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| A glimpse of Buddhism in ancient Bangladesh by by D P Barua, PeaceJournalism.com, Sept 26, 2005 | ||||
| It is a fact that Buddhism is the original religion of Bangladesh for more than 2000 years and has made deep impact on Bengali life culture and civilisation through centuries. detail... | ||||
| Inside the minds of monks and moms by By Katherine Ellison, Los Angeles Times, Oct 23, 2005 | ||||
| Davidson's research on meditating monks (more extensive than his work on moms) suggests their brains also produce very strong gamma waves, which have been linked to concentration and memory. The findings were published in November in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. detail... | ||||
| True freedom by by Danai Chanchaochai, Bangkok Post, Nov 24, 2004 | ||||
| Developing a high Dhamma Quotient is the most noble and practical goal of every human
Bangkok, Thailand -- Over a small dinner party I recently attended, the conversation turned, perhaps inevitably, to our troubled world, to the problems in Iraq, Palestine and Israel, to the persecution of refugees in Darfur. One friend in particular in our little group of friends turned to me. "What's your answer? Do you still believe what you call a good dose of your Dhamma Quotient or DQ, would solve the problem? detail... | ||||
| The saga of the first Buddhist school by by Prof. W. M. Karunadasa, University of Colombo, Dec 5, 2004 | ||||
| Colombo, Sri Lanka -- Media in recent months has given wide publicity to the first Buddhist school in Sri Lanka - G/Piyaratana Maha Vidyalaya, which is located between 64 and 65 mile post along Galle - Colombo road in the Southern Province.
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| The State's role in purifying and perpetuating Buddha Sasana by by U Hla Myint, Lanka Daily News, Dec 22, 2004 | ||||
| Yangon, Myanmar -- Opinions may differ on whether the State should be involved in the Sasana affairs or not. The past experiences of Myanmar, however, reflect the fact that the State's involvement in the Sasana affairs could contribute towards the promotion, propagation and purification of the Buddha Sasana. detail... | ||||
| Don?t bash the Sangha by Island Editorial - December 20, 2004 | ||||
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Colombo, Sri Lanka -- Under the principles of British criminal law, which we Sri Lankans continue to practise, a person is presumed to be innocent of a charge until proven guilty. This principle is normally upheld, although cynics say that in certain instances, this presumption of innocence is pure fiction. Nonetheless, this presumption of innocence has come to be accepted as a part and parcel of the dispensation of Sri Lankan justice. detail... | ||||
| Little hope for Afghanistan's Bamiyan Buddhas by Indo-Asian News Service, February 27, 2006 | ||||
| Kabul, Afghanistan -- There was universal outrage - even in the Muslim world - when the Taliban made good their threat to destroy the Bamiyan Buddhas in an act of religious piety on March 1 five years ago. detail... | ||||
| Another perspective why Buddhism went out of India by by Luz Futten, Spain, The Buddhist Channel, Jan 23, 2006 | ||||
| My comment on the article about why Buddhism did not develop in India, which I think it may open a wider window to see the real landscape, is this: Buddhism, as Jainism, etc was born from Hinduism as a way to "fight with no violence" to the ideas o f a structured hindu society by casts just by birth. The message of Buddha here is simply to tell people that you don't need to be born in the Brahman caste to dedicate to spiritual tasks. detail... | ||||
| Drawing Lessons from Ayodhya & Ayutthaya by by K SUBRAHMANYAM, Times of India, July 6, 2005 | ||||
| Ayutthaya, Thailand -- Ayutthaya was a flourishing Buddhist kingdom in Thailand for 400 years, from the 14th to 18th century. The name was derived from the original Ayo-dhya of the Raghus on the banks of the Sarayu. Founded by Ramathibodi I, Ayutthaya became one of the most powerful kingdoms of South East Asia. One day this kingdom was invaded and the capital Ayutthaya occupied and destroyed by invading Burmese forces. English Sangha Trust. In 1975, he established Wat Pah Nanachat, international forest monastery, in Ubon Province, Thailand, and is considered a founding figure of the Thai Forest monastic tradition in the West. He is the author of Now is the Knowing, and his teachings are widely recognized for being practical and direct. Ajahn Sumedho was interviewed by Philip Moffitt, vipassana teacher and founder of the Life Balance Institute, for a feature in the Spirit Rock News, Volume 19, Number 1 (February 2006-August 2006)
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| Making sacred space for women by Bangkok Post, Outlook, Sunday July 30, 2006 | ||||
| There is a growing army of female Buddhist practitioners. From the age-old but often marginalised Mae Chi to establishment-defying revival of Bhikkhuni ordination, more and more women are asserting their rightful place in the Theravada tradition of Buddhism.
In between these two are initiatives to recruit and train women under specific regiments and with different labels. The Dharma-mata group at Suan Mokkh forest monastery in Chaiya is one such example. In England, the two branches of Wat Nong Pah Pong, at Amaravati and Chit-hurst (also called Cittaviveka), have set up the Order of Siladhara, which has been growing slowly but steadily over the last two decades.
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