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01/2008

Jan 1, 2008 - For many American Buddhists, New Year's involves much more than eggnog and a casual resolution to lose a few pounds. ... The influence of Asia's intense New Year's traditions is particularly pronounced for Buddhist groups rooted in Japan, where New Year's goes on for days and is the ...
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Jan 6, 2008 - For another time, the Dalai Lama clique started a climax for restraining the believers of Buddhist Guardian, Gyaiqen Xudain. ... Under Dalai's threat, some Tibetan Buddhism temples in India launched the "public vote" one after another to decide whether they should believe in the ...
From Dalai Lama's action: Religious autocracy under cover of … - Related web pages
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Jan 10, 2008 - On the first day of every lunar month, Buddhists crowd the Yonghe Temple to burn incense. Mark Leong / Redux ... Four Tibetan art works eventually fetched $3.4 million and, at a follow-up auction eight days later, 87 pieces of Buddhist art netted $10.4 million. ...
From … number of successful urban professionals are flocking to Buddhism - Related web pages
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Jan 10, 2008 - Buddhist monks take to the catwalk at the Tsukiji Honganji temple in Tokyo last month. The event opened with the recital of a prayer set to a hip-hop beat. Photograph: Itsuo Inouye/AP. Dressed in dark cotton robes, a bracelet of prayer beads hanging from his wrist, Gugan Taguchi ...
From Buddhism forced to turn trendy to attract a new generation in Japan - Related web pages
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Jan 20, 2008 - By SUZETTE LABOY. AP. Homestead, Fla. — Between the alligator-infested Florida Everglades and the craziness of Miami Beach lies a peaceful center surrounded by tomato and fruit farms. Wat Buddharangsi, a Thai Buddhist temple, sits on five acres in the town of Homestead, a short drive ...
From Buddhist temple a blessing for Homestead, Fla. - Related web pages
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02/2008

Feb 3, 2008 - LHASA, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- More than 100000 Buddhist followers have converged at a Tibetan monastery to celebrate a local religious festival in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. The Sera Bengqin Festival, which falls on the equivalent of Dec. ...
From New Year event in Tibet draws 100,000 Buddhist followers - Related web pages
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Feb 14, 2008 - A butter lamp burns beside Tibetan Buddhists who debate on Buddhism scripture during a grand religious ceremony at Sera Monastery in the suburbs of Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, on Feb. 14, 2008.
From Grand religious ceremony in Lhasa - Related web pages
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Feb 20, 2008 - To attract a new generation of Buddhists, two teachers are replacing the old hippie trappings with a tattooed aesthetic and references to Jay-Z. ... Dharma in dive bars: As the founder of the Interdependence (ID) Project, an East Village-based Buddhism meets activism nonprofit, ...
From Dive-bar dharma - Related web pages
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Feb 25, 2008 - BEIJING, Feb. 25 -- Four monks from Lhasa Sera Monastery, Zhaibung Monastery and Ganden Monastery have received the highest degree for Tibetan Buddhism, Geshe Lharampa in front of the bronze statue of Sakyamuni in the Jokhang Temple on February 24. A Geshe Lharampa degree represents ...
From Four monks receive highest Tibetan Buddhism degree_English_Xinhua - Related web pages
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Feb 26, 2008 - It also noted that nearly half of Hindus in the US, one-third of Jews and a quarter of Buddhists have obtained postgraduate education, compared with only ... In sharp contrast to Hinduism and Islam, Buddhism in the US is primarily made up of native-born adherents, whites and converts, ...
From A survey on religions in US - Related web pages
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03/2008

Mar 10, 2008 - Throughout Asia, Buddhism is growing fast, playing an increasingly political--and, in some spots, militant--role. In recent years, massive groups of fervent believers have taken to the streets of Asia with angry political demands. They've railed against government corruption, ...
From Armies Of The Enlightened.(World Affairs)(Buddhist groups)(Cover story) - Related web pages
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Mar 11, 2008 - BEIJING, March 11 -- Listed as a World Heritage site in 1996, Leshan Giant Buddha and Mount Emei in Southwest China's Sichuan Province draw tourists and Buddhist pilgrims from all over the world. According to historical records, the first Buddhist temple in China was built in the ...
From Leshan: Exploring Sichuan's Buddhist heritage_English_Xinhua - Related web pages
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Mar 14, 2008 - Tibet's Buddhist monks are normally known for their spiritual detachment. But the impassioned protests they have led this week against Chinese ... For more than a decade, China has launched accelerating waves of campaigns to force the Buddhist clergy, who once ran Tibet, and ordinary ...
From Tibet Monks Angered by China's Controls - Related web pages
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Mar 17, 2008 - AP Writer / March 30, 2008. BANGKOK, Thailand—Buddhist monks hurling rocks at Chinese in Tibet, or peacefully massing against Myanmar's military, can strike jarring notes. These scenes run counter to Buddhism's philosophy of shunning politics and embracing even bitter enemies ...
From Monk-led protests show Buddhist activism - Related web pages
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Mar 20, 2008 - FIRES rising from burning shops, red-robed monks beaten, the dead lying in the streets, and burned-out cars in the stone square outside the Jokhang, Tibet's most sac-red shrine; thus did unrest come to Lhasa, not as a stranger. In other decades, violence has flowed as a protest against ...
From Flames of resistance not yet extinguished among Buddhists - Related web pages
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Mar 22, 2008 - Though the commandments followed by Tibetan Buddhists vary, they are all based on the "four precepts": no killing, stealing, adultery, or lying. The Gelugpa School, or the yellow sect, of Tibetan Buddhism, headed by the Dalai Lama, is better known for its strict observance of these ...
From Commentary: Deviation from the commandments of … - Related web pages
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Mar 26, 2008 - LHASA, March 26 (Xinhua) -- The conduct of rioters in Tibet this month violated the basic principles of Buddhism and the religious concept ... "Some monks didn't learn the Buddhism scriptures, didn't follow the religious code, but disrupted the religious order and undermined the basic ...
From Top living Buddhas: conduct of rioters violates Buddhist … - Related web pages
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Mar 28, 2008 - By KAREN RUSSO. Honking and screeching brakes are the backdrop for hippies and hikers navigating the warren of streets in the tourist haven of Thamel. The overwhelming sounds, pollution and chaos of Kathmandu -- often surprising to foreigners expecting a peaceful gateway to the ...
From Tibetan Buddhists Offer Enlightened Moments - Related web pages
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Mar 29, 2008 - BEIJING, March 28 (Xinhua) -- "The monks who participated in the recent Lhasa riot should go back to the monasteries and restudy the doctrines of Buddhism," Phallop Thaiarry, secretary-general of the World Fellowship of Buddhists, said here on Friday. ...
From Buddhism dignitary urges Tibetan monks to restudy doctrines - Related web pages
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Mar 30, 2008 - Guests can stay overnight at one of the temples and participate in the monks' routines. By Kate Graham, Special to The Times. MT. KOYA, JAPAN -- Iwas struck by a surprising thought as I slid open the paper screen doors: Monks make wonderful gardeners. Below me was a beautifully crafted ...
From Visiting the birthplace of Japanese Buddhism - Related web pages
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04/2008

Apr 1, 2008 - Buddhists in Sichuan province have strongly criticized the recent violence in Lhasa caused by the secessionists and condemned their criminal activities, which had wrecked havoc on the region. Buddhists in Sichuan province have strongly criticized the recent violence in Lhasa caused by ...
From Buddhists support central government´s measures in tackling riots - Related web pages
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Apr 4, 2008 - BEIJING, April 4 (Xinhua) -- China's Buddhist Association on Friday denounced last month's violence in Lhasa, urging monks who had breached Buddhist precepts to meditate over their acts. Buddhism required its followers to always have mercy at heart and listed "no killing" as its top ...
From China's Buddhist association urges monks in Lhasa riot to meditate … - Related web pages
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Apr 9, 2008 - A Buddhist monk was handing over a white shawl to me, a Tibetan ritual used to welcome a visitor. I was about to enter a prayer hall in Labrang monastery to observe monks chanting sutras. ... Labrang is one of the major monasteries in the school of Tibetan Buddhism led by the Dalai Lama.
From EXCLUSIVE: Media Tour to Tibetan Region Disrupted, Again - Related web pages
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Apr 12, 2008 - BEIJING, April 12 (Xinhua) -- Dignitary monks and young Buddhist masters from the Chinese mainland, Hong Kong and Taiwan on Saturday condemned the March 14 Lhasa riot, stressing disruptive activities fundamentally went against the "mercifulness" essence of Buddhism. ...
From Eminent monks, masters condemn violence, pray for … - Related web pages
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Apr 14, 2008 - TOKYO, April 14 (Xinhua) -- Some 80 temples in both Japan and China rang bells at 9 am Monday to pay tribute to Ennin, a Buddhist priest who studied ... The year of 2008 also marks the 1200th anniversary of the buddhist 's start of training at Mt. Hiei, which straddles Kyoto and Shiga ...
From Temples in Japan, China ring bells to commemorate Buddhist … - Related web pages
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Apr 16, 2008 - Tibet Buddhism, also called Lamaism, formed in the 10th century, however Buddhism was introduced into Tibet in the 7th century under the reign of King Songtsen Gampo (?- 649 or 650 AD). He married Nepalese Princess and Chinese Princess who were both Buddhists and brought with them many ...
From Eternal Buddhist scriptures - Related web pages
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Apr 16, 2008 - The Dalai Lama offered a scarf as a thank-you gift to Dr. Nisha Manek, who works in integrated medicine at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester. The Tibetan spiritual leader spoke with about 400 of the clinic's doctors and nurses about compassion, mind-body healing and emotional well-being ...
From Dalai Lama: Lessons of Buddhism as applied to medicine - Related web pages
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Apr 18, 2008 - Posted: 11:14 AM- BOUNTIFUL - Every morning before work, Pema Chagzoetsang enters into Tibetan sacred space and time without leaving her home. In a special room filled with Buddha statues, Dalai Lama photos, prayer rugs, candles, whirring prayer wheels, gold-rimmed dolls, ...
From Tibetan Buddhism: Utahn maintains her spiritual rituals - Related web pages
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Apr 19, 2008 - PETALING JAYA: A multi-faith prayer for peace in Tibet, a successful Olympics torch relay in Kuala Lumpur and the Olympic Games in Beijing will be held at the Buddhist Maha Vihara temple in Brickfields on Sunday, beginning at 8.30am. Chief High Priest of Malaysia The Most Venerable K. ...
From Buddhists to hold interfaith prayers - Related web pages
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Apr 23, 2008 - By Amdo bkraces. An ancient Chinese saying has it that few people live to their 70s (in those times). If I remember correctly, the Dalai Lama is 73 this year, which means he is an old man now. For many years the Tibetans have treated this Dalai Lama, who has been away from Tibet ...
From True Buddhists can't be proud of Dalai's record - Related web pages
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Apr 24, 2008 - 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: China Daily - Related web pages
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05/2008

May 4, 2008 - This is an average Tibetan Buddhist temple. Monks start a new day chanting. Buddhism was introduced to Tibet from Chinese inland, India and Nepal. Tibet Buddhism is a combination of original Buddhism and local religions. It is a religion with strong ethnic characteristics, ...
From Source: CCTV.com - Related web pages
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May 7, 2008 - The last time Burma hit the headlines it was during the bloody crackdown on Buddhist monk-protesters. This time it is Cyclone Nargis. ... In short, the Burmese may read Nargis as a form of collective punishment for a society where the rulers have violated Buddhism and the Buddhist ...
From Dr Zar Ni: Waves of suffering wash over my land - Related web pages
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May 8, 2008 - By PRISCILLA DIELENBERG. PENANG: In a landmark case, the Syariah High Court here allowed an application by Muslim convert Siti Fatimah Tan Abdullah, 39, to renounce Islam and officially revert to her original faith. The decision by Perlis Syariah Court chief judge Othman Ibrahim, ...
From Court allows Muslim convert to return to Buddhism (updated) - Related web pages
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May 14, 2008 - The United Nations warns of a second catastrophe unless a huge aid effort is begun immediately, and Buddhist monks and other Burmese citizens are ... "What anybody gets is what the military wants you to get. Theoretically, they are Buddhists. They care about their Buddhist image." ...
From Burmese junta stonewalling on cyclone aid - Related web pages
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May 17, 2008 - A 60-ton white marble statue of the saint Quan yin greets visitors. The monk who takes care of the shrine hopes to raise $12 million to build a 6000-square-foot meditation hall. By Louis Sahagun, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer. ADELANTO, CALIF. -- It doesn't take long to get acquainted ...
From Buddhist Meditation Center rises in Adelanto - Related web pages
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May 18, 2008 - Buddhism is now the fastest-growing Eastern religion in the West. Movie stars such as Richard Gere travel three times a year to the Dalai Lama's ... What he offers, according to Pico Iyer, author of The Open Road, a study of the Dalai Lama over the past 30 years, is a "trans-Buddhist ...
From Karma chameleon: He charms the West, but can the Dalai Lama save … - Related web pages
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May 23, 2008 - By GREGORY KATZ AP Writer. AP. The Dalai Lama, left, who is on a tour of Britain meets with Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown... Late-night revelers in London's pricey Mayfair district may see a light on if they amble past the London Hilton at 3:30 am That's when the Dalai Lama ...
From Dalai Lama Reaches out to Non-Buddhists in UK - Related web pages
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May 27, 2008 - Morning Edition, May 27, 2008 · The Karmapa, one of the most important leaders in Tibetan Buddhism, is visiting the United States. Some think the young lama will succeed the Dalai Lama as the next spokesman for Tibetan Buddhism and Tibet. Co-host Renee Montagne talks to Robert Thurman, ...
From 22-Year-Old Buddhist Master Visits US - Related web pages
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May 29, 2008 - And Sharon Stone, a convert to Buddhism, has claimed - to much criticism - that the earthquake that killed at least 68000 people in China was bad karma for Beijing ... Karma is an important concept for Buddhists, Hindus and Sikhs. Translated from the Sanskrit, it means simply "action". ...
From What is karma? - Related web pages
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May 29, 2008 - It was similar sentiment that drove last year's campaign by a number of other Buddhist factions to have Buddhism enshrined as the state religion. ... "The Thai people just copy Western culture," says university professor and Buddhist activist Dhirawit Pinyonatthagarn. ...
From Armies of the Enlightened - Related web pages
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06/2008

Jun 1, 2008 - Anyway, one of the religions that his new Faith Foundation is promoting is Buddhism, which makes Mr Blair ideally placed to discuss the concept ... "There are ideas of collective karma, but I find it difficult to see how it could be proved at that scale," said an authority on Buddhism, ...
From Joan Smith: Sharon's lipstick diplomacy suits the Dalai Lama - Related web pages
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Jun 5, 2008 - (For figures on Adherents of All Religions by Continent, see Table I; for Adherents in the US, see Table II.) The self-immolation of a Buddhist monk in May 1994 and demonstrations led by Buddhist monks in major cities symbolized the deepening conflict between the Vietnamese government ...
From Religion :: BUDDHISM -- Britannica Online Encyclopedia - Related web pages
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Jun 12, 2008 - IT WAS a moment that said a lot about the Dalai Lama's first day in Australian. The Tibetan leader was in the middle of an extended commentary on religious freedom when he was partially interrupted by chanting from outside. Protesters from an alternative Buddhist group, ...
From 'Liar, liar': Buddhist game of chants greets the Dalai Lama - Related web pages
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Jun 12, 2008 - Cohen isn'ta Buddhist, and in 10 years of displaying symbols of the ancient religion, no one has asked if she is. She's just drawn to what the statues represent: ... When a Japanese Buddhist monk saw the concrete canine, he laughed out loud, store owner Cynthia Fernandes says. ...
From Buddhamania - Los Angeles Times - Related web pages
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Jun 13, 2008 - By LIM CHIA YING. FEW media can convey the message of hope and love in a story to the masses as effectively as the big screen. Hence, in an effort to promote greater public understanding of Buddhism values, the second edition of the Wesak International Film Festival (WIFF) 2008 will be ...
From Free Buddhism-themed films - Related web pages
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Jun 14, 2008 - By Elaine Jarvik. We are emptying our minds. Or trying to (one of us is thinking entirely too much about the dull ache forming in the center of her back). We are sitting cross-legged on small cushions in an apartment in the Avenues, and we are focusing on our breathing. ...
From Journey toward enlightenment: Buddhism in Utah can take many forms - Related web pages
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Jun 16, 2008 - The plight of the Tibetan people, whose cultural and religious heritage has been steadily undermined since their country was invaded by the Chinese government in 1950, has become a cause celebre for the likes of Richard Gere, Mia Farrow and KD Lang. At the center of that effort has ...
From Buddhist scholar Robert Thurman on 'Why the Dalai Lama Matters' - Related web pages
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Jun 16, 2008 - But the Sramums – like thousands of others – didn't become another statistic, thanks to Monychenda Heng, a former Buddhist monk who is helping to ... Since 2002, Mr. Heng's organization, Buddhism for Development, has pioneered the concept of dispute resolution committees in seven ...
From One man helps Cambodia rebuild trust - Related web pages
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Jun 19, 2008 - The 14th Dalai Lama has been spectacularly successful in turning Buddhism into one of the world's greatest living religions and a partner in global ... Tibetan Buddhism, a religion that was an enigma to the outside world only 50 years ago, has become the subject of academic studies in ...
From So much for Shangri-La - Related web pages
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Jun 20, 2008 - Julie Henderson, left, meditates at Karma Thegsum Choling, a Tibetan Buddhist meditation center in Franklinton. She said Buddhism helps her focus amid a hectic schedule. A small statue of the Buddha Vajrasattva and a crystal ball symbolizing self-reflection are part of Stan Keely's ...
From A reason to breathe - Related web pages
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Jun 22, 2008 - A charitable trust is planning to build the UK's first Buddhist state primary school in Birmingham. The Birmingham Buddhist Vihara Trust, which set up the Peace Pagoda in Edgbaston 10 years ago, wants to built the school within five years. State funding would be sought for the scheme, ...
From Buddhist school planned for city - Related web pages
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Jun 23, 2008 - While Buddhism orders its clergy to shun violence and politics, monks in Myanmar and elsewhere in Asia have a history of militancy. The monk Saya San became a national hero in the 1930s by leading a revolt against the British colonialists who hanged him after fielding 12000 troops to ...
From Myanmar's monks regroup after killer storm - Related web pages
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Jun 27, 2008 - BOB ABERNETHY, anchor: We have a special report today on the plight and paradox of Tibetan Buddhists. They teach nonviolence, but their demonstrations against the Chinese have sometimes become violent. How can they persuade the Chinese that they and the Dalai Lama are not a threat? ...
From Political Buddhism - Related web pages
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Jun 27, 2008 - CHENNAI: Poson, an important event in the Buddhist calendar which commemorates the first arrival of Buddhism to Sri Lanka, is being celebrated by the Deputy High Commission for Sri Lanka in Southern India. It has organised a dance drama reflecting this occasion. ...
From Dance drama to mark first arrival of Buddhism to Sri Lanka - Related web pages
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07/2008

Jul 4, 2008 - Buddhist groups, which have complained that the government of President Lee Myung-bak is more partial to his Christian religion, have decided to take action. In a meeting with some 20 groups held at Jogyesa, the main temple of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism, in Seoul's Gyeonji-dong ...
From Buddhist groups plan to fight Christian bias in Lee gov't - Related web pages
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Jul 5, 2008 - Following Roman Catholic and Christian priests, Buddhist priests finally held their own candlelight vigil to express opposition against US beef imports. The Buddhist Commission consisting of progressive Buddhist organizations such as the Buddhist Solidarity for Reform, Lotus World, ...
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Jul 11, 2008 - The Dalai Lama's warmth and charisma are strong - he is the most prominent Buddhist in the world, but he would say that he is "just a finger pointing at ... For Tibetan Buddhists "the main law of cause and effect that runs through the universe like a wheel is ... karma, that elaborate, ...
From BOOK REVIEW - Related web pages
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Jul 12, 2008 - By Rebecca Rakoczy. Supporters of the Sandy Springs Rameshori Buddhist Center are part of an unusual venture of capitalism for a cause. Volunteers of all faiths staff the nearby World Peace Cafe, a vegetarian restaurant open to the public. Workers devote their time and energies to ...
From FAITH NOTES: Buddhists benefit from veggie dining - Related web pages
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Jul 14, 2008 - By Norimitsu Onishi. "But considering the future, pressuring a young person to take over a temple like this might be cruel," Takahashi said, after giving visitors a tour of his temple's most important room, an inner chamber with wooden, lockerlike cabinets where, it is said, ...
From In Japan, Buddhism may be dying out - Related web pages
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Jul 15, 2008 - But like many other urban, educated Indians, Mohan, now 29, has found strength and solace in Buddhism. ... They're facing some of the same tensions that have made Buddhist practice so popular in the US and Europe. "As in America, there are all kinds of new pressures that are at work on ...
From MANAN VATSYAYANA / AFP / Getty Images - Related web pages
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Jul 18, 2008 - By David Van Biema Friday, Jul. 18, 2008. Buddhist monks and nuns of Shugden Society demonstrate against the Dalai Lama in front of New York's Radio City Music Hall Thursday, July 17, 2008. Ed Ou / AP. It was not an object lesson in Buddhist dispassion. On Thursday afternoon, following ...
From The Dalai Lama's Buddhist Foes - Related web pages
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Jul 20, 2008 - By Norimitsu Onishi. THE Japanese have long taken an easygoing, buffet-like approach to religion, ringing out the old year at Buddhist temples and welcoming the new year, several hours later, at Shinto shrines. Weddings hew to Shinto rituals or, just as easily, to Christian ones. ...
From Buddhism in Japan faces last rites as priests fear nation is losing its … - Related web pages
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Jul 22, 2008 - KANDY, Sri Lanka – A cannon booms and the crack of a dozen whips pierce the warm night. The colorful, pulsating Esala Perahera procession has begun. A centuries-old celebration of Sri Lankan Buddhism, the annual festival is a parade of whirling dancers, elaborately costumed elephants, ...
From Buddhist festival: Sri Lankan answer to Mardi Gras - Related web pages
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Jul 25, 2008 - By Chamila Karunaratna, AP Photo. By Ravi Nessman, AP Writer. KANDY, Sri Lanka — A cannon booms and the crack of a dozen whips pierce the warm night. The colorful, pulsating Esala Perahera procession has begun. A centuries-old celebration of Sri Lankan Buddhism, the annual festival is ...
From Buddhist festival parades are Sri Lanka's answer to Mardi Gras - Related web pages
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08/2008

Aug 2008 - In August 2008, Buddhist monks protested against Myung-bak's pro-Christian politics. [94] Lee Myung-bak and his government have been accused by many Buddhist groups, including the influential Jogye order, of discriminating against and promoting hostility toward ...

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Aug 4, 2008 - Not all Buddhist nuns wear traditional dress and shave their heads, like this Mongolian woman - Miranda Hodgson wears the kolomo and kesa only for meditation. Photograph: Frederic J Brown/AFP. Eleven years ago, I was living in New York, and working as an arts administrator for Carnegie ...
From 'I became a Zen Buddhist nun' - Related web pages
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Aug 22, 2008 - Anger on the part of the country's Buddhists over the lack of balance in the Lee Myung-bak administration's approach to religion is becoming the biggest issue on the political landscape. After finding his approval ratings in the teens, Lee was just beginning to reap the benefits of the ...
From Buddhists set to protest against Lee's religious bias - Related web pages
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Aug 25, 2008 - A tourist views a photo exhibition on the Wutai Mountain in north China's Shanxi Province, Aug. 24, 2008. The Wutai Mountain opened its 5th Buddhism Cultural Festival recently to showcase its cultural tradition and natural charm, as a new effort in its application to be listed among ...
From Buddhism Cultural Festival showcases tradition, natural … - Related web pages
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Aug 27, 2008 - AP. August 27: South Korean Buddhists monks rally in front of Seoul City Hall in protest of what they say is pro-Christian bias in the administration of President Lee Myung-bak. August 27: South Korean Buddhists monks rally in front of Seoul City Hall in protest of what they say is ...
From South Korea Buddhists March Against Christian President, Alleging … - Related web pages
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Aug 28, 2008 - In what was the first event of its kind, approximately 200000 Buddhists belonging to 27 Buddhist denominations protested in downtown Seoul on August 27 against what they called religious discrimination on the part of President Lee Myung-bak's administration. The Ven. ...
From Buddhists protest perceived bias in Lee administration - Related web pages
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Aug 29, 2008 - On August 29, 2008, The New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care partnered with the Institute of Buddhist Studies, at the Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley, CA, for accrediting our Introduction to Buddhist Chaplaincy Training Program as a graduate ...

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Aug 30, 2008 - LHASA, Aug. 30 (Xinhua) -- Dozens of lamas unveiled a giant silk tangka in Zhaibung Monastery in Tibet on Saturday at the start of a religious festival that the authorities hope will be a centerpiece in the region's tourism calendar. The monastery on the outskirts of Tibet's capital, ...
From Tibetan Buddhist festival opens amid signs of tourism … - Related web pages
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09/2008

Sep 2, 2008 - British singer Amy Winehouse, who is struggling with drug problems, is trying Buddhist relaxation methods to bring stability to her life. Winehouse is trying to find peace in her chaotic life by chanting "Nam Myoho Renge Kyo". This is a part of Nicherin Daishonin Buddhism. ...
From Amy Winehouse seeks solace in Buddhism - Related web pages
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Sep 7, 2008 - By Shim Jae Hoon. SEOUL â€• Korean Buddhists, fired by allegations of religious bias from the Lee administration, take to the streets but the real reason lies much deeper. South Korean Buddhists are up in arms, accusing President Lee Myung Bak and his administration of showing ...
From Buddhists in Revolt May Be on Reform Path - Related web pages
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Sep 8, 2008 - Sources have revealed that the couple, who live in Los Angeles with their three sons, can be seen chanting every morning to help themselves deal with their hectic lifestyles, reports www.chinaview.cn. "David and Victoria have gone completely Californian! David has begun wearing health, ...
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Sep 10, 2008 - President Lee Myung-bak expressed regret on September 9 over the “religious bias” shown by government officials. Buddhists praised Lee's statement for its sincerity, but are still strongly demanding that Korea National Police Chief Eo Cheong-soo be sacked, focusing attention on whether ...
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Sep 15, 2008 - Background and beliefs: A religion and philosophy founded by Siddhartha Guatama (Buddha), possibly in the 5th century BC. According to his Four Noble Truths, the human condition is one of suffering caused by the craving for temporary things. The fourth Noble Truth espouses a search for ...
From Buddhism | World news | guardian.co.uk - Related web pages
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Sep 18, 2008 - But the campaign to convert Mongolians has set off alarm bells in the ancient hallways of Gandan Monastery, the nation's largest Buddhist complex with 800 monks. ... "We cannot financially compete, but we have to try, otherwise we won't have enough young people becoming Buddhist." ...
From … Missionaries convert thousands while Buddhists fear losing traditional cul - Related web pages
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Sep 29, 2008 - The Joggye Order of Buddhism said during a conference on Friday of leaders from all Buddhist orders in view of increasing social conflict and ... The government and the Buddhist community, whose relationship was marked by antagonism and conflict for almost three months, are patching ...
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10/2008

Oct 14, 2008 - By contrast, Buddhism, with its focus on meditation and seclusion in mountain temples, increasingly struck the nation's newer generations as esoteric and ... Meanwhile, Buddhist monks raised eyebrows several years ago when Jogye Temple took on the appearance of a kung fu movie set, ...
From Religious peace threatened in South Korea - Related web pages
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Oct 16, 2008 - BEIJING, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) -- Tibetan Tripitaka, a massive collection of 232 volumes of classic Buddhist scripture, has been published here in Tibetan characters after more than 20 years of collation by experts. With the aim to protect and promote the ancient culture, ...
From Buddhist classic Tibetan Tripitaka published in China_English_Xinhua - Related web pages
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Oct 18, 2008 - LHASA, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- A general academy of Tibetan Buddhism, the first of its kind in the southwestern autonomous region, began construction of the 80 million yuan (11.7 million US dollars) facility on Saturday. The Tibetan Buddhism Academy in Nyetang Town, Quxu County, ...
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Oct 21, 2008 - "Mr. Shiroyama once told me how impressed he was when the Jodo Shinshu Buddhist monk officiating at his wife's funeral not only asked for a fee ... Concerned that this sort of murkiness might have led to public distrust in the institution of Buddhism, about 20 young Buddhist monks in ...
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Oct 21, 2008 - The Bon religion, the primitive religion of the ancient Tibetans, was flourish before the introduction of Buddhism. ... Defying the Bon priests, he introduced Buddhism into Tibet. He married Princess Bhributi from Nepal, who brought a life-sized statue of Sakyamuni at the age of eight, ...
From History of religions in Tibet_English_Xinhua - Related web pages
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11/2008

Nov 7, 2008 - It took nearly 60 years for Judy Franklin to figure out that the key to riding the nation's economic roller coaster was to detach from it and observe as if from afar. Now, as those around her fret about finances, the divorced mother of two rests assured that it is not the end of the ...
From Mom transforms into Buddhist nun - Related web pages
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Nov 11, 2008 - Geha Bodhi is the first rehab centre in Malaysia founded on the principles of Buddhism. Audiovisual materials to enhance the inmates' understanding of Buddhist teachings. Lin Jinbao hopes to do something for drug addicts to redeem his sinful past. Inmates learn more about the Buddha's ...
From Converting The Addicts - Part 2: Transformed By Buddhism - Related web pages
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Nov 12, 2008 - Buddhism, which has about 325 million followers, mostly in Asia, teaches that every soul is reincarnated after death in another bodily form. But several Buddhist scholars have been skeptical of the claims that Bamjan is a reincarnation of Siddhartha Gautama, who was born in ...
From Devotees Flock to 'Buddha Reincarnation' in Nepal - Related web pages
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Nov 15, 2008 - Q: In your recent answer to an atheist you wrote: “The true teachings of all the great religions of the world are not based upon the belief that God is waiting to hurt the unbelievers, but rather that God is waiting in love and hope to receive all those who begin their journey to God ...
From Buddhism, changing the world one by one - Related web pages
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Nov 19, 2008 - Eleven Tibetan Buddhist monks have earned their academic titles as a result of their outstanding study in Buddhism. titles as a result of their outstanding study in Buddhism. A ceremony was held at a temple in Beijing on Monday to honor the monks. They attended a year-long program on ...
From Tibetan Buddhist monks gain academic title - Related web pages
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Nov 20, 2008 - By Thomas Bell, South East Asia Correspondent. According to police the 39-year-old victim was trembling with fear when she reached the police station to report the attack on Tuesday afternoon. The monk, 17-year-old Thorn Sophoan, was immediately arrested and defrocked. ...
From Buddhist monk 'confesses' to rape of British tourist - Related web pages
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Nov 25, 2008 - SIDHBARI, India -- Give the magnetic personality and hunky good looks of a rock star to a Tibetan Buddhist monk, and the result might be Gyalwang ... He's being talked about as a possible transition figure for when the Dalai Lama, who's the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhists, dies. ...
From He's young, tall, handsome — and a possible successor to Dalai Lama - Related web pages
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Nov 27, 2008 - Give the magnetic personality and hunky good looks of a rock star to a Tibetan Buddhist monk, and the result might be Gyalwang Karmapa, ... He's being talked about as a possible transition figure for when the Dalai Lama, who's the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhists, dies. ...
From Recipe for a rock-star lama - Related web pages
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Nov 29, 2008 - SIDHBARI, India — Give the magnetic personality and hunky good looks of a rock star to a Tibetan Buddhist monk, and the result might be Gyalwang ... He's being talked about as a possible transition figure for when the Dalai Lama, who's the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhists, dies. ...
From 17th Karmapa may succeed Dalai Lama - Related web pages
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12/2008

Dec 5, 2008 - CHANGSHA, Dec.5 (Xinhua) -- One of China's most respectable Tibetan living Buddhas, the 11th Panchen Lama Erdeni Gyaincain Norbu, told Buddhist believers to make due contributions to the unity of the country and harmony among different ethnic groups. ...
From 11th Panchen Lama calls on Buddhists to back national unity - Related web pages
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Dec 10, 2008 - By Yen Feng. SCHOLARS of Buddhism will find themselves in good company next year. The Institute of South East Asian Studies (Iseas) on Wednesday received $1 million from the Singapore Buddhist Lodge to set up a research centre to study the religion. The centre, the first of its kind in ...
From Research centre on Buddhism - Related web pages
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Dec 11, 2008 - By Yen Feng. SCHOLARS of Buddhism could find themselves with a wealth of new resources come next year. The Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (Iseas) yesterday said it will set up a centre for research into Buddhism following a $1 million donation from the Singapore Buddhist Lodge. ...
From Iseas to set up centre for Buddhism studies - Related web pages
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Dec 15, 2008 - Like tens of thousands of other untouchables - or dalits - across India today, Mr Cherlaguda will be ritually converted to Buddhism to escape his ... There are plans for a Buddhist temple and money set aside to hire a Buddhist priest - probably the first in the area for 1500 years - to ...
From Untouchables embrace Buddha to escape oppression - Related web pages
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Dec 16, 2008 - It was currently found that Buddhism scriptures housed in the Sagya Monastery, which is dubbed as "the second Dunhuang", adopted eight different materials in writing and it is very rare in the history of Tibetan Buddhism. Dorje, who is responsible for the repair of the Sagya Monastery, ...
From 8 writing materials found in Buddhism scriptures of Sagya … - Related web pages
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Dec 18, 2008 - PHNOM PENH, Dec 18, 2008 (AFP) - Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on Thursday said the country's monks should "respect the rule of Buddha" after a series of crimes involving men in orange robes. "The Buddhist monks have to respect the rule of Buddha and they should not make the ...
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