WorldThe actor Richard Gere has labelled China the world's "largest hypocrisy" and condemned the communist nation's continuing occupation of Tibet during a television interview at a religious event in India.
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Your struggle is our struggle: Detained Vietnamese leader’s message to Tibetans
- Friday, 17 February 2012 15:44
- Playul
DHARAMSHALA: In a powerful message of solidarity, Vietnam’s Supreme Buddhist Patriarch, currently held under house arrest, expressed his support for the Dalai Lama and the Tibetan people’s struggle for freedom.
Memorial service for respected Buddhist leader
- Wednesday, 08 February 2012 19:45
- Lauren McMah
VIETNAMESE New Year celebrations were tinged with sadness last weekend with the death of Vietnamese Buddhist leader Thich Phuoc Hue.
A highly-respected leader of the Buddhist community both at Fairfield and across the country, he died peacefully on January 28.
Richard Gere labels China 'the largest hypocrisy in the world'
- Sunday, 05 February 2012 02:46
- Ben Child
The Pretty Woman actor, who is a Buddhist and Dalai Lama devotee, criticised the Asian nation for its occupation of Tibet.
An Opportunity: Zen Ministerial Training In a Buddhist Monastic Setting
- Saturday, 04 February 2012 06:27
- Tom Shogen Hawkins
San Francisco, CA (USA) -- Currently, the American and Japanese Zen Buddhist organizations (Soto Zen Buddhist Association and the International Sotoshu) are discussing training standard for Zen priests.
Thousands Pilgrims Flock To Pagodas, Spring Festivals Wishing Peace And Prosperity
- Thursday, 02 February 2012 05:58
- Bernama
HANOI, Jan 30 (Bernama) -- Tens of thousands of monks, nuns, Buddhist followers and tourists have flocked to pagodas and Spring festivals at the beginning of the new year, nationwide, wishing for peace, good weather, happiness and prosperity for everyone, according to Vietnam news agency (VNA).
Yen Tu Buddhist Spring Festival Begins In Vietnam
- Thursday, 02 February 2012 05:31
- Bernama
QUANG NINH, (Bernama) -- The Yen Tu Pagoda Spring Festival has opened in the northern coastal province of Quang Ninh on the tenth day of the first lunar month, in the presence of Vice State President Nguyen Thi Doan, according to Vietnam news agency.
"Something Has to Change": Blacks in American Buddhism
- Wednesday, 01 February 2012 22:26
- Lawrence Pintak
Lawrence Pintak tells the compelling stories of three African-American dharma teachers. He asks them why American Buddhism attracts so few people of color and what can be done about it.
Forum: Why Is American Buddhism So White?
- Wednesday, 01 February 2012 21:13
- Buddhadharma Forum
Our panel looks at the problem of “whiteness’ in American Buddhism and what can be done—and in some cases is being done—to make it more diverse.
Vietnamese leader mourned
- Wednesday, 01 February 2012 19:00
- Jessica Willoughby
Le Tan Kiet acted from his heart. Le Tan Kiet acted from his heart
Northbridge, NSW (Australia) -- Western Australia’s multicultural community is mourning the loss of Le Tan Kiet, president of the Vietnamese Buddhist Association.
Occupy Buddha: Reflections on Occupy Wall Street
- Wednesday, 01 February 2012 17:44
- Lewis Richmond
The word "Buddha" means to wake up. More precisely it means to see what is really going on (in other words, "dharma"), and understand that it has always been so.
Buddhist revival attracts Russian Buryats to India
- Wednesday, 01 February 2012 17:08
- Ajay Kamalakaran
India is now looked upon as an inspiration for Buryats looking to return to being practising Buddhists. Buryat students of Buddhism study at Tibetan monastic universities and bring their knowledge back home.
Buddhist leader Bana Bhante passes away
- Wednesday, 01 February 2012 16:49
- Viên Minh
Venerable spiritual leader Sadhana Nanda Mohasthabir, widely known as Bana Bhante of Rajban Bihar in Rangamati, passed away in the city yesterday.
The 93-year-old Buddhist monk was on life support at Square Hospital since Friday with multi-organ failure and respiratory problems due to old age.
Buddhist group offers path to inner peace at historic Azusa mansion
- Tuesday, 31 January 2012 18:53
- J. D. Velasco
AZUSA - Smack dab in the middle of the Rosedale housing project is a mansion with a colorful history and surprising modern-day use.
Mingyur Rinpoche, the millionaire monk who renounced it all
- Saturday, 28 January 2012 03:31
- Mary Finnigan
The Buddhist teacher's decision to leave his monastery suggests a revival of the principles laid down by the Buddha.
Local Asian Buddhists putting down roots with help from ‘traveling monk’
- Friday, 27 January 2012 03:53
- LAURA STETSER
EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP– The local Asian Buddhist community was busy preparing this week for one of its largest celebrations, the Lunar New Year.
The smell of vegetarian dishes wafted through the home of Phuong Nguyen’s house on Tuesday morning in the Cardiff section of the township.
China vs. India: the battle for Buddha
- Thursday, 19 January 2012 16:03
- Jason Overdorf
China and India seek to leverage their ties to Buddhism for soft power in the region.
Evicted Buddhist Abbot to Leave Monastery Within One Month
- Thursday, 19 January 2012 15:55
- Zarni Mann
Prominent Buddhist monk Ashin Pyinna Thiha, the abbot of the Sardu Pariyatti Monastery, agreed to follow the order of the Maha Nayaka Sangha Council of Rangoon, the official Rangoon council of Buddhist monks, and leave the monastery within one month.
Glorious Kalachakra
- Wednesday, 18 January 2012 19:08
- Kalachagra2012.org
Kalachakra means Time-Wheel, as "Kala" is Sanskrit for Time and "Chakra" (or Cakra) is Wheel in Sanskrit. It is also translated as Time-Cycles. Much in this tradition revolves around the concept of time and cycles ; from the cycles of the planets, to the cycles of our breath and the practice of controlling the most subtle energies within one's body on the path to enlightenment.
