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Japanese Monks who came to Galle in the late 19th Century - Daily Mirror

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 05:34:03 GMT

Japanese Monks who came to Galle in the late 19th Century
Daily Mirror, Sri Lanka - 1 minute ago
The desire to learn more about Buddhism was compelling due to the Christian influence in Japan at the time. Coincidentally at this time a senior diplomat by ...

"Muttodaya" BR-Frankenschau (7.12.2008)

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 05:33:54 GMT

Film �ber Kloster Muttodaya, Almosengang in Bayreuth

Author: muttodaya
Keywords: Muttodaya Wat Pa Kloster Waldkloster Phra Ajahn pindapata Buddha Dhamma meditation monastery forest
Added: December 28, 2008

A Buddhist celebration of the New Year - Examiner.com

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 05:33:30 GMT

Examiner.com

A Buddhist celebration of the New Year
Examiner.com - 44 minutes ago
Here amid the Live Oak trees and Sabal Palms native to the Florida landscape, discussions on Buddhism, philosophy and everyday life take place in a relaxing ...

Campaign to turn Bodh Gaya into vegetarian zone - Thaindian.com

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 05:33:16 GMT

Campaign to turn Bodh Gaya into vegetarian zone
Thaindian.com, Thailand - 1 hour ago
Patna, Dec 30 (IANS) Lord Buddha preached non-violence towards all living beings and in accordance with the teachings of the founder of Buddhism a campaign ...

Emptiness Not Holiness - Oneindia

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 05:32:56 GMT

Oneindia

Emptiness Not Holiness
Oneindia, India - 12 minutes ago
Emperor Wu of China an earnest Buddhist engaged himself in noble activities conforming to Buddhism like erecting temples and monasteries, educating monks, ...

2008: successful year of Vietnamese Buddhism - VietNamNet Bridge

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 05:32:45 GMT

2008: successful year of Vietnamese Buddhism
VietNamNet Bridge, Vietnam - 31 minutes ago
VietNamNet Bridge - Buddhist dignitaries have appreciated 2008 as a successful year of the Vietnamese Buddhism with valuable and practical support from the ...

Dalai Lama to inaugurate inter-faith conference of Murari Bapu - Zee News

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 05:32:35 GMT

Dalai Lama to inaugurate inter-faith conference of Murari Bapu
Zee News, India - 16 minutes ago
Prime Minister of Tibetan government in-exile Samdhong Rinpoche, who is also an eminent Buddhist scholar, will also deliver address on Buddhism during the ...

Everything's Zen - San Diego Reader

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 05:31:45 GMT

Everything's Zen
San Diego Reader, CA - 1 minute ago
By the time we got home, I was imagining Zen Buddhists turning and walking away from me, ashamed of my lack of recognition for a chance at enlightenment. ...

Hundreds gather at Nan Tien Temple for special ceremony - Illawara Mercury

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 18:10:11 GMT

Hundreds gather at Nan Tien Temple for special ceremony
Illawara Mercury, Australia - 7 minutes ago
"Buddhism promotes love, kindness, equality and compassion towards all races and all religions," she said. "This festival is really about bringing the ...

Monks breathe life into temple - China Daily

Mon, 29 Dec 2008 21:41:30 GMT

Monks breathe life into temple
China Daily, China - 10 minutes ago
Over the next 30 years, the monks from the world famous monastery will help teach Buddhism practices and introduce their martial art and traditional medical ...

Clergy in crisis? 17th monk congress starts - Phnom Penh Post

Mon, 29 Dec 2008 21:40:33 GMT

Clergy in crisis? 17th monk congress starts
Phnom Penh Post, Cambodia - 47 minutes ago
"Buddhism teaches monks to obey, but individuals still violate the principles of religion," said Nguon Nget, the chief monk in Cambodia. ...
Cambodia opens 17th annual Congress of Religion Xinhua
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Nat Geo's Secrets of the Kung Fu Temple this Thursday, Dec. 18 - Monsters and Critics.com

Mon, 29 Dec 2008 21:39:59 GMT

Monsters and Critics.com

Nat Geo's Secrets of the Kung Fu Temple this Thursday, Dec. 18
Monsters and Critics.com - 6 minutes ago
The Shaolin Temple in rural China is the birthplace of kung fu and home to Zen Buddhism. Over turbulent centuries the temple has been destroyed and ...

When McCartney asked Dalai Lama to turn vegetarian - Sify

Mon, 29 Dec 2008 21:39:25 GMT

LIVENEWS.com.au

When McCartney asked Dalai Lama to turn vegetarian
Sify, India - 39 minutes ago
... contribute to the suffering of animals, contradicting the latter's statement that Buddhists "believe in not causing suffering to any sentient beings". ...
McCartney lashes out at 'meat-eating' Dalai Lama LIVENEWS.com.au
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The Power of Silence

Mon, 29 Dec 2008 03:12:39 GMT

Ajahn Brahm, The power of silence

Author: BuddhistSocietyWA
Keywords: "Ajahn Brahm" "the power of silence"
Added: December 19, 2008

The Dalai Lama, Christianity, and Sex (The Christian Post)

Mon, 29 Dec 2008 03:12:09 GMT

A prominent religious leader recently said that sex, however pleasurable it might be in the short run, leads to long-term trouble.

Photo Ed: Tibet marks anniversary of spiritual leader's death - H�rriyet

Mon, 29 Dec 2008 03:11:49 GMT

H�rriyet

Photo Ed: Tibet marks anniversary of spiritual leader's death
H�rriyet, Turkey - 30 minutes ago
21, 2008, to mark the death anniversary of Tsongkhapa, a Tibetan saint who started the Gelugpa order, one of the Tibetan Buddhism sects. ...

Sick Practicing (29/02/2004)

Mon, 29 Dec 2008 03:10:13 GMT

by Zen Master Wu Bong

Children of His Majesty

Mon, 15 Dec 2008 06:07:38 GMT

Yamaoka Tesshu was a tutor of the emperor. He was also a master of fencing and a profound student of Zen. His home was the abode of vagabonds. He has but one suit of clothes, for they kept him always poor. The emperor, observing how worn his garments were, gave Yamaoka some money to buy new ones. The next time Yamaoka appeared he wore the same old outfit. "What became of the new clothes, Yamaoka?" asked the emperor. "I provided clothes for the children of Your Majesty," explained Yamaoka

Chasing Two Rabbits

Mon, 15 Dec 2008 06:07:01 GMT

A martial arts student approached his teacher with a question. "I'd like to improve my knowledge of the martial arts. In addition to learning from you, I'd like to study with another teacher in order to learn another style. What do you think of this idea?" "The hunter who chases two rabbits," answered the master, "catches neither one."

Calling Card

Mon, 15 Dec 2008 06:05:56 GMT

Keichu, the great Zen teacher of the Meiji era, was the head of Tofuku, a cathedral in Kyoto. One day the governor of Kyoto called upon him for the first time. His attendant presented the card of the governor, which read: Kitagaki, Governor of Kyoto. "I have no business with such a fellow," said Keichu to his attendant. "Tell him to get out of here."The attendant carried the card back with apologies. "That was my error," said the governor, and with a pencil he scratched out the words Governor of Kyoto. "Ask your teacher again." "Oh, is that Kitagaki?" exclaimed the teacher when he saw the card. "I want to see that fellow."

Buddha's Zen

Mon, 15 Dec 2008 06:05:17 GMT

uddha said: "I consider the positions of kings and rulers as that of dust motes. I observe treasures of gold and gems as so many bricks and pebbles. I look upon the finest silken robes as tattered rags. I see myriad worlds of the universe as small seeds of fruit, and the greatest lake in India as a drop of oil on my foot. I perceive the teachings of the world to be the illusion of magicians. I discern the highest conception of emancipation as a golden brocade in a dream, and view the holy path of the illuminated ones as flowers appearing in one's eyes. I see meditation as a pillar of a mountain, Nirvana as a nightmare of daytime. I look upon the judgment of right and wrong as the serpentine dance of a dragon, and the rise and fall of beliefs as but traces left by the four seasons."

Bicycle

Thu, 11 Dec 2008 20:56:50 GMT

A Zen Teacher saw five of his students return from the market, riding their bicycles. When they had dismounted, the teacher asked the students, "Why are you riding your bicycles?" The first student replied, "The bicycle is carrying this sack of potatoes. I am glad that I do not have to carry them on my back!" The teacher praised the student, saying, "You are a smart boy. When you grow old, you will not walk hunched over, as I do."

Bell Teacher

Thu, 11 Dec 2008 20:56:14 GMT

A new student approached the Zen master and asked how he should prepare himself for his training. "Think of me as a bell," the master explained. "Give me a soft tap, and you will get a tiny ping. Strike hard, and you'll receive a loud, resounding peal."

Banishing a Ghost

Wed, 10 Dec 2008 21:57:11 GMT

The wife of a man became very sick. On her deathbed, she said to him, "I love you so much! I don't want to leave you, and I don't want you to betray me. Promise that you will not see any other women once I die, or I will come back to haunt you." For several months after her death, the husband did avoid other women, but then he met someone and fell in love. On the night that they were engaged to be married, the ghost of his former wife appeared to him. She blamed him for not keeping the promise, and every night thereafter she returned to taunt him. The ghost would remind him of everything that transpired between him and his fiancee that day, even to the point of repeating, word for word, their conversations. It upset him so badly that he couldn't sleep at all.

Arresting the Stone Buddha

Wed, 10 Dec 2008 21:56:29 GMT

A merchant bearing fifty rolls of cotton goods on his shoulders stopped to rest from the heat of the day beneath a shelter where a large stone Buddha was standing. There he fell asleep, and when he awoke his goods had disappeared. He immediately reported the matter to the police. A judge named O-oka opened court to investigate. "That stone Buddha must have stolen the goods," concluded the judge. "He is supposed to care for the welfare of the people, but he has failed to perform his holy duty. Arrest him." The police arrested the stone Buddha and carried it into the court. A noisy crowd followed the statue, curious to learn what kind of sentence the judge was about to impose.