Source: Los Angeles Times

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-buddhist1dec01.story

On December 1, 2004 the Los Angeles Times reported, "in an elaborate ritual reminiscent of ancient Japan, a procession of children in golden crowns and painted faces, traditional court musicians and silk-robed Buddhist priests recently wended its way through Little Tokyo in Los Angeles. The occasion was the 100-year anniversary of the oldest Buddhist temple in Los Angeles,...

Source: The Daily Times

Wire Service: AFP

http://archives.dailynews.lk/2004/12/02/wor02.html

On December 1, 2004 Agence France-Presse reported, "Buddhist monks prayed for world peace Tuesday at the start of a conference in the Nepal village of Lumbini - revered as Buddha’s birthplace -...

Source: Inter Press Service News Agency

http://www.ipsnews.net/2004/12/world-aids-day-hiv-aids-threat-unites-religions-in-india/

On December 1, 2004 Inter Press Service News Agency reported, "Fear of a rapidly...

Source: Walker County Messenger

Source: Slate

http://slate.msn.com/id/2110255/

On November 30, 2004 Slate reported, "After denying the Dalai Lama's visa requests for years, Russia has finally relented and allowed the Buddhist spiritual leader to visit the country. He will spend most of his time in the southern republic of Kalmykia, half of whose 300,000 residents are practicing Buddhists. How did there come to be so many Buddhists living in Kalmykia, an Ireland-sized region on Europe's eastern edge, thousands of miles...

Source: International Herald Tribune

https://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/27/news/finding-buddhist-serenity-in-bangkoks-markets.html

On November 27, 2004 International Herald Tribune ran a feature article/...

Source: San Francisco Chronicle

http ://w ww.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/2004/11/26/international0815EST0472.DTL

On November 26, 2004 San Francisco Chronicle reported, "The Foreign Ministry has decided to grant the Dalai Lama a visa, reversing course after refusing earlier requests amid China's objections to allowing the spiritual leader to visit Russia, a spokesman said Friday. The Dalai Lama would be allowed to travel to the majority-Buddhist Kalmykia republic and his visit would be of a 'solely...

Source: Rocky Mountain News

http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/religion/article/0,1299,DRMN_61_3355695,00.html

On November 26, 2004 Rocky Mountain News reported, "nearly 600 people gathered Thursday to break bread, pray, sing America the Beautiful and laugh at Rabbi Steven Foster's vintage quips. Once again, Denver's long-running interfaith service helped launch Thanksgiving in multicultural style... Started in the 1880s, this year'...

Source: Deutsche Welle

http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,1408550,00.html?maca=en-moreover-topstories-eng-566-rdf

On November 26, 2004 Deutsche Welle reported, "The ancient order of the Shaolin fighting monks have a new home in the German capital after the largest Shaolin Buddhist temple outside China opened in Berlin on Thursday...Shaolin is a school of Buddhism, founded in the middle of the first millenneum in the Henan...

Source: Monterey Herald

http://www.montereyherald.com/mld/montereyherald/news/local/10270940.htm

On November 25, 2004 Monterey Herald reported, "a festival celebrating Thai culture is floating to Marina [CA] for the first time this weekend. The Loy Kratong festival is part Thanksgiving, part Valentine's Day and part toy boat race. The name refers to small boats, made of banana leaves or colored paper, that celebrants use to float flower arrangements...

Source: North County Times

http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2004/11/22/news/community/11_21_0420_12_26.txt

On November 21, 2004 North County Times reported, "just hours after storm clouds cleared from a massive rainstorm Sunday morning, the Thai Buddhist Temple in Escondido celebrated the Kathina, a yearly celebration marking the ceremonial end to the eastern rainy season. The yearly celebration at the temple, which coincidentally took place...

Source: Phuket Gazette

http://www.phuketgazette.net/news/index.asp?id=3796

On November 19, 2004 the Phuket Gazette reported, "About 500 people, including local leaders of the major faiths in Thailand, held a mass session yesterday to pray for peace to return to the troubled provinces of Yala, Pattani and Narathiwat.

The congregation gathered at Phuket Provincial Hall in�support of the government’s call for mass prayer, which Phuket Governor Udomsak...

Source: BBC News

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/4017485.stm

On November 16, 2004 the BBC News reported, "The Queen of Thailand has made a rare public appeal calling for an end to the violence in the country's south.

During a 45-minute televised address, Queen Sirikit spoke of the suffering of ordinary Thais caught in the violence.

Earlier, Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra blamed the violence on Thai Muslims who had studied Islam...

Source: Voice of America

http://www.voanews.com/english/NewsAnalysis/2004-11-16-voa43.cfm

On November 16, 2004 Voice of America ran a feature article on Westerners traveling east to learn about Buddhism. The article focused on several different Western students of Buddhism: "Jeffrey Oliver, an Australian with a relaxed presence and penetrating blue eyes, is discussing Vipassana, or insight meditation, at a large temple in Bangkok... Mr. Oliver was a...

Source: The Manila Times

https://www.manilatimes.net/2004/11/16/news/top-stories/un-adopts-rp-proposal-for-interfaith-talks/682615/

On November 16, 2004 The...