Author: Khalid Moss

Source: Dayton Daily News

http://www.daytondailynews.com/n/content/oh/story/news/local/2007/06/06/DDN060607temple.html

KETTERING — — A building permit has been issued to members of Shinnyo-en to build a Buddhist temple at 5727 Bigger Road, the city's chief building official said.

Shinnyo-en is a lay Buddhist organization serving the needs of Shinnyo-en followers and...

Source: Phayul.com

Author: Giancarlo Rinaldi

Source: BBC News

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/south_of_scotland/6723459.stm

Turn a corner on a rural road in Dumfries and Galloway and what might you expect to find?

Some sheep, perhaps, or a wind turbine or two - but probably not an enormous development for Buddhist study.

Yet the Samye Ling Tibetan centre and monastery at Eskdalemuir has become an integral part of...

Author: Venice Buhain

Source: The Buddhist Channel

http://www.buddhistchannel.tv/index.php?id=65,4252,0,0,1,0

Olympia, WA (USA) -- A patchwork of colors, styles and cultures at Saint Martin’s Pavilion on Sunday marked the 2,551st anniversary of the birth of the Buddha.

It was the first time that the South Sound Buddhist temples and meditation groups got together to celebrate the birthday of Siddhartha Gautama, whose teachings...

Author: Julia Jironkina

Source: Phayul.com

Author: Julia E.M. Halewicz

Source: Litchfield County Times

Source: Columbo Page

http://www.colombopage.com/archive_07/May31134617CH.html

May 31, (UN_NY): Sri Lanka, together with several other Member States of the UN participated in the annual International Recognition of the Day of Vesak at United Nations Headquarters in New York on 29 May.

The Ceremony consisted of religious observances from the Vajrayana and Theravada sects and colourful cultural performances from Bhutan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Laos, Mongolia, Myanmar...