Buddhism

Update: Obon Festival, 2003

July 22, 2003

Source: Today's Sunbeam

http://www.nj.com/news/sunbeam/local/index.ssf?/base/news-2/1058878711256500.xml

On July 22, 2003 Today's Sunbeam reported that "Obon Odori, a festival of remembrance celebrated with music, dance and light, was held for the 58th year in Seabrook over the weekend, demonstrating vividly the joining of two cultures that occurred when Japanese-Americans came to the area during World War II... Since 1945, Buddhists of the...

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Dharma Study Group

Information about this center is no longer updated. This data was last updated on 9 October 2015.

Contact Information

Address: P.O. Box 614, Durham, NH 03824

Gay Couple Celebrates Anniversary at Buddhist Zendo

July 20, 2003

Source: The Oregonian

On July 20, 2003 The Oregonian reported that "On a Friday night in Southeast Portland, 100 people gather in a Zen Buddhist zendo, or meditation hall [to celebrate an anniversary]. Eric Marcoux, a Tibetan Buddhist teacher... and his partner of 50 years, Eugene Woodworth, have lived through a lot of history: the 1950s with their crackdown on 'deviant sexuality,' the sexual '60s, the gay rights action of the '70s and '80s, the AIDS crisis, the legal changes and ongoing challenges of antigay-rights measures. But they don't see themselves...

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Rabbi Tracee Rosen to Serve in Utah's Congregation Kol Ami

July 20, 2003

Source: The Salt Lake Tribune

http://www.sltrib.com/2003/Jul/07202003/utah/77054.asp

On July 20, 2003 The Salt Lake Tribune reported that "Rabbi Tracee Rosen... [will arrive] next month as the new rabbi at Salt Lake City's Congregation Kol Ami... Its rabbi is automatically a key player on many of Utah's interfaith councils, joining regularly with Catholic, Protestant, LDS, Buddhist and Muslim leaders. That person is routinely asked to give the official Jewish...

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Opinion: From Buddhist Perspective, Government Dishonesty Shows Arrogance

July 19, 2003

Source: Independent

http://argument.independent.co.uk/commentators/story.jsp?story=425610

On July 19, 2003 the Independent ran an opinion piece by John Peacock, director of Sharpham College for Buddhist studies and contemporary enquiry, in which he discussed the British government's unwillingness to admit wrongs in the handling of the Iraq war: "Such reticence to own up to any form of manipulation, mendaciousness or mere mistakenness makes many people...

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Plum Blossom Sangha

Information about this center is no longer updated. This data was last updated on 22 March 2013.

Phone: 512 272 9910
Email: terrycortes@sbcglobal.net
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Activities and Schedule

The Plum Blossom Sangha meets every Sunday from 6-8 p.m. for a traditional session of sitting and walking meditation, followed by informal tea and dharma discussion. There is also a sutra study group the fourth Sunday of the month from 4:00-5:30 p.m. Other monthly activities include chanting practice the third Sunday from 4:30-5...

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Soka Gakkai International - Austin Chapter

Information about this center is no longer updated. This data was last updated on 22 March 2013.

Phone: 512-323-9191
Email: austinsgi@yahoo.com
Website: http://www.sgi-usa-austin.org
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Activities and Schedule

The Central Texas Area of the SGI-USA holds World Peace prayer meetings the first Sunday of every month in Austin at 10:00 a.m., 12:30 p.m., and 3:00 p.m. and at 10:00 a.m. in Killeen at 10:00 a.m. In addition, The Central Texas Area also has a robust calendar schedule with over a...

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Dharma Drum Mountain Buddhist Association

Information about this center is no longer updated. This data was last updated on 24 October 2006.

Phone: 512-346-7376
Email: jweiy@Austin.PR.com
Website: http://www.chan1.org/index.html
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Activities and Schedule

The Austin chapter of the Dharma Drum Mountain Buddhist Association meets once a week for a sitting meditation. The meditation is usually preceded by a series of eight prescribed movement forms, which help to balance the body and mind...
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Xiang Yun Temple, International Buddhist Progress Society at Austin

Information about this center is no longer updated. This data was last updated on 22 March 2013.

Phone: 512-346-6789
Email: blia.austin@gmail.com
Website: http://www.ibps-austin.org/
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Activities and Schedule

A Dharma Service in Chinese is held on Sundays from 10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m., followed by a vegetarian lunch. Dharma Services include sutra chanting, lectures, or repentance and meditation. The Lamp of Wisdom Merit blessing is held on the first Sunday of every month. A Dharma Service...

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A Community for Contemplative Practice

Information about this center is no longer updated. This data was last updated on 22 March 2013.

Contact Information

Address: 2520 Longview Street, Nob Hill Building, Suite 412, Austin, TX 78705
Email: Bodhidave@hotmail.com
Website: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ccplist

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Activities and Schedule

A Community for Contemplative Practice meets every Thursday from 7:30-9:00 p.m. at Rolling Hills Yoga Studio. Meetings include a half hour of meditation followed by a talk and...

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Sitagu Buddhist Vihara

Information about this center is no longer updated. This data was last updated on 22 March 2013.

Phone: 512-301-3968
Email: sitaguvihara@yahoo.com
Website: http://www.sitagu.org/
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Activities and Schedule

11:00 AM, everyday: Offering of Almsfood to the monks. (Monks are required to eat their final daily meal before noon.) 9:00 PM, Monday through Friday: Meditation 7:00-9:00 PM, Monday: Abhidamma class. 7:30 - 9:00 PM, Wednesday: Pali classes 10:00 AM, Sunday: Adult Abhidamma and Children... Read more about Sitagu Buddhist Vihara

Female Monk to Start Retreat in South Carolina

July 14, 2003

Source: The Associated Press

http://www.thestate.com/mld/state/6297888.htm

On July 14, 2003 The Associated Press reported that "Sudhamma is one of the world's few female Theravada monks. She started a three-month retreat in Mauldin [SC] on Sunday... As a monk, Sudhamma keeps her head shaved and wears an orange robe... She's associated with Theravada Buddhism, a traditional school of thought centered in Southeast Asia... While thousands of men have become Theravada monks,...

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