| Chinese monks trace historical route to Nalanda by foot by Subscribe India News, November 27, 2006 |
Two Chinese Buddhist monks arrived in Bihar's historical city of Nalanda after a four-month long journey by foot from China's Shaanxi province, tracing the route undertaken by Chinese scholar Xuanzang, over 1,300 years back. detail... |
| Buddha on the brain by Steve Paulson 27 Nov 2006 |
Ex-monk B. Alan Wallace explains what Buddhism can teach Western scientists, why reincarnation should be taken seriously and what it's like to study meditation with the Dalai Lama. detail... |
| The root of suffering by Kom Chad Luek, Daily News, November 27, 2006 |
"Attachment is the origin, the root of suffering; hence it is the cause of suffering."
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| Ricky Martin admires Buddhist philosophy by Asian News international, Washington, November 28, 2006 |
Singer Ricky Martin may be a Christian, but when it comes to religion it is the Buddhist philosophy that he admires.
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| Economy drives Asian migration to Pennsylvania by AP, 29 Nov 2006 |
A Buddhist monastery is being built in north-centra Pennsylvania. Korean banks are opening in the Philadelphia suburbs. detail... |
| Prison ministries for Buddhists growing by Maria Sudekumfisher, ASSOCIATED PRESS, November 25, 2006 |
He is among a quietly growing number of Buddhist teachers working in U.S. prisons, tending to inmates who had been raised Buddhist or who discovered the ancient faith later, many while incarcerated. U.S. prisons are also offering meditation and yoga for their general populations. detail... |
| One prisoner's path from racism to Buddhism by MARIA SUDEKUM FISHER, Associated Press, Nov 24, 2006 |
The exact number of U.S. Buddhists is not known. However, the population grew significantly after the United States eased immigration rules in the 1960s, admitting millions of Asians. American interest in the faith spiked during youth rebellions of the same period, gaining many more followers who remain active today. detail... |
| The "Journey of a Great Man" starts today by The Buddhist Channel, Nov 26, 2006 |
Week long of activities begin with an exhibition and novitiate program to commemorate the 3 month memorial of the late Ven. Dr K Sri Dhammananda detail... |
| Buddhist monks help UK addicts beat habit by www.sundayherald.com, 30 Nov 2006 |
IT MAY not be rehab as we might imagine it, but thousands of addicts have healed themselves with projectile vomiting sessions in this Thai monastery since the Buddha appeared in a vision before the abbot of Thamkrabok in 1959.
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| Ruining the Ruins of Bagan by October 10, 2006 , Times Staff Writer |
Richard Paddock of the Los Angeles Times reports that Myanmar's military regime is destroying the ruins of Bagan, one of the world's most important Buddhist sites, in an attempt to rebuild temples to lure tourists. detail... |