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• The 10-year-old living goddess who divided a nation

  Published: July 31, 2007, 9:04 am

  Tags: Hinduism, Buddhism

  In Nepal she has been worshipped as a living deity since the age of two. But when 10-year-old Sajani took a recent trip to the US, Nepali religious officials threatened to strip her of her exalted status. How would she be greeted back in Kathmandu? And is life for a goddess as divine as it sounds?

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• Trinity and the Trikaya

  Published: July 26, 2007, 4:03 pm

  Tags: Buddhism

  Mahayana Buddhism the Buddha is said to have three bodies, which in Sanskrit are called Trikaya (tri-three, and kaya-body). These consist of:1. Dharmakaya: Buddha body of universal principle (dharmadhatu), which is beyond comprehension, yet is the Emptiness, or Buddha-Mind (depending on which of two major schools of thought one adheres to)

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• Book Tackles Lure of the West

  Published: August 16, 2007, 2:28 pm

  Tags: Books, Buddhism, Christianity, India, Islam, Pakistan, Pankaj Mishra, Temptation Of The West, Tibet

  That the societies, culture, and traditions of countries like Tibet, Pakistan, India, and others in South Asia are becoming diluted by western influences has long been the grievance of many patriots and thinkers. This sentiment is a familiar theme in author Pankaj Mishra's works, especially in his latest book "Temptations of the West: How To Be

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• Lure of the West

  Published: August 16, 2007, 2:28 pm

  Tags: Books, Buddhism, Christianity, India, Islam, Pakistan, Pankaj Mishra, Temptation Of The West, Tibet

  That the societies, culture, and traditions of countries like Tibet, Pakistan, India, and others in South Asia are becoming diluted by western influences has long been the grievance of many patriots and thinkers. This sentiment is a familiar theme in...

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• China Wants Control of Reincarnation of Tibetan Living Buddhas

  Published: August 29, 2007, 10:30 am

  Tags: Buddhism

  As of September 1, China is tightening control over Tibetan Buddhism with a new law requiring government permission for the reincarnation of lamas.

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• No Reincarnation Without Permission

  Published: September 1, 2007, 11:30 am

  Tags: Tibet, China, Human Rights, Dali Lama, Buddhism, Religion

  could transform Tibetan Buddhism as it exists in China into a less substantial, more completely state-managed institution, and further isolate Tibetan Buddhist communities from their counterparts outside China. The "Measures on the Management of the Reincarnation of Living Buddhas in Tibetan Buddhism" (MMR) (Web site of the SARA (in

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• Buddhism College

  Published: September 2, 2007, 9:04 pm

  Tags: International Education, Buddhism, China, Chinese, College, Monk, Ninja, Religion, Shaolin, Temple

  While Shaolin Monks are fighting Ninja Warriors with Words China wants everyone to know that there are more than 10,000 Buddhist temples, 34 Buddhist Colleges and 200,000+ monks and nuns who don't care which one of the two fighting groups can kill the other.And perhaps, none of China's 100 million followers care either.

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• Tibetans Opposes China on Reincarnations

  Published: September 3, 2007, 7:29 pm

  Tags: Buddhism

  A Chinese order claiming Beijing must approve all of Tibet's spiritual leaders is an attempt to further repress and undermine the religious culture of the Himalayan region, the Tibetan government-in-exile said Sunday.

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• Buddhist Monks seize troops and set their vehicles on fire

  Published: September 6, 2007, 5:59 am

  Tags: Buddhism, Religion

  That's a headline you don't see everyday! It certainly seems to go against the whole peaceful Buddhist thing. I wonder what the monks who wouldn't kill the fire ants would say. Buddhist monks have taken about 20 members of the security forces hostage in central Burma, a day after clashes at a protest rally. On Wednesday the security forces

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• Calmer, karma-chameleon

  Published: September 6, 2007, 7:31 am

  Tags: Youth Ministry, Yoga, Jesus Christ, United Kingdom, Protect Religious Freedom, Hinduism, Bbc, Buddhism, Christianity, Politics, Children, News

  As a child I used to call it the locust position'. This seemed to make sense, since that's kinda what my aunt looked like when she adopted what I was later told was in fact the Lotus Position. Of course at that time I was pretending to be a real boy and following Formula One, so I assumed it meant painful, behind' which again sort of made

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• More war-like Buddhist monks

  Published: September 7, 2007, 12:45 pm

  Tags: Buddhism

  Update on war-like Buddhist monks in Sri Lanka- it seems they are not alone. Burmese Buddhist monks have caused a storm by taking 20 people hostage in their temple and setting officials cars on fire. In this case they weren't joining with the military but protesting against the military Government's hike in fuel prices. They released their

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• FOUND: 1,300-year-old Buddha

  Published: September 11, 2007, 2:55 am

  Tags: Google Wires, Amazing, Afp, Found, Religion, Buddhism, South Korea, World, History

  AMAZING... 1,300 fucking years old! But also the fact that it was so big! Your right... it isn't that big of a deal. NOT! SEOUL (AFP) A 70-ton granite statue of Buddha, which toppled over face-down 1,300 years ago in South Korea, has been unearthed with its features intact.The 5.6-metre (18-foot) sculpture was in May found buried in the

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• 1,300-year-old Buddha unearthed intact

  Published: September 11, 2007, 4:25 pm

  Tags: Religion Beliefs, Buddhism, Human Interest, South Korea

  A 70-tonne granite statue of Buddha which toppled over face-down 1,300 years ago in South Korea has been unearthed with its features intact.

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• Burma tells monks to stay away from protests

  Published: September 15, 2007, 7:11 am

  Tags: Religion Beliefs, Buddhism, World Politics, Burma

  Burma's state media has labelled leaders of recent anti-junta protests "devils" and accused them of trying to corrupt young monks, some of whom joined the rare demonstrations.

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• Media Accounts of Atheism Rise Forget Environmental Influence

  Published: September 15, 2007, 11:33 am

  Tags: Islam, Nature, Gaia, Jesus, Existentialism, Buddhism, Christianity, 9 11

  The success of Richard Dawkins' book "The God Delusion" and the rise of atheism in Europe (less so in America) point to 9/11 and Muslim expansionism... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

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