Author: Staff Writer

Source: Xinhua News

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-09/25/content_10108527.htm

The Chinese government has set great store by respecting the freedom of religious beliefs of the various ethnic groups living in Tibet since the peaceful liberation of Tibet in 1951, said a white paper on Protection and Development of Tibetan Culture issued by the Information Office of the State Council on Thursday.

Author: Ron Corben

Source: VOA News

http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-09-24-voa36.cfm

A year after Burma's military crushed protests led by Buddhist monks, human rights groups accuse the government of continuing to harass of the clergy. As Ron Corben reports from Bangkok, experts on Burma see little sign of change in the country, despite the recent release of thousands of prisoners.

A year ago this week thousands of Buddhist monks left...

Author: Mary Talbot

Source: Tricycle: The Buddhist Review

http://www.tricycle.com/special-section/introduction-teaching-your-children-buddhist-values

Of all the thousands of the Buddha's teachings, he directed a very few - three or four, depending on what you count - specifically to children. Considering the multitude and breadth of his suttas, it's hard to imagine why more weren't geared to kids: was it because...

Author: Hoko Jan Karnegis

Source: The Buddhist Review

http://www.tricycle.com/sangha-spotlight/buddhism-by-numbers

When you think of the words "American Buddhist," what do you see? Someone white, middle-aged, no kids? An adult convert from Protestantism? Someone with a graduate degree, living in the western United States?

The Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life's "2008 U.S. Religious Landscape Survey," released in late February,...

Author: Michael Kohn

Source: San Francisco Chronicle

http://www.buddhistchannel.tv/index.php?id=47,7139,0,0,1,0

Mitch Tillman is an unlikely savior. Six years ago, the Baptist missionary languished in an Alabama jail, facing a prison sentence on drug charges. Today he builds hospitals, feeds street children and saves souls in Mongolia.

For Christian missionaries like Tillman, Mongolia is the new El Dorado. Since communist rule ended...

Author: Melissa Bruen

Source: The News-Times

http://www.newstimes.com/ci_10479740?source=most_viewed

The Zoning Board of Appeals overturned the cease and desist order given to the Cambodian Buddhist Society of Connecticut by the Zoning Enforcement Officer to stop holding gatherings at property on Boggs Hill Road.

The decision, which was reached unanimously by the Board of Appeals Aug. 28, took effect Sept. 5.

The Board voted...

Author: Deepa Bharath

Source: The Orange County Register

http://www.ocregister.com/articles/temple-city-federal-2160043-limited-council

A settlement has been reached between the Buddhist temple and the city. The temple in August 2006 filed a federal lawsuit against the city challenging the constitutionality of Garden Grove's zoning code.

Belinda Helzer, an attorney for the American Civil Liberties Union, said the...

Author: Paul T. Rosynski

Original Source: Oakland Tribune

https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2008/09/16/judge-hands-down-...

Author: Staff Writer

Source: The Buddhist Channel

http://www.buddhistchannel.tv/index.php?id=60,7142,0,0,1,0

On Monday, Sept. 15 twelve Tibetan Buddhist monks from Tibet’s Drepung Loseling Monastery opened their four-day visit designed to create an exquisite geometric sand painting, called a “mandala,” at St. Mary’s College of Maryland.

Spokesperson from the college, John Schroeder introduced the monks and...

Author: Staff Writer

Source: The Gisborne Herald

Author: Adriana Stimola

Original Source: The Martha's Vineyard Times

https://www.buddhistchannel.tv/index.php?id=60,7113,0,0,1,0

Close to 50 Islanders and visitors who practice Buddhist meditation and philosophy at the Bodhi Path Buddhist Center in West Tisbury attended a...

Author: Chosun Ilbo

Source: The Buddhist Channel/Daily Press

http://www.buddhistchannel.tv/index.php?id=45,7091,0,0,1,0

President Lee Myung-bak will express regret over what Buddhist circles see as religious bias in a government dominated by evangelical Christians on Tuesday morning, to coincide with his approval of a bill in a Cabinet meeting that prohibits religious bias among public servants.

Lee will apparently express regret...

Author: Terry Evans

Source: The Buddhist Channel

http://www.buddhistchannel.tv/index.php?id=82,7092,0,0,1,0

A senior Buddhist monk was arrested in Rangoon on Friday after security forces raided his monastery, according to the Thailand-based Assistance Association for Political Prisoners—Burma (AAPP).

Military intelligence officers raided the monastery in the early hours of Friday morning and arrested the 58-year-old monk named...

Author: Jessica Ravitz

Source: The Salt Lake Tribune

http://www.buddhistchannel.tv/index.php?id=65,7085,0,0,1,0

Funny how the color can confuse people. Sporting a robe-matching bright orange hoodie sweatshirt as he lugged rocks across the lawn, the man known as Tahn Nong laughed when he recounted the recurring question, an odd one for any practicing Buddhist to hear.

"Some people ask me, 'Are you a hunter?' he said, flashing a huge...

Author: Jaime Gross

Source: The New York Times