Buddhism Timeline 2006

Buddhism Timeline 2006

1. 01/2006

   Jan 9, 2006 - Bidar: Terrorism and all other ills of modern society will vanish if everyone follows Buddhist principles of universal love, Meeratai Ambedkar, president of the Buddhist Society of India, said here on Saturday. Meeratai, daughter-in-law of BR Ambedkar, she was speaking at the ... From `Buddhism is a set of rules' - Related web pages www.hindu.com/2006/01/09/stories ...

2. Jan 10, 2006 - AMARAVATHI: "The historical town of Amaravathi is blessed with the presence of thousands of Buddhist monks and nuns, including the Buddhist leader Dalai Lama," said Chief Minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy. Museums and exhibitions were a `dead culture' and we need to imbibe the teachings of ... From Dalai Lama moots Buddhism study centre - Related web pages www.hindu.com/2006/01/10/stories ...

3. Jan 16, 2006 - BEIJING, Jan. 16 (Xinhuanet) -- Four Chinese Buddhists will follow the trail of Monk Xuan Zang of the Tang Dynasty (618-907), and present the Indian Nalanda Buddhist temple with a Chinese Buddhist master piece. Shi Xuecheng, vice-chairman of the Buddhism Association of China, ... From Buddhists to follow trail of Monk Xuan Zang - Related web pages news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-01/16 ...

4. Jan 17, 2006 - BEIJING, Jan.17 -- Xuanzang, a Buddhist pilgrim who endured a 17-year trip from China to India 1350 years ago, now has successors to his odyssey. Two Buddhist monks from the Chinese mainland and Taiwan, with two scholars from Hong Kong and Macao, are scheduled to set out this May from ... From Two monks to retrace Buddhist odyssey - Related web pages news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-01/17 ...

5. Jan 25, 2006 - If the Thai masses won't come to Buddha then Buddha will come to the Thai masses by video, an alliance of monks, Buddhism experts and a devout businessman announced yesterday. The group is seeking to arrest the declining popularity of Buddhism and materialism's seemingly unstoppable ... From Buddhist monks to produce video route to nirvana - Related web pages www.guardian.co.uk/religion/Story/0,,1694166 ...

6. Jan 29, 2006 - McLEOD GANJ, India -- Nestled amid forests of deodar and rhododendron, the North Indian hill station of McLeod Ganj, home of the Tibetan community in exile, is perched upon a foothill. Towering above, the jagged Dhauladhar Himalaya rises to more than 18000 feet; far below, ... From In an adopted home, a hub for Buddhism, Tibetan ways - Related web pages www.boston.com/travel/articles/2006/01/29 ...

7. 02/2006

   Feb 10, 2006 - The 16 women -- Buddhists, Won Buddhists, Catholics and Anglicans -- met the Nobel laureate at the Tibetan Buddhist college in Varanasi. Samsohoe, as the group calls itself, set off from a sacred ground of Won Buddhism in Korea on Feb. 5 and will visit other important sites for their ... From Digital Chosunilbo (English Edition) : Daily News in English About Korea - Related web pages english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200602 ...

8. Feb 19, 2006 - Author:. There are a million theories about "Lost." That's one of the show's key strengths: Just about every fan of the show has his or her own idea about what's transpiring on that mysterious island, and events on "Lost" can be interpreted to support as many theories as viewers can ... From The Buddhism of 'Lost' - Related web pages pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access ...

9. Feb 25, 2006 - LHASA, Feb. 25 (Xinhuanet) -- At least 100000 Tibetan Buddhists and tourists converged at Sera Monastery in the suburbs of Lhasa Saturday for a pilgrimage three days before the Tibetan New Year's Day. The annual religious event held prior to the Tibetan new year is one of the major ... From Tibetan Buddhists make New Year pilgrimage - Related web pages news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-02/25 ...

10. Feb 25, 2006 - 25 (Xinhuanet) -- China's most famous Buddhist mountain, Mount Wutai, registered a record high of 1.24 billion yuan (155 million US dollars) in ... Wutai, in north China's Shanxi Province, is one of the five most eminent Buddhist sacred sites in the world and one of the four most ... From Mount Wutai reports record tourism - Related web pages news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-02/25 ...

11. 03/2006

    Mar 2, 2006 - by Eric Beauchemin. It's estimated that there are between 60000 and 100000 stray dogs and cats in Chiang Mai, Thailand's second largest city. Many of them have been dumped by their owners because they are suffering from disease or the owners can no longer take care of them. ... From A Buddhist lesson in pet care - Related web pages www.radionetherlands.nl/features/development ...

12. Mar 6, 2006 - For those who have not been inside before, the first few weeks in prison are an unending nightmare. It's not just your liberty you've lost - it's your identity, self-respect and humanity. You become an animal but without the freedom of the wild. There is feeding time, when you are let ... From Buddhism, Kafka and the etiquette of breaking wind - Related web pages business.guardian.co.uk/story/0,,1724318,00.html

13. Mar 9, 2006 - Chinese are emerging with "more time and freedom to think," says Yuan Ci, a monk who works with the Buddhist Association of China in Beijing. ... In urban areas, China's new Buddhists are young, college-educated, and upwardly mobile. They are looking not only for purpose in their lives ... From China's prosperity inspires rising spirituality - Related web pages www.csmonitor.com/2006/0309/p01s04-woap.html

14. Mar 9, 2006 - The ascetic group is adding its moral weight to mounting calls for the prime minister to step down. By Simon Montlake | Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor. BANGKOK, THAILAND – Under a roof of brown tarpaulin erected on a public square, Chamlong Srimuang sits calmly, ... From Thailand's tiny Buddhist 'army' - Related web pages www.csmonitor.com/2006/0309/p07s02-woap.html

15. Mar 9, 2006 - Rare manuscripts dubbed the "dead sea scrolls of Buddhism" have been carbon dated to the first and fifth centuries AD by Australian scientists, and could be the missing link in Buddhist history, a local scholar says. Mark Allon, a University of Sydney research fellow, commissioned the ... From Buddhist scrolls may be missing link - Related web pages www.theage.com.au/news/National/Buddhist ...

16. Mar 12, 2006 - XIAMEN, March 12 (Xinhuanet) -- A group of 357 Taiwan Buddhism worshippers taking a chartered motorboat from Changhua in Taiwan arrived at the city of Xiamen, east China's Fujian Province, on Sunday to kick off a week-long pilgrimage tour of China's mainland. ... From More Taiwan Buddhism worshippers take chartered motorboat for … - Related web pages news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-03/12 ...

17. Mar 17, 2006 - By Benjamin Kang Lim | March 17, 2006. BEIJING (Reuters) - China is set to host its first major international forum on Buddhism since 1949 to complement President Hu Jintao's campaign to build a "harmonious society" and burnish China's tarnished image on religious freedom. ... From China set to host Buddhist forum - Related web pages www.boston.com/news/world/asia/articles/2006 ...

18. 04/2006

    Apr 2006 - In April 2006, Ye Xiaowen, China's top religious official, told the Xinhua News Agency that "religion is one of the important forces from which China draws strength," and he singled out Buddhism for its 'unique role in promoting a harmonious society," the ...In April 2006, Ye Xiaowen, China's top religious official, told the Xinhua News Agency that "religion is one of the important forces from which China draws strength," and he singled out Buddhism for its 'unique role in promoting a harmonious society," the official formula for combining economic expansion with social development and care; the same week, China hosted the World Buddhist Forum. [27] The role of religion as the force of stability against the capitalist dynamics is ... Show more Show less From Slavoj Zizek - Mao Zedong: the Marxist Lord of Misrule - Related web pages www.lacan.com/zizmaozedong.htm

19. Apr 2006 - In April 2006, Gyaincain Norbu, the Chinese-appointed 11th Panchen Lama, showed up at an international Buddhist conference in Hangzhou. He appeared on stage at the opening of the event and gave a 10 minute speech in which he said that it was the responsibility ...In April 2006, Gyaincain Norbu, the Chinese-appointed 11th Panchen Lama, showed up at an international Buddhist conference in Hangzhou. He appeared on stage at the opening of the event and gave a 10 minute speech in which he said that it was the responsibility of Buddhism to nurture patriotism and national unity. He also said “defending the nation and working for the people is the solemn commitment Buddhism has made to the nation and society.” At the same event the Dali Lama ... Show more Show less From OTHER LAMAS, SECTS AND CONTROVERSIES - China | Facts and … - Related web pages factsanddetails.com/china.php?itemid=223&catid ...

20. Apr 1, 2006 - Apr. 1--After Dharma family service ends at Clovis Buddhist Temple on a recent Sunday, Madison Nii, 6, and more than 20 other children remain to practice a Buddhist song, "Love One Another." The children will sing the song during a special service at 10 am April 9 at Fresno Betsuin ... From Buddha's birthday: Buddhists celebrate the birth of their path's founder in … - Related web pages www.accessmylibrary.com/premium/0286/0286 ...

21. Apr 2, 2006 - By Carolina A. Miranda Sunday, Apr. 02, 2006. Srikumar Rao wants his students to meditate. He teaches them to be grateful. In his gentle voice, he asks them to stop living in a "me centered" world and start living in an "other centered" one. It's the kind of talk that would be right at ... From B-School Buddhism - Related web pages www.time.com/time/insidebiz/article/0,9171 ...

22. Apr 2, 2006 - VANCOUVER -- It was a strange sight for Pitman Potter to behold, only a few years after the end of China's Cultural Revolution: A Buddhist temple, still plastered with pictures of Mao Zedong, surrounded by peasants once again practising devotions. The full text of this article has 591 ... From UBC to launch Buddhism study program - Related web pages www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC ...

23. Apr 4, 2006 - I met Hyungak, a Buddhist priest (42) at the International Asian Art Fair in New York City on March 31. ... The book is the classic guide to the Buddhist practice of Zen. He explained that a translated English version of “The Mirror of Zen” will be published by Shambhala Publications ... From donga.com[English donga] - Related web pages english.donga.com/srv/service.php3?bicode ...

24. Apr 7, 2006 - GULBARGA: A large number of Dalits, under the leadership of senior Dalit leader and RPI national vice-president Shivaram Moga, will embrace Buddhism on October 14 to mark the beginning of year-long golden jubilee of Dr BR Ambedkar embracing Buddhism along with lakhs of Dalits same day ... From Many Dalits to embrace Buddhism - Related web pages www.hindu.com/2006/04/07/stories ...

25. Apr 11, 2006 - BEIJING, April 11 -- Buddhism, a major religion in China, can play a unique role in promoting a "harmonious society" and contributing to world peace, a top religious affairs official and researchers said yesterday. The abbot Chang Chun, who's in charge of Shanghai's thriving Jade ... From Buddhism contributes to harmonious society - Related web pages news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-04/11 ...

26. Apr 15, 2006 - BEIJING, April 15 -- The hundreds of people attending the first World Buddhist Forum were probably not surprised at what they heard there religious practitioners urging people to refrain from abusing animals or spoiling the environment. "Buddhism preaches that lives are equally ... From Buddhists seek man-nature harmony - Related web pages news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-04/15 ...

27. Apr 17, 2006 - HANGZHOU, April 16 (Xinhua) - The World Buddhist Forum, the first of its kind on the Chinese mainland, ended Sunday in the island city of Zhoushan in east China and adopted a declaration calling for world peace. At the closing ceremony, 108 Buddhist masters hosted a grand ritual to ... From World Buddhist Forum ends - Related web pages news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-04/17 ...

28. Apr 19, 2006 - Roslyn Springer first heard about Buddhism 18 years ago. A friend she practiced yoga with had told her about an upcoming retreat at the Insight ... For Springer, Buddhism provided the alternative. Since that first nine-day retreat, Springer has spent stretches ranging from seven to 21 ... From The way of oneness - Related web pages www.boston.com/news/globe/living/articles/2006 ...

29. Apr 20, 2006 - BEIJING, April 20 -- Following the success of its world premiere in Shanghai on Monday, the Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra will perform "The Harmonic Music of the Miraculous Land" at the Citizens' Center on Saturday. The symphony, composed by Tang Jianping, was performed at the close of ... From Symphony to radiate Buddhist wisdom - Related web pages news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-04/20 ...

30. Apr 23, 2006 - [HOME EDITION]. I was heartened to read the article on the summit between leaders of Islam and Buddhism (April 16). Our world situation is so divided that we need dialogue that reminds us that we are connected not just by economics but spiritually and morally as well. ... From Islam-Buddhism summit and Dalai Lama's image - Related web pages pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/1025544141 ...

31. Apr 25, 2006 - By Zong He (China Daily). Call it a "predestined opportunity," Buddhism, which preaches equality, benevolence and harmony, is being endorsed and encouraged to contribute to a harmonious world and a peaceful society. Two millennia after it came to China, the religion marked a milestone ... From Buddhism plays positive role for world peace - Related web pages www.chinadaily.com.cn/opinion/2006-04/25 ...

32. Apr 27, 2006 - I've just returned from a five-day Buddhist course near Aix-en-Provence in France. I visit every year and always leave revitalised, ... Five days of lively philosophical lectures, chanting, workshops and the opportunity to meet other Buddhists and share their uplifting stories leave me ... From Julia Stephenson: The Green Goddess - Related web pages www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators ...

33. 05/2006

    May 2, 2006 - By BILL REDEKER. During my long career at ABC News, I have been posted in two seemingly opposite religious corners of the world. I spent nine years in Japan where Buddhism is practiced and nearly four years in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem where the majority of the people follow Judaism. ... From JuBus -- Embracing Judaism and Buddhism - Related web pages abcnews.go.com/US/Beliefs/story?id=1914402&page=1

34. May 5, 2006 - HONG KONG, May 5 (Xinhua) -- More than 5500 monks, nuns, Buddhists disciples and officials gathered here Friday morning in front of the landmark ... A grand Buddhist service and ceremony was held to commemorate the birth of Sakyamuni, the founder of Buddhism, as monks and nuns crossed ... From Hong Kong celebrates Buddha's Birthday - Related web pages news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-05/05 ...

35. May 6, 2006 - KATHMANDU, May 6 (Xinhua) -- The Lumbini Bauddha University (LBU) of Nepal is set to run Doctoral course in Buddhism aiming to address the crunch of teaching manpower on the subject at the higher level, an official at LBU said here Saturday. The newly opened semi-government university ... From Nepal to run doctoral course on Buddhism - Related web pages news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-05/06 ...

36. May 8, 2006 - BANGKOK, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Thailand is hosting an international Buddhism conference, marking the World Vesak Day and the auspicious occasion of the 60th anniversary of the Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej's ascension to the throne this year. The World Buddhism Conference, ... From Thailand hosts World Buddhism Conference - Related web pages news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-05/08 ...

37. May 10, 2006 - South Korean Buddhists have offered more than US$60 million to allow disgraced stem cell expert Hwang Woo-suk to resume his research, a senior monk has said. The head monk of a Buddhist temple and two Buddhist business leaders have put together 60 billion won (US$64.5 million), ... From Buddhists offer cash to fallen S Korean scientist - Related web pages www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2006 ...

38. May 10, 2006 - A report by the official Xinhua News Agency cited officials in Tibet as saying the Dalai Lama inspired an attack at a monastery last month by a group of Buddhist monks who smashed a pair of statues of a protective deity and brawled with worshippers. "On a fundamental level, ... From China Accuses Dalai Lama Over Tibet Conflicts - Related web pages www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,194950,00.html

39. May 11, 2006 - Most people of other faiths are not aware that there are different types of Buddhism. Here, we enlighten them. Theravada Buddhism is the oldest form of Buddhism that originated thousands of years ago in India. It is based on the original Suttas or Sanskrit documents which have ... From The different forms of Buddhism - Related web pages thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2006/5/11 ...

40. May 12, 2006 - SINGAPORE, May 12 (Xinhua) -- An exhibition of clay votive icons of Tibetan Buddha images and pagodas, or "tsha-tshas," is being held at Singapore' Nei Xue Tang Buddhist Art Museum, according to Channel News Asia report on Friday. Some of the exhibits were made in the seventh century ... From Clay images of Tibetan Buddhism exhibited in Singapore - Related web pages news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-05/12 ...

41. May 19, 2006 - May 19--When the congregation at the Buddhist Temple of Chicago decided to knock down its spiritual home and build anew, the challenge was deciding what to preserve from six decades of history. That rug? That lamp? That chair? Some sentimentalists wanted to keep more rather than less, ... From Buddhists' new spiritual home: North Side building reflects history of sect … - Related web pages www.accessmylibrary.com/premium/0286/0286 ...

42. May 29, 2006 - Prambanan, Indonesia (ANTARA News) - Indonesia's Prambanan compound of Hindu temples was damaged in the earthquake that rocked Java, but the nearby Borobudur Buddhist temple complex was left unscathed, witnesses said Sunday. Saturday's quake toppled intricately carved columns and ... From Popular Buddhist temple unscathed by quake, Hindu site damaged - Related web pages www.antara.co.id/en/print/?i=1148887174

43. May 31, 2006 - KUNMING, May 31 (Xinhua) -- Buddhists in southwest China's Yunnan Province enjoy full religious freedom, said Tibet's 11th Panchen Lama in a call for followers to be devoted to the religion and country. The 16-year-old high ranking figure of Tibetan Buddhism praisedthe economic and ... From Tibetan Buddhists enjoy religious freedom: Panchen Lama - Related web pages news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-05/31 ...

44. 06/2006

    Jun 1, 2006 - You don't have to be a Buddhist to celebrate the Buddha 's birthday, according to planners of a celebration in Braintree this weekend. ``It's for everybody," said Venerable Pannaloka Bhante of the Samantabhadra Buddhist Center . And you won't have to travel to Asia to enjoy cultural ... From Honoring the `awakened one' at 2,550 - Related web pages www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2006/06/01 ...

45. Jun 10, 2006 - By Simon Denyer | June 10, 2006. GANGTOK, India (Reuters) - A group of shaven-headed boys dressed in maroon robes stand nervously under a tree clutching Buddhist texts, waiting their turn to show their mastery of the Tibetan scriptures to a stern-looking monk. ... From Sikkim's Buddhists meditate on waning influence - Related web pages www.boston.com/news/world/asia/articles/2006 ...

46. Jun 13, 2006 - By MICHAEL LUO. Western spiritual seekers who have focused on meditation have fueled a remarkable growth in Buddhist practice in the United States. So what to do if you are part of an ancient Buddhist tradition that is huge in Asia but has failed to catch on in the United States, ... From Buddhism With a New Mind-Set - Related web pages select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res ...

47. Jun 13, 2006 - By Simon Denyer | June 13, 2006. GANGTOK, India (Reuters) - A group of shaven-headed boys dressed in maroon robes stand nervously under a tree clutching Buddhist texts, waiting their turn to show their mastery of the Tibetan scriptures to a stern-looking monk. ... From Sikkim's Buddhists meditate on waning influence - Related web pages www.boston.com/news/world/asia/articles/2006 ...

48. Jun 13, 2006 - And, to the amazement of their owners, barely a bark or paw-swipe in protest as the saffron-robed Tibetan Buddhist master came to help family pets on the path to enlightenment. Care for all living things is a central tenet of Buddhism and, in an inner-city bayside park yesterday, ... From Small paws on the path to Buddhist enlightenment - Related web pages www.smh.com.au/news/world/small-paws-on-the ...

49. Jun 18, 2006 - Experts in Bristol have been awarded £400000 for research into Buddhist rituals in Southeast Asia and China. The University of Bristol's Centre for Buddhist Studies has won the grant from the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC). It will fund a three-year project investigating ... From Experts to study Buddhist beliefs - Related web pages news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/5092726.stm

50. Jun 23, 2006 - Prostrate on China's 109 State Highway across the bleak plateau, a monk and nun give themselves up to prayer. The Buddhists, along with another monk and nun, are on a 2500km (1550-mile) pilgrimage from Geermu in China's Qinghai province to the holy city of Lhasa, which was home to the ... From Buddhists set off on long march - Related web pages www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,25689-2239061 ...

51. 07/2006

    Jul 2006 - Buddhist studies in Vietnam are taking off: there have been a number of conferences on key participants in modern Buddhist history like Thieu Chuu, Thich Quang Duc and Dr Le Dinh Tham, and the Vietnam Buddhist Studies Institute held its first international ...Buddhist studies in Vietnam are taking off: there have been a number of conferences on key participants in modern Buddhist history like Thieu Chuu, Thich Quang Duc and Dr Le Dinh Tham, and the Vietnam Buddhist Studies Institute held its first international Buddhist Studies Conference in July 2006. Scholars and monastics from all over Vietnam are coming together to locate and preserve Buddhist materials such as monastic records, writings of monks and nuns, and modern Buddhist ... Show more Show less From Modernity and Re-enchantment - Related web pages books.google.com/books?id=mtU4H21wdFoC&pg ...

52. Jul 1, 2006 - This is the biggest ceremony in the year for Tibetan Buddhism. It's held in You Ning Monastery, located 30 kilometers east of the downtown area. It's a very holy place for local Buddhists to worship. During the ceremony, people take part in prayer. One hundred and fifty kilometers away ... From Qinghai-Tibet Railway reveals wonder - Related web pages www.cctv.com/english/20060701/108746.shtml

53. Jul 6, 2006 - Norbu's excitement is shared by close on 120000 Buddhists in Sikkim, a remote Himalayan state of about 540000 people snuggled between Tibet, ... While most Buddhists welcomed the reopening of the trade route, some however were apprehensive at the changes this may bring. ... From The Standard - Hong Kong's First FREE English Newspaper - Related web pages www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat ...

54. Jul 7, 2006 - Bettye Jo wray-fears front, and other participants meditate together during their weekly class at Dr. Lucjan home in Lutz. Shila leads a weekly Buddhist meditation group or sangha, which is open to anyone who wishes to attend and learn more about Buddhism . ... From Religion Offering A Buddhism For Everyone - Related web pages news.google.com/newspapers?id=Ju0NAAAAIBAJ ...

55. Jul 9, 2006 - Jul. 9--Hovering over a blissful altar display in the San Jose Buddhist Church Betsuin is a gold-framed portrait of kanji characters reading "kai ho zo." The Japanese writing translates simply: "Open the Dharma storehouse." Several years ago, Michael Jones did just that, ... From … Festival opens door to Buddhist teachings: CELEBRANTS LEARN … - Related web pages www.accessmylibrary.com/premium/0286/0286 ...

56. Jul 16, 2006 - Then, on March 17, 1959, the Dalai Lama, regarded as the most eminent authority in the Buddhist world and the head of state of Tibet, ... "Buddhism is based on discovery and experimentation," he says. "Buddha himself taught us that we should have the freedom to experiment, ... From Rainbow warrior - Related web pages news.scotsman.com/dalailamasvisittotheuk ...

57. Jul 19, 2006 - By Lindsay Beck | July 19, 2006. The 62-year-old monk at Mongolia's oldest Buddhist monastery remembers when his father and his friends had to pretend they were gathering for a drinking session to hide the fact they were gathering in prayer. "My father was a monk but because people ... From Buddhism revives in Mongolia's grasslands - Related web pages www.boston.com/news/world/asia/articles/2006 ...

58. 08/2006

    Aug 14, 2006 - The lights are so dim at Tao Asian Bistro, a Manhattan restaurant and bar, you can barely read the menu to see the ingredients in your $12 Tao-tini cocktail. Above all the flirting, drinking and spending looms an illuminated 16-foot Buddha statue. In the past year, Buddhism-themed ... From Beliefwatch: WWBD?(Buddhism as a marketing tool) - Related web pages www.accessmylibrary.com/premium/0286/0286 ...

59. Aug 14, 2006 - By Cary Tennis. I work for a biotech research company focused on developing pharmaceutical treatments for neurological diseases. I'm also a lay Buddhist who believes in the principle of right livelihood (ie, work that brings true benefit to oneself and/or others). ... From I'ma Buddhist in Big Pharma -- is that cool? - Related web pages www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2006/08/14 ...

60. Aug 20, 2006 - The 62-year-old monk at Mongolia's oldest Buddhist monastery remembers when his father and his friends had to pretend they were gathering for a drinking session to hide the fact they were gathering in prayer. "My father was a monk, but because people were persecuted for that, ... From Buddhism Making a Revival in Mongolia; Long Repressed, Monasteries … - Related web pages www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-1365115.html?refid ...

61. Aug 24, 2006 - More than 95 percent of the Thai people are Buddhists. But it's not just a dominant religion, it also provides the basis for the country's moral philosophy and its peoples' way of life. In a temple on the outskirts of Bangkok, a dozen people are chanting. They are expressing their ... From Buddhism ,a way of life in Thailand - Related web pages www.cctv.com/english/special/C16345/20060824 ...

62. Aug 24, 2006 - Nowadays, development and technology of the modern world has somehow changed the traditional lifestyle of Thai people, especially in big cities. But with the deep perception of Buddhism within them, Thai people still adopt Buddhist philosophy of simplicity and moderate to lead their ... From Buddhism ,a way of life in Thailand - Related web pages www.cctv.com/english/special/C16345/20060824 ...

63. Aug 26, 2006 - BEIJING, Aug. 26 -- China took the initiative to host the World Buddhist Forum in Hangzhou from April 13-16, the first major international Buddhist conference in China's history, under the theme, "In Search of Peace and Harmony." Not only was the venue of Hangzhou aptly chosen, ... From Buddhism may act as a "Harmonious Bridge" - Related web pages news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-08/26 ...

64. Aug 31, 2006 - By Carolyn Y. Johnson, Globe Staff | August 31, 2006. The tract of land off Ray nham's South Street East is the sort that often ends up being developed into an office building or store. But a group of Thai monks has a very different plan for the 47 acres they bought in July. ... From Buddhist monks plan to build a temple on their 47-acre farm in Raynham … - Related web pages www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2006/08/31 ...

65. 09/2006

    Sep 1, 2006 - PETALING JAYA: The Chief High Priest of Malaysia and Singapore, Venerable Dr K. Sri Dhammananda Nayaka Maha Thera, passed away peacefully at the Subang Jaya Medical Centre at 12.42pm yesterday. He was 87. Those who wish to pay their last respects may do so at the Buddhist Maha Vihara ... From Buddhist chief monk K. Sri Dhammananda dies - Related web pages thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2006/9/1 ...

66. Sep 3, 2006 - Carbon dating of rare manuscripts from a private collection dubbed the "Dead Sea scrolls of Buddhism" may reveal the religion's ancient origins. Fragments of the manuscripts were delicately washed, then carbon dated at Sydney's Lucas Heights nuclear reactor. ... From Scientists uncover rare Buddhist manuscripts - Related web pages abc.net.au/science/news/scitech ...

67. Sep 14, 2006 - The Dalai Lama's visit spotlights the fact that, with 1.5 million adherents, Buddhism is America's fourth-largest religion. By Jane Lampman | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor. CAMBRIDGE, MASS. – That genial face has become familiar across the globe - almost as recognizable ... From American Buddhism on the rise - Related web pages www.csmonitor.com/2006/0914/p14s01-lire.html

68. Sep 15, 2006 - Ever fancied visiting Buddhist religious places? Is travelling across India, visiting tourist and cultural destinations, one of your long-cherished dreams? If yes, the Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation has tailor-made travel programmes. The latest from the corporation is ... From Buddhism circuit to satiate wanderlust - Related web pages www.hindu.com/2006/09/15/stories ...

69. Sep 17, 2006 - Gandhinagar, September 15: THE two-day monsoon session of the Assembly can get a bit stormy over the Bill to amend the Gujarat Freedom of Religion Act, 2003. The sole clause incorporated in the Bill proposing to construe Jains and Buddhists as denominations of Hindu religion and ... From Buddhists, Jains say they are not part of Hinduism; it'sa Sangh conspiracy, … - Related web pages cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid ...

70. Sep 18, 2006 - International visitors to the Buffalo Niagara region don't come much more renowned than the Dalai Lama. The gentle Buddhist monk's arrival in town today will mark an unprecedented opportunity for the practice of Buddhism here to burst out of obscurity and into the limelight. ... From Buddhism takes the spotlight - Dalai Lama's visit to Buffalo is seen as a … - Related web pages docs.newsbank.com/g/GooglePM/BN/lib00141 ...

71. Sep 20, 2006 - GANDHINAGAR: For three years, the Narendra Modi government sat over a Bill seeking to regulate religious conversions, even after it was passed by the Assembly and had the governor's consent. Nothing came in the way of the law, apart from the chief minister's own inhibitions to figure ... From Gujarat clubs Jains, Buddhists with Hindus - Related web pages timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/msid ...

72. Sep 20, 2006 - By Our Correspondent. TAXILA, Sept 19: Pakistan harbours rich Buddhist treasure, which, with proper projection, can help turn the country into a hub of Buddhist religious and cultural tourism. All it requires is making he Buddhist countries aware of this priceless asset through ... From Sri Lankan monks want projection of Buddhist sites - Related web pages www.dawn.com/2006/09/20/top15.htm

73. Sep 21, 2006 - Chess and Buddhism may seem, to the uninitiated, to have nothing in common beyond the fact that both require ferocious concentration and are practiced by serious-looking men in milk-bottle specs. Yet today the connection will be strengthened when the opening ceremony of a series of ... From Chess clash in Europe's only Buddhist country - Related web pages www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2006 ...

74. Sep 29, 2006 - 29 (Xinhua) -- The 11th Panchen Lama concluded a month of Buddhist rites in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region on Friday, ... During his stay in Tibet, Gyaincain Norbu, the 17-year-old leader of Tibetan Buddhism, paid a two-day visit to his hometown at Lhari county, ... From Xinhua - English - Related web pages news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-09/29 ...

75. 10/2006

    Oct 2, 2006 - BODH GAYA, India — The road to Bodh Gaya, one of Buddhism's holiest sites, had been long and strenuous. Tourists and devotees walk at the 80-foot Buddha statue at Bodhgaya, India. Increasingly, Buddhism's appeal has spread to the West,. Tourists walk at the Mahabodhi Temple at Bodh ... From India's Buddhist heritage beckons to Americans - Related web pages www.ajc.com/services/content/travel ...

76. Oct 7, 2006 - When Sun Shuyun, a Chinese woman who now lives in the UK, visited Xian on the track of a seventh-century Buddhist monk, she met an old man who told her ... But by then, according to Sun's witness, the Communist party had already all but destroyed Buddhism as a functioning religion. ... From Ten Thousand Miles Without a Cloud - Related web pages www.guardian.co.uk/books/2003/aug/02 ...

77. Oct 9, 2006 - By Jean Torkelson, Rocky Mountain News (Contact). Bishop Koshin Ogui, the spiritual leader of America's oldest established branch of Japanese Buddhists, reminded a crowd of 300-plus in Denver Sunday that time is impermanent "and for followers of Buddha Dharma, there is no tomorrow." ... From Torkelson: Buddhists mark temple's 90th birthday - Related web pages www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/news_columnists ...

78. Oct 10, 2006 - NEW DELHI: The body of Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) founder Kanshi Ram was consigned to flames with Buddhist rituals here on Monday. The last rites were performed in the presence of his two brothers and sister. BSP president Mayawati personally supervised the last journey of her mentor. ... From Kanshi Ram cremated as per Buddhist rituals - Related web pages www.hindu.com/2006/10/10/stories ...

79. Oct 11, 2006 - By RYAN NADEL. The Upper Galilee's natural tranquility has been enhanced recently by the presence of Venerable Tenzin Palmo, one of the first Western women ordained as a Buddhist nun. The Dharma Friends of Israel, an Israeli network of individuals who study and practice Buddhism and ... From Buddhist nun here to teach meditation - Related web pages www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid ...

80. Oct 13, 2006 - A Buddhist monk shaves the head of a man converting him to Buddhism. Photograph: Amit Bhargava/AP. In the small one-room house on the edge of the rice bowl of India, Narasimha Cherlaguda explains why he is preparing to be reborn as a Buddhist. As an untouchable, the 25-year-old is at ... From 'Untouchables' undergo mass conversion to Buddhism - Related web pages www.guardian.co.uk/world/2006/oct/13/religion ...

81. Oct 14, 2006 - A troupe of Tibetan monks is packing our theatres. Why are secular Britons so drawn to dharma? by John Naish. Modern Britain does not normally consider religion to be much of a spectator event. The funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales, apart, we seem resolutely averse to the idea of ... From Quick blast of Buddhism - Related web pages www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,8123-2401142 ...

82. Oct 17, 2006 - BLESSINGS: Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati seeking blessings from a Buddhist monk after paying homage to Kanshi Ram in New Delhi on Monday. New Delhi: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati and her followers will embrace Buddhism after the BSP gains an absolute majority at the ... From Mayawati to embrace Buddhism - Related web pages www.hindu.com/2006/10/17/stories ...

83. Oct 21, 2006 - 5. On October 21, 2006, China's State-controlled Xinhua news agency disseminated the following report from Beijing: QUOTE The 11th Panchen Lama received Buddhist worshippers at the Lama Temple (Yonghegong) in Beijing on Saturday. More than 300 ...5. On October 21, 2006, China's State-controlled Xinhua news agency disseminated the following report from Beijing: QUOTE The 11th Panchen Lama received Buddhist worshippers at the Lama Temple (Yonghegong) in Beijing on Saturday. More than 300 Buddhist followers attended the ritual, including monks who received academic degrees in Buddhism studies, monks from Tibet, Qinghai, Gansu, Sichuan and Yunnan, religious celebrities, teachers and students from the High-level ... Show more Show less From SPARE A THOUGHT FOR THE PANCHEN LAMA - Related web pages www.saag.org/common/uploaded_files/paper2027.html

84. Oct 27, 2006 - Works of Tibetan Buddhism is going to take a trip in Hong Kong early next month. An exhibition, jointly organized by the Cultural Palace of Nationalities and Buddhist Culture Association will showcase scores of priceless objects to allow visitors a deep sight into the ancient religion. ... From Tibetan Buddhism to tour HK - Related web pages www.cctv.com/program/cultureexpress/20061027 ...

85. Oct 30, 2006 - BANGKOK, Thailand — Thailand's queen thinks sexually explicit dancing and Buddhism do not mix and cautioned against lascivious behavior during Buddhist ... Queen Sirikit saw television coverage of women gyrating in racy outfits at a Buddhist ceremony, prompting her to write the Culture ... From Thai Queen Speaks Against Dirty Dancing - Related web pages www.foxnews.com/printer_friendly_wires ...

86. Oct 31, 2006 - Sexy dancing and Buddhism don't mix, or so says Thailand's queen Sirikit, who issued a command cautioning against lascivious behaviour during Buddhist events, local newspapers reported on Monday. After seeing television coverage of women dancing in racy outfits at a Buddhist ceremony ... From Dirty dancing out of step with Buddhism, says Thai queen - Related web pages www.screenindia.com/news/dirty-dancing-out-of ...

87. 11/2006

    Nov 10, 2006 - SYMBOL OF PEACE: The pagoda at Dhauli on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar. Photo: Ashoke Chakrabarty. Bhubaneswar: In a bid to explore the Buddhist tourism potential of Orissa, the Culture Department, in association with the Mahabodhi Society of India and the Kolkata-based Nirvan Buddhist ... From Tapping Buddhist tourism - Related web pages www.hindu.com/2006/11/10/stories ...

88. Nov 16, 2006 - by Kalinga Seneviratne. SINGAPORE, Nov. 15, 2006 (IPS/GIN) -- With support from Singapore, Japan and other countries interested in Buddhism, India's ancient Nalanda University, dating back to the 5th century BC, may soon be restored to its past glory as a primary seat of learning in ... From ASIA: NATIONS UNITE TO HELP REVIVE ANCIENT BUDDHIST … - Related web pages www.accessmylibrary.com/premium/0286/0286 ...

89. Nov 17, 2006 - The judges said of "Buddhists, Brahmins, and Belief," Arnold's first book: "It reminds us that our most timely conversations often have counterparts ... Roughly, that translates as: Buddhism has an answer to life's dilemmas, but on first blush it doesn't make sense, even to Buddhists. ... From Religion professor still searching for answers: U. of C. teacher's struggle … - Related web pages www.accessmylibrary.com/premium/0286/0286 ...

90. Nov 20, 2006 - It's Thanksgiving, time for another nationwide gratitude wake-up call. On this one day each year, Americans feel free -- or some might say compelled -- to openly express thanks for life's blessings. On the other 364 days, we are left in peace to mumble and grumble about the minor ... From FINDING MY RELIGION Buddhist writer and teacher Cheri Huber says we … - Related web pages www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2006 ...

91. Nov 21, 2006 - Bodh Gaya Mahabodhi Vihar All India Action Committee will launch a nationwide fresh agitation for control of the management of the 1500-year-old Mahabodhi temple in Bihar's Bodh Gaya town. Currently, the temple's management is controlled by non-Buddhists. ... From Mahabodhi temple: Buddhists to agitate - Related web pages www.rediff.com/news/2006/nov/21budd.htm

92. Nov 27, 2006 - Ex-monk B. Alan Wallace explains what Buddhism can teach Western scientists, why reincarnation should be taken seriously and what it's ... That's the promise that some people hold out for in Buddhism. The Dalai Lama himself is deeply invested in reconciling science and spirituality. ... From Buddha on the brain - Related web pages www.salon.com/books/int/2006/11/27/wallace/

93. Nov 28, 2006 - The leader of Mongolian Buddhist delegation affirmed the deep relationship between two countries by giving the introduction of the religious situation in Mongolia. This leader said that, about 80 percent people in Mongolia are religious believers, and some Buddhist teachers, ... From Tibetan culture NGO leader meets Mongolian Buddhist delegation - Related web pages www.cctv.com/program/cultureexpress/20061128 ...

94. 12/2006

    Dec 1, 2006 - Author:. RELIGION. Lama Chuck Stanford started visiting a small group of Buddhist inmates in Kansas about six years ago. "Then word got around that I was doing this," Stanford said, "and I started getting calls from prison chaplains around here telling me they had Buddhist inmates ... From Lamas minister to growing number of Buddhist inmates ; Yoga, meditation … - Related web pages pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access ...

95. Dec 1, 2006 - 1--Between "Zen Noir" and this awe-soaked chronicle of filmmaker John Bush's surreptitious pilgrimage to Tibet, it isn't much of a week for cinematic Buddhists. The third in Bush's trilogy devoted to Buddhist tradition under fire, "Vajra" takes its title from a Sanskrit word meaning ... From 'Vajra' falls short telling of Tibet's plight: `Vajra Sky Over Tibet' (star)(star). - Related web pages www.accessmylibrary.com/premium/0286/0286 ...

96. Dec 2, 2006 - GAMPO ABBEY, NS—A murmur moves through the quiet, like the fading song of a church bell. Echoes of the metal gong dissolve and incense smoke floats over a golden Buddha. Voices slowly rise, drifting as one into haunting hymns of an otherworldly air. The monks and nuns of Gampo Abbey ... From Buddhism finds a home in Cape Breton - Related web pages www.thestar.com/article/125071

97. Dec 3, 2006 - By Megan Tench, Globe Staff | December 3, 2006. The family of 72-year-old Cho Fook Cheng of Brookline knew there was no chance that he would ever wake up again. Last week, doctors declared Cheng, a grandfather of seven who suffered cardiac arrest the day after Thanksgiving, ... From After Buddhist dies, legal battle continues - Related web pages www.boston.com/yourlife/health/other/articles ...

98. Dec 9, 2006 - The author and Buddhist responds to readers who called him anti-science and challenged his belief in reincarnation. ... They accused me of dismissing mathematics as "navel-gazing," suggested that I thought I was speaking for all Buddhists, and said I declared that scientists don't know ... From If you meet the Buddha in Salon - Related web pages www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/12/09/buddha/

99. Dec 10, 2006 - Elista: Of all the regions of Russia through which the Nikitin Expedition — which retraces the footsteps of Russian traveller Afanasy Nikitin, on its way to India — has driven through since November 12, none has been more impressive than Kalmykia, the Buddhist Republic in the heart of ... From The Nikitin Expedition: driving off the map in Buddhist Russia - Related web pages www.hindu.com/2006/12/10/stories ...

100. Dec 22, 2006 - Teaching of scripture remains an important part of Buddhist education, but students also learn foreign languages, sociology and even psychology. Student of Chinese Buddhist Academy Hui Yu said:"Now, Buddhist education not only emphasizes the study of Buddhist Sutra, but is also closely ... From Buddhist academy marks 50th birthday - Related web pages www.cctv.com/program/cultureexpress/20061222 ...

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