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Hindu Student Council to explain Origins of Swastika
Derived from the Sanskrit "svastika," meaning "good to be," the swastika began as an Indo-European mark meant to bestow good luck.
The art of religion, 10 minutes with Mussarrat Nahid Imam.
At a recent South Asian art workshop in this Buddhist nation in the Himalayas, the Buddha found (...)
Do Buddhists Believe in God?
In the religion of Buddhism we don’t have a first cause, instead we have a never ending circle of birth and death.
Malaysia — New light on Hindu-Buddhist civilisation
Archaeologists from India, US, China and South East Asia will gather here July 7 to throw light on the thriving Hindu-Buddhist civilisation and earlier cultures that existed in the ’Bujang Valley in Malaysia’s Kedah state between the 5th to 14th century.
Canada — Honor Your Inner Guru
Why is any one of us less valuable than Thich Nhat Hanh, Albert Einstein, Mother Teresa, Jesus, the Buddha, the Beatles, the Dalai Lama, the Pope, our own beloved children, our aging parents, or our very best friend?
Video — Mindfulness with Jon Kabat-Zinn
Jon Kabat-Zinn His life work has been largely dedicated to bringing mindfulness into the (...)
Malaysia - Inter-religious Council - There’s no better time than now
THE Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has said that there’s no need to establish an inter-faith commission ...
American Jewish Family builds Mosque in Cambodian Village
The mosque opened on May 9. It can accommodate about 200 people and replaces a tiny building on wood stilts that held only 30 worshippers.
Bundahishn - Zoroastrian cosmology... The Bundahishn ("Creation"), or Knowledge from the Zand
A much more important and fundamental work of compilation is the Bundahishn ("Creation"), also called Zand-agahih ("Knowledge from the Zand"), which survives in two recensions, the Great (or Iranian) Bundahishn and a shortened version, the Indian Bundahishn. The Bundahishn has three main themes: creation, the nature of earthly creatures, and the Kayanians (their lineage and abodes, and the vicissitudes befalling their realm of Eranshahr).
USA — Military Buddhist Chapel Represents Tolerance
The Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., is home to the only Buddhist chapel on a U.S. military base. After a controversy over religious intolerance during the summer of 2005, the chapel was built in the basement of the academy’s iconic Cadet Chapel.
