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11 day Phowa retreat begins at Bodhgaya India from 15 January 2009The Amitabha foundation is going to organise the xvth annual Phowa retreat at Bodhgaya from 15 January 2009 to 25 January 2009 to all Northern Himalaya Buddhist people as well as western Buddhist devotees. Amitabha foundation is dedicated to helping anyone who wishes to learn about the one inavitable event of every sentient
 The Great Buddhist Diffusion
New Delhi, India -- IT is fascinating how philosophic and cultural ideas spread freely in ancient times across formidable barriers such as mountains and oceans. Ideas can have a life of their own and it is often impossible to contain them within national or geographical boundaries. One of the greatest stories of the diffusion of ideas is that of Buddhism, which spread right across the Asian continent.
 Junta bans popular Buddhist monk\'s sermonThe ban order becomes effective when the sermon is to be held on December 18. Abbot U Thumingla became popular among religiously conscious Buddhists recently. The abbot is from Migadarwon monastery, Mandalay.
 When McCartney asked Dalai Lama to turn vegetarianLondon, UK -- Former Beatle Sir Paul McCartney tried to turn the Dalai Lama vegetarian, insisting the famed Buddhist was \"wrong\" to eat meat.
 The Dalai Lama\'s demonsThe Dalai Lama is respected worldwide for his peaceful philosophy. Today, some exiled Tibetans, shunned by their peers, no longer believe in his leadership. A controversial buddhist deity lies at the heart of the dispute
 No Thanks, I\'ll Stick With BuddhismHere is a critical analysis (written in 2007) of a highly erroneous excerpt from \"Peoples of the Buddhist World: A Christian Prayer Diary\" by Paul Hattaway, the international director of Asia Harvest. In case you think this is about harvesting crops or sheep, we are talking about people here - Buddhists in this case. Here is the passage:
 Thousands flock to see Nepal\'s mystery \"Buddha\" boyKATHMANDU (Reuters) - Thousands of people flocked to a remote jungle in southeast Nepal to see a boy, some believe is a reincarnation of Lord Buddha, who reappeared after missing for more than a year, police said on Tuesday.
 Thousands flock to see Nepal\'s \'Buddha\' boyKathmandu: Thousands of people flocked to a forest in southeast Nepal to see a boy many believe is the reincarnation of Lord Buddha, police said on Tuesday.
 Boy in Nepal draws crowds; some say he\'s Buddha reincarnateKATMANDU, Nepal (AP) — A teenage boy has been meditating in a Nepalese jungle for six months, and thousands have flocked to see him, with some believing he is the reincarnation of Buddha, police and media said Wednesday.
 Buddha\'s teachings reflected in UN Charter - Nepali PMUnited Nations -- Nepal\'s Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala has said that the message of the Buddha has also been reflected in the sprit of the UN Charter.
 Creating Tibetan art for world peaceLouisville, KY (USA) -- In San Francisco yesterday morning, city officials tightened security and braced for an onslaught of protesters demonstrating as the Olympic torch made a U.S. stop on its journey to Beijing.
 Visiting Buddhist nuns seek help for Nepali girls at riskYellow Springs, Ohio (USA) -- As a girl growing up in Nepal, Sister Dhamma Vijaya saw few opportunities. Most girls were not educated. She was expected to marry by 15, then leave her parents’ home for the home of her husband’s family, where she would have little power. Should her husband die, she would lose her status and support — in most ways, her life would end too.
 Taiwan: A nun\'s storyTaipei, Taiwan -- It\'s a magical, if slightly surreal, moment. We\'re standing in the courtyard of the largest Buddhist monastery in Taiwan, surrounded by 480 identical gold statues of Buddha, listening attentively to the softly spoken words of one of the nuns, the Venerable Yi Jih. The early evening light is starting to fade and there\'s not a breath of wind
 South Korean Buddhist team visits NepalKATHMANDU, Nepal -- A South Korean Buddhist team has arrived in Nepal for five-day visit, the National News Agency RSS reported on Sunday.
The team that arrived from South Korea Saturday was welcomed by Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala.
 Nepal to recognise Buddhist and Muslim religious schoolsby Kalpit Parajuli, AsiaNews, Feb 19, 2008
Kathmandu, Nepal -- Hundreds of Muslim and Buddhist schools want to join the public school system after the government signalled its intention of recognising religious schools, but has set some conditions to do so, namely that such schools also use non-religious textbooks recommended by the government’s Education Board rather than rely exclusively on their own religious texts.
 Devotees unable to save Buddhist temple, but tree will be preservedDPA, Feb 26, 2008
Singapore -- The Singapore High Court dismissed a bid to save a 65-year-old Buddhist temple site from government acquisition, but a Bodhi tree regarded as sacred will not be chopped down, news reports said Tuesday.
 Three Buddhist Viharayas constructed in IndiaChennai, India -- The three Buddhist Viharayas named, Buddha, Dhamma and Sangha constructed at Thiruthanni, Trichy and Chennai in India will be opened on March 1, 2008
 Monk killers get lifePattani, Thailand -- The Pattani Provincial Court yesterday handed down life sentences to five insurgents who torched a temple and burned a monk and two temple boys to death in a murderous rampage that shocked the country in 2005.
 Death and rebirth for paying customers of Thai templeBy Seth Mydans, IHT, September 29, 2008
NAKHON NAYOK, Thailand -- It is the ultimate in second chances: A Buddhist temple here offers, for a small fee, an opportunity to die, rise up again newborn and make a fresh start in life.
 Khenchen Tsewang Gyatso Rinpoche (Khenpo Guru) to confer Vajrasattva Empowerment and Bardo Teachings at BangaloreThe Buddhist Channel, Sept 30, 2008
Bangalore, India -- DHARMA SUBHASHITA (Thubten Lekshey Ling) Indo-Tibetan Buddhist Meditation and Study Center (dharmasubhashita.org) is organizing the empowerment of Vajrasatva (dorje sempa) and teachings from \"Bardo Thodrol\" (popularly known as The Tibetan Book of the Dead) by Khenchen Tsewang Gyatso Rinpoche (Khenpo Guru) on October 3rd to 5th at Bangalore.
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