| Buddhism has many principles that fit with democracy by www.kuenselonline.com, November 21, 2006 |
Q Is it possible to attain enlightenment without being Buddhist?
Q Is enlightenment nirvana or is there a difference between the two states?
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| Buddha's Pyramid at Gorai by www.cybernoon.com, November 09, 2006 |
Pagodas have been an integral part of Buddhist teachings with more than 15,000 pagodas having been in existence during the great saint's time in different countries. ZARIN AMROLIA & VISHWANATH SALIAN discover the construction of the Global Pagoda in our very own city.
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| Burmese days by John Witzig, www.smh.com.au, 11 Nov 2006 |
Ten days in Burma is simply not enough, John Witzig learnt. It's a country of great natural beauty, ancient cities and temples, and warm and welcoming people.
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| Buddha Lessons by Claudia Kalb, Newsweek |
A technique called 'mindfulness' teaches how to step back from pain and the worries of life
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| N. Korea invites S. Korean Buddhist leader to Pyongyang by http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr 23 Nov 2006 |
SEOUL, Nov. 22 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has invited the head of South Korea's top Buddhist sect, the Jogye Order, to visit Pyongyang before the end of the year, officials at the Buddhist order said Wednesday.
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| In the arms of Buddha by Trevor Seymour,Article from: escape, Sunday Herald-Sun |
In the pre-dawn, the normally bustling streets of central Luang Prabang in northern Laos are silent except for the distant sounding of gongs from a number of Buddhist monasteries.
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| The Sigiriya Story by P.L.N. de Silva, Asian Tribune, 2006-11-24 |
Sigiriya sited in the central province is 92 miles from Colombo and 10 miles from Dambulla. Dr.Bandaranayaka describes the complexity of Sigiriya as "a unique concentration of 5th century, urban planning architecture, gardening, engineering, hydraulic technology and art, centered on a massive rock, rising 200 meters above the surroundings plain. Sigiriya’s location is one of considerable natural beauty and historical interest.
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| Buddhist Ministries Expanding In U.S. Prisons by www.todaysthv.com, 24 Nov 2006 |
A growing number of Buddhist teachers are working in U.S. prisons, tending to inmates who were raised Buddhist or discovered the faith later.
Many prisons also are offering meditation and yoga for their general populations.
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| Tallest Buddha statue to be ready in 3 ys in Sarnath by www.zeenews.com 27 Nov 2006 |
A number of sculptors in Uttar Pradesh’s Sarnath are busy chiselling an eighty feet tall statue of Lord Buddha, which will be the world’s tallest Buddha statue after the one demolished in Afganistan’s Bamiyan valley under the Taliban regime.
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| 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.
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