Source: The Buddhist Channel

http://www.buddhistchannel.tv/index.php?id=65,5448,0,0,1,0

Los Angeles, CA (USA) -- A Taiwanese Buddhist organization has helped put out the fire that engulfed southern California in October.

The Buddhist Compassionate Relief Tzu Chi Foundation said on Sunday that its volunteers in 22 locations in the US all assisted in the rescue work. So far, it has helped more than 2,000 families and 6,000 people receive support from the...

Author: Staff Writer

Source: The News

http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=82820

An altercation between a Han Chinese shop owner and Tibetan monks in rural Tibet escalated into an ethnic riot, a source with knowledge of the incident said on Sunday, the latest sign of discontent in the unsettled region.

The riot began after three Buddhist monks from the Baiga temple in Tibet’s Naqu district got into a scuffle with the shop...

Author: Paul Icamina

Source: The Buddhist Channel

http://www.buddhistchannel.tv/index.php?id=57,5438,0,0,1,0

The largest Burmese Buddhist temple in Singapore closed its doors Friday to activists who have been using it as a venue and even as a mailing address as they protest human rights violations and call for democracy in Myanmar. Participants clad in red T-shirts have been holding massive prayer sessions at the temple, distributing pro-...

Author: Staff Writer

Source: BBC News

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/south_of_scotland/7106069.stm

The conduct of councillors who opted not to take part in a Buddhist prayer before a meeting is to be reported to the Standards Commission for Scotland.

Three Conservative members of Dumfries and Galloway Council said they made the decision on religious grounds.

The prayer and blessing were to mark...

Author: Caroline Page

Source: The Buddhist Channel

http://www.buddhistchannel.tv/index.php?id=61,5415,0,0,1,0

Austin, Texas (USA) -- Though the Austin Zen Center could provide a calm meditative environment close to UT campus for Buddhist students, more students use the facility for class assignment research than participating in Buddhist practices.

"We have an awful lot of people who come and ask us to help with their papers - people...

Author: Staff Writer

Source: The Buddhist Channel

http://www.buddhistchannel.tv/index.php?id=71,5414,0,0,1,0

The Uganda Buddhist Centre, founded in 2005, is a major initiative in the heart of Africa which intends to provide the first stable source of Dhamma in Uganda.

The centre is a major initiative in the heart of Africa and intends to provide the first stable source of the original teachings of the Buddha in Uganda. It aims to...

Author: Mungpi

Source: The Buddhist Channel/Mizzima News

http://www.buddhistchannel.tv/index.php?id=82,5368,0,0,1,0

Sayadaw (abbot) U Gambira, a prominent Buddhist clergy, who took a leading role in the August and September peoples' protest in Burma was arrested by the authorities in Rangoon, after a month in hiding, a source told Mizzima.

The police have been in hot pursuit of U Gambira, who took to the streets and led several...