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Protesting the OlympicsYesterday four protesters -- two Britons and two Americans -- climbed a 120 feet high lamppost in Beijing and unfurled banners that said "One World, One Dream, Free Tibet" and...
Source : about.com | 07-Aug-2008 12:42
Conversation with a Professor of Philosophy, Lhasa
The latest issue of Hard News has some excellent coverage of the pre-Olympics situation in China and Tibet.
Source : Topix.net | 06-Aug-2008 23:39
Wordless Wednesday: Yungang Grottoes
The stone sculptures of the Yungang Grottoes of northern China were carved in the 5th and 6th centuries. Photo Credit: China Photos/Getty Images...
Source : about.com | 06-Aug-2008 08:17
Mediation for China and Tibet
His Holiness the Dalai Lama must make an impossible choice, according to Thubten Samdup, chair of the Dalai Lama Foundation of Canada. The time has come now that His Holiness...
Source : about.com | 05-Aug-2008 13:50
Continuing the Buddhism thread
Post by rahul_capri on Aug 4, 2008 9:45:42 am The following assertions can be said to be something typical of an outsiders view point,when they try to assign extrinsic reasons to a phenomenon.For eg its ...
Source : Topix.net | 04-Aug-2008 23:31
Pimjai's efforts recognised
Maechee Pimjai Maneerat was once a Christian but converted in 1990. Her decision to embrace the teachings of Lord Buddha had nothing to do with a broken heart or a life crisis.
Source : Topix.net | 03-Aug-2008 18:55
Jet Li's New Career
Actor Jet Li, a devout Buddhist, is taking up a new career -- philanthropy. Li has established the Jet Li One Foundation Project in China as a grassroots non-governmental organization...
Source : about.com | 03-Aug-2008 09:16
Why I swapped partying for meditation
A gap year student describes how learning meditation during a stint in a Buddhist monastery in Bangkok changed her life Clara Tait I don't know what I expected to happen while I was in Thailand on my gap year, ...
Source : Topix.net | 01-Aug-2008 18:35
More on "Buddha's Warriors"
CNN now has more information on "Buddha's Warriors," a special report by Christiane Amanpour to be shown on CNN Saturday and Sunday, 8 pm Eastern Standard Time. It focuses on...
Source : about.com | 01-Aug-2008 17:17
The Buddhism Body Art Project
I've learned that Buddhist symbols, icons and calligraphy are popular subjects for tattoos. So, I thought it would be fun to put together a Buddhist body art photo gallery,...
Source : about.com | 31-Jul-2008 09:05
The Day the Fire Arrived
Is somebody writing a screenplay? This story has everything you might want in a movie -- action, drama, Buddhist monks. Well, OK, everything I might want in a movie. A...
Source : about.com | 30-Jul-2008 18:53
Om on the Range: How Colorado Became a Hub of Tibetan Buddhism
Monks from Drepung Loseling Monastery work on a mandala sand painting as part of the Aspen Institute's symposium on Tibetan culture.
Source : Topix.net | 30-Jul-2008 18:25
Monks Stay Calm During Quake
The epicenter of yesterday's 5.4 earthquake in southern California was directly under Wat Buddhi Buddhist Temple of Chino Hills. Thawatchai Imprapra, a monk from Thailand, told reporters the monks were...
Source : about.com | 30-Jul-2008 14:49
Om on the Range: How Colorado Became a Hub of Tibetan Buddhism
Monks from Drepung Loseling Monastery work on a mandala sand painting as part of the Aspen Institute's symposium on Tibetan culture.
Source : Topix.net | 30-Jul-2008 01:00
Save the Dates
"Buddha's Warriors," a report by Christiane Amanpour that seems to be about activist Buddhist monks, will be shown on CNN this Saturday and Sunday at 8 pm Eastern Time. I...
Source : about.com | 29-Jul-2008 20:55
Tibetan prime minister shares insight on human needs, fears
Hundreds of people holding their breath has a sound. It is a hum of reverence and anticipation, evoked Monday by professor Samdhong Rinpoche, prime minister of the Tibetan government in exile, who visited the ...
Source : Topix.net | 29-Jul-2008 16:45
Why Do Pain & Suffering Exist?
Buddhism is a religion based on a central theme in response to the question which preoccupied its founder Guatama Buddha, "Why do pain and suffering exist?" It has been estimated that more than 300 million ...
Source : Topix.net | 28-Jul-2008 16:34
No Fear or Loathing in Aspen
Anita Thompson says that her late husband, Hunter Thompson, used to call himself "a teenage girl trapped in the body of an elderly dope fiend." This weekend Ms. Thompson...
Source : about.com | 28-Jul-2008 14:38
A Buddhist Mardi Gras?
This description of Sri Lanka's Esala Perahera festival made me laugh. The 11-day-long celebration in the central city of Kandy shines like Mardi Gras and rocks like Carnival, but without the...
Source : about.com | 27-Jul-2008 16:14
Buddhist festival parades are Sri Lanka's answer to Mardi Gras
A cannon booms and the crack of a dozen whips pierces the warm night. The colourful, pulsating Esala Perahera procession has begun.
Source : Topix.net | 26-Jul-2008 16:33
Visalia Obon Festival honors the past
This year's Obon Festival at the Visalia Buddhist Church will feature its regular lineup of dancers, good food, two drumming groups and a whole lot of fun.
Source : Topix.net | 26-Jul-2008 00:33
Separation of Church and State Is Good for Religion
Following up yesterday's post on Colorado's student financial aid policies -- Colorado was giving financial aid to students at some religious colleges but not other religious colleges, including Naropa University,...
Source : about.com | 25-Jul-2008 17:29
Naropa University "Pervasively Sectarian"?
The state of Colorado is guilty of religious discrimination, according to a federal appellate court. Colorado had provided taxpayer-funded financial aid to students at some religious colleges, but not to...
Source : about.com | 24-Jul-2008 23:47
Lotus flowers stir ancient mem...
The lotus has long been associated with enlightenment and Buddhism in this country.
Source : Topix.net | 24-Jul-2008 00:26
Catskill Retreats at Zen Mountain Monastery
New York's Catskill Mountains were once known for its "Borscht Belt" resorts and summer camps for New York City kids. But today it's becoming a center for spiritual retreats. The Canadian...
Source : about.com | 23-Jul-2008 18:12
Best Buddhist Films?
The film website Green Cine has posted a list of "The Most Spiritually Affecting Buddhist Movies." Here's the list: Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter...and Spring (Korean) The Thin Red Line Why Has...
Source : about.com | 22-Jul-2008 12:07
Cambodian Monks Debate Their Right to Vote
Agence France Presse reports that this Sunday, Cambodia's Buddhist monks will vote in a general election for the first time in a decade. Ten years ago, Buddhist monks led protests against...
Source : about.com | 21-Jul-2008 20:41
"Buddhist Camp"
There was a lovely segment about Green Gulch Farm on CBS "Sunday Morning" yesterday. Green Gulch Farm is a Zen practice center just north of San Francisco, affiliated with the...
Source : about.com | 21-Jul-2008 12:41
Discovering Buddhism: Presenting the Path
This module of Discovering Buddhism encompasses an overview of all the basic teachings of Mahayana Buddhism through an exploration of the "graduated path to enlightenment" or lam-rim, a unique and relevant ...
Source : Topix.net | 21-Jul-2008 09:43
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Source : Topix.net | 21-Jul-2008 01:31
Join the Forum Text Discussion Group
We've just gone through the Dhammapada. What should be next? Vote now and join us for discussion. ...
Source : about.com | 20-Jul-2008 19:11
"Monk Zero" and Activism in Burma
Today's Washington Post features a story about political activism in Burma (Myanmar) since the May cyclone that killed more than 100,000 people. A "diffuse network of students, militant Buddhist monks,...
Source : about.com | 20-Jul-2008 09:24
Where Tibetan Buddhism meets self-help
Title: "The Art of Happiness: A Handbook for Living"; Author: His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Dr.
Source : Topix.net | 19-Jul-2008 22:45
Buddhist News Roundup
The Times of London reports allegations that two Nyingmapa monks were killed by Chinese paramilitary police at their monastery in western Sichuan province last weekend. According to Tibetan sources, the...
Source : about.com | 19-Jul-2008 17:13
Builders of three monasteries under construction to be booked
Patna, July 19 :The builders of three Buddhist monasteries under construction in Bihar's Bodh Gaya are to be booked for violating the master plan, an official said Saturday.
Source : Topix.net | 19-Jul-2008 14:25
We must not ignore suffering of Tibet
Tibet, the broad, high plateau between India and China, is bigger than Western Europe and the source of the great rivers of Asia.
Source : Topix.net | 18-Jul-2008 19:51
The Battle of Sixth Avenue
I can't tell you how much I don't want to get mixed up in the Dalai Lama-Shugden controversy. Unfortunately, hundreds of Dalai Lama supporters and Shugden devotees clashed in the...
Source : about.com | 18-Jul-2008 16:02
Dalai Lama supporters clash with Buddhist sect
New York, July 18: Thousands of supporters of the Dalai Lama shouted and "spit" on a group of demonstrators belonging to a Buddhist sect which alleges that the Tibetan spiritual leader is persecuting its ...
Source : Topix.net | 18-Jul-2008 15:15
Another Buddha at Bamiyan?
Alastair Leithead reports for the BBC that there may have been a third Buddha at Bamiyan, Afghanistan, one even larger than the two destroyed by the Taliban in 2001. In...
Source : about.com | 17-Jul-2008 14:12
Revered teacher helps pass on Buddhism
Barry Mac Monegle's video production shop in Wilmington set aside paid work on Tuesday and Wednesday to help a small community of Buddhists build their faith.
Source : Topix.net | 17-Jul-2008 13:29
Vietnamese pagodas in the lands of Buddhism,
' With $60, Senior Buddhist monk Thich Huyen Dieu was determined to build Vietnamese pagodas in India and Nepal, which he still thinks are magical.
Source : Topix.net | 16-Jul-2008 22:52
The Cracker Case, Update
I blogged last week about science professor and blogger PZ Myers and his threat to commit "profound disrespect and heinous cracker abuse" on a communion wafer. This was after PZ...
Source : about.com | 16-Jul-2008 15:51
Dalai Lama to Speak About Buddhism at Kimmel Center
His holiness, the Dalai Lama, will address a crowd Wednesday afternoon at the Kimmel Center.
Source : Topix.net | 16-Jul-2008 14:29
Buddhism in Japan Faces Extinction
Although some Japanese people opt for Christian or Shinto weddings, funerals are traditionally Buddhist ceremonies.
Source : Topix.net | 15-Jul-2008 21:49
Lama Obama?
This is hysterical -- Lama Surya Das on the Colbert Report....
Source : about.com | 15-Jul-2008 19:39
Heroic Mother Duck
Every spring, I see mallard ducks paddling about in a nearby pond followed by their squirming brood of gold and yellow teacup-size chicks. But by mid July there is nary...
Source : about.com | 15-Jul-2008 15:41