| Randeep Ramesh in Hyderabad by The Guardian, Saturday October 14, 2006 |
The mass conversion of dalits takes place on the anniversary of one of India's most controversial religious events. Sixty years ago BR Ambedkar, the first untouchable to hold high office in India and the man who wrote India's constitution, renounced Hinduism as a creed in the grip of casteism and converted - with more than 100,000 of his followers - to Buddhism.
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| Rare protest as Tibetans attempt to save Buddhist statue from demolition by International Campaign for Tibet, November 1, 2007 |
Mt Kailash, Tibet (China) -- New eyewitness accounts have revealed that local Tibetans attempted to prevent the demolition of a statue of Guru Rinpoche (Padmasambhava) near Mt Kailash in the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) on September 28.
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| Rationalism and Buddha by Mohan Tiptur, Ohmynews, May 22, 2007 |
Nowhere did Buddha seek the help of magic miracles
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| Ratna Manjari Guruma dies at 83 by www.gorkhapatra.org.np [ 2006-10-6 ] |
KATHMANDU, Oct. 5: Senior Instructor of Vipassana Meditation Anagarika (Buddhist nun) Ratna Manjari Guruma passed away at the age of 83 at Dharma Kirti Vihar, Naghal this morning.
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| Relics of Buddhist spiritual leaders go on tour by Jennifer Garza, Sacramento Bee, August 15, 2007 |
Auburn, WA (USA) -- The pearl-like remains are believed to be the cremated ashes of 25 Buddhist masters. For thousands of years, these relics have been stored in temples, monasteries and stupas -- sacred Buddhist shrines -- throughout Asia.
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| Relics of the late Venerable Dr K Sri Dhammananda interned in mini pagoda by The Buddhist Channel, December 2, 2006
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Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia -- The relics of Malaysia and Singapore's revered Chief Monk, the late Venerable Dr K Sri Dhammananda was interned in a specially built pagoda in a ceremony to mark his 3 months memorial today. The venerable passed away on August 31, 2006.
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| Relics stolen from Patna Museum by Ambarish Dutta, Tribune News Service Patna, September 26 |
In a daring late-night robbery on Monday in Patna Museum, located in the heart of the city, unidentified miscreants stole 18 statues of Buddhist and Jain eras worth crores of rupees.
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| Remains of Buddhism's founder enshrined in India by AFP, October 30, 2006 |
NEW DELHI -- Thousands of Buddhists from India and abroad gathered in the western financial hub of Mumbai Sunday to lay to rest some of the remains of Buddhism's founder, a report said.
The relics, some ashes and bones of Gautam Buddha, were lowered into a shallow pit on top of a 90-foot (27-meter) high stone structure - the Global Vipassana Pagoda - at Gorai island in the city's north, the Press Trust of India reported.
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| Renowned Burmese Buddhist monk passes away by DVB, June 26, 2005 |
Yangon, Myanmar -- The renowned Buddhist scholar abbot, Reverend Sayadawphayagyi Badantha Vathava Panni Meggin had passed away at a teaching monastery in Rangoon on 23 June, and his spirit had flown to the abode of the Nat of Life.
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| Renowned scholars to speak at Buddhist meet by ANTHONY CHEW, The Star, Aug 6, 2006 |
Penang, Malaysia -- Twenty four world-renowned professors and scholars will be making a beeline to Penang to speak at the 1st International Buddhist College Buddhist Studies Conference at Than Hsiang Temple from Aug 11 to Aug 13.
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| Report: Thai queen cautions against women's racy dancing at Buddhist ceremony by The Associated Press, October 30, 2006 |
BANGKOK, Thailand Sexy dancing and Buddhism don't mix, or so says Thailand's Queen Sirikit, who issued a command cautioning against lascivious behavior during Buddhist events, local newspapers reported Monday.
After seeing television coverage of women dancing in racy outfits at a Buddhist ceremony in northeastern Thailand, the queen sent a letter to the Culture Ministry saying, "Buddhists in general should always bear in mind what is good for the image of the country," the Nation newspaper reported.
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| Residents react to events surrounding the religious leader by Jeff Shaw TheAmherstRecord.com |
The Dalai Lama is out of Amherst, but residents say he left a permanent mark on the town.
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| Respectfully yours dear Buddha by www.sabah.com.tr, Publish Date: 03.10.2006 |
After announcing his loyalty oath to the King, new Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont has visited Buddhist religion leader Somdet Phra.
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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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| Right Speech-Right Silence by Sati Saraniya |
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
Feeling too appalled or confused, can I wait to speak when I have a better chance of being heard? Though I risk losing the opportunity, I must take care to strike a balance, neither undermining my commitment to Right Speech nor mowing down others with sanctimonious zeal; at the same time, refrain from inappropriate apology and retreat that only suppress my own truth.
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| Ripened on the Vine by Sati Saraniya |
Saturday, June 17, 2006
Devoted to this work of emptying and opening the heart, the fruits we taste, like his joy in offering them, are greater than those of the earth. They are indeed heavenly - beyond pain, beyond death.
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| Robe-giving rites held in South by WAEDAO HARAI MONGKOL KANNIKAR, Bangkok Post, Oct 08, 2006 |
Royally-sponsored krathin (robe-giving) ceremonies were yesterday organised at 33 temples in the strife-torn deep South as Buddhist Lent ended.
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| Role Of Sangitis In Maintaining Purity Of Buddhavacana (Buddha Teachings) by Ven. Sumedha, Asian Tribune, Jan 1, 2009 |
New Delhi, India -- In its extended sense in the Buddhist texts ‘Sangiti’- (‘sam+gai’) means collective recitation, proclamation, rehearsal. It has finally come to signify general convocation of the Buddhist monks in order to settle the questions of the doctrine and to fix text of the scripture. In the Saddharma Pundarika Sutra we get the reference to the experts in proclamation of the doctrine of the Tathagata (Sangiti kusala Tathagatadhammanam).
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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.
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