Author: George Morris

Source: The Buddhist Channel/The Advocate

http://www.buddhistchannel.tv/index.php?id=61,9627,0,0,1,0

Having previously chosen Christians, Jews and a Muslim for its speakers, the Interfaith Federation of Greater Baton Rouge went outside the bounds of monotheism for its 24th annual Community Prayer Breakfast on Wednesday.

Author: Staff Writer

Source: The Buddhist Channel/Xinhua

http://www.buddhistchannel.tv/index.php?id=38,9621,0,0,1,0

As the natural beauty of Pakistan 's federal capital Islamabad is fading rapidly due to wide constructions and development activities, the government decided to preserve the archeological beauty of the city by approving a plan to protect the 2,400-year-old caves, local media reported on Monday.

The remains of more than 2...

Author: Bronislaus B. Kush

Source: The Buddhist Channel/The Worcester Telegram

http://www.buddhistchannel.tv/index.php?id=60,9610,0,0,1,0

The life story and teachings of Siddhartha Gautama - a wealthy prince born in northern India sometime between the fifth and sixth centuries B.C. — laid the foundations for the establishment of Buddhism, the world’s fourth largest religion.

After his death, Gautama, who’s revered as...

Author: Ryan Mac

Source: The Bay Citizen

http://www.baycitizen.org/religion/story/stanford-dalai-lama-speaks-science-and/

Stanford University President John Hennessy is accustomed to meeting foreign dignitaries and world icons, all while projecting a calm and collected presence.

But when the Dalai Lama calls, you come running.

This morning, after introducing the spiritual leader...

Author: Justin Fritscher

Source: The Buddhist Channel/The Clarion Ledger

http://www.buddhistchannel.tv/index.php?id=61,9606,0,0,1,0

A Buddhist monk says he plans to petition Rankin County officials again in hopes of operating a monastery.

But until then, he is shopping for temporary office space to hold meditation classes.

Author: Staff Writer

Source: The Buddhist Channel/Phayul

http://www.buddhistchannel.tv/index.php?id=70,9607,0,0,1,0

China plans to tighten control over Tibetan Buddhist monasteries to reduce the influence of the exiled Dalai Lama and other 'internal and external separatist forces,' according to a government notice seen on Oct 11, 2010.

The State Administration of Religious Affairs issued the 'Management measure for...

Author: Joe Rodriguez

Source: The Mercury News

http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_16291170

In a region hamstrung by a stunted economy, besieged by dirty campaign ads and ever mindful of terrorist threats, here comes the Dalai Lama with a message of personal compassion and religious kinship.

Events of the four-day visit to Silicon Valley by the Tibetan Buddhist leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate are mostly sold out, a sign he...

Author: Kristen Moulton

Source: The Oklahoman/The Salt Lake Tribune

http://www.newsok.com/utah-buddhists-saving-brine-shrimp-back-into-lake/article/feed/198779

In Asia, Buddhists free caged birds to engender good karma.

In the North Atlantic, they release live lobsters that otherwise would end up on America's dinner tables.

But Buddhists in Utah have a truly novel way...

Author: Kathryn Weenig

Source: The Buddhist Channel/The Daily Cardinal

http://www.buddhistchannel.tv/index.php?id=62,9575,0,0,1,0

For practicing Buddhists, learning entails more than attending university classes and completing assignments.

Laiman Mai, a Buddhist who received her Ph.D. from UW-Madison and has lectured at the UW-Madison Buddhism Study Group during the past 25 years, distinguishes the knowledge of her religion from the...

Author: Staff Writer

Source: The Buddhist Channel/Asia News

http://www.buddhistchannel.tv/index.php?id=43,9555,0,0,1,0

Politicians, human rights activists and religious leaders took part in a peaceful sit-in in front of the Myanmar Embassy in Colombo yesterday. They called on the world not to forget, highlighting the difficulties democracy encounters in Sri Lanka itself.

Human rights activists, lawmakers and religious...

Author: Staff Writer

Source: The Buddhist Channel/The Irish Times

http://www.buddhistchannel.tv/index.php?id=3,9554,0,0,1,0

A fundraising campaign has been launched by the Tibetan Buddhist community in Ireland to build its first temple in Allihies on the Beara peninsula in Co Cork.

Billed as “the first of its kind in Ireland”, the traditional-style temple is to be built on a site adjoining Dzogchen Beara, the...

Author: Susan Parkou Weinstein

Source: The Buddhist Channel/Wicked Local Raynham

http://www.buddhistchannel.tv/index.php?id=60,9549,0,0,1,0

Four years after setting up home and shrine in a humble New England farmhouse, a group of Thai Buddhist monks is preparing for grander quarters.

By 2012, a sprawling 60-foot-high Theravada Buddhist temple and meditation center will rise from the South Street East...

Author: Bridie Byrne

Source: The Buddhist Channel/The White Horse Leader

http://www.buddhistchannel.tv/index.php?id=49,9536,0,0,1,0

Box Hill was blessed recently as a Tibetan master trekked to the town hall.

Lama Khenpo Pema Sherab Rinpoche taught The Peaceful and Wrathful Deities from Karma Lingpa or The Tibetan Book Of The Dead.

Author: Karissa Bursch

Source: The Buddhist Channel/The Crimson White

http://www.buddhistchannel.tv/index.php?id=61,9541,0,0,1,0

For most of the students at the University, it’s easy to find a church to attend. There is some form of church on most street corners in Alabama, and those wishing to go don’t have to look very far.

But some students at the University and residents of Tuscaloosa must look a bit...

Author: Bridie Byrne

Source: The Buddhist Channel/The White Horse Leader

http://www.buddhistchannel.tv/index.php?id=49,9536,0,0,1,0

Box Hill was blessed recently as a Tibetan master trekked to the town hall.

Lama Khenpo Pema Sherab Rinpoche taught The Peaceful and Wrathful Deities from Karma Lingpa or The Tibetan Book Of The Dead.