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Thich Nhat Hanh Will Return to Plum Village as Health Continues to Improve
Good news coming from PlumVillage.org has it that Thich Nhat Hanh, the revered Vietnamese Buddhist monk who was inflicted with a deadly brain hemorrhage back in…
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Sri Lankan and Indian Buddhists Strengthen Cultural Bonds
Buddhist monks from Sri Lanka visited Indian Buddhists in New Delhi in a meeting to strengthen the cultural understanding between the two groups. Last month, 50…
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Ad for 1,500 Year Old Buddhist Temple Becomes Viral Hit
The Donghua Zen Temple of Shaoguan City in China received thousands of applications after its witty ad for job positions went viral on Chinese social media. A…
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The History of Hinduism’s Issues with Beef
Professor Kancha Ilaiah says the Hindu ban on beef is a cultural imposition by past and present political leaders. Prof. Kancha Ilaiah wrote a bestseller entitled,…
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Thai Monk Scandal in Bangkok: Corruption in the Temple
A Buddhist temple in Thailand, near Bangkok, is found at the center of a corruption scandal. The case sparked angry cries for the authorities to regulate…
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Drew Barrymore Shocked Some While Sporting a Swastika
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17th Karmapa Talks Love and Apathy at Harvard University
Buddhist leader 17th Gyalwang Karmapa Ogyen T. Dorje visited the Harvard Divinity School where he discussed the value of love and the problems with apathy. Harvard…
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George Takei on Equal Rights, Buddhism, Japanese Internment, and Change
George Takei is widely known as an actor, author, and gay activist. He shared his personal history with Lion’s Roar. George Takei at the age of 77,…
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5 Things You Didn’t Know About This Tibetan Art Form Seen in ‘House of Cards’
The Tibetan Sand Mandala is a beautiful, sacred art form. With patience, monks carefully create this work of art, but what they do next will surprise…
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Author Ruth Ozeki Weaves Zen Buddhism and Novels
Famed novelist and Zen Buddhist priest, Ruth Ozeki shares one of the main inspirations for her work and life: her 800-year-old spiritual companion, Dogen. Ruth Ozeki…
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Three Employees Guilty of Insulting Religion in Myanmar for Buddha Poster Advertising their Bar
The owner and two employees of a Myanmar bar have been found guilty of insulting religion with their poster depicting Buddha wearing headphones. Myanmar bar managers Phil…
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China Demands Control over Dalai Lama’s Reincarnation
As tensions between China and Tibet rise, China demands control over the reincarnation of the Dalai Lama who may simply choose not to reincarnate Atheist communist…