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Buddhist-Muslim Meeting Pushes for Peace with Yogyakarta Statement
The Muslim and Buddhist leaders of Southeast Asia and South Asia released the Yogyakarta statement to refute the “use of Islam and Buddha in the politics…
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China Stops Tibetan Monks from Returning to Monasteries
China exerts its power over Tibet, restricting young Tibetan monks from returning to their monasteries after their family visit. Young Tibetan monks in the Qinghai Province…
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Priest Dead In Fort Smith Buddhist Temple Fire
Fort Smith, Arkansas: a Buddhist priest has died at the Wat Lao Buddharam temple after a fire broke out overnight. A Buddhist priest has been found dead inside…
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How Scientology Saved Andrew Gason from a Life of Crime
After falling in with a bad crowd and immersing himself in a life of crime, Andrew Gason gave a Ted Talk on how Scientology saved his…
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Buddha Statue Holds a Surprise Inside for Researchers
Researchers performing a CT Scan were surprised to find a mummified monk inside a Buddha statue. Researchers in Holland recently got quite the surprise when they…
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Thai Buddhists Fed Up with Disobedient Monks
Thai Buddhists have found themselves ignored and frustrated as corruption is discovered in their leadership. The Supreme Sangha Council, the body that governs Buddhist monks, has…
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Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh’s Health Seems to be Improving
In a letter issued by the monks and nuns in Plum Village, it was announced that Thich Nhat Hanh’s health is improving after suffering a stroke…
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Can Buddhism Save Tiger Woods’ Golfing?
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Monk Em Phoeung Testified Against Khmer Rouge Genocide
Em Phoeung survived through the Khmer Rouge regime and, forty years later, is testifying in Cambodia Courts against the perpetrators of a horrific genocide. A Buddhist monk…
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1,000-Year-Old Temple Could Shed New Light on History of Buddhism
A joint Bangladeshi-Chinese archaeology team has succeeded in unearthing an old temple at Nateshwar in Munshiganj, which could be one of the oldest archaeological sites in the…
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Do You Want Religion AND Tolerance? Try Buddhism
These days, religion often gets associated with attitudes of discrimination; however, studies find Buddhism is exceptional at promoting tolerance. There have been numerous studies done on…
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Why do religious differences disturb us so much?
Instead of focusing on differences in religion being a problem, we should focus on us. Why does difference, especially of religion, disturb us so much? My…