Author: Staff Writer

Original Source: The Times of India

Police detained 150 Tibetans who held a protest on Sunday near the Chinese Embassy visa office in the Nepalese capital, Kathmandu.

The protesters, who were mostly Buddhist monks and nuns, were demanding the end of Chinese rule in Tibet.

"Free Tibet! We want freedom," they chanted before police blocked their march to the embassy's visa office and took them away in open trucks and vans to several detention centers in Kathmandu.

Author: Lynn Ascrizzi

Source: Kennebec Journal/Morning Sentinel

http://morningsentinel.mainetoday.com/news/local/4936565.html

Rocio Orantez of Oakland and her teachers, Stef and Margaret Barragato of Treetop Zen Center, reflect the growing religious pluralism in America.

Buddhism is America's fourth-largest religion, next to Christianity, Judaism and Islam, according to the article, "American Buddhism on the Rise," published in a...

Author: Staff Writer

Source: Dawn

Wire Service: AP

http://www.dawn.com/2008/04/28/top15.htm

Suspected separatists shot dead two Muslims in the Thai south on Sunday, police said, as the army warned of possible strikes by militants on the anniversary of a deadly mosque raid.

A 36-year-old Muslim suspected of involvement in the insurgency and a 38-year-old local government worker were shot dead in separate incidents in...

Author: Victor O'Brien

Source: Killeen Daily Herald

http://www.kdhnews.com/news/story.aspx?s=24898

Wat Pah Sammarkki Buddhist Temple in Killeen broke from the normal tradition of peace to celebrate two special occasions Saturday.

On the eve of the Thai new year, temple members and local residents joined to celebrate the temple's 14th anniversary in Killeen with a Songkran (New Year's) Festival on Saturday. The Thai new year typically falls in...

Author: Nick Mulvenney

Source: The Independent

Wire Service: Reuters

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/china-to-meet-dalai-lama-aides-815586.html

China is to hold talks with envoys of the Dalai Lama, the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism whom it blames for a wave of unrest, state media reported today, as the Olympic flame arrived in Japan.

The move comes after...

Author: Staff Writer

Source: The Buddhist Channel/The Yomiuri Shimbun

http://www.buddhistchannel.tv/index.php?id=44,6267,0,0,1,0

Graffiti were found on the main building of Zenkoji temple in Nagano on Sunday morning, two days after the temple decided not to serve as the starting point of the Beijing Olympic torch relay, which starts Saturday.

The police, who suspect somebody targeted Zenkoji due to the temple's recent high profile as...

Author: HENRY SANDERSON

Source: The Buddhist Channel

Wire Service: AP

http://www.buddhistchannel.tv/index.php?id=46,6263,0,0,1,0

Buddhist monasteries in the Tibetan capital of Lhasa are poised to resume religious activities for the first time since protests against Chinese rule turned violent last month, the official Xinhua News Agency said Saturday.

One of Lhasa's main monasteries, the Drepung, will...

Author: NIRAJ WARIKOO

Source: Detroit Free Press

http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080420/NEWS05/804200574/1001/news

The Dalai Lama called for the respect of different cultures and interfaith understanding Saturday, saying that the future of the world depends on mutual acceptance.

"I always believe since all different traditions have some potential to bring inner peace, inner value ... it is...

Author: Press Release

Source: The Buddhist Channel/Vajrayana Buddhist Council of Malaysia

http://www.buddhistchannel.tv/index.php?id=56,6259,0,0,1,0

The Vajrayana Buddhist Council of Malaysia would like to support the call (New Straits Times report dated 16 April 2008) by the Chief High Priest of Malaysia Rev. K. Dhammaratana Thera that politics should be kept out of the coming Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.

Hence, in conjunction with...

Author: Eric O. Hanson

Source: Mercury News

http://www.mercurynews.com/opinion/ci_8969561

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For 10 days the United States has become the religious-political capital of the world, hosting visits by the...

Author: Janet I. Tu

Source: Seattle Times

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/dalai-...

Author: Staff Writer

Source: Khaleej Times

Wire Service: Reuters

Author: Staff Writer

Source: BBC News

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7344984.stm

China has arrested nine Tibetan Buddhist monks who have been accused of a bomb attack, according to the official Xinhua news agency.

Chinese officials said the monks' homemade bomb exploded in a government building in eastern Tibet on 23 March.

Xinhua news agency did not explain why the alleged bomb incident was not reported at the time.
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Author: Colleen May and Kay Bel

Source: The Buddhist Channel/Epoch Times

http://www.buddhistchannel.tv/index.php?id=49,6225,0,0,1,0

Thich Quang Ba, a Vietnamese Buddhist monk from the Vanltanh Temple in Canberra, was a guest at the opening night of the Chinese Spectacular and was impressed by the skill of the artists as well as the important moral messages of the performance.

"The arts presentation of this show is excellent. A lot of...

Author: Staff Writer

Source: The Buddhist Channel/The Mississauga News

http://www.buddhistchannel.tv/index.php?id=66,6224,0,0,1,0

It's a win-win situation for Peel Regional Police and members of a Buddhist temple in Meadowvale.

Today, Peel police officers are visiting Fo Guang Shan Temple on Millcreek Dr., one of the largest Buddhist temples in the GTA. The visit, which is to last most of the day, includes a tour of the temple and an...