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Buddhism is a religion indigenous to the Indian subcontinent that encompasses a variety of traditions, beliefs and practices largely based on teachings attributed to Siddhartha Gautama, who is commonly known as the Buddha, meaning "the awakened one". The Buddha lived and taught in the eastern part of the Indian subcontinent sometime between the 6th and 4th centuries BCE.

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Buddhist and Methodist Fire on Trump's Family Separation Policy

Methodists and Buddhists Condemn Sessions Over Family Separation Policy; Push for Expulsion from United Methodist Church

20 Jun 2018
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Posted by Derek Welch

Methodists push to expel Sessions from the church , the United States Attorney General, by his fellow clergy and laypeople of the United Methodist...
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Methodists and Buddhists Condemn Sessions Over Family Separation Policy; Push for Expulsion from United Methodist Church

20 Jun 2018
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Posted by Derek Welch

Methodists push to expel Sessions from the church , the United States Attorney General, by his fellow clergy and laypeople of the United Methodist...
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Would You Like to Stay the Night in a Buddhist Temple?

03 Jun 2018
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Posted by Corey Barnett

Terahaku to Offer Rooms for Rent in Buddhist Temples This is now possible as Tokyo has amended its Residential Lodging Business Law. The law will...
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The Weird World Of Buddhist Funerals For Robot Dogs

02 Jun 2018
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Posted by Corey Barnett

Rituals for Dogs Have Skyrocketed In Recent Years Everyone has friends who call themselves “pet parents.” Their dogs, cats, and other pets are not merely...
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How Did This Giant Jade Buddha Travel The World?

25 May 2018
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Posted by Nathan Glover

Statue Was Seen By Over 11 Million People Over 9 years The Jade Buddha of Universal Peace came home to Great Stupa of Universal Compassion, Australia....
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How Do Buddhists Celebrate Vesak: The Birth Of Buddha?

21 May 2018
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Posted by Gary Nguyen

Exploring The Different Rituals And Traditions of Vesak Every year, Buddhists and some Hindus from all over the world celebrate Vesak or Visakha....
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