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UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the Day of Vesak, 5 May

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the Day of Vesak, 5 May

In message, Secretary-general says Buddha’s belief that changing man’s nature ch...

The father of mindfulness

The father of mindfulness

Thich Nhat Hanh, the 86-year-old Vietnamese Buddhist, is in Ireland to help us t...

Festival at Buddhist temple draws thousands

Festival at Buddhist temple draws thousands

Huddled in darkness, hungry, cramped in a damp and dangerous space in a small fi...

San Diego: Planning Commission Delays Decision on Dai Dang Monastery

San Diego: Planning Commission Delays Decision on Dai Dang Monastery

Members of the San Diego County Planning Commission indicated they did not have ...

Matrimony… according to Buddha

Matrimony… according to Buddha

The Buddha’s teaching first and foremost emphasizes on Enlightenment for all sen...

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5 Religious Concepts That Atheists Can Use

5 Religious Concepts That Atheists Can Use

Saturday, 03 March 2012

Probably the most boring question you can ask about religion is whether or ...

A Buddhist Ecology of Self

A Buddhist Ecology of Self

Wednesday, 08 February 2012

 I saw that ordinary people believe they have a self and that everyone they...

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Award-winning filmmaker showcases Asian influence

Award-winning filmmaker showcases Asian influence

Monday, 20 February 2012

Growing up in working-class Seffner, Andy Nguyen, 24, was a shy kid with st...

Sansara: Russians plug into music of transformation

Sansara: Russians plug into music of transformation

Tuesday, 07 February 2012

On January 25, Moscow club 16 Tons hosted a concert by Sansara, a band with...

Travel

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Moghalmari excavations unveil West Bengal's Buddhist past

Moghalmari excavations unveil West Bengal's Buddhist past

Monday, 09 April 2012

Recent excavations at Moghalmari, a Buddhist monastery complex in West Beng...

Temple Makes Austin the Place to Find Peace and Joy

Temple Makes Austin the Place to Find Peace and Joy

Sunday, 29 April 2012

Each morning Lama Lobtsul, the lama in residence at the Buddhist center Pal...

Reflections on Cambodia

Reflections on Cambodia

Monday, 12 March 2012

In April of 1970, I, along with thousands of other college students, went o...

Life & Style

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The mendicant saffron robe: origin and significance

The mendicant saffron robe: origin and significance

Tuesday, 21 February 2012

 [Translator’s notes: The humble monk’s robe was worn historically by the B...

’5-Hour Energy’ drink inventor revealed to be a Buddhist monk billionaire

’5-Hour Energy’ drink inventor revealed to be a Buddhist monk billionaire

Sunday, 12 February 2012

"A Buddhist monk" would not be the first guess from most people when asked ...

Education

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Environment and Spirituality

Environment and Spirituality

Tuesday, 21 February 2012

ENVIRONMENT and ENERGY on the SPIRITUAL menu

For a while now, our world is...

I Go to School with Buddhist Monks

I Go to School with Buddhist Monks

Wednesday, 21 March 2012

Speakeasy reporter Barbara Chai is traveling to Dharamsala, India, this wee...

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Global Epic on Karma to Benefit World’s First Museum of Buddhism and Yoga

Global Epic on Karma to Benefit World’s First Museum of Buddhism and Yoga

Wednesday, 08 February 2012

(CHAKRA) Albert Einstein famously dubbed Buddhism ‘the religion of the futu...

Artist creates Yokohama bodhisattvas

Artist creates Yokohama bodhisattvas

Sunday, 20 May 2012

Eleven bodhisattvas stand in formation, their heads crowned and their almon...