This appears in Slate Why is Tibet’s roughly 22,000-foot Mount Kailash sacred? Depends who you ask. Jains believe it’s where a saint achieved enlightenment. Bonpos believe it’s where their founder descended to Earth. Hindus believe it is where the god … Continue reading
Do only Good See entire article in The Guardian Makha Bucha is observed in Thailand on the full moon of the third lunar month and commemorates the day when 1,250 monks gathered to be ordained by Buddha. The spiritual aims … Continue reading
On August 17, AP wire reported that Malaysian authorities on Saturday revoked the immigration privileges held by a Singaporean man who offended some Muslims by allegedly letting Buddhists use an Islamic prayer room. The person in question is a Singaporean-born owner of … Continue reading
http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90785/6887469.html One hopes this is for real. (It appears in the People’s Daily). Additionally, if it is a genuine invitation, one hopes that the Buddhist community and leaders in question have the fortitude to function as a true voice of … Continue reading
http://fwd4.me/EQD Bodh Gaya, Feb 4 (ANI): Buddhists monks from across the country converged at Bodh Gaya to participate in a religious procession on Wednesday. Decked up elephants. horses and camels and palanquins accompanied the monks who took out the ashes … Continue reading
Religion and religious believers always should function with a higher devotion to peace than those trapped in the random vicissitudes that impact political rivalry Kwang-Tae Kim (AP, November 21, 2009) Seoul, South Korea – Buddhist monks from South and North … Continue reading
Source: http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/india-news/dalai-lama-addressing-four-day-congregation-in-leh_100236756.html Dalai Lama addressing four-day congregation in Leh August 23rd, 2009 Leh, Aug.23 (ANI): The Tibetan spiritual leader, Dalai Lama, is delivering religious sermons on Bodhisattva, attended by thousands of devotees at a four-day congregation here. Thousands of Buddhists … Continue reading
Not only are Christians and Buddhists working diligently together for the sake of peace in strife torn Sri Lanka, but on the world’s hottest most alarming conflict, Christians and Buddhists also pour themselves out in devotional sacrifice for peace A … Continue reading
IRFWP congratulates Christian and Buddhist leaders for their vision and action to lead the way to a more peaceful Sri Lanka. Father Sarath Iddamalgoda, the clergyman, who heads Sramabimani Kendraya Vihara, an association that promotes meetings and dialogue that focus … Continue reading
The decision of the excellent Buddhist news source Buddhist Channel to carry Michael Binyon’s Time’s online article is to the credit of the Buddhist Channel. Additionally Binyon and Times Online are equally to be commended for an uncommon piece of … Continue reading