen-Times
ASHEVILLE — Norman Fischer, a poet and Zen Buddhist priest, senior dharma teacher at the San Francisco Zen Center, will present a poetry reading and lecture on two consecutive evenings at UNC Asheville. Fischer's work focuses on Zen's application to ...

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USA TODAY

Analysis: China gets restive taste of post-Dalai Lama era
Chicago Tribune
BEIJING (Reuters) - China over the years has derided the Dalai Lama as a jackal in Buddhist robes, choreographer of a separatist Peking opera and, lately, instigator of a plot that led some Tibetans to set themselves on fire and other forms of protest.
China gets restive taste of post-Dalai Lama eraReuters India
Controls Slapped on PilgrimsRadio Free Asia
Self-sacrifice in the desperate fight for TibetABC Local

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Kung fu expert testifies: Students don't touch instructor
The Journal News | LoHud.com
A Buddhist fighting monk testifying at the sexual-abuse trial of Ossining kung fu master Frank DeMaria said his students are taught to hit the groin of an attacker but not to touch their instructor. “I would not let them make contact with me,” said Shi ...

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Faith and gaming, brothels
Reno Gazette-Journal
Legalized gambling in Nevada has been recreationally enjoyed by millions of international Buddhist visitors for decades. Buddhists from California have visited Nevada for 80 years for the enjoyable gaming environment. Numerous Buddhists work in Nevada ...

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Buddhist museum to rival all other museums worldwide
Examiner.com
The world's first Museum of Buddhism and Yoga. According to the Chakra online news site, the museum to be built will have collections that are so official that spectators will be shocked and left in awe. “There will be the oldest palm-leaf manuscripts ...

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New York Times

Close to Home, a Cosmic Setting for Her Songs
New York Times
Other traditions there, like Rosanne Cash's series of acoustic performances, are more recent — and are a stretch from Tibetan Buddhism — yet are part of the institution just the same. Since the Rubin opened in October 2004, Ms. Cash has become its ...

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BBC News

Controls Slapped on Pilgrims
Radio Free Asia
Tibetans returning from a Buddhist ritual in India are subjected to security measures by Chinese authorities. Tibetan pilgrims gather to receive Buddhist teachings at the Kalachakra in an undated photo. Tibetan pilgrims returning from a religious ...
Self-sacrifice in the desperate fight for TibetABC Local
'Corruption in India is a total contradiction'Times of India
AP: China raises security to contain Tibet protestsUniverse.byu.edu
Hindustan Times -BBC News -msnbc.com
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