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Buddhist monks and UNICEF join to improve the lives of vulnerable families
- Tuesday, 07 February 2012 02:29
- Rob McBride
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia, 6 February 2012 – Cheng Sophea dropped to the ground with her son and bowed in a gesture of respect as Khun Khat arrived at her home in Kampong Speu Province, several hours outside Phnom Penh.
Buddhism and Groundhog Day
- Saturday, 04 February 2012 05:31
- Lewis Richmond
When I think of Groundhog Day in a Buddhist context, the first thing that comes to mind is this old Zen story:
Zen teacher Ummon said to the assembled monks, "I do not ask about 15 days ago, or 15 days hence. But what about today?"
Maverick Buddhist nun dedicated to helping the needy and homeless
- Thursday, 02 February 2012 07:05
- TAKESHI NISHIDE
Koshu Hirao, 58, is not your ordinary Buddhist nun.
Since leaving the Jishu sect about 20 years ago because of discord over her antinuclear activities, she has kept her head shaved and her religious garb but has stayed fervently independent.
Why Do We Walk Past Each Other Like Strangers?
- Wednesday, 18 January 2012 16:05
- Ora Nadrich
A friend of mine recently took an incredible trip to Vietnam and Cambodia. As she described the historical ruins, the beautiful Buddhist temples where she prayed with monks, how she loved being on a boat in Hoi An, where pearls and silk are produced in abundance for sale to the tourists, and how she picked her delicious seafood dinner from what was caught on a fishing boat that day, I was captivated.
