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1 billion hungry - Pétition from F.A.O
Close to one billion people are chronically hungry. To push for action, the FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations) launched on may, 11 a petition : 1 billion hungry
Buddhist center takes shape
With about $200,000 in donated labor from volunteers, Buddhist meditation center is nearing completion and will open for classes the first week of June.
Myanmar’s monks under close watch - Second anniversary of the monk-led "Saffron" revolution
"I’m being watched all the time. I am considered an organizer. Between noon and 2 pm, I am allowed to go out of the monastery. But then I’m followed," Buddhist monk U Manita said, referring to stepped up government repression of the Buddhist clergy in Myanmar.
Sagya Monastery donates to quake-hit Tibetan temple
Monks in Sagya Monastery of Tibet has raised 100,000 yuan as of Thursday to assist disaster relief work in the Jiegu Monastery locating in the quake-devastated Yushu County, Qinghai Province.
Vietnam — Buddhists offer free education for poor children
Lien Hoa pagoda in HCM City is the place, where hundreds of poor children from the ‘immigration village’ at Nhi Thien Duong bridge pier go to learn.
Buddhist group rallies support for victims, Burma
AS police and emergency services swung into action following the deadly bombing of a water festival pandal on April 15, help was also being provided by a less obvious source.
Shaolin Temple’s kung fu monks prepare IPO : a 1bn yuan (£85m) initial public offering (IPO)
Shanghai, China — Shaolin Temple, birthplace of kung fu, plans IPO. Chinese Shaolin monks perform during a kung fu show in southwest China.
The front of the Shaolin temple - birthplace of kung fu - has also been used in recent years as the backdrop to an open-entry kung fu competition and a beauty pageant.
Buddhists provide psychological support for Yushu’s quake victims
"With the help of the eminent monk, my mom can go to Sukhavati," said 14-year-old Nyima Tendru as he grieved for his mother lost in the 7.1-magnitude earthquake that struck Yushu in northwest China’s Qinghai Province on April 14.
Human Rights Abuse against Indigenous People in Bangladesh
On February 19-20, 2010, members of the Bangladesh army and illegal Bengali settlers attacked fourteen villages of the indigenous Jumma people in Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHTs) in Bangladesh. In these pre-planned attacks, at least 200 houses, seven shops, a UNDP-sponsored village center, Buddhist temples, and a church were burned to the ground.
Light a lamp of hope and relief by Malaysian Buddhists
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – Malaysian Buddhist organizations are coming together in one united act of compassion to raise funds and alleviate the sufferings of Haitian earthquake victims.
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