Buddhism Timeline 2000

Buddhism Timeline 2000

1. 2000

   2000 - D. in Anthropology from the Australian National University in 2000. He has published widely on gender, religion and ethnographic practice with a focus on Buddhism in Vietnam. He has also worked on China and Taiwan and on the Vietnamese Buddhist community in ...Alexander Soucy is Assistant Professor in the Religious Studies Department, Saint Mary's University, Canada. He obtained his Ph.D. in Anthropology from the Australian National University in 2000. He has published widely on gender, religion and ethnographic practice with a focus on Buddhism in Vietnam. He has also worked on China and Taiwan and on the Vietnamese Buddhist community in Canada and is currently researching transnational dimensions of Vietnamese Buddhist ... Show more Show less From Modernity and Re-enchantment - Related web pages books.google.com/books?id=mtU4H21wdFoC&pg ...

2. 01/2000

   Jan 5, 2000 - Worth, founder of the American Buddhist Center, says the Eastern faith is compatible with a person's career pressures and Judeo-Christian roots. Many Kansas Citians seem to agree. Since the center opened in 1996, attendance has tripled and the mailing list is five times larger. ... From American Buddhist Center offers a blend of old and new to broaden efforts … - Related web pages docs.newsbank.com/g/GooglePM/KC/lib00143 ...

3. Jan 7, 2000 - By BARBARA CROSSETTE. One of Himalayan Buddhism's most important lamas has escaped Chinese-controlled Tibet in a weeklong undercover flight across Nepal and into India. The religious leader, the 14-year-old head of the Karmapa Buddhist order, stole away from the Tsurphu Monastery, ... From Buddhist Leader, 14, Flees Chinese Rule in Tibet for India - Related web pages select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res ...

4. Jan 7, 2000 - By Laurinda Keys. AP. NEW DELHI - The 14-year-old leader of one of Tibetan Buddhism's most prominent sects has fled to India in the most significant defection from Chinese-ruled Tibet in decades, officials said today. Chinese leaders installed the boy as the head of the Karma Kagyu ... From Leader of Tibetan Buddhist sect defects - Related web pages community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive ...

5. Jan 10, 2000 - Urgyen Trinley Dorje, the teenage head of one of the main orders of Tibetan Buddhism, was hidden away yesterday by Tibetan exile leaders to recover from his 900-mile escape last week across the Himalayas to India - and from a frenzy of media interest. As the 14-year-old lama was driven ... From Buddhist leader sent into hiding - Related web pages www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,3604 ...

6. Jan 10, 2000 - There has been considerable interest in Tibetan Buddhism here in Taiwan over the past few years. A large number of books have been published, Tibetan Buddhist groups have been organized, Tibetan masters have been come to visit and teach and, of course, there was the visit of the Dalai ... From Kindness, Buddhism and human rights - Related web pages www.taipeitimes.com/News/editorials/archives ...

7. Jan 13, 2000 - The teenage Buddhist leader who recently fled Chinese-controlled Tibet met with devotees Wednesday while he rested at a secluded monastery under tight security. The 17th Karmapa gave red ribbons and grapes to his barefooted visitors, who entered the Gyuto monastery in groups of 10 to ... From YOUNG BUDDHIST LEADER MEETS WITH DEVOTEES - Related web pages docs.newsbank.com/g/GooglePM/SJ/lib00188 ...

8. Jan 16, 2000 - Author: AP. In a remote Buddhist monastery, a black crown has lain disused for 18 years. Now, a teenage Tibetan monk has arrived in India to reclaim it - and perhaps to step into a new leadership role for his people. For 300 years, Tibetan Buddhist monks known by the title of Karmapa ... From Monk brings Buddhists hope Defection to India could give exiled Tibetans … - Related web pages docs.newsbank.com/g/GooglePM/DM/lib00375 ...

9. Jan 16, 2000 - from the Monastery, north of Lhasa, on Dec 28 and arrived unannounced and unexpected on Jan 5 in In dia, where the Dalai Lama welcomed him to freedom. is a joyful thing for all Tibetan Buddhists," said Robert AF Thurman, a leading American Buddhist scholar and profes sor of religion at ... From miraculous flight raises Tibetan hope It is a joyful thing, says Buddhist … - Related web pages news.google.com/newspapers?id=99EVAAAAIBAJ ...

10. Jan 16, 2000 - The earliest Buddhist monks forbade the making of images. They classified paintings and the arts among the manifestations of the world ... By the time Buddhism reached Tibet in the seventh century, more than a thousand years after its origin, its artistic traditions were flourishing. ... From Transcendental illustration Kimbell's Tibetan works show Buddhist … - Related web pages docs.newsbank.com/g/GooglePM/DM/lib00375 ...

11. Jan 20, 2000 - GANGTOK, JANUARY 19: A delegation of the Joint Action Committee (JAC) of the All Sikkim Buddhist Organisations has left for New Delhi to meet Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee to request the Government to grant asylum to the Tibetan monk Urgyen Trinley Dorjee, who arrived at ... From Sikkim Buddhist to urge Vajpayee to grant asylum to Karmapa - Related web pages www.indianexpress.com/ie/daily/20000120 ...

12. Jan 23, 2000 - How can strict Buddhist practitioners, trained in the dissolution of the ego, embrace a sports culture that prizes aggression and victory? ... Known more widely by his ecclesiastical title, HE Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche, he was born (or, as Buddhists believe, came to life ... From Film; When Soccer Doesn't Stand in the Way of Nirvana - Related web pages select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res ...

13. Jan 24, 2000 - Even before the Hindutva brigade in Kerala could come to terms with poet Kamala Das's decision to convert to Islam, Malayalam poet Balachandran Chullikkad has delivered yet another blow to its anti-conversion campaign by embracing Buddhism. Worse, both Das and Balachandran are now ... From Malayalam poet embraces Buddhism - Related web pages www.rediff.com/news/2000/jan/24hindu.htm

14. Jan 29, 2000 - By GUSTAV NIEBUHR. The principles of Buddhism have long intrigued American intellectuals, back to the days of Henry David Thoreau and the Transcendentalists a century and a half ago. Among spiritual seekers, the dharma got a boost in the 1950's, when Zen attracted the interest of such ... From Religion Journal; Buddhism Nears Mainstream in US, Author Says - Related web pages select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res ...

15. Jan 31, 2000 - The young Buddhist leader who fled from his monastery in Chinese-controlled Tibet last month was driven by monks to a rugged border area with ... Much of his path through Nepal crossed the former Buddhist kingdom of Mustang, a territory almost entirely isolated from the world until the ... From Buddhist's Escape From Tibet, by Car, Horse and Plane - Related web pages select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res ...

16. 02/2000

    Feb 3, 2000 - By BARRY BEARAK. Deshin Shekpa was born in the year of the male wood mouse (1384), and it is said he could be heard chanting a mantra and reciting the alphabet while still inside his mother's womb. At the moment of his birth, he boldly proclaimed himself to be the fifth incarnation of ... From Lama's Escape Inflames Buddhist Rivalry - Related web pages select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res ...

17. Feb 7, 2000 - PARK CITY, Utah - It's not uncommon for new filmmakers, confronted by the hoopla and circus-like atmosphere of the Sundance Film Festival, to question their motives for making movies in the first place. Was it for the art of it, the desire to tell great stories, or solely to get rich ... From Buddhist Wisdom Writer/director of "The Cup' coming to Boulder - Related web pages docs.newsbank.com/g/GooglePM/DP/lib00152 ...

18. Feb 12, 2000 - Author:. Robert AF Thurman wanted to clear up one thing for the audience that recently packed the auditorium at the Kimbell Art Museum in Ft. Worth. Before he began his discussion of the work in the museum's new exhibit, "Worlds of Transformation: Tibetan Art of Wisdom and Compassion ... From FT. WORTH CURATOR OFFERS BRIEF COURSE ON BUDDHISM - Related web pages pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access ...

19. Feb 13, 2000 - Author: ARTHUR MAX, AP. In a remote Buddhist monastery in India, a black crown has lain disused for 18 years. Now a teen-age Tibetan monk has arrived to reclaim it, and perhaps to step into a new leadership role for his people. For 300 years, Tibetan Buddhist monks known by the title ... From TIBETAN BUDDHISTS LOOK TO A YOUTHFUL HOPE - Related web pages docs.newsbank.com/g/GooglePM/CO/lib00111 ...

20. Feb 19, 2000 - Tibetan Buddhism's two most important figures made their first joint appearance yesterday. The Dalai Lama was joined at celebrations - marking the 60th anniversary of his enthronement - by the young Buddhist leader, the Karmapa, who recently fled Chinese-controlled Tibet. ... From Young Buddhist leader on stage with Dalai Lama - Related web pages www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,3604 ...

21. Feb 22, 2000 - BUDDHISM - Its various manifestations: GR Madan - Editor; Mittal Publications, A-110, Mohan Garden, New Delhi-110059. Rs. 395. BUDDHISM, A major system of philosophy that originated in India 2500 years ago, has had its meteoric rise and spread to several countries in South East Asia ... From Diverse aspects of Buddhism - Related web pages www.hindu.com/thehindu/2000/02/22/stories ...

22. Feb 25, 2000 - "The Cup" is a chalice of unpretentious delight, flowing over with goodwill, a cheeky love for soccer and, uh, Buddhist humor. That's right, Buddhist humor. It's about two novices in a Tibetan Buddhist monastery who'll do any thing to catch the World Cup soccer tournament games, ... From washingtonpost.com: Entertainment Guide - Related web pages www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/entertainment ...

23. Feb 28, 2000 - Cambodian immigrants to Ohio trying to strengthen their faith have built a Buddhist monastery reminiscent of those in their homeland. Set in a peaceful rural setting ideal for prayer and meditation, the monastery was created to inspire the practice of the traditional faith, ... From BUDDHIST MONASTERY EASES WORSHIP.(NEWS) - Related web pages www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-63438460.html?refid ...

24. 03/2000

    Mar 2, 2000 - Flying into Bangkok airport, passengers can catch a glimpse of the enormous bronze dome of this Buddhist temple city whose rags-to- riches success ... Among the things that have raised suspicions is the fact that the governing Buddhist Council (Sangha) has been unable, or unwilling, ... From SECT CREATES RELIGIOUS CRISIS IN THAILAND - Related web pages pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access ...

25. Mar 3, 2000 - Buddhists say that when the clatter in your brain gets too loud and your mind is being pinged with info-bullets on dot.com this and dot.com that, ... Buddhism has been featured in cover stories in Time and Newsweek, and exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama's ``The Art of ... From The DHARMA BUMS GROW UP Spirit Rock in West Marin has become a … - Related web pages www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file ...

26. Mar 6, 2000 - The Dalai Lama, spiritual and temporal head of Tibetan Buddhists, says he was surprised when the 17th Karmapa appeared in India. ... Dalai Lama: His first word [to me] was that he wants to serve Buddhism as well as the Tibetan people. He found it very difficult to fulfill his goal ... From 'There Was No Alternative'.(Dalai Lama on Karmapa's escape from Tibet)( … - Related web pages www.accessmylibrary.com/premium/0286/0286 ...

27. Mar 12, 2000 - India is the birthplace of Buddhism and, for that matter, home to the most coveted of Buddhist temples and sacred pilgrimage sites, ... Centuries ago, adventurous Tibetan scholars crossed the Himalayas to come to India to study at the great Buddhist University of Nalanda and the more ... From Taipei Times - archives - Related web pages www.taipeitimes.com/News/insight/archives/2000 ...

28. Mar 15, 2000 - "If you lived in Korea, you would learn only Korean Buddhism. It is that way in almost every country, but not here." Guruge has been part of the school since 1995, four years after it opened as a center for college and graduate-level degrees in Buddhist studies. ... From Studying Buddhism's Many 'Denominations'; Hsi Lai University offers its … - Related web pages pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/51084026 ...

29. Mar 15, 2000 - For most monks in Kandy, a stronghold of Buddhist culture and learning, the ongoing fight is no ordinary war: Keeping the island of Sri Lanka ... To give a homeland to the mostly Hindu Tamils would, in their view, violate a trust given by Buddha to keep Buddhism pure and whole. ... From Monks cling to a whole Sri Lanka; The government vows to pursue peace … - Related web pages www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-60095254.html?refid ...

30. Mar 17, 2000 - Author:. Zen Buddhism can trace its roots to ancient China, yet its followers insist its practices are just as essential today as they were centuries ago. Susan Andersen, 49, an occupational therapist from Des Plaines, is the teacher and spiritual leader of the Great Plaines Zen Center ... From ZEN BUDDHISTS CLAIM PRACTICES STILL AT CENTER OF THINGS - Related web pages pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access ...

31. Mar 25, 2000 - As their friendship grows, Tsung Tsai tells Crane of his wish to return to Inner Mongolia to find the bones of his deceased master and honor the teacher with a proper Buddhist cremation and burial. That invitation sets the stage for "Bones of the Master: A Buddhist Monk's Search for ... From … on a Mystical Mongolian Quest; BONES OF THE MASTER: A Buddhist … - Related web pages pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/51830238 ...

32. Mar 27, 2000 - As a Buddhist, my attitude toward Jesus Christ is that he was either a fully enlightened being, or a bodhisattva of a very high spiritual realization. I see common notes between Buddhism and Christianity. Here are a few:. Transfiguration. In Buddhism, when an individual practitioner ... From The Karma of the Gospel: A spiritual leader finds connections between … - Related web pages www.accessmylibrary.com/premium/0286/0286 ...

33. 04/2000

    Apr 1, 2000 - ... * The 10-foot-tall brass likeness of Buddha will be brought from Thailand to a retreat center in Augusta. Many of the religion's followers in the St. Louis area will attend the dedication of the statue in May. A 10-foot-tall brass statue of Buddha soon will become a landmark along ... From BUDDHIST GROUPS COOPERATE TO BRING STATUE HERE - Related web pages docs.newsbank.com/g/GooglePM/SL/lib00170 ...

34. Apr 5, 2000 - Author:. Rev. Gyomay M. Kubose, 94, the founder of the city's first Buddhist temple and the person who helped make the religion's ancient doctrine more accessible to those in the United States, died Wednesday, March 29, from pneumonia in St. Joseph Health Centers & Hospital in Chicago. ... From … GYOMAY M. KUBOSE; OPENED 1ST BUDDHIST TEMPLE IN CHICAGO - Related web pages pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access ...

35. Apr 16, 2000 - Strangely enough, in all the months I'd been coming to the Buddhist center, to interview the monks and nuns and lay practitioners, ... In the basement of her red-brick rambler, she had been practicing and teaching something very close to Tibetan Buddhism, as if remembered from a ... From … ; She built the country's largest Tibetan Buddhist monastery in the … - Related web pages www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-517363.html?refid=gg_x_02

36. Apr 16, 2000 - With flames leaping skyward and white smoke billowing from cypress branches, Buddhist priests clad in yellow and purple robes captivated more than 2500 spectators Saturday with the chanting of sacred mantras and music of the shakujo bells. The rhythmic beat of giant taiko drums echoed ... From Ancient Buddhist Fire Ritual Draws Thousands - Related web pages pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/52665098 ...

37. Apr 24, 2000 - Joanna Macy, WIDENING CIRCLES: A MEMOIR. Gabriola Island, BC: New Society Publishers, 2000. 296p. pap., $17.95 (Can$22.95), ISBN 0865714207. Publisher's website: http://www.newsociety.com/. Jan Willis, DREAMING ME: FROM BAPTIST TO BUDDHIST, ONE WOMAN'S SPIRITUAL JOURNEY. ... From The spiritual journeys of American Buddhist women.(reviews of four … - Related web pages www.accessmylibrary.com/premium/0286/0286 ...

38. Apr 28, 2000 - Buddhism has become a rally point for dissent against a leadership that won the war but lost the peace, leaving Vietnam among the poorest ... Xa Loi Pagoda is synonymous with the role of Buddhism in Vietnamese politics. A repository of scared relics from the Buddha the pagoda made ... From Saigon is spruced up for the anniversary except behind the facade. - Related web pages www.accessmylibrary.com/premium/0286/0286 ...

39. Apr 29, 2000 - By GUSTAV NIEBUHR. As a mist-laden dawn spread across this Los Angeles suburb, a group of brown-robed Buddhist monks and nuns gathered in a shrine for their daily liturgy, chanting a teaching about the impermanence of matter. Around them, 10000 tiny statues of the Buddha filled niches ... From Political Notoriety Puts Light on Buddhist Trend - Related web pages select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res ...

40. Apr 29, 2000 - Once fêted by the New Yorker as one of "the best European novelists under 35", a Zen Buddhist Will Self of the former Evil Empire, ... Instead, his four novels and book of short stories are littered with ideas and practices gained from his serious study of Zen Buddhism, ... From A shot of new Russian spirit - Related web pages www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books ...

41. 05/2000

    May 3, 2000 - The 49-year-old Buddhist teacher grew up on Long Island, Valley Stream Central high school class of '68. ... In the early 1990s, he was sent back to America to be a teacher -- a lama -- of a kind of Buddhism that adapts itself to the infamously material world of Western civilization ... From Author seeks Buddha within - Related web pages www.post-gazette.com/magazine/20000503lama3.asp

42. May 9, 2000 - In the past year, Buddhist websites have tripled on the internet, with about 2000 websites now online in Thailand. Internet experts say page hits on Buddhist websites have more than doubled in the past year. The websites - mostly targeted at the young - explain the religion and the ... From Boom in Buddhist websites - Related web pages news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/742269.stm

43. May 14, 2000 - A local group of Tibetan Buddhists has reached out to India in the hopes of bringing enlightenment to Broward County. Members of the Tubten Kunga Buddhist Center, a small storefront temple in Deerfield Beach, pooled their money to ``hire'' a spiritual teacher who has studied Buddhist ... From BUDDHIST TEACHER CARRIES PROMISE OF PEACE, HARMONY - Related web pages docs.newsbank.com/g/GooglePM/MH/lib00245 ...

44. May 15, 2000 - Sri Lanka's Buddhist clergy, long an influential force in national politics, are stepping forward to rally the nation in its darkest hour. ... Others warn that the Buddhist religion and the "Sinhala race" are under siege from barbaric hordes. Influential members of the Buddhist ... From … of Offense Against Rebels; Sri Lanka: Buddhist clergy urge government … - Related web pages pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/53805912 ...

45. May 15, 2000 - But when people have asked if there are subliminal messages, I've said, 'Yes, there are, because I've buried messages about Buddhism!' I'm basically a Buddhist and I'm at the helm of this thing, so if anyone should accuse the movie of promoting something, it should be my philosophy." ... From Travolta rebuts 'scientology propaganda' claims - Related web pages www.guardian.co.uk/film/2000/may/15/news2

46. May 16, 2000 - Tibetan monks from Bloomington, Ind., hope to build a monastery in Cincinnati. For the last nine months, monks have traveled to Ohio for meditation services. “People in Cincinnati want us to come together and are very excited,” says Jamyang, a Tibetan monk. ... From Buddhism gains higher profile in Cincinnati - Related web pages www.enquirer.com/editions/2000/05/16 ...

47. May 19, 2000 - In Indonesia, a national commemoration by local Buddhists of various persuasions was centered around the Borobudur temple in Central Java. ... Even though deeply established here from the 5th century to the 17th century, Buddhism is still the most underrepresented and misunderstood ... From 'Waisak' marks a sipiritual transformation - Related web pages www.thejakartapost.com/news/2000/05/19 ...

48. May 25, 2000 - This Saturday marks the 10th anniversary of the day democracy was snatched from the people of Burma. A military junta denied the results of an election that was decisively won by the pro-democracy leader, Aung San Suu Kyi. Ever since then, her political party has been suppressed while ... From When Buddhist Monks Act - Related web pages www.csmonitor.com/2000/0525/p10s1.html

49. May 28, 2000 - Author:. NONFICTION. MORMON AMERICA: The Power and the Promise. By Richard N. Ostling and Joan K. Ostling. HarperSanFrancisco, 454 pages, $26. When most people hear the word "Mormon," the first thing they think is probably "polygamy," with "Utah" running a close second. ... From … 3 NEW BOOKS ILLUMINATE MORMONISM, TIBETAN BUDDHISM AND … - Related web pages pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access ...

50. 06/2000

    Jun 2, 2000 - [Havanpola Ratanasara] served as Buddhist representative to Pope John Paul II during the pontiff's visit to Los Angeles in 1987. He also was co- founder of the Los Angeles Buddhist-Catholic Dialogue, a program pioneered by the local Buddhist council and the Catholic archdiocese, ... From US Buddhism Leader Havanpola Ratanasara Dies - Related web pages pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/54639216 ...

51. Jun 10, 2000 - By GUSTAV NIEBUHR. By now, many Americans can claim at least a passing familiarity with the 14th Dalai Lama, the exiled spiritual and political leader of Tibet. He was well enough known, for example, to have drawn an audience in the tens of thousands for a public teaching he gave in ... From Religion Journal; A Tibetan Buddhist Leader Is Making a Rare Visit - Related web pages select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res ...

52. Jun 16, 2000 - The traditional image of Buddhism comes to life at Wat Dhammaram, a Thai temple in Bridgeview where monks with shaved heads and orange robes ... But more and more often, the faces of Buddhism in the Chicago area belong to the young North Shore couple hoping to relieve stress or the ... From BUDDHISM'S FACE CHANGING MORE WESTERNERS ARE DRAWN TO ASIAN … - Related web pages pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access ...

53. Jun 22, 2000 - [Home Edition]. Blocks away from the triumphant Los Angeles Lakers victory parade Wednesday, the Buddhist priest pondered the win, the way and the sound of thousands of hands clapping. Yes, said the Rev. Noriaki Ito, he expected the Lakers would ride to a world championship the moment ... From LAKERS' CROWNING MOMENT; Buddhism and Basketball? It Works for Phil … - Related web pages pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/55424934 ...

54. Jun 25, 2000 - By JIM O'GRADY. On a nondescript stretch of 41st Avenue, two blocks from the shopper-thronged crossroads of Main Street and Roosevelt Boulevard, sits the North American outpost of a legendary Buddhist temple. The original Songshan Shaolin Temple still exists in mountainous Hunan in ... From … REPORT: FLUSHING; Kung Fu Buddhists Stress That Mind and Body … - Related web pages select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res ...

55. Jun 26, 2000 - The teenagers won't change overnight. But the lama would say that the mandala has planted a seed of awareness in them that is certain to ripen sometime. And the Shi-Tro mandala--which they'll view when they attend the [Dalai Lama]'s blessing of it--can liberate them and all those in ... From Prophecy, Karma and a Buddhist Icon in Glendale - Related web pages pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/55510088 ...

56. 07/2000

    Jul 2000 - Otherwise, the Government makes an effort to protect the rights of the disadvantaged castes. In July 2000, some members of a predominantly Buddhist community in Gumda, Gorkha district vandalized the homes of six Christian converts. According to press reports, the ...Otherwise, the Government makes an effort to protect the rights of the disadvantaged castes. In July 2000, some members of a predominantly Buddhist community in Gumda, Gorkha district vandalized the homes of six Christian converts. According to press reports, the six families were reintegrated into the community after agreeing not to kill animals or perform other activities contrary to the tenets of Buddhism during religious festivals. Show more Show less From Religious Freedom in Asia - Related web pages books.google.com/books?id=HO4nIbBGUjEC&pg=PA38 ...

57. Jul 2000 - In July 2000, the Bangkok Post featured cover page photographs of mass ordinations of two hundred hill-tribesmen entering the priesthood at Wat Benjamabopit in Bangkok. Thailand's Public Welfare Department organized the event to promote Buddhism. Usually these ...Second is the renewed effort of Buddhist missionary outreach. In July 2000, the Bangkok Post featured cover page photographs of mass ordinations of two hundred hill-tribesmen entering the priesthood at Wat Benjamabopit in Bangkok. Thailand's Public Welfare Department organized the event to promote Buddhism. Usually these tribes-people are animists. But through focused teaching aiming to bring Buddhism to the tribal villages of north Thailand, these 200 men became Buddhist ... Show more Show less From Christian Witness in Pluralistic Contexts in the Twenty-First Century - Related web pages books.google.com/books?id=6SULoikuV9kC&pg ...

58. Jul 2, 2000 - It is against this background that the paper presented on July 2, 2000 by Ven Bhikkhu Bohdi (at a Public Seminar held in Colombo to commemorate the first death anniversary of Ven. Mitirigala Dhammanisanthi Thero) on the constraints and parameters ' of a ...It is against this background that the paper presented on July 2, 2000 by Ven Bhikkhu Bohdi (at a Public Seminar held in Colombo to commemorate the first death anniversary of Ven. Mitirigala Dhammanisanthi Thero) on the constraints and parameters ' of a Buddhist Missionary Effort rooted in the strenghts and resources of our own country must be viewed. Although written within a brief compass, the learned analysis of the issues involved- and, the problems faced- in promoting ... Show more Show less From Aloka PERSONALITIES - Related web pages www.geocities.com/Area51/Starship/7077/Aloka ...

59. Jul 3, 2000 - Buddhist Master Cheng Yen founded the Tzu Chi Foundation in 1966 and has seen it grow into an international organization with a 25000-member volunteer ... She recently spoke with Asia Editor Sheri Prasso at her Buddhist monastery in Hualien. Translation and assistance was provided by ... From Cheng Yen (int'l edition) - Related web pages www.businessweek.com/archives/2000/b3688062 ...

60. Jul 8, 2000 - A Buddhist scholar and former monk, [Stephen Batchelor] is well known to American readers as the author of the best-selling "Buddhism Without Beliefs." Now comes "Verses From the Center," his version of the poetic legacy of Nagarjuna, a visionary monk who lived in India in the 2nd ... From Religion / Exploring issues, answers and beliefs; BOOK REVIEW; A … - Related web pages pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/56263455 ...

61. Jul 17, 2000 - The hushed silence that descends over the old courtyard inside the Shaolin Temple carries the expectation of something magical. Abbot Shi Yongxin, a rotund Buddhist monk with a shaved head and a saffron robe, nods to one of his disciples. Kung fu fighters suddenly fly into action. ... From Kung Fu Capitalism.(History of Shaolin Temple, Buddhist sanctuary) - Related web pages www.accessmylibrary.com/premium/0286/0286 ...

62. Jul 23, 2000 - Atop windswept and unforgiving Himalayan mountains, this little Buddhist kingdom has turned itself into a laboratory for a brave social experiment: ... But as Buddhists we have to build a society where many things matter," said Ugyen Tshering, secretary of Bhutan's foreign ministry, ... From … BHUTAN BALANCES ITS TRADITIONAL BUDDHIST CULTURE WITH ITS … - Related web pages docs.newsbank.com/g/GooglePM/PI/lib00186 ...

63. Jul 29, 2000 - Memo: Farish A. Noor interviews Sulak Sivaraksa, a lay Buddhist activist on the challenges facing their religious and cultural communities in the present and the need for an ... The lay Buddhist activist Sulak Sivaraksa was invited to speak on the challenges facing the Buddhist world. ... From Relating the traditional to the new age - Related web pages www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-82560281.html?refid ...

64. 08/2000

    Aug 2000 - In August 2000, he was invited to give a lecture, entitled A Buddhist View on Conflict Resolution, to the Millennium World Peace Summit of Religious and Spiritual Leaders at the United Nations in New York. Three months later, he delivered the distinguished ...In August 2000, he was invited to give a lecture, entitled A Buddhist View on Conflict Resolution, to the Millennium World Peace Summit of Religious and Spiritual Leaders at the United Nations in New York. Three months later, he delivered the distinguished lecture, Buddhism Propagation for Word Peace, at the Second World Buddhist Propagation Conference (Buddhist Summit) at Buddhamonthon, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand. Show more Show less From The Most Ven.Prof.Dr.Phra Dharmakosajarn - Related web pages www.vesakday.net/vesak50/biography.php ...

65. Aug 2000 - In August 2000, he and Martine moved to Aquitaine, France, where they live in a small village near Bordeaux with their cat Alex. While at home he pursues his work as a scholar, writer and artist. For several months each year, he travels worldwide to lead meditation retreats and ... From About Stephen Batchelor - Related web pages www.stephenbatchelor.org/stephenbio.html

66. Aug 4, 2000 - Aug. 19 session on the "Padmasambhava Empowerment" deals with the legacy of Guru Padmasambhava. who first brought Buddhism to Tibet from India in the century. The Aug. 20 session will focus on the teachings of foremost Tibetan disciple, Yeshe Tsogyal. The suggested donation for his ... From I .Buddhist Monk Teaching . - Related web pages news.google.com/newspapers?id=5YUNAAAAIBAJ ...

67. Aug 8, 2000 - [Home Edition]. The Buddhist cultural organization Soka Gakkai International will redesign and renovate its facilities in Santa Monica as part of a construction project slated to be completed next year. Soka Gakkai, also known as SGI, has named Santa Monica-based architectural firm ... From COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE; Buddhists to Renovate Santa Monica Facility … - Related web pages pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/57677282 ...

68. Aug 11, 2000 - The attempt to give autonomy to the Tamils--who are Hindus-- angered senior Buddhist monks and the Sinhalese majority. Buddhism is the religion of most Sinhalese, who make up 76% of Sri Lanka's 18.6 million people. Born Sirimavo Ratwatte on April 17, 1916, Bandaranaike was a member of ... From Sri Lankan Prime Minister Leaves Office; Asia: Sirimavo Bandaranaike, the … - Related web pages pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/57849355 ...

69. Aug 19, 2000 - On August 19 2000, SPDC authorities forced Burmese Muslim community to donate money for Buddhism in Mon state of Burma. Apong township SPDC authorities ordered every Muslim family to donate Kyats 1000 to the Buddhist religious work for building pagodas.On August 19 2000, SPDC authorities forced Burmese Muslim community to donate money for Buddhism in Mon state of Burma. Apong township SPDC authorities ordered every Muslim family to donate Kyats 1000 to the Buddhist religious work for building pagodas. One Muslim elder, U Ibrahim from Monktama village of Apong township who appealed to work, was arrested and put into Insein jail since then. Show more Show less From 10 - Related web pages burmalibrary.org/docs/yearbooks/The%20Freedom ...

70. Aug 26, 2000 - At first, the tongue-contorting Sanskrit chant seemed worlds away from the Roman Catholic prayers that had glided with ease from Michele Chargoais' lips since childhood. But the Buddhist principles of cause and effect and harmony the words evoked were exactly what Ms. Chargoais, ... From Black and Buddhist African-Americans find spiritual haven - Related web pages docs.newsbank.com/g/GooglePM/DM/lib00375 ...

71. Aug 27, 2000 - By BARBARA CROSSETTE. Representatives of a major Buddhist order have petitioned the Indian government to grant asylum and freedom of movement to their 15-year-old leader, the Karmapa, who remains under virtual house arrest at a monastery in northern India eight months after fleeing ... From Buddhists Seek Asylum for Leader in India - Related web pages select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res ...

72. Aug 28, 2000 - They say the primary target of the campaign has been government workers and communist party members, who have reverted to practising Buddhism. They say some families have also been ordered to withdraw their children from Buddhist schools in India, or risk losing their jobs. ... From China intensifies anti-Dalai Lama campaign - Related web pages news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/899578.stm

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    Sep 2, 2000 - From the pilgrims on, this country's spiritual beachheads have been fortified with the souls of immigrants - Protestants, Catholics and Jews. But since the 1960s, Eastern religions have won souls by tilling already-Americanized ground. American Buddhism's combination of stringent ... From BUDDHISM CAN SMILE ABOUT ITS CONVERSIONS - Related web pages www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-31338638.html?refid ...

74. Sep 6, 2000 - His Holiness Pema Norbu Rrinpoche leader of Nyingma, arrived in Taiwan for two months of evangelism and will host special ceremonies for those killed in the 921 earthquake this week. in an interview with 'Taipei Times' staff reporter Liu Shao-hua, Rinpoche says the root of many of ... From Buddhist leader praises followers - Related web pages www.taipeitimes.com/News/local/archives/2000 ...

75. Sep 11, 2000 - Sydney - For the first time in Olympic history, Buddhism is represented in the Olympic Village, with two monks giving athletes some spiritual help and confidence. Monk Mana Viriyarampo told reporters on Monday that some 20 athletes came to his temple every day. ... From Buddhist monks get Olympians in winning mood - Related web pages www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=6&click_id=190 ...

76. Sep 11, 2000 - Lon McCloskey only meant to stay a few minutes when he dropped by a Thai Buddhist monastery in Woodinville a few months ago. He ended up staying for hours. He's gone back to the Atammayatarama Monastery every week since then, studying meditation and learning more about Buddhism. ... From BUDDHISM'S APPEAL ON THE RISE BOOM IN NEW TEMPLES, … - Related web pages www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-65155009.html?refid ...

77. Sep 11, 2000 - As both a Buddhist and a general contractor, Bob King has found his dream project. To build a stupa - a Buddhist monument representing the enlightened mind - is an act of devotion, worthy to be called one's life work. ``Fortunately,'' says King, with a laugh, ``when we started we ... From BUDDHIST BUILDER HAS MONUMENTAL JOB - Related web pages www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-31745241.html?refid ...

78. Sep 25, 2000 - Buddhism offered a simple way out of human misery to anybody, whatever their status. This may explain why at the beginning of our era, the entire northern and eastern India was practising Buddhism. Unfortunately, after Buddha's death, his followers gradually made Buddhism a religion of ... From Buddhism to blame for India's ills - Related web pages www.expressindia.com/ie/daily/20000925 ...

79. Sep 27, 2000 - When he first began to experiment with Buddhism back in 1981, Dewey Thomas likened it to testing a recipe for change - start with a cup of chant and ... Though there is no official number of African American Buddhists because of the hundreds of different sects and the fluidity of the ... From … HAVE LEFT CHRISTIANITY FOR BUDDHISM, FINDING THAT THE … - Related web pages docs.newsbank.com/g/GooglePM/PI/lib00186 ...

80. Sep 30, 2000 - It's an ecumenical twist that doesn't bother the liberal Newport Beach congregation very much, if at all. St. Mark's elders decided in 1975 to help rescue [Ai Tasedan] and her family, Vietnamese refugees who were in living in a crowded tent city at Camp Pendleton after the Vietnam War. ... From OC RELIGION; GETTING RELIGION; Buddhist With Presbyterian Home; St … - Related web pages pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/61502779 ...

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    Oct 6, 2000 - Maitland, 54, lives at Odiyan, a Tibetan Buddhist retreat center near Cazadero. From the 1100 rolling acres that overlook the Pacific. Ocean, the former CEO of Berkeley's Dharma Publishing rests between travels to such faraway places as Germany, Amsterdam and Brazil, where he passes ... From Businessman Touts Better Work Through Buddhism - Related web pages www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file ...

82. Oct 10, 2000 - On October 10th, 2000, the Buddha Gate Monastery opened its doors in Lafayette, California. Hence, Buddha Gate has attracted a great number of local Buddhists as well as people of all ages who are new to Buddhism. Now, Master Jian Sheng, the Abbess of ...Master Wei Chueh has brought the joy of the Dharma to so many that he has been asked to establish Chan centers in the West. On October 10th, 2000, the Buddha Gate Monastery opened its doors in Lafayette, California. Hence, Buddha Gate has attracted a great number of local Buddhists as well as people of all ages who are new to Buddhism. Now, Master Jian Sheng, the Abbess of Buddha Gate Monastery, conducts classes in Buddhism and Chan meditation, both in English and in ... Show more Show less From Buddha Gate Monastery - Lafayette, CA - San Jose Mercury News - Related web pages events.mercurynews.com/lafayette-ca/venues ...

83. Oct 15, 2000 - I was bound for Spiti, one of the Indian Himalayas' most isolated and stunning regions. Bordered by Ladakh to the north and Tibet in the east, the Spiti Valley lies at one of India's cultural frontiers, where Hinduism gives way to Buddhism. Closed to outsiders until 1992, ... From Chilling: Amar Grover witnesses Buddhist ceremonies in a remote … - Related web pages www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice ...

84. Oct 23, 2000 - A disciple of China's world-famous Shaolin Temple will be in Charlotte Nov. 4 and 5 to give a lecture and a workshop at the Peaceful Dragon Tea House and Cultural Center. Shi Guolin, a high-level Buddhist monk and former coach of Shaolin's kung fu monks, will teach Zen Buddhist methods ... From SHAOLIN BUDDHIST WILL CONDUCT A WORKSHOP - Related web pages docs.newsbank.com/g/GooglePM/CO/lib00111 ...

85. Oct 24, 2000 - This, the first and only Buddhist monastery in Africa, is both a monument to the success and impact of immigrant communities in this "rainbow nation," and a sign that the ambitious plans of a number of Buddhist sects to spread their teachings to Africans could be realized in this ... From Saffron robes, dragons, and tai chi at home in Africa.(World) - Related web pages www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-66288046.html?refid ...

86. Oct 25, 2000 - Through your column, `Buddhism to blame for India's ills' (September 25) you have added a new chapter to the ISI -- that is, Indian Style Investigations. ... By pointing out that India's ills are because of Buddhist dogmas of non-violence and maya, you have opened fresh avenues for ... From Investigations at their best - Related web pages www.indianexpress.com/ie/daily/20001025 ...

87. Oct 29, 2000 - THE Duchess of York is to stun the Royal Family by becoming a Buddhist, the Sunday People can reveal. ... The 40-year-old, who will learn how to meditate and hum like a Buddhist, has been granted a private meeting with the faith's spiritual leader the Dalai Lama at his palace in ... From DUCHESS OM YORK; Fergie to spark Royal crisis by taking up Buddhist … - Related web pages www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-66441603.html?refid ...

88. Oct 30, 2000 - Friends described Lee as a serious actor with an interest in helping youngsters find alternatives to criminal activities through Buddhist practices. "He was what we call in Buddhism a bodhisattva, a person whose life is devoted to serving others," said grief-stricken friend Mitch Hale. ... From Despite Many Precautions, Party Ended in Tragedy; Shooting: Security was … - Related web pages pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/63026576 ...

89. Oct 30, 2000 - Shakyamuni Buddhist Center, Albuquerque's newest temple, is among more than a half dozen Buddhist houses of worship in the city. Considered one of the world's five great religions, Buddhism is named after its founder. Siddhartha Gautama, who lived and taught about 2500 years ago, ... From Buddhism Founder Left Princely Life. - Related web pages www.accessmylibrary.com/premium/0286/0286 ...

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    Nov 4, 2000 - The ceremony, a goma, is a central rite of the Agon Shu Buddhist Association, which is based in Kyoto and was founded in 1978 by the Rev. Seiyu Kiriyama, its chief abbot. The ceremony is intended to ''elevate the mind and the heart of the people in the audience,'' Mr. Kiriyama said ... From Religion Journal; For a Historic Church, One More Milestone - Related web pages select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res ...

91. Nov 13, 2000 - "If he comes to visit a church he should also visit a Buddhist temple, even if it's a government temple," said Do, the Buddhist monk. "We have 70 to 80 percent of Vietnamese people who are Buddhists. If Mr. Clinton sees the archbishop and a Protestant leader but does not visit with a ... From Leading Vietnamese dissident pleased by Clinton visit. - Related web pages www.accessmylibrary.com/premium/0286/0286 ...

92. Nov 19, 2000 - Tibetan Buddhists believe that the bejeweled icon of intricate art and intense spirituality can transform negative emotions into compassion and altruism. It is the first three-dimensional mandala-- a circular design representing a map to enlightenment--ever built in the United States. ... From Rare Tibetan Buddhist Sculpture Consecrated as a Tool for Peace; … - Related web pages pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/64264247 ...

93. Nov 28, 2000 - By Marylynne Pitz, Post-Gazette Staff Writer. Since October, the Rev. Kyoki Roberts has operated a Buddhist temple in Bell Acres, a rural Allegheny County borough that is right up the road from Sewickley. Each Sunday, about 15 to 20 people come to meditate with Roberts, ... From Buddhist priest takes Bell Acres council to court over restrictions - Related web pages www.post-gazette.com/regionstate/20001128zen2.asp

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    Dec 2000 - Kay, David, "The Transformation, Development and Adaptation of Zen and Tibetan Buddhism in Britain", PhD thesis, Department of Religious Studies, Lancaster University - submitted in December 2000. Kerr, GR., "The Nature of Buddhism in Britain ...Kay, David, "The Transformation, Development and Adaptation of Zen and Tibetan Buddhism in Britain", PhD thesis, Department of Religious Studies, Lancaster University - submitted in December 2000. Kerr, GR., "The Nature of Buddhism in Britain", unpublished M.Phil thesis, King's College, University of London, 1975, 160 p. [the thesis is based on a 61-question survey sent out to members of the Buddhist Society of Great Britain in 1974/75. 4 `Parts': Buddhist ... Show more Show less From Bibliography on Buddhism in Europe - Related web pages www.globalbuddhism.org/bib-bud.html

95. Dec 1, 2000 - There is little doubt that Buddha came at a time where Hinduism had got bogged down in too much philosophical talk, rituals and casteism -- it would need much later a Shankaracharya to give it again a new impetus -- and Buddhism offered a simple way out of human misery to anybody, ... From Buddhism makes a comeback in India - Related web pages www.rediff.com/news/2000/dec/01franc.htm

96. Dec 4, 2000 - By Marylynne Pitz .post-gazette Staff Writer . Her hair is gone and so is the name Chris tine, but the Rev. Roberts' love of the land remains. During her childhood on Audubon Road in Sewickley, Roberts' family operated a grain and livestock farm what I took to was the farming driving— ... From Buddhist priest at center of controversy . - Related web pages news.google.com/newspapers?id=-YkNAAAAIBAJ ...

97. Dec 8, 2000 - Author:. The gilded temple shimmers in the dusty air as the sound of jackhammers carving out pagodas competes with a mockingbird's song. A plump Buddhist monk sweats under his saffron dress robe in the heat of a Texas afternoon. He reclines in the monastery library, cooling himself ... From … THRIVING IN TEXAS BUDDHIST MONKS PRESERVE CULTURE - Related web pages pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access ...

98. Dec 9, 2000 - And as the spiritual leader of six million Tibetan Buddhists - and the man who brought Buddhism to Hollywood - he may be one of the ... One of the most interesting characteristics about Tibetans, according to John Peacock, the Director of Sharpham College for Buddhist Studies and ... From A divine political presence: The Dalai Lama - Related web pages www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/a ...

99. Dec 11, 2000 - In that moment, the assurances of her Buddhist teacher--"You're already a Buddha; you just have to manifest it"--became real. Willis, 52, is an African-American professor of Buddhism at Wesleyan University. At her home in Middletown, Conn., she points to a snapshot of the 1981 ... From Of Color and The Cushion - Related web pages www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171 ...

100. Dec 24, 2000 - By Bradley Winterton. By Master Sheng-yen. Buddhism, even the branch of it called Ch'an (禪) that is the subject of this book, mustn't be allowed to get away unchallenged with its implicit claim to be the most aristocratic of religious systems. It's true that it does seem to be ... From This form of Buddhism makes heavy demands on those who pursue it - Related web pages www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2000/12 ...

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