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Minnesota Buddhist temple opens up sacred dance troupe

Started by Cambodian refugees who had fled the Khmer Rouge’s killing fields four decades ago, the Buddhist temple of Watt Munisotaram has evolved into a majestic structure with golden spires dominating the snow-covered Minnesota farmland

The Independent UK

Rich diamond tycoons slammed for letting daughter become nun at just eight-years-old

Devanshi Sanghvi, 8, gave up her position as heiress to her father's $61million diamond fortune so she could become a nun of the ancient Jain religion in India - she will sleep on a hard floor and rely on alms-seeking to feed herself

Daily Mirror

The cult of expertise comes for Buddhism

A moneyed caste has co-opted Buddhism and folded it into its techno-centric worldview

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China's Efforts To Destroy Buddhism Won't Succeed, Says Dalai Lama

In a sharp attack on China's moves to eliminate Buddhism the Tibetan Spiritual leader Dalai Lama has said China is attempting to target and destroy Buddhism but it won't succeed. Read on for details:

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Traditional Buddhist teachings exclude LGBTQ people from monastic life, but change is coming slowly

The symbolic image of the silently meditating nun or chanting monk often embodies the Buddhist religion. Such representation may make it appear that Buddhist teachings and practices are grounded in heterosexual norms. However, there is also plenty of discussion on the various expressions of human sexuality and sexual orientations in…

The Conversation

Myanmar monk militia: Buddhist clergy backing junta

YANGON: In a monastery in central Myanmar, a Buddhist monk, Wathawa, rallies his militia with a cry: "What's our spirit like?"

Bangkok Post

Monk militia: The Buddhist clergy backing Myanmar's junta

In a monastery in central Myanmar, a Buddhist monk, Wathawa, rallies his militia with a cry: "What's our spirit like?"

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The Buddhist and Taoist influences that underpin the Star Wars universe

When George Lucas’s space saga about a fledgling rebellion of Jedi knights fighting the evil Galactic Empire hit cinemas in 1977, few could imagine that it would become one of the most successful film franchises in history.

The Conversation

Heather Rose writes with raw beauty about trauma and 'hardcore spiritual work' – so why does it leave me cold?

I have to begin my review of acclaimed novelist Heather Rose’s first foray into non-fiction with an admission: I am a deeply unspiritual person. I find “spiritual journey” narratives, generally speaking, solipsistic and tedious: I even grew impatient reading Herman Hesse’s Siddhartha.

The Conversation

Asian faiths try to save swastika symbol corrupted by Hitler

In much of the world, the swastika is often equated to Adolf Hitler’s Nazi Germany – a symbol of hate that evokes the trauma of the Holocaust and the horrors of Nazi rule

The Independent UK

Emily Sheffield: As society evolves, our moral codes are being tested like never before

When was the last time you asked yourself: what is the moral code you live by? And if you wrote a list of the guidelines within that code, what would they be? Frequently we will trot out the golden rule that we should treat others as we want to be…

Evening Standard

What is Mahāyāna Buddhism? A scholar of Buddhism explains

Mahāyāna is the name of one of the two primary branches of Buddhism. The word is formulated from the Sanskrit “mahā,” meaning great or large, and “yāna,” meaning vehicle. Taken together, the term can be translated as the Great Vehicle.

The Conversation

Anchorage Zen Community seeks awareness sitting in silence

For more than three decades, members of the Anchorage Zen Community have gathered in unusual venues with the same intention: simply to sit and meditate in silence

The Independent UK

Japan's 'waste not, want not' philosophy has deep religious and cultural roots, from monsters and meditation to Marie Kondo's tidying up

The word “waste” is often frightening. People fear not making the most of their time, whether at work or at leisure, and failing to live life to the fullest.

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Diwali will be honored as an official holiday in New York City schools

Diwali celebrates lightness over darkness and is celebrated by more than 1 billion Hindu people each year. It also has its own versions in the Buddhism, Sikhism and Jainism religions.

The Guardian - UK

Kelsang Gyatso obituary

Tibetan monk who opposed the Dalai Lama’s openness to teachings from other Buddhist schools and founded the New Kadampa Tradition

The Canberra Times

Spiritual head of world's happiest country in Naas Valley retreat

Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Bhutan graduated from the University of Canberra.

The Hindu

Explained | The Ashoka Vijaya Dashami controversy

Why did Aam Aadmi Minister Rajendra Pal Gautam attending a Buddhist Conversion Day event create uproar? What is the history of the Day and how is Ambedkar linked to the event? What are the rituals followed and what do they signify?

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A dedicated disciple

When Bollywood actor Gagan Malik accepted the role of Buddha in the epic film Sri Siddhartha Gautama almost a decade ago, little was he aware his life would be forever changed.

The Hindu

The atrophy of the neo-Buddhist movement in India

Revisiting the ideals of Ambedkar’s neo-Buddhist movement can be helpful in building fierce ideological challenges to Hindutva’s understanding of history and culture

The Conversation

What is a bodhisattva? A scholar of Buddhism explains

“Bodhisattva” is a key idea in Buddhism. The word is constructed from the Sanskrit root bodhi, meaning “awakening” or “enlightenment,” and sattva, meaning “being.” The core meaning of the word is “a being who is on the way to becoming enlightened.”

ABC News

How believers in China keep the faith under Xi Jinping's watchful eye

China is a communist and atheist state but religious belief and practice continue under the watchful eye of President Xi Jinping and the Party.

The Hindu

President Droupadi Murmu inaugurates Dasara festivities in Mysuru

President Droupadi Murmu, while inaugurating the Dasara festivities in Karnataka, acknowledged the presence of the country’s spiritual centres in the State

Daily Record

Tearful mourners line gates of Balmoral Castle as King Charles leaves after Queen's death

Droves of mourners and well-wishers have travelled to Aberdeenshire to pay tribute to her Majesty.

Bangkok Post

In the footsteps of the Buddha

Once the epicentre of Theravada Buddhism, the ancient region of what is now Sri Lanka had extended its border to Siam through the Buddhist faith. Its spiritual journey marked its beginning during the Dvaravati era (6th–11th centuries) and culminated with the adoption of Buddhism in Nakhon Si Thammarat, Sukhothai, Ayutthaya…

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