Buddhism

Buddhist Shrine in Colorado Is Consecrated

August 20, 2001

Source: The New York Times

On August 20, 2001, The New York Times reported on the 10-day consecration of the a 108-foot-tall Great Stupa of Dharmakaya, a Buddhist commemorative shrine, in Red Feather Lakes, Colorado. The stupa "has been built exactly according to the Tibetan tradition," according to a Colorado professor of Buddhist studies. "The stupa contains the ashes of Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche, a Tibetan exile who brought Buddhist teachings to the West long before the Dalai Lama...In a broad sense, the stupa presents a striking example of how the sacred...

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Buddhist Lama Shares Wisdom in Florida

August 18, 2001

Source: St. Petersburg Times

on August 18, 2001, the St. Petersburg Times reported on His Eminence Garchen Rinpoche, a Tibetan Buddhist lama, or priest, who is planning a trip to Clearwater, Florida "to share wisdom he is said to have gained over many lifetimes...Followers believe he was known in the 13th century as the Siddha Gar Chodingpa...Further back, he is believed to have lived as an important Buddhist named Mahasiddha Aryadeva...When he comes to Clearwater, he will give a series of five talks about Buddhism at the Unitarian Universalist Church...

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Diamond Way Buddhist Center, Austin

Information about this center is no longer updated.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

Phone: 512-289-9081
Email: austin@diamondway.org
Website: http://www.diamondway.org/austin

Activities and Schedule

General meditation meetings are held twice a week on Sundays and Tuesdays. Members meet in the Austin Center on Sundays and Wednesdays at 7:00 P.M. and Tuesdays at 7:00 P.M. at the University of Texas at Austin. Unlike most of the Buddhist groups, Diamond Way Buddhist Center in Austin begins regular practices with...

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Inter-Religious Panel at Harvard Explores Conversion

August 14, 2001

Source: International Society for Krishna Consciousness

http://www.iskcon.net/boston

On August 14, 2001, The International Society for Krishna Consciousness reported that "the Boston Theological Institute's Dialog Program convened a panel on religious conversion at the Harvard Divinity School. Christopher Queen...of the Harvard Extension School...discussed his journey from Methodism to Buddhism...Premananda dasa spoke of his journey from Christianity to atheism to Vaishnavism......

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Chua Tam Bao

Information about this center is no longer updated. This data was last updated on 8 September 2015.

Contact Information

Address: 4040 W. Brookstown Dr., Baton Rouge, LA 70805

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