Buddhism

Zen Center in Pittsburgh

November 7, 2002

Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

On November 7, 2002 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported that "twenty years ago, Kyoki [the name she chose for herself, meaning strong or courageous life force] and her husband owned an organic hog farm in Nebraska. She was introduced to Buddhism while subsequently going through a divorce and being involved in mediations between farmers and government.  She returned to Pittsburgh three years ago, opening the Zen Center in 2000. The Zen Center is the former home of her aunt, Mary...

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Tibetan Monks to Visit Virginia

November 4, 2002

Source: Clarksburg Exponent-Telegram

http://www.cpubco.com/cgi-bin/LiveIQue.acgi$rec=12397cbgCurrentLocalNews?cbgCurrentLocalNews

On November 4, 2002 the Clarksburg Exponent-Telegram reported that "at West Virginia Wesleyan this week, seven monks from the Tashi Lhunpo Monastery in Tibet visited the campus to share their culture. The monks are touring North American colleges to talk about their religious beliefs and practices. The...

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SE Asian Death Rituals Observed at California Mortuaries

November 3, 2002

Source: The San Francisco Chronicle

On November 3, 2002 The San Francisco Chronicle reported that "two decades ago, Southeast Asian refugees from Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam began settling in Richmond, San Pablo and Oakland. Today, Mortuaries [in] Richmond [perform] 10 to 12 Southeast Asian burials each month, for religions ranging from Buddhist to animist, and ethnic groups from Mien to Hmong and more. Mortuary staffers have learned how to wrap cloth 20 to 30 feet long around the head of deceased male Mien, how to lay Hmong dead on a head pillow of rice...

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Kailua Shambhala Meditation Group in Hawaii

November 2, 2002

Source: The Honolulu Advertiser

http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2002/Nov/02/il/il15afaith.html

On November 2, 2002 The Honolulu Advertiser reported on "Kailua Shambhala Meditation Group, [which] was organized around the Shambhala teachings. Members believe that the Shambhala culture of the Himalayas existed 'to have people wake up to their full potential as human beings,' [the group is coordinated by] Dean and Jaynine Nelson, who trained...

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Pre-Game Prayer in New Orleans Hornets Basketball Game

November 2, 2002

Source: The Times-Picayune

On November 2, 2002 The Times-Picayune reported that "when the New Orleans Hornets brought professional basketball back to town Wednesday with an opening-night win over the Utah Jazz in the New Orleans Arena, buried in the package was an unusual practice in modern professional sport: a public, pre-game prayer offered on behalf of thousands of diverse fans. Jews, Muslims and Buddhists are likely to be part of the mix, along with Christians of many denominations, said the Rev. David Arceneaux, the Hornets' unpaid team chaplain...

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Religious Groups Speak Out Against War with Iraq: Nov. 2002

November 2, 2002

Source: The Idaho Statesman

http://www.idahostatesman.com/News/story.asp?ID=24468

On November 2, 2002 The Idaho Statesman reported that "an interfaith service will be held at 6 p.m. today... in Boise. The service includes prayers for peace from leaders of several churches in the Treasure Valley. Rev. Jon Brown of the First United Methodist Church said the gathering was motivated by the U.S.�s threat of war against Iraq. Representatives from the following faiths and...

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Buddhist Sangha in Santa Fe

October 31, 2002

Source: Urban Dharma

http://www.urbandharma.org/udharma5/encounters.html

On October 31, 2002 Urban Dharma reported that "during the early 1990s, about 100 ethnic Tibetans moved to Santa Fe through a State Department relocation program. Some of them became active in the temple, but just as important, their presence and that of visiting Tibetan lamas and cultural touring groups raised interest in Tibetan Buddhism among others here. Everything once shaky about the sangha...

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Religious Groups Speak Out Against War with Iraq: Oct. 2002

October 28, 2002

Source: The Oregonian

On October 28, 2002 The Oregonian reported that "faith leaders and followers gather at a Portland church to oppose an attack on Iraq and pray that others will join them. This demonstration -- for peace with Iraq -- came in the form of a worship service, beginning with a procession of about 20 faith leaders that included Christian clergy, a Jewish rabbi, a Zen Buddhist monk, a Sikh and others. About 50 people behind them in the honey-colored pews included Roman Catholics from Southeast Portland, Methodists from Oregon City, Muslims...

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The Pao Fa Buddhist Temple in Orange County, California

October 26, 2002

Source: Los Angeles Times

http://www.latimes.com/la-me-buddhist26oct26,0,5319580.story

On October 26, 2002 the Los Angeles Times reported on "the $5-million Pao Fa Buddhist Temple, Orange County's first mega-temple. It's 41,000 square feet of prayer halls, 8-ton jade Buddhas, classrooms, a library, dining hall and 42-room monastery. And this morning, after nearly five years of construction, an expected crowd of 3,000 will get the first public peek inside during...

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Kathin Ceremony in Washington State

October 25, 2002

Source: The Seattle Post-Intelligencer

On October 25, 2002 The Seattle Post-Intelligencer reported that "the Washington Buddhavanaram, one of the largest Southeast Asian Buddhist temples in the state, will shed its serene, semirural disposition and take on the personality of a carnival. It will all be for the Kathin ceremony, a religious ritual based on an ancient story seemingly incongruent with modern times. But the festival, in which worshippers offer new robes to monks, has survived 2,500 years and the migration of believers to become one of most...

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Buddhist Relics to Tour South Western U.S.

October 24, 2002

Source: Albuquerque Journal

On October 24, 2002 the Albuquerque Journal reported that "an extremely rare and precious collection of sacred Buddhist relics is coming to New Mexico. The relics include the remains of the first Buddha who founded Buddhism about 2,500 years ago and those of a number of ancient Tibetan and Indian masters. The world tour is visiting U.S. cities to raise awareness about the Maitreya Project in India, said Paul Pulaski, a coordinator for the relic tour who lives in Albuquerque. The relics will be coming from Arizona. After...

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Wat Buddhikiram of Utah

October 24, 2002

Source: The Deseret News

On October 24, 2002 The Deseret News reported on "Wat Buddhikiram, the Cambodian Buddhist Temple of Utah. [It] looks like a garage, and the living room where three Buddhist monks are eating their second and final meal of the day is dimly lit and full of Cambodian Americans. The temple was on 2100 South until northern Utah's Cambodian Buddhist community, made up of about 100 families, scraped enough money together for a move to West Valley City in 1996. The newer temple, sans the dragon art and ornate stenciling, could just as...

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Chua Long Thien

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Phone: 714-638-3981

Buddhists and Agriculturalists Debate about Zoning in Mendocino, California

October 23, 2002

Source: The Press Democrat

http://www.pressdemocrat.com/services/agreement.html

On October 23, 2002 The Press Democrat reported that "Mendocino County supervisors Tuesday tentatively approved a controversial expansion of the 'City of 10,000 Buddhas' after a spirited debate on preserving agricultural land. The Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 after imposing new conditions on the $60 million project to build the International Institute of Philosophy and Ethics on the...

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