Author: Staff Writer

Source: The Himalayan Times

https://thehimalayantimes.com/news%20archives/tibetan-harassment-on-rise-us

The Annual Report on International Religious Freedom which was released by United...

Source: KYW Newsradio

http://www.kyw1060.com/pages/5523805.php?

A local Buddhist monk will spend the next four weeks constructing a sand painting to help bring peace to his adopted city of Philadelphia.

Members of the Tibetan Buddhist Center of Philadelphia joined with Venerable Losang Samten on Monday in prayers and chants around a roped-off platform in the lobby of the Gershman Y, at Broad and Pine Streets in center city.  

Over the next...

Original Source: News-Press

https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/220995324/

Members of Southwest Florida’s Hindu community lit up the night Saturday in Lehigh Acres with a Diwali celebration.

More than 100 people, many with roots in the West Indies and South America, where Hinduism is widespread, danced, sang, enjoyed a fashion show...

Author: Staff Writer

Source: The Buddhist Channel/ColomboPage News Desk

http://www.buddhistchannel.tv/index.php?id=62,8628,0,0,1,0

Indiana Buddhist Temple in Hoagland, Indiana celebrated its Annual Kathina Ceremony on Saturday October 17th, 2009.

This year the Kathina Ceremony was sponsored by Mr. Anuruddha Rathninda and family. The celebration included Buddha Puja, Sangika Dana, Chanting of the Paritha, a colorful Kathina procession...

Author: Emily Breder

Source: Boston Examiner

http://www.examiner.com/x-16501-Buddhism-Examiner~y2009m10d23-Movie-The-Dhamma-Brothers-Eat-meets-West-in-the-deep-South

Donaldson Correctional Facility is the end of the road for most men. A life sentence without parole or awaiting capital punishment amounts to about the same thing- four walls and a matter of time. This fishbowl of...

Author: Carmen George

Source: The Buddhist Channel

http://www.buddhistchannel.tv/index.php?id=63,8632,0,0,1,0

Thin lines of colored sand trickled from the end of a silver instrument resembling a narrow funnel held by Tibetan Buddhist monk Venerable Ngawang Chojor.

Outside the bustle of the UC Market Thursday, Chojor worked silently on a “compassion” mandala, an ancient circular art design made from colored sand, with a...

Author: Staff Writer

Source: The Buddhist Channel/UCAN

http://www.buddhistchannel.tv/index.php?id=45,8630,0,0,1,0

More than 70 percent of Buddhist monks and nuns who responded to a recent survey say that antagonism between their religion and Protestantism is a serious problem.

Many also said that Protestantism is the most influential religion in the country, followed by Catholicism and Buddhism.

The Research Institute of...

Author: Staff Writer

Original Source: India West

https://indianexpress.com/article/news-archive/print/obama-celebrates-diwali-at-white-house/

Surrounded by...

Author: Staff Writer

Source: BBC News

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/education/8318765.stm

Independent faith schools must ensure all resources used to teach about other religions are accurate, inspectors say.

Ofsted surveyed 51 schools in England from the Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Buddhist and Hindu faiths, at the request of Schools Secretary Ed Balls.

Inspectors said some materials were biased or had incorrect information...

Author: Terry Evans

Source: The Buddhist Channel/Scoop New Zealand

http://www.buddhistchannel.tv/index.php?id=82,8626,0,0,1,0

A military government website, “Kyaymon” [meaning “the mirror”], which operates as an online daily newspaper in Burmese has criticised two well-known Buddhist monks’ organisations and warned that the Burmese military authorities will take action against them.

The website claimed...

Author: Staff Writer

Source: Bury Times

http://www.burytimes.co.uk/news/4693795.Sikh_storyteller_grabs_the_imagination_at_faith_day/

Pupils in Bury have been given the opportunity to broaden their knowledge of other faiths and cultures.

Bury CE High School staged its second annual multi-faith day which brought together speakers from the major world religions, thanks to a series of workshops and...

Author: Staff Writer

Source: Wicked Local Quincy/The Patriot Ledger

http://www.wickedlocal.com/quincy/news/lifestyle/celebrations/x185907557/Quincy-hosts-Indian-Diwali-festival

Members of the Hindu community celebrated goodness and forgiveness Sunday night during the annual festival of Diwali. “We come together, dance together, sing together,” said Arun Chaudharl, one of the...

Author: Ian Timberlake

Source: The Buddhist Channel

Wire Service: AFP

http://www.buddhistchannel.tv/index.php?id=55,8624,0,0,1,0

The forced expulsion of more than 300 followers of one of the world's most influential Buddhists highlights Vietnam's suppression of religious freedom, Human Rights Watch said Monday.

"The government views many religious groups, particularly popular ones that it fears it can't...

Author: Amy Julia Harris

Source: The Stanford Daily

http://www.stanforddaily.com/cgi-bin/?p=1034540

The Old Union courtyard was awash in saris, food, candlelight and music Sunday night as hundreds of students celebrated the Hindu holiday of Diwali.

This year, four of Stanford’s most prominent South Asian organizations — the Hindu Student Council, Sanskriti, the Stanford India Association and the dance team Basmati Raas — pooled...

Author: Gregg Evans

Source: Birmingham Mail

http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2009/10/19/devotees-gather-to-celebrate-the-triumph-of-good-over-evil-97319-24963585/

Thousands of worshippers gathered in Birmingham to mark Diwali, the Festival of Lights. Members of the Hindu, Jain and Sikh religions turned out to celebrate the triumph of good over...