Buddhism

St. Maarten a Terrific Candidate for Tapping Faith Tourism Market

June 3, 2008

Author: Judy H. Fitzpatrick and Hazel Durand

Source: The Daily Herald

http://www.thedailyherald.com/news/daily/l010/faith010.html

St. Maarten may be only sixteen square miles, but its varied facilities, natural Caribbean setting, strategic location and cultural and religious diversity make it a prime candidate for faith tourism, a multibillion-dollar industry beckoning to be exploited.

With the pressure to find new niche markets to...

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Buddha for Kids: Dharmapala Buddhist Center

May 31, 2008

Author: Jessica Marcy

Source: The Roanoke Times

http://www.roanoke.com/community/virginia/religion/wb/163956

Katie Clifton-Wright was looking for a spiritual center for her family when she began meditating at Roanoke's Dharmapala Buddhist Center last summer.

The Roanoke mother enjoyed the peace that the practice gave her and wanted to share it with her two children, Harrison, 5, and Tallulah, 18 months. But there were no local...

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Global Buddhist Event Comes to Hoagland

May 31, 2008

Author: Rosa Salter Rodriguez

Source: The Buddhist Channel/The Journal Gazette

http://www.buddhistchannel.tv/index.php?id=62,6562,0,0,1,0

Buddhists hailing from far-away countries and nearby states will gather today in Hoagland for a joyous celebration that some compare with Christmas and Easter wrapped into one.

The event is called Wesak. Pronounced vay-sack, Wesak is marked annually with large gatherings featuring devotional music...

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Bolton Faiths Unite for Victims of Disasters

May 30, 2008

Author: Staff Writer

Source: The Bolton News

http://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/display.var.2309259.0.bolton_faiths_unite_for_victims_of_disasters.php

Religious groups from Bolton are coming together to raise funds for the victims of two devastating natural disasters.

The Bolton Interfaith Council is organising a "Helping in Harmony" event following the cyclone in Burma and the Chinese...

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Myanmar Adopts New Pro-Military Constitution

May 29, 2008

Author: Staff Writer

Source: Thaindian News/DPA

http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/world-news/myanmar-adopts-new-pro-military-constitution_10054395.html

Myanmar Thursday adopted a new constitution that guarantees military control over future elected governments after a heavily-criticised national referendum approved the charter with a more than 90 percent vote in its favour. State television...

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Lantern Pins Down Tight-Knit Community

May 29, 2008

Author: Staff Writer

Source: The Buddhist Channel/Star News Group

http://www.buddhistchannel.tv/index.php?id=49,6543,0,0,1,0

Berwick's Buddhist Temple of Victoria celebrated the Buddhist birthday by creating a lantern made of more than 300 bundles of wool and 1500 drawing pins.

The unique lantern is a decoration made every year to symbolise the Buddha and in past years the lanterns were created from paper, tissue paper and bamboo....

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A Vesak Taste for the New Mayor of Brent

May 27, 2008

Author: Walter Jayawardhana

Source: The Buddhist Channel/Lanka Web

http://www.buddhistchannel.tv/index.php?id=3,6536,0,0,1,0

The newly elected Brent Council Mayor, Ralph Fox recently had a little bit of the taste of Sri Lankan Vesak at a real dansala in a Buddhist temple in the suburbs of London.

He gulped a real glass of Saruwath with real kasa kasa seeds floating in it and ate some boiled gram cooked in the Sri Lanka style with...

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Muslims of Tibet

May 27, 2008

Author: Staff Writer

Source: The New Nation

http://nation.ittefaq.com/issues/2008/05/27/news0819.htm

Masood Butt is a Tibetan, living in India. But, unlike most other Tibetans in exile, who are Buddhists, Butt is a Muslim. However, apart from his faith, there is little else to distinguish Butt from other Tibetans. He follows Tibetan customs, speaks the language fluently and regards the Dalai Lama as his leader. Yet, Butt's community - the Tibetan...

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A Buddhist Shrine Grows off Highway 395

May 25, 2008

Source: The Buddhist Channel/The Los Angeles Times

http://www.buddhistchannel.tv/index.php?id=65,6523,0,0,1,0

'Venerable monk' has faith $12 million center will be built

It doesn't take long to get acquainted with the rhythm of things at a new Buddhist shrine in this high desert community presided over by a monk nicknamed "Tom" and a 24-foot-tall statue of a saint said to have miraculous powers.

Thich Dang "Tom" Phap's routine starts with early...

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Buddhist Monks Fear 'Hinduization' of Mahabodhi Temple

May 24, 2008

Author: Staff Writer

Source: The Buddhist Channel/Patna Daily

http://www.buddhistchannel.tv/index.php?id=42,6513,0,0,1,0

Buddhist Priests Fear 'Hinduization' of Mahabodhi Temple. Photo by Anupam SinghThe president of the All India Bodh Gaya Mahabodhi Vichar Mukti Andolan Committee Bhadant Anand, at a press conference in Patna on Saturday, accused the state government of trying to 'Hinduize' the Mahabodhi Temple by setting up Hindu temples...

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Vesak Celebrates Children at Dharma Vijaya Buddhist Vihara in Los Angeles

May 21, 2008

Author: Stephen Long

Source: Asian Tribune/The Buddhist Channel

http://www.buddhistchannel.tv/index.php?id=65,6494,0,0,1,0

Vesak was celebrated at Dharma Vijaya Buddhist Vihara in Los Angeles this last Saturday and Sunday, and the focus was on children.

Ven. Walpola Piyananda, Abbot of Dharma Vijaya and President of the Buddhist Sangha Council of Southern California, said that the Buddha always emphasized the importance of educating...

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Monks from Myanmar March in Cannes Film Festival

May 20, 2008

Author: Staff Writer

Source: The Buddhist Channel

Wire Service: AP

http://www.buddhistchannel.tv/index.php?id=3,6460,0,0,1,0

Five monks from Myanmar marched through the Cannes Film Festival crowd on Monday to demand that the Southeast Asian nation's junta allow foreign aid workers into the country to help cyclone victims.

"This is a humanitarian crisis — we need help," said U Uttara, an exiled...

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Buddhist Head Temple Consecrated

May 19, 2008

Author: Christine Morente

Source: The Mercury News

http://www.mercurynews.com/religion/ci_9308551

Her Holiness Shinso Ito was the picture of quiet dignity as her followers cheered - and gleefully took her picture at a respectful distance.

When she walked past, they bowed - a sign of reverence for Shinnyo-en's first female leader.

The 66-year-old's task Sunday morning was to consecrate the Japanese Buddhist order's new U.S. Head Temple...

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