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Dalai Lama’s visit to Indiana resonates in different ways
For many reasons, fans and followers of the Dalai Lama - leader of Tibetan Buddhists worldwide and head of the Tibetan government in exile - turned out Tuesday to greet the Nobel laureate at the start of his sixth visit to Indiana.
The Buddha as Astute Businessman, Economist, Lawyer
THE BUDDHA was a businessman. But don’t take anyone’s word for it - it’s written in stone. Wall Street bankers would have benefited from being in the Buddha’s audience. At the 106th Faculty Research Lecture, Gregory Schopen explains...
Buddhist Temple in Chonburi Built with Finnish Stainless Steel
Less than two hours’ drive from the teeming tourist beaches of Pattaya in Thailand, a largely undeveloped hillside in Chounbri province conceals a very different site – a sacred place home to a Buddhist temple.
Master Hui Li and his love for Africa
Called by some the Albert Schweitzer of Chinese Buddhism, Venerable Master Hui Li vowed to devote five lifetimes to alleviating the problems of Africa.
Oldest Buddhist monument gets a makeover in Nepal
The dwelling of Swayambhunath Stupa (Self-Existent Lord), a world heritage site around which (...)
Tibet - Deaths reported in Protests
Rallies have continued all week in what are said to be the largest protests against Beijing’s rule in 20 years.
Introduction of Auroville International
Auroville International is an association founded in 1983, registered with the Chamber of Commerce, The Hague, The Netherlands, under nº 40103255.
Young monks pitch new ways to teach old values
Put it down to good karma. More than 100 curious citizens applied over the Internet for the chance to feast on vegetarian fare at the table of Kakuho Aoe, chief monk of the Ryokusenji temple in Tokyo’s Asakusa district.
Buddhist boot camp takes to the streets
Buddhists Henry Chapin and his wife, Bozica Costigliola, who recently participated in a "street retreat" , sleeping overnight in the shelter of the mill on the island in Ottawa Ontario
Mustang region of Nepal threatens to ban tourists
Residents of a remote former kingdom in the Himalayas that has been part of Nepal for more than two centuries said Friday they would bar tourists from entry to protest against the government.
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