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| Untouchables caste off creed for better deal by Reuters 16 oct 06 | ||||
| THOUSANDS of low-caste Hindus converted to Buddhism and Christianity in central India yesterday to free themselves from the discriminatory caste system and to protest against new anti-conversion laws.
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| 30,000 people embrace "Buddhism" in India's Karnataka by India-Religion-Embraces, New Delhi, Oct 15, IRNA | ||||
| Over 30,000 Hindu Dalits embraced "Buddhism" in a massive congregation, organised on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of B R Ambedkar converting to the religion, in Gulburga, a city of Karnata state.
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| India beckons seekers of spiritual nirvana, Buddhism's appeal of spiritualism has spread to the West by Nirmala George Associated Press | ||||
| Four hours of jolting along pot-holed roads had taken their toll. My back was sore, and I was more in need of spinal therapy than the spiritual therapy that had brought me to Bihar, a poverty-wracked state infamous for its appalling crime and lawlessness.
But my all-too human aches fled when I entered the sprawling silence of the Mahabodhi Temple complex and let the serenity of the centuries-old shrine wash over me.
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| Garden Grove Buddhist temple, city make their case by DEEPA BHARATH, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER, Tuesday, October 17, 2006 | ||||
| Buddhists want to hold temporary services while zoning lawsuit moves ahead.
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| Mayawati claims Kanshi Ram's legacy by October 16, 2006 | ||||
| A week after her mentor and Bahujan Samaj Party founder Kanshi Ram passed away, Mayawati staked claim to his political legacy, declaring loud and clear to 140 million Dalits in the country India that she is the chosen one.
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| A Buddhist temple in Russia celebrates 10th founding anniversary by Report sent by the Tibet Culture & Information Centre, Moscow Tibet.net[Tuesday, October 17, 2006 ] | ||||
| Dharamshala: Gaden Shedrup Choekhorling, the main Buddhist temple in Elista, Kalmykia, turned 10 on 6 October 2006 and the day was declared as a national holiday by the President of Kalmykia.
The main Buddhist temple was opened on 5 October 1996 and consecrated by His Holiness the Dalai Lama on 30 November 2004.
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| Japanese Ambassador Keen to Invest in Buddhist Circuit by Patna: October 17, 2006 | ||||
| Japanese ambassador Yasukuni Enoki, his wife meet with Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday. Photo by Shashi UttamJapan's ambassador to India, Yasukuni Enoki, during his two day trip to Bihar on Monday, said his government was keen on investing in the development of the Buddhist circuit in Bihar in an attempt to turn it around the choice destinations for Buddhist pilgrims from around the world.
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| India to curb smuggling of Buddhist relics by Bappa Majumdar, http://news.scotsman.com, 17-Oct-06 | ||||
| KOLKATA, India (Reuters) - More than 3,600 Buddhist antiques have been smuggled out of the eastern Indian state of Bihar in the past one year, forcing police to set up a special force to tackle the menace, officials said on Tuesday. detail... | ||||
| Mass conversion to Buddhism in India by Bangkok Post - Thailand, 18 Oct 2006 | ||||
| New Delhi (dpa) - The western Indian town of Nagpur was tense Saturday as hundreds of lower caste Hindus or Dalits attended a rally to protest new laws making conversion from Hindusim to other religions more difficult, news reports said.
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| Police Catch Stolen Cultural Assets Holders by Chung Ah-young, www.koreatimes.co.kr, 10-18-2006 | ||||
| Police yesterday caught six people including directors at private museums and calligraphers who purchased and kept stolen cultural assets. After a three-month crackdown, the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency and the Cultural Heritage Administration have recovered a total of 516 stolen pieces from them.
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