Buddhism Timeline 2007

Buddhism Timeline 2007

1. 01/2007

   Jan 10, 2007 - By Karen Attwood. Phytopharm, famed for developing an appetite suppressant from a cactus eaten by Kalahari bushmen, is undergoing a change of management after its high-profile co-founder and chief executive stepped down. Richard Dixey said he felt he had an obligation to move on after ... From Phytopharm chief quits business for Buddhism - Related web pages news.independent.co.uk/business/news ...

2. Jan 18, 2007 - The major religions Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism and the moral philosophy of Confucianism evolved in Asia. The eastern religions also extend to Shinto in Japan, Zen Buddhism and, in outlying regions, natural religions with Shamanist features. Buddhism and Jainism profess neither a ... From ATLAS OF WORLD RELIGIONS - Related web pages www.spiegel.de/international/spiegel/0,1518 ...

3. Jan 20, 2007 - One new Buddhist is Koteshvara Rao, 29, a cook from the south Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, and conversion for him was a way out of hell. “My family is very, very low in the caste system. We would not be allowed to sit on a chair if higher castes were there or to share cooking ... From Born again in the light of Buddha - Related web pages www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/faith ...

4. Jan 23, 2007 - This is a more modern interpretation of the tenets of Buddhism and how to apply them in daily life, by a former monk and interpreter for the Dalai Lama. I've found Wallace to be one of the best explainers of Buddhist techniques. · "The Attention Revolution: Unlocking the Power of the ... From A short, eclectic list of my favorite sources of information about Buddhism … - Related web pages www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article ...

5. Jan 23, 2007 - Suffering led me to indulge a long-standing interest in Buddhism, with some surprising payoffs. I've meditated during MRIs, ... As the Buddhist monk and author Matthieu Ricard recently told me: "The idea of meditation as developing some mental skills is now coming in to replace the old ... From Giving Meditation a Spin - Related web pages www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article ...

6. Jan 30, 2007 - Reuters and AlertNet are not responsible for the content of this article or for any external internet sites. The views expressed are the author's alone. VIENTIANE, 30 January (IRIN) - A unique outreach programme based on the teachings of Buddhism is playing a significant role in ... From LAOS: Regional Buddhist HIV outreach programme making an impact - Related web pages www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/IRIN ...

7. Jan 30, 2007 - For it is not the recipient who must be thankful: devout Buddhists consider it a privilege and blessing to help the barefoot ascetics with ... In Thailand, at least, nearly an entire nation lives by this creed: 95 percent practice Buddhism. Most are able to reconcile their rampant ... From FINDING BUDDHA The Placid Path to the Self - Related web pages www.spiegel.de/international/0,1518,463159,00.html

8. 02/2007

   Feb 1, 2007 - 1--It appears on TV every year about this time, that deep and moving parable of Buddhist belief and enlightenment: Groundhog Day. ... But to Buddhists who explore its meaning at seminars and Web sites like Dharmawood, Groundhog Day is a sly allegory on the nature and complexity of ... From … 'Groundhog': tomorrow is a big day for Buddhists who find spiritual … - Related web pages www.accessmylibrary.com/premium/0286/0286 ...

9. Feb 12, 2007 - asked the reserved but friendly Indian man who showed up at my office last week with a Buddhist monk in tow. ... He stopped in the Bay Area as part of a month-long trip to the United States to meet with Buddhists about the work he's doing to assist ex-untouchables and abolish the caste ... From … of other Indian untouchables convert to Buddhism to escape India's … - Related web pages sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2007/02 ...

10. Feb 15, 2007 - A. Online courses are a growth area, and Buddhism is no exception. The path to enlightenment is a crowded one perhaps best travelled alone in the ... The Open University has undergraduate courses in religion that cover Buddhism. It also offers postgraduate research opportunities in ... From Postgraduate Queries - Related web pages www.independent.co.uk/student/postgraduate ...

11. Feb 22, 2007 - This is how Woody Hochswender reasons that you may be a Buddhist and not even know it: "We all believe in the oneness of the world. We all believe there's spiritual truth ... To Hochswender, 55, a former fashion model turned writer on fashion and culture, these are all Buddhist ideas. ... From Seeking prosperity through inner peace - Related web pages www.usatoday.com/news/health/2007-02-21 ...

12. Feb 24, 2007 - Rep. Hank Johnson (D-Ga.) -- one of the first Buddhists ever elected to Congress -- seems to have slipped in through a side door while all eyes were focused on the first Muslim ever elected. Soka Gakkai was a Buddhist Sect of interest, even when I was in the US Army in Chitose, ... From Diversity and a Buddhist Sect - Related web pages www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/comments ...

13. 03/2007

    Mar 2, 2007 - Exiled Vietnamese Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh, 79, answers journalists' questions at Bo De pagoda in Hanoi, January 2004. As a world-renowned Buddhist scholar, Vietnamese monk Thich Nhat Hanh has become almost synonymous with the words reconciliation and healing. ... From The Fighting Monks of Vietnam - Related web pages www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1595721 ...

14. Mar 12, 2007 - Insect infestations are tricky enough at the best of times. But what if you're a Buddhist monk committed to the sanctity of all living creatures? Such is the situation facing the devotees at the Hong Hock See Temple in the city of Penang, on Malaysia's north-west coast. ... From News blog + Buddhism | News | guardian.co.uk - Related web pages www.guardian.co.uk/news/blog+world/buddhism ...

15. Mar 13, 2007 - NORTHAMPTON, Mass. --Maha Ghosananda, a Nobel Peace Prize-nominated monk who rebuilt Buddhism in Cambodia after the fall of the Khmer Rouge, has died. Ghosananda, who lived in Leverett and Providence, RI, was believed to be in his late 70s. He died Monday at Cooley Dickinson Hospital, ... From Maha Ghosananda, Buddhist leader and peace prize nominee, dies - Related web pages www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts ...

16. Mar 13, 2007 - "People of all ages come to buy these Buddhist books, CDs and DVDs of Buddhist music and Buddhist lectures," said Zhang Xiaohui, a salesgirl at one of ... Buddhist artworks have also become a favorite with the collectors, many of whom are the newly rich Chinese, according to Fu Qian, ... From Zen and the art of tourism - Related web pages www.cctv.com/program/cultureexpress/20070313 ...

17. Mar 16, 2007 - By Matt Steinglass. Thich Nhat Hanh, the Zen monk who built up a following in the West after being exiled from South Vietnam in 1966, is back in Vietnam. In Ho Chi Minh City Friday morning, he began the first of three mass rituals intended to heal the wounds of the Vietnam War. ... From Buddhist Leader, Back from Exile, Holds Requiem in Vietnam - Related web pages voanews.com/english/2007-03-16-voa22.cfm

18. Mar 23, 2007 - By Matt Steinglass. Eighty-year-old monk Thich Nhat Hanh has been back in his native Vietnam for a month, holding a series of ceremonies aimed at healing the wounds of the Vietnam War. In the 1960's, Hanh was one of the leaders of South Vietnam's Buddhist "struggle movement," which ... From Vietnamese Buddhist Leader Seeks to Heal Wounds of War - Related web pages voanews.com/english/2007-03-23-voa9.cfm

19. 04/2007

    Apr 4, 2007 - One image shows the monarch next to a photograph of feet, which are considered the lowest part of the body in Buddhism. Such juxtaposition would be hugely offensive in Thailand, a mainly Buddhist country. The profile of the YouTube user who posted the clip lists his location as the ... From Thailand blocks YouTube for royal insult - Related web pages technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news ...

20. Apr 4, 2007 - I was jolted in my mind, almost like experiencing a car wreck, suddenly and without any warning. This totally incongruous sound intruded upon and encompassed everything, causing even the birds to rustle in the darkness. It was just after 4 am I was seated underneath the holy Maha Bodhi ... From Islam's War Against Buddhism - Related web pages www.aina.org/news/20070404114738.htm

21. Apr 12, 2007 - By LIM CHIA YING. RELICS and statues of Lord Buddha will be among the highlights at the Buddhist Culture & Arts Festival (BCAF) 2007 in June. The relics are regarded national treasures in Buddhist countries like Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Myanmar, while the Buddha and Bodhisattva statues ... From Buddhist relics go on display - Related web pages thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/4/12 ...

22. Apr 13, 2007 - By BARBARA KARKABI Copyright 2007 Houston Chronicle. Tibetan Buddhist monk Tulku Thondup, who writes and lectures extensively on meditation, urges those who are bereaved to focus on the positive aspects of a loved one's life, then "rejoice in it." ... From Buddhist monk teaches path to peace through meditation | Religion | … - Related web pages www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/life/religion ...

23. Apr 17, 2007 - AP. BANGKOK, Thailand: Hundreds of monks rallied in Thailand on Tuesday for Buddhism to be enshrined in the constitution as the country's national religion, amid a worsening Islamic insurgency in the Muslim south. More than 2000 people have died since 2004 in the country's three ... From Monks call for Buddhism to be Thai national religion as Muslim insurgency … - Related web pages www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/04/17/asia/AS-GEN ...

24. Apr 24, 2007 - Apr. 24--What is the sound of a Buddhist nun sitting alone for 12 years in a Himalayan cave? "Quiet," Tenzin Palmo recalled last week. "Never boring. And very beautiful." The phone line from Vancouver fell silent for a moment. "I wasn't planning to do 12 years," she continued. ... From In a cave no more: Buddhist nun on world fund tour: After 12 years in … - Related web pages www.accessmylibrary.com/premium/0286/0286 ...

25. Apr 25, 2007 - AP. BANGKOK, Thailand: Hundreds of Buddhist monks led by at least nine elephants marched to parliament Wednesday to demand that Thailand's new post-coup constitution enshrine Buddhism as the national religion. "Buddhism is increasingly coming under threat," Thongchai Kuasakul, ... From Thai monks march with elephants calling for Buddhism be made the … - Related web pages www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/04/25/asia/AS-GEN ...

26. Apr 26, 2007 - He was identified by the Dalai Lama as the reincarnation of one of the most important figures in Tibetan Buddhism. ... Gedhun, who turned 18 yesterday, menaces China because, as the attested reincarnation of the second most important Buddhist teacher in Tibet, he could become as ... From The world's youngest political prisoner - Related web pages www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/the ...

27. Apr 27, 2007 - NEW DELHI: Following a consensus at the SAARC summit on developing tourism among member countries, India is looking up to its neighbours to develop Buddhism as a big time spiritual tourism in the region, official sources said here on Friday. As a part of a common promotional programme ... From India to develop Buddhist tourist circuit - Related web pages timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India ...

28. Apr 29, 2007 - Stephen Ho dreamed that he'd be the one to introduce to America an authentic version of one of the world's most misunderstood religions. He would build a San Francisco temple to be a branch of the legendary Shaolin Temple in China, where Zen was born and kung fu emerged as its most ... From Buddhists bringing ancient faith to US at odds over role of martial arts in … - Related web pages www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007 ...

29. Apr 30, 2007 - By Royston Chan and Edmund Klamann. CHANGZHOU, China (Reuters) - Buddhist dignitaries from across China and abroad gathered to unveil the world's tallest pagoda in eastern China on Monday, a symbol of both the country's rising prosperity and a budding Buddhist revival. ... From Buddhist rite opens world's tallest pagoda in China - Related web pages thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/4/30 ...

30. Apr 30, 2007 - By Karen Kane, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. The dedication yesterday of the Pittsburgh Buddhist Center in Harrison was a feast for the senses. There were monks swaddled in yards of orange cotton, the traditional ancient vestment of Buddhist priests; dark-haired, dark-eyed women in long ... From First Theravada Buddhist temple in area dedicated - Related web pages www.post-gazette.com/pg/07120/782192-54.stm

31. 05/2007

    May 6, 2007 - On Sunday, the Dalai Lama will deliver his first official Buddhist teaching to a Chicago audience, a sign that the Tibetan Buddhist leader is ... "The time has come for the benefit of Buddhism that he be detached from government and politics," said Lodi Gyari, the Dalai Lama's envoy to ... From … : Exiled Tibetan leader will offer his first Buddhist teaching in Chicago on - Related web pages www.accessmylibrary.com/premium/0286/0286 ...

32. May 7, 2007 - Earlier in the day, the exiled spiritual and temporal leader of Tibet delivered his first Buddhist teaching to a Chicago audience at Harris ... Since then, his mission has shifted from playing politics to preserving Tibetan Buddhist culture beyond costume, song, dance and cuisine. ... From … their hearts ; Thousands gather for guidance, inspiration from Buddhist … - Related web pages pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access ...

33. May 9, 2007 - The concert of "Chinese Harmonious Music" uses western and traditional instruments to interpret Buddhist music. The 190 members, musicians and choir members, are mainly from the Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra. The conductor defined the concert as a symbol of harmony that combines ... From Buddhist symphony showed in Singapore - Related web pages www.cctv.com/program/cultureexpress/20070509 ...

34. May 11, 2007 - KUALA LUMPUR, May 10 (Xinhua) -- China's first Buddhist symphony, "Chinese Harmonious Music", resounded Wednesday night here, drawing thunderous applause from the Malaysian audience. Some 1500 audiences, including both Buddhists and people of other religious beliefs, gathered at the ... From Chinese Buddhist symphony welcomed in Malaysia - Related web pages www.cctv.com/program/cultureexpress/20070511 ...

35. May 16, 2007 - Earlier this week, the first Buddhist symphony composed in China, "Harmony of the Holy Land" created a sensation in Indonesia. As we can see it's a grand orchestral work with a special mission. The Jakarta concert won high praise from both professional critics and the general public, ... From Buddhist harmonies across the globe - Related web pages www.cctv.com/program/cultureexpress/20070516 ...

36. May 18, 2007 - SHENZHEN, May 17 (Xinhua) -- Chen Xiaoxu, a famous Chinese actress who converted to Buddhism earlier this year, has died of breast cancer in south China's Guangdong Province, local sources confirmed on Thursday. Chen, 42, passed away at 6:57 pm Sunday in Shenzhen, according to an ... From Chinese actress dies after converted to Buddhism - Related web pages news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-05/18 ...

37. May 24, 2007 - By Seth Mydans. BANGKOK: In a step that could sharpen divisions in its increasingly violent, largely Muslim southern provinces, Thailand appears ready for the first time to make Buddhism the state religion in a new constitution. Under pressure from masses of orange-robed monks who have ... From Thailand set to make Buddhism the state religion - Related web pages www.iht.com/articles/2007/05/24/africa/thai ...

38. May 24, 2007 - All is emptiness, according to practitioners of Zen Buddhism, and you don't need to read many news stories about the hotel heiress and inexplicable celebrity Paris Hilton before conceding that they've probably got a point. Now, though, as Hilton prepares for a 45-day jail sentence, ... From The Zen Buddhist text on Paris Hilton's reading list - Related web pages www.guardian.co.uk/g2/story/0,,2086621,00.html

39. May 25, 2007 - As in other Buddhist-inspired art forms, the goal is to wake up practitioners to the beauty and vividness of the universe. "It's about directly perceiving our everyday world," ... Miksang stems from the teachings of Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche, founder of the Shambhala Buddhist tradition. ... From … unseen ; A relatively new art form in Shambhala Buddhism finds beauty in … - Related web pages pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access ...

40. May 28, 2007 - MUMBAI: In a hugely symbolic gesture that may have a long-term effect on state and national politics, thousands of tribals and Dalits converted to Buddhism at a massive gathering here on Sunday, marking the 50th year of Dr BR Ambedkar's conversion to the religion to escape the rigid ... From Thousands embrace Buddhism - Related web pages timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Opinion/Editorial ...

41. 06/2007

    Jun 5, 2007 - By Giancarlo Rinaldi. Turn a corner on a rural road in Dumfries and Galloway and what might you expect to find? Some sheep, perhaps, or a wind turbine or two - but probably not an enormous development for Buddhist study. Yet the Samye Ling Tibetan centre and monastery at Eskdalemuir ... From Buddhist base continues to grow - Related web pages news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland ...

42. Jun 6, 2007 - SRINAGAR: The scenic Kashmir Valley has finally woken up to its lesser known Buddhist legacies to attract tourists from across the world. Taking a cue from the central government sponsored "Come to India - Walk with the Buddha" campaign, which targets tourists from Southeast Asia, ... From Kashmir Valley wakes up to Buddhist tourism - Related web pages economictimes.indiatimes.com/Specials/Travel ...

43. Jun 7, 2007 - Atop Borobudur temple early Waisak morning, 2551 years after the enlightenment of Buddha, few visitors stood alongside stone pagodas to witness the surrounding mountains emerge from mist. On the lower levels of the huge structure, a line of Mahayana Buddhists slowly circumambulated the ... From Buddhists mark 'Waisak' celebration with fervor, faith - Related web pages www.thejakartapost.com/news/2007/06/07 ...

44. Jun 7, 2007 - THE Dalai Lama visited Bendigo today to bless the biggest Buddhist stupa in the Western world, which is under construction and due to be completed by 2010. About 2000 people watched as the Tibetan religious leader give his blessing to the Buddhist religious monument in the central ... From Dalai Lama blesses Bendigo's big Buddhist stupa - Related web pages www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867 ...

45. Jun 11, 2007 - The Beliefnet.com post is typical teenage angst, but with a twist. Mother is a zealous new convert to Roman Catholicism. Father is along for the ride. "Silentmist" wants an answer to this question: "How should I go about telling [my mother] about my Buddhism?" ... From BeliefWatch: Buddhists. - Related web pages www.accessmylibrary.com/premium/0286/0286 ...

46. Jun 15, 2007 - Beijing - Chinese authorities have removed a giant Buddhist statue from Tibet's oldest monastery, in a move US-based rights group said on Friday reflected an ongoing crackdown in the Tibetan region. The nine metre gold and copper-plated statue of Guru Rinpoche, the founder of Buddhism, ... From China erases part of Buddhist heritage - Related web pages www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=588 ...

47. Jun 21, 2007 - NEW DELHI: India and China are engaged in a competition for soft power supremacy in Asia - the battlefield is ownership of one of the world's oldest religions, Buddhism. At stake is not only India's civilisational space but, on a more temporal note, it will determine how Asia is ... From Buddhism new obstacle between India, China - Related web pages timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/msid ...

48. Jun 29, 2007 - By Cathy Rose A. Garcia. With the numerous Buddhist temples around Korea, it is obvious the influence of Buddhism still holds strong. However, not much is written about Korean Buddhist sculptures and architecture. Now, there are two English-language books ``Buddhist Sculpture of ... From Glimpse Into Buddhist Art through Books - Related web pages www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/art/art_view.asp ...

49. 07/2007

    Jul 4, 2007 - By Sudha Ramachandran. BANGALORE - As the Sino-Indian battle for influence in East and Southeast Asia intensifies, India is backing its political and economic diplomacy with soft-power diplomacy. To counter China's efforts to keep India out of the region on the grounds that it is an ... From India has its own 'soft power' - Buddhism - Related web pages www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/IG04Df02.html

50. Jul 19, 2007 - Labrang Monastery is the highest Tibetan Buddhism Institute in the northwest of China. Now this three hundred year old religious center is undergoing its biggest renovation ever. Restoration work begins with an inspection of the buildings and paintings. ... From Restoration of ancient buddhist temple begins in Tibet - Related web pages www.cctv.com/program/cultureexpress/20070719 ...

51. Jul 20, 2007 - Those of you who've seen the 18-metre tall monolithic statue of Buddha in the middle of the Hussainsagar lake may have wondered about the history of Buddhism and Hyderabad. Buddhism has had staunch followers not only in Hyderabad but throughout Andhra Pradesh. ... From Where Buddhism once flourished - Related web pages www.hindu.com/yw/2007/07/20/stories ...

52. Jul 22, 2007 - BEIJING, Sept. 8 -- Victoria and David Beckham have turned to Buddhism. The couple - who live in Los Angeles with their three sons - have reportedly "embraced" the mystical religion and are now chanting every morning in a bid to help them deal with their hectic lifestyles. ... From Beckhams turn to Buddhism - Related web pages news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-09/08 ...

53. Jul 25, 2007 - The Russian republic's chess-loving ruler counts Chuck Norris and the Dalai Lama as friends and claims he was once abducted by aliens. But there is a darker side to his regime. Shaun Walker reports. In the full glare of the ferocious midday sun, a chubby teenage boy scoops up his ... From Bishops, Buddhism, and brutality: Inside the bizarre world of Kalmykia - Related web pages news.independent.co.uk/europe/article2798515.ece

54. 08/2007

    Aug 3, 2007 - BEIJING, Aug. 3 (Xinhua) -- All the reincarnations of living Buddhas of Tibetan Buddhism must get government approval, otherwise they are "illegal or invalid," China's State Administration for Religious Affairs (SARA) said here Friday. The SARA has issued a set of regulations on ... From Reincarnation of living Buddha of Tibetan Buddhism must get government … - Related web pages news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-08/03 ...

55. Aug 5, 2007 - To Buddhists, the supreme purpose of life is to become a Buddha; their ideal is to “deliver all beings.” They advocate dispelling all private desires and distracting thoughts, doing good deeds, and being altruistic. There is no specific theory on health building in the Buddhist ... From Buddhist philosophy on health building - Related web pages www.cctv.com/english/special/C16296/20070805 ...

56. Aug 5, 2007 - By Aidan Delgado. Aidan Delgado enlisted in the US Army Reserve moments before the first of two planes hit the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001. His recruiter dropped him off at home on the way to report to her unit. "I feel a swirl of emotion: confusion, fear, excitement . ... From A Buddhist soldier at Abu Ghraib - Related web pages www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007 ...

57. Aug 15, 2007 - China's booming economic growth is proving to be a double-edged sword for Buddhist centers like Shengshou. Temples have generally benefited from an ... At the same time, China's march towards a market economy has also driven many Buddhist temples to focus on ways to boost revenue. ... From In China, Dharma Confronts the Dollar - Related web pages www.businessweek.com/globalbiz/content/aug2007 ...

58. Aug 20, 2007 - In one of history's more absurd acts of totalitarianism, China has banned Buddhist monks in Tibet from reincarnating without government permission. According to a statement issued by the State Administration for Religious Affairs, the law, which goes into effect next month and strictly ... From BeliefWatch: Reincarnate.(prohibiting Buddhist monks in Tibet to … - Related web pages www.accessmylibrary.com/premium/0286/0286 ...

59. Aug 22, 2007 - Photo taken on Aug. 22, 2007 shows the venue of the opening ceremony of the 4th Buddhism Cultural Festival and the 18th International Tourism Month at Wutai Mountain of Xinzhou City, North China's Shanxi Province. The one-month event attracted many Buddhists and tourists. ... From 4th Buddhism Cultural Festival opens at Wutai Mountain - Related web pages news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-08/22 ...

60. Aug 27, 2007 - Shaolin Temple is one of the best well know Buddhist temples in China famous for its Kungfu and Zen Buddhism. However recently the temple and the monks in the temple have been involved in one of the biggest public debate in China, as to how much commercialism should be around with the ... From Venerable Jin Yin, Acting Director, Centre of Buddhist Studies, HKU - Related web pages www.cctv.com/program/e_dialogue/20070827 ...

61. 09/2007

    Sep 2007 - Among those convicted last year was an 80-year-old Buddhist nun, Daw Ponnami, who was given four years of hard labor for her involvement in street demonstrations led by Buddhist monks in September 2007. She has been spared the hard labor, the association says, but ...Among those convicted last year was an 80-year-old Buddhist nun, Daw Ponnami, who was given four years of hard labor for her involvement in street demonstrations led by Buddhist monks in September 2007. She has been spared the hard labor, the association says, but in what may be the final humiliation of her twilight years, her conviction was for insulting Buddhism. A well-known comedian known as Zarganar was sentenced to 59 years in prison after criticizing the government for ... Show more Show less From Casting Light on Plight of Burmese Dissidents - Related web pages www.nytimes.com/2009/01/18/world/asia ...

62. Sep 1, 2007 - The "Measures on the Management of the Reincarnation of Living Buddhas in Tibetan Buddhism" (translated by the International Campaign for Tibet), effective on September 1, 2007, that establish unprecedented state control of one the religion's most unique and ...The "Measures on the Management of the Reincarnation of Living Buddhas in Tibetan Buddhism" (translated by the International Campaign for Tibet), effective on September 1, 2007, that establish unprecedented state control of one the religion's most unique and important features -- lineages of teachers that Tibetan Buddhists believe are reincarnations and that can span centuries. Show more Show less From CECC Virtual Academy -- Home Page - Related web pages www.cecc.gov/pages/virtualAcad/index.phpd

63. Sep 16, 2007 - By David Clippinger. Parents cluster in small groups outside of Hoover Elementary School in Mt. Lebanon chatting about upcoming Girl Scout events, scheduling play dates and PTA functions. I am fielding a question that has been directed toward me a number of times before: "Why isn't ... From The Next Page: Being the Buddhist Monk of Mt. Lebanon - Related web pages www.post-gazette.com/pg/07259/817648-109.stm

64. Sep 20, 2007 - Hundreds of monks march on a street in Yangon to protest against the military junta's alleged violence against Buddhist monks at Pakoku. Photograph: EPA. More than 2000 Buddhist monks took to the streets of Burma again yesterday in the most sustained and widespread protest against the ... From Buddhist monk rally steps up pressure on Burma's junta - Related web pages www.guardian.co.uk/world/2007/sep/20/burma ...

65. Sep 25, 2007 - By David I. Steinberg. The passive, otherworldly image of Buddhism can be misleading. In Burma, where two-thirds of the country is Buddhist, the religion has an overwhelming influence on day-to-day life and plays a continuing political role that makes the current protest marches by ... From The Buddhism bomb - Related web pages www.latimes.com/news/printedition/opinion/la ...

66. Sep 28, 2007 - A network of Buddhist monks, nuns and lay people has submitted a letter of petition to the Sangha Administrative Council of Thailand demanding that they show support for the cessation of the use of violent suppression against hundreds of thousands of Buddhists protesting against the ... From Thai Buddhists plead for peaceful transformation in Burma - Related web pages www.prachatai.com/english/printversion.php?id=251

67. Sep 29, 2007 - A Myanmar protester holds a painting of Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi outside Myanmar's embassy during a demonstration in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, yesterday. More than 2000 Myanmar immigrants rallied peacefully outside their country's embassy in Malaysia, chanting slogans ... From Buddhist monks no strangers to Myanmar politics - Related web pages www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20070929/talk ...

68. 10/2007

    Oct 2, 2007 - Tell Me More, October 2, 2007 · Buddhist monks have been in the vanguard of the fight for democracy in Myanmar, the Southeast Asian country ... Former Burmese political prisoner Augn Din and Buddhist scholar Robert Thurman put the uprising into historical context, particularly the role ... From Monks Rise up in Myanmar - Related web pages www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId ...

69. Oct 5, 2007 - By PHILIP DELVES BROUGHTON. Aung San Suu Kyi, Burma's Nobel Peace Prize laureate, described the lessons she had learned from her country's Hsayadaws, its Buddhist holy teachers, in an article for a Japanese newspaper in 1996. One of them told her what it would be like to fight for ... From Up in Alms: Burma's Dictators Exploit Buddhism and the Monks Fight … - Related web pages online.wsj.com/article/SB119153652539049395 ...

70. Oct 9, 2007 - By Shi Shan. BEIJING, Oct. 9 (Xinhua) -- Xinhua was authorized on Tuesday to release a signed article by Shi Shan. The full text of the article is as follows:. Carrying forward Buddhism or fueling evil cults? On the relationship between the 14th Dalai Lama, Aum Shinrikyo cult and Falun ... From Carrying forward Buddhism or fueling evil cults? - Related web pages news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-10/09 ...

71. Oct 11, 2007 - BEIJING, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- Thursday's People's Daily (overseas edition) carried a signed article on the 14th Dalai Lama's betrayal of Buddhism. The full text is as follows:. The basic criterion to distinguish pious Buddhists from bogus ones is "taking precepts as masters" and ... From On the 14th Dalai Lama's betrayal of Buddhism - Related web pages news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-10/11 ...

72. Oct 12, 2007 - More are stationed at the entrance of the hilltop temple, the spiritual center of Burmese Buddhism. As many as a thousand monks lived and studied at ... He believes the attack on the clergy of this devoted Buddhist nation and the imprisonment of monks will come back to haunt the junta. ... From Where Are Burma's Monks? - Related web pages www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1670876 ...

73. Oct 16, 2007 - He's the 72-year-old Buddhist monk who has long been an inspiration for 6 million Tibetans whose religion and culture have been suppressed ... Gere, a Tibetan Buddhist and chairman of the International Campaign for Tibet (ICT), an advocacy group, says the Chinese lobby in the USA "did ... From To China's dismay, US to honor the Dalai Lama - Related web pages www.usatoday.com/news/religion/2007-10-16 ...

74. Oct 17, 2007 - At a signing ceremony on Oct. 17, 2007, the UCLA Center for Buddhist Studies received the largest funding pledge in its history: $750000 from the Bukkyo Dendo Kyokai America (BDK, Society for the Promotion of Buddhism), commonly known as the Numata ...At a signing ceremony on Oct. 17, 2007, the UCLA Center for Buddhist Studies received the largest funding pledge in its history: $750000 from the Bukkyo Dendo Kyokai America (BDK, Society for the Promotion of Buddhism), commonly known as the Numata Foundation. The BDK funding will establish a $500000 Yehan Numata Endowment in Buddhist Studies at the center and provide another $250000 in current-use funds over a 10-year period. Show more Show less From Buddhist Studies: Lasting Support for UCLA Buddhist Studies - Related web pages www.international.ucla.edu/buddhist/article ...

75. Oct 19, 2007 - By Thomas Omestad. Outside, it resembled a Tibetan folkfest on a warm October afternoon. Inside, it looked like a solemn, dark-suited conclave of the leaders of the US government, seated in the soaring civic space of the Capitol Rotunda. Dark-suited, that is, except for the splashes of ... From A Gold Medal for a Tibetan Buddhist Icon - Related web pages www.usnews.com/articles/news/politics/2007/10 ...

76. Oct 20, 2007 - By Sarah Jones. Oct. 20 (Bloomberg) -- England's Jonny Wilkinson says he has learned a lot from the doctrines of Buddhism after suffering from injuries in the lead up to the 2007 Rugby World Cup, the sportsman wrote in an article for the London-based Times today. ... From Buddhism Helps Wilkinson Prepare for World Cup, Times Reports - Related web pages www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601102&sid ...

77. Oct 26, 2007 - BEIJING, Oct. 26 (Xinhua) -- Jia Qinglin, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), called on representatives attending a conference of Buddhists from China, the Republic of Korea (ROK) and Japan to make their contribution to ... From Chinese leader appeals Buddhists to contribute to world harmony - Related web pages news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-10/26 ...

78. Oct 30, 2007 - Youngju Kim has spent years working to establish a temple dedicated to Won-Buddhism in the Boston area ... Youngju Kim wondered whether she would ever fulfill the task that had been entrusted to her: to establish a Buddhist temple in the Boston area that would provide a sanctuary of ... From … . Youngju Kim's mission is to establish a Won-Buddhist ministry in the … - Related web pages www.boston.com/news/globe/living/articles/2007 ...

79. Oct 30, 2007 - Oct. 30--Upstairs, the hymn echoed amid the aluminum spires of the Air Force Academy's Cadet Chapel. "Lord, you have been our dwelling place in all generations," mourners sang at a Protestant funeral. Downstairs, the monotone chant sped up to the beat of a drum as two dozen people ... From A sanctuary opens for Buddhist cadets. - Related web pages www.accessmylibrary.com/premium/0286/0286 ...

80. Oct 31, 2007 - The latest rally by Buddhist monks in central Burma was an open act of defiance against the security forces, which brutally suppressed last ... In particular, they have moved to shut a number of Buddhist centres of learning. Some monasteries linked to the protests are virtually empty ... From Burma's monks unbowed in opposition - Related web pages news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7071018.stm

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    Nov 8, 2007 - By Yassin Musharbash. When the Taliban destroyed two Buddhist statues in Afghanistan in the spring of 2001, there was an international outcry. But similar incidents are now occurring in northwest Pakistan, where radical Islamists recently blew up a sculpture of Buddha in broad daylight ... From THE 'TALIBANIZATION' OF PAKISTAN Islamists Destroy Buddhist Statue - Related web pages www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518 ...

82. Nov 9, 2007 - By CLARK STRAND. A colleague recently took me to task for consulting Jews and Christians on how to keep American Buddhism alive. He didn't agree with either premise -- that Jews and Christians could offer advice to Buddhists, or that Buddhism was in any danger of decline. ... From Buddhist Boomers: A Meditation - Related web pages online.wsj.com/article/SB119456987882087319 ...

83. Nov 12, 2007 - BEIJING, Nov. 12 -- A young Italian man converted to Buddhism in Nanjing on Saturday, becoming China's first Italian Buddhist, the Yangtze Evening Post reported. Lucas, 28 years old, became a monk on Saturday at Xuanzang Temple, well-known for housing the relics of the master monk ... From 28-year-old Italian converts to Buddhism in China_English_Xinhua - Related web pages news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-11/12 ...

84. Nov 12, 2007 - The endless knot tells us everything is mutually interdependent. Including, but not limited to, free software, Bhutan and the World Bank. While giving a speech in Bhutan on Nov. 5, World Bank managing director Graeme Wheeler borrowed the concept of "the endless knot" from Buddhism to ... From A Buddhist approach to climate change - Related web pages www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/11/12 ...

85. Nov 12, 2007 - A colleague recently took me to task for consulting Jews and Christians on how to keep American Buddhism alive. He didn't agree with either premise —that Jews and Christians could offer advice to Buddhists, or that Buddhism was in any danger of decline. But he was wrong on both counts. ... From Meditation Time: Buddhist boomers - Related web pages www.livemint.com/2007/11/12231149/Meditation ...

86. Nov 18, 2007 - The Bath Buddhist Group celebrated its 30th anniversary on Saturday with a visit by the abbot of Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in Hertfordshire. Ajahn Sumedho chose as the topic of his sermon Buddhism Today. American-born Mr Sumedho's history includes a stint in the US Army as a medical ... From Buddhist group enjoys anniversary - Related web pages news.bbc.co.uk/go/click/rss/1.0/-/1/hi/england ...

87. Nov 20, 2007 - According to centuries of Tibetan Buddhist tradition, the search for the reincarnation of spiritual leaders, or lamas — including the Dalai ... "Among options being considered are a democratic selection by the high monks of Tibetan Buddhism, or the appointment of a successor by myself ... From Dalai Lama might pick successor, report says - Related web pages www.usatoday.com/news/world/2007-11-20-dalai ...

88. Nov 23, 2007 - Beijing has accused the Dalai Lama of being in breach of Buddhist teaching, after the Tibetan religious leader said he was considering nominating his own successor. The Dalai Lama has traditionally been considered a reincarnation of the previous post-holder. But the current Dalai Lama ... From China accuses Dalai Lama of breaching Buddhist teaching by nominating … - Related web pages www.rthk.org.hk/rthk/news/englishnews/20071123 ...

89. Nov 26, 2007 - During the fifth century AD, caravans traveling along the southern Silk Road from China to India transported silk, spices and edibles. But the treacherous route through the mountains wasn't important just for trading goods, it was also the path by which Buddhism spread across the ... From … The Buddhist Road.(Arts)(On the Nalanda Trial: Buddhism in India, China … - Related web pages www.accessmylibrary.com/premium/0286/0286 ...

90. Nov 27, 2007 - The Dalai Lama said Tuesday the Tibetan people will vote on a new system of leadership before he dies, as Tibetan Buddhists grapple with ways to ... The Dalai Lama said a referendum would be held among all traditional Tibetan Buddhists along the Himalayan range, including China, ... From Dalai Lama Calls for Tibetan Referendum - Related web pages www.foxnews.com/printer_friendly_wires ...

91. Nov 30, 2007 - Tibet Buddhism, also called Lamaism, formed in the 10th century, however Buddhism was introduced into Tibet in the 7th century under the reign of ... He married Nepalese Princess and Chinese Princess who were both Buddhists and brought with them many Buddhist scriptures and statues. ... From Source: Tibet.cn - Related web pages www.cctv.com/english/special/Tibetforum ...

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    Dec 5, 2007 - According to the source , Buddhist Sunday School run by the monastery will organize annual Buddhism activities to boost youths in Dhamma and be good in society which has national Buddhism religion and on this occasion , the school invited several representatives from ...According to the source , Buddhist Sunday School run by the monastery will organize annual Buddhism activities to boost youths in Dhamma and be good in society which has national Buddhism religion and on this occasion , the school invited several representatives from Buddhist Schools through Bangkok to participate in activities aimed at promoting Buddhism and celebrating the king birth day on 5 December 2007. Show more Show less From … leads students in Bangkok to conduct activities promoting Buddhism - Related web pages www.news.mbu.ac.th/en/index.php?option ...

93. Dec 14, 2007 - Clad in saffron Buddhist robes, Dechao insists that real kung fu monks don't fight. They meditate and practice kung fu to reach enlightenment. ... Zen Buddhism and kung fu have long made an unlikely pair. As legend has it, Zen's founder, an Indian missionary to China named Bodhidharma, ... From Kung Fu Monks Don't Get a Kick - Related web pages online.wsj.com/public/article_print ...

94. Dec 15, 2007 - Buddhist monks display their robes before spectators during a monk collection at Tsukiji Honganji temple in Tokyo on Dec. 15, 2007. Japanese monks and nuns held a fashion show -- replete with rap music and a catwalk -- at the major Tokyo temple Saturday to ...Buddhist monks display their robes before spectators during a monk collection at Tsukiji Honganji temple in Tokyo on Dec. 15, 2007. Japanese monks and nuns held a fashion show -- replete with rap music and a catwalk -- at the major Tokyo temple Saturday to promote Buddhism. In the "Tokyo Bouz (monk) Collection," nearly 40 monks and nuns from eight major Buddhist sects joined in the event aimed at winning back believers. Show more Show less From MONKS ON THE CATWALK Monks on the Catwalk - Related web pages www.abcnews.go.com/International/popup?id=4005047

95. Dec 16, 2007 - The monk became familiar with this patch of Snow White forest while studying and working as a chaplain at American University. Bhante G's mission was to create a place for monks and nuns to practice Theravada, a South Asian strain of Buddhism; to provide training for those wishing to ... From Silent Night; At a Buddhist Retreat in W.Va., Finding Her (Inner) Voice - Related web pages pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost/access ...

96. Dec 24, 2007 - AP – Thai Buddhist monks chant during morning services, Dec. 4, 2007 at the Wat Buddharangsi of Miami temple … HOMESTEAD, Fla. – Between the alligator-infested Florida Everglades and the craziness of Miami Beach lies a peaceful center surrounded by tomato and fruit farms. ... From Visit Thai Buddhist temple near Miami - Related web pages news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20071224/ap_tr_ge ...

97. Dec 25, 2007 - China has more than 100 million religious followers including the Tibetan Buddhism followers. To protect religious freedom is an important ... They are important measures taken by the central government to administer Tibet region and Tibetan Buddhist affairs, and must be respected. ... From Reincarnation of Tibetan living Buddha must follow the rule of … - Related web pages news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-12/25 ...

98. Dec 26, 2007 - By Chris Hogg. Monks and priests across the world often wonder how to make their religious faith relevant to the younger generation. In societies where life is busier than ever, where cities are swelling and families dispersed, the religious rituals of yesterday do not seem so relevant ... From Japan's monks take Buddhism to bars - Related web pages news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7148053.stm

99. Dec 27, 2007 - Wat Buddharangsi, a Thai Buddhist temple, is unexpectedly found on five-acres in the rural town of Homestead, a short drive from Miami. ... For several years now, though, the area has been visited by Buddhist followers seeking a serene environment to pray and meditate. ... From Find some inner peace a short drive from Miami - Related web pages www.usatoday.com/travel/destinations/2007-12 ...

100. Dec 27, 2007 - China has more than 100 million religious followers including the Tibetan Buddhism followers. To protect religious freedom is an important ... They are important measures taken by the central government to administer Tibet region and Tibetan Buddhist affairs, and must be respected. ... From Rule on living Buddhas aids religious freedom - Related web pages www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2007-12/27 ...

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