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ON THE OCCASSSION OF THE RELEASE OF CD “BUDDHAM SARANAM” A PACKED HOUSE PLEDGES FOR CASTELESS SOCIETY IN INDIA

(By Walter Jayawardhana) The packed audience at the Ravindra Bharathi National Theatre in Hyderabad, the…

Self-immolation in New Delhi, India

  Jampa Yeshi set himself on fire, screaming for Free Tibet at a protest in…

Two Buddhist monks get murdered by a gang in Sri Lanka

RAJAMAHA VIHARAYA KOTTE, SRI LANKA — A short while ago, two Buddhist monks of the…

WWF Earth Hour on Saturday March 31 at 8:30pm

In less than 2 weeks, there will be Earth Hour, a worldwide event which anyone…

For World Peace: Buddhist Rituals performed in Kenya

Above: Correspondent Njemps tribesmen light a ceremonial fire in front of a statue of Buddha…

France Presidential: officials against the use of cult religions

Paris, France-The Conference of Heads of worship in France (CRCF), meeting in Paris on Wednesday…

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The sound of one hand: Kōan

J Saldron, Buddhist News, Feb 21 2012 The sound of one hand is a kōan [公案] that was used by Zen masters to their disciples. Here, two small stories about the circumstances in which a teacher gave it to his disciple. A kōan, causes a break in the expected continuity of moments. For the disciples to…

Dharma Seed Grows in Mexico

By Alma Ayon The teachings of Buddhadharma were little known in Mexico in the 80′s when my teacher Tony Karam, after studying for several years at the Naropa Institute in Colorado and The Rangjung Yeshe Institute in Kathmandu, Nepal inaugurated the Tibet House during the first visit of His Holiness the Dalai Lama in Mexico.…

WWF Earth Hour on Saturday March 31 at 8:30pm

In less than 2 weeks, there will be Earth Hour, a worldwide event which anyone and any organizations can participate in working together for the world. This even has started on March 31 2007, and been carried on with larger participants throughout the world. Earth Hour has grown from a one-city initiative in 2007, to…

A movie review “An Endangered Culture”

A short film by Tashi Wangyal. Cultural values form the founding principles of one’s life. By preserving a culture, one keeps their traditions, family values, sociological standards and language intact. Without a culture, no one knows what the traditions are and where the family came from, nor could they appreciate the family history and struggles…

Learn how to eat – Buddhist way

Kundol, Buddhist News, Feb 16 2012 Mindful eating — a Buddhist style practice which you contemplate the moment, observe how you chew, and sense the savor of your food — could revolutionize your eating lifestyle and health condition, it was reported on Feb. 8. “This is anti-diet,” says Jan Chozen Bays, M.D., author of Mindful…

Art and Culture

Shalim Temple coming to a City near you

The Shaolim temple gets about 1,000 who stay every year to practice Buddhism and Chinese Kung Fu, and their number is growing. Shi went on to say “The number is very impressive, considering that Shaolin Temple is located far from…

Murakami Takashi’s new artwork of “the 500 Arahats”

  DOHA, Qatar — Takashi Murakami, a Japanese modern artist has an exhibition, “Murakami –…

A Buddhist rapper “A Cultivator” making waves on twitter

LOS ANGELES, USA — If you have been checking your twitter account in the past…

Press Release – March 10, 2012 The Moment of Peace

Silence for World Peace March 10, 2012   by The Moment of Peace, MedMob &…

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Famous Buddhist Temples from around the world

Borobudur, Indonesia Borobudir in a 9th – century Mahayana Buddhist monument near Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia. The monument comprises six square platforms topped by three circular platforms, and is decorated with 2,672 relief panels and 504 Buddha statues. A main…