Buddhism

Taiwanese Company Ships Buddhist Temple's Tsunami Aid Free of Charge

January 9, 2005

Source: Taipei Times

http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2005/01/09/2003218629

On January 9, 2005 the Taipei Times reported, "As a result of the coordination of a Taiwanese official in New York and a US congressman, Taiwan's shipping company, Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp, shipped the first of three containers of relief materials and supplies collected by a Buddhist temple in Queens, New York to Sri Lanka free of charge. Andrew Hsia,...

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Buddhist Temple in CA Hosts Cultural Exchange

January 8, 2005

Source: Whittier Daily News

http://www.whittierdailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,207~12026~2643352,00.html

On January 8, 2005 the Whittier Daily News reported, "pounding rainfall could not keep them away from the Hsi Lai Temple. Hundreds of guests from around the East San Gabriel Valley walked through the temple's gateway of Chinese characters to learn about Buddhism, and pray for world peace and the victims of the tsunami. To date, the temple has...

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Debate Over Whether to Specify Religion on Passports Highlights Tensions

January 7, 2005

Source: The New York Times

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/07/international/asia/07pakistan.html?oref=login

On January 7, 2005 The New York Times reported, "A heated dispute over whether new Pakistani passports should specify the bearer's religious affiliation has underlined the problems President Pervez Musharraf faces in projecting Pakistan as a moderate Islamic state. The controversy is the latest between Mr. Musharraf and hard-line...

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Kansas City Faithful Ring in the New Year with Interfaith Service, Tsunami Fundraiser

January 5, 2005

Source: The Kansas City Star

http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/living/10563889.htm

On January 5, 2005 The Kansas City Star reported that on, "Dec. 31, nearly 300 folks gathered at the Rime Buddhist Center for the 19th annual 'World Peace Meditation.' This year the program included the Muslim call to prayer, American Indian smudging, a Buddhist chant, a Sikh prayer, sacred Hindu music, a Christian hymn and a Sufi dance. In the keynote address, the Rev....

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Buddhists Plan to Sell Temple, Give Proceeds to Tsunami Relief

January 4, 2005

Source: Vancouver Sun

http://www.canada.com/vancouver/vancouversun/news/story.html?id=efa1946d-029d-4fb9-beba-e99bd20ae948

On January 4, 2005 the Vancouver Sun reported, "A Buddhist abbot stunned his Burnaby congregation on Saturday when he announced they would be selling a temple worth more than $500,000 to give all the proceeds to Asia's tsunami victims. But the members of Venerable Thick Nguyen Thao's Buddhist...

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South Asian Religions Offer Different Responses to Tsunami Disaster

January 2, 2005

Source: The Dallas Morning News

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/religion/stories/010305dnreltsunami-religions.49d7a.html

On January 2, 2005 The Dallas Morning News reported, " Members of the DFW Hindu Temple held a deepa puja Sunday morning. The 'prayer of light,' honoring victims of last Sunday's earthquake and tsunamis, felt something like a candlelight vigil in any church or synagogue. But the Hindu...

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Several Buddha Statues Survive Tsunami

January 1, 2005

Source: CBS News

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/01/01/world/main664238.shtml

On January 1, 2005 CBS News reported, "Legs folded, smiling serenely, several Buddha statues of cement and plaster sit unscathed amid collapsed brick walls and other tsunami debris. To many residents, the survival of the 10-foot-high figures is a divine sign. 'The Lord Buddha is a blessed person, so the statues were protected,' said U.M. Husain, a Muslim municipal worker who...

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Chicago Religious Communities Pray, Raise Funds for Tsunami Victims

January 1, 2005

Source: Chicago Tribune

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/southsouthwest/chi-0501010241jan01,1,5780991.story

On January 1, 2005 the Chicago Tribune reported, "As the death toll from the earthquake and tsunami in South Asia climbed past the 121,000 mark Friday, religious communities responded with sacred rituals to remember the dead and looked for ways to help survivors. Hindu temples and missions around the region...

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Survivors Take Refuge in Holy Places--Temples, Mosques, Churches

December 31, 2004

Source: The Mercury News

http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/world/10539076.htm?1c

On December 31, 2004 The Mercury News reported, "Amid the devastation of earthquake and tsunami, dazed refugees and weeping mourners seek solace - and shelter - on holy ground. Muslims across the ravaged northern coast of Sumatra crowded into debris-littered mosques Friday for their final prayers of the year, the stench of rotting corpses hanging over them...

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Tsunamis Challenge Faith of Many South Asians

December 31, 2004

Source: Kansas City Star

http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/nation/10538253.htm

On December 31, 2004 the Kansas City Star reported, "Not only did the tsunami drown southern Asia; it challenged its soul. When the waves washed over India's coastal villages Sunday, thousands of pilgrims to a Marian shrine were washed away while paying homage and attending mass. Bodies were scattered and buried in the sand, and the shrine suddenly became a morgue...

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