Author: Staff Writer

Source: Hindu American Seva Charities

http://www.hinduamericanseva.org/Press-release/september-7-2010

The National Day of Service and Remembrance is an opportunity to salute the heroes of 9/11, recapture the spirit of unity and compassion that inspired our nation following the attacks, and rededicate ourselves to sustained service to our communities.

Author: Han Sang-hee

Source: The Buddhist Channel/The Korea Times

http://www.buddhistchannel.tv/index.php?id=45,9487,0,0,1,0

Walk into any Buddhist temple in Korea, and you will readily find female monks, or ``bhikkhunis,’’ walking or praying in the temple grounds, just like any other male monk. Sometimes it’s even harder to notice at a glance if they are female or male; which indicates that in Korea, there are almost no...

Author: Han Sang-hee

Source: The Buddhist Channel/The Korea Times

http://www.buddhistchannel.tv/index.php?id=45,9487,0,0,1,0

Walk into any Buddhist temple in Korea, and you will readily find female monks, or ``bhikkhunis,’’ walking or praying in the temple grounds, just like any other male monk. Sometimes it’s even harder to notice at a glance if they are female or male; which indicates that in Korea, there are almost no...

Author: Staff Writer

Source: The Montreal Gazette

Wire Service: Reuters

http://www.montrealgazette.com/travel/Court+orders+closure+Buddha+Indonesia/3468414/story.html

An Indonesian court Wednesday ordered the local branch of Paris-based Buddha Bar to close after convicting the licence holder of blasphemy, a lawyer said.

Author: Ananth Krishnan

Source: The Buddhist Channel/The Hindu

http://www.buddhistchannel.tv/index.php?id=46,9467,0,0,1,0

In new China's cities, millions of young people are turning to Buddhism to make sense of their county's rapid transformation while in the far west, minority communities are searching for ways to preserve their culture against the pressures of development.

Every summer, young Chinese from the country's far...

Author: Krisy Gashler

Source: The Buddhist Channel/The Ithaca Journal

http://www.buddhistchannel.tv/index.php?id=60,9470,0,0,1,0

The economic downturn has slowed but not stopped progress on the new Tibetan Buddhist Namgyal Monastery on South Hill.

 Namgyal Monastery Institute of Buddhist Studies was established in Ithaca in 1992 as a branch of the Dalai Lama's main monastery in Dharamsala, India. Ithaca hosts the Dalai Lama's...

Author: Staff Writer

Source: The Buddhist Channel/Belfast Today

http://www.buddhistchannel.tv/index.php?id=3,9465,0,0,1,0

Controversial "happiness classes" hosted by a Buddhist monk for local NHS staff will take place today, the News Letter can reveal.

Ryushin Paul Haller, from the San Francisco Zen Centre, is due to run two separate workshops specifically aimed at achieving contentment and calmness for employees in the Northern Trust...

Author: Staff Writer

Source: The Buddhist Channel/Sify News

http://www.buddhistchannel.tv/index.php?id=46,9447,0,0,1,0

Buddhist monks in China are undergoing training to combat fires so that they can handle emergencies in their temples.

More than 60 monks from 11 temples and Buddhist institutes displayed their skills on how to operate fire extinguishers, hoses and other modern equipment at the first Hangzhou Buddhist Firefighting...

Author: Margaret Ramirez

Source: The Buddhist Channel/Chicago Tribune

http://www.buddhistchannel.tv/index.php?id=62,9441,0,0,1,0

Inside the temple, about 50 devoted members attending Friday night meditation close their eyes and chant before Buddha.

The head monk, Phra Worasak Worathammo, prostrates before a massive golden statue and leads the evening chants, along with four other resident monks. 

"We all strive to be...

Author: Sayed Salahuddin

Source: Reuters

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE67G1CN20100817

Archaeologists in Afghanistan, where Taliban Islamists are fighting the Western-backed government, have uncovered Buddhist-era remains in an area south of Kabul, an official said on Tuesday.

Author: Marjorie Chew

Source: The Buddhist Channel/The Star

http://www.buddhistchannel.tv/index.php?id=71,9443,0,0,1,0

In June 1990, Steven Kaboggoza, then 24, left Uganda to study in a university in India. His family and kin expected him to return as “a rich businessman with a briefcase”.

After seven years of travelling, Kaboggoza returned home as a Buddhist yogi with a shaven head and a backpack. His family was puzzled...

Author: Staff Writer

Source: The Buddhist Channel/Prime Time Russia

http://www.buddhistchannel.tv/index.php?id=3,9434,0,0,1,0

The spiritual leader of Russian Buddhists, Pandito Hambo Lama Damba Ayushev, has dedicated a new temple in the East Siberian city of Chita.

Author: Nick Harding

Source: The Buddhist Channel/The Independent

http://www.buddhistchannel.tv/index.php?id=6,9416,0,0,1,0

As a vision of the future, the community of Plum Village in the French wine region of the Dordogne doesn't conform to stereotype. It doesn't bristle with technology, scientific endeavour and cutting-edge innovation. It is austere, tranquil and basic, and it is inhabited by brown-robed monks.

Yet this co-operative...

Author: Justin Fritscher

Source: The Clarion Ledger

http://www.clarionledger.com/article/20100908/NEWS/9080343/Buddhist+project+halted+by+Rankin

A Buddhist congregation aiming to expand its facility was blocked Tuesday by county officials who cited public safety as the chief concern about the development.

The cozy, 20-person congregation wanted to expand its temple on a rural site north of Pelahatchie...

Author: Justin Fritscher

Source: The Clarion Ledger

http://www.clarionledger.com/article/20100908/NEWS/9080343/Buddhist+project+halted+by+Rankin

A Buddhist congregation aiming to expand its facility was blocked Tuesday by county officials who cited public safety as the chief concern about the development.

The cozy, 20-person congregation wanted to expand its temple on a rural site north of Pelahatchie...