Buddhism

The self-immolations took place outside the Jokhang Temple, during the holy month known as Saga Dawa, when followers of Tibetan Buddhism celebrate the birth, enlightenment and death of Buddha. The self-immolations were the most significant act ...  

BEIJING — Two men set fire to themselves Sunday outside the holiest temple of Tibetan Buddhism in the center of Lhasa, the Tibetan capital, and one died, according to Xinhua, the Chinese state news agency. The act was apparently in protest of ...  

Marking the 2,600th anniversary of Buddhism on the occasion of the Visakah Puja Day next Monday , major ceremonies and events in Thailand will be held across the country, including the official establishment of the world's Centre of Buddhism in Thailand, at Buddha Monthol complex in Nakhon Pathom, the National Office of Buddhism said yesterday.  

Marking the 2,600th anniversary of Buddhism on the occasion of the Visakah Puja Day next Monday (June 4), major ceremonies and events in Thailand will be held across the country, including the official establishment of the world's Centre of Buddhism in ...  

“The teachings are primarily aimed at motivating young Tibetans in exile into learning Buddhism at academic level and to instil a deeper understanding of Tibetan Buddhist culture, and its core spiritual values,” organisers of the teachings, the ...  

In these modern times, our ability to maintain a peaceful mind has become more and more challenging. Some days we may feel as though our mind is full of distraction and negativity, leaving us tired, frustrated and depressed. Buddha’s timeless advice ...  

This week, we look at the convergence – or perhaps not – of two philosophies: Buddhism and modern science.  Buddhism has attempted to redefine itself in relation to neuroscience . A case in point is the ‘dialogue’ between Buddhism and neuroscience ...  

BBC NewsKorean Buddhists Mark Buddha's BirthdayArirang NewsMillions of Buddhists in Korea are celebrating the birth of their religious founder Buddha on this Monday. Some 20-thousand temples around the country will hold ceremonies to mark the occasion, with lotus lanterns lighting the streets.Monk scandal needs wider viewKorea TimesBuddhism in South Korea under scrutinyBBC Newsall 4 news articles »  

South Korea is preparing to celebrate the birthday of Buddha, but the role of monks in the country has been questioned after recent scandals. The religion has a central role in the country's history and identity, but today only about a quarter of Koreans ...  

The government of China has released a documentary through its CCTV global media outlet that claims His Holiness the Dalai Lama is behind the wave of self-immolations in China. About 34 ethnic Tibetans, most of them Buddhist monks and nuns, have set fire to themselves over the past few months to protest Chinese oppression of Tibetan Buddhism....Read Full Post  

The recent scandal involving gambling Buddhist monks could not have erupted at a worse time for the proponents of spreading Korean Buddhism globallyModern Korea is not a predominantly Buddhist country but the nation has practiced and nurtured its own brand  

The first encyclopaedia of Buddhist philosophy has been brought out in Russia where Buddhism has seen a revival after the collapse of Communism. The encyclopaedia analyses the philosophical aspects of Buddhism in the context of different civilisations ...  

JANGSEONG, South Korea -- Six senior Buddhist monks offered to resign this week after they were captured on secret video footage drinking, playing poker and smoking at a luxury hotel in South Korea. The leader of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism made a public apology Friday and said an...  

Indian authorities have dropped charges against Tibetan Buddhism's third most important leader involving $1.35 million in cash discovered at his monastery in northern India.Police had seized the money - found in some two dozen currencies including a large sum of Chinese yuan - from the Karmapa's headquarters outside Dharmsala, where the Dalai Lama and Tibetan government-in-exile are based.On a recommendation from prosecutors, however, a...  

Ameena Hussein at Groundviews tries to analyze why there is a growing tendency among Sri Lankan Buddhists to embrace violence and hatred. Written by Rezwan · comments (0) Share: Donate · facebook · twitter · reddit · StumbleUpon · delicious · Instapaper  

Snip from a Globe and Mail article quoting HH the Dalai Lama: “It is quite strange – as non-believers, totally non-believers, atheists – showing interest about reincarnation. I jokingly tell them: In order to be involved in my reincarnation, firstly, they should accept Buddhism. Or religion. Or Buddhism. Then they should recognize Chairman Mao Zedong’s [...]  

“There is unlimited sound, unlimited sight, unlimited taste, unlimited feeling and so on. The realm of perception is limitless, so limitless that perception is primordial, unthinkable, beyond thought.” –Trungpa Rinpoche Samaya is a new multimedia ...  

China is beset by a moral crisis, widespread corruption and lawlessness, leading millions of Chinese to seek solace in Buddhism, Tibet's exiled Buddhist leader, the Dalai Lama, said on Monday. The Dalai Lama was in Lon-don to receive the $1.7 ...  

NEW DELHI -- Indian authorities have dropped charges against Tibetan Buddhism's third most important leader involving $1.35 million in cash discovered at his monastery in northern India.Police had seized the money – found in some two dozen currencies including a large sum of Chinese yuan – from the Karmapa's headquarters outside Dharmsala, where the Dalai Lama and Tibetan government-in-exile are based.Read More... More on Video...  

The 400-year old Tawang monastery, highly revered in the Mahayana sect of Buddhism, is among the many sacred Buddhist spots in the district. The monastery, founded by Merak Lama Lodre Gyatso in 1680-1681AD on the wish of fifth Dalai Lama ...  

Beijing, May 8 (IANS) Ruins of a Buddhist temple dating back to 1,500 years ago have been discovered in China’s largest desert, offering valuable insight for historians studying Buddhism’s spread from India to China, Xinhua news agency reported. The temple’s main hall has a rare structure based around three square-shaped corridors and a huge [...]  

At the age of 10 he joined monastery called Rigsum in Eastern Bhutan where he studied basic Buddhism and began Tibetan medical training for 8 years and graduated in Tibetan Medical studies at the age of 18.  In 1985 Joined Gaden Jangtse ...  

"So," said the Dalai Lama as he cocked his head from side to side, "So, perhaps something from Buddhism can help you. In Buddhism we believe that the Buddha is within every being, always, whether you can see he is there or not. So you can look ...  

Let me start with an anecdote, a conversation between two old hands on the Zen way collected in the twelfth century Chinese spiritual anthology, the Blue Cliff Record as case eighty-nine. Joan Sutherland and John Tarrant’s translation. Yunyan asked Daowu ...  

By Steven Heine The Mu Koan (or Wu Gongan in Chinese pronunciation), in which master Joshu says “Mu” (literally “No,” but implying Nothingness) to an anonymous monk’s question of whether a dog has the Buddha-nature, is surely the single most famous expression in Zen Buddhist literature and practice. By virtue of its simplicity and indirection, this expression becomes emblematic of East Asian spirituality and culture more generally. Entire...  

I DO want to briefly mention the tie-together of a few recent posts. Warner's rescinding his Dogen Sangha.  Barbara's kinda sorta China bashing over the Dalai Lama again. (Also see here.)  And Danny Fisher's happy as a clam that "Dharmic religions" gets their day in the sun at a White House -sponsored "faith-based" yadda yadda yadda. These posts are all related to each other by some odd confluences of organizations (and in the latter two...  

Buddhism in Thailand can embrace animist beliefs and magical practices while Thais claim that the true spirit of Buddhism is being lost. The fee for the rebirth service is just 100 Thai bhat ($3 U.S.). The Thai temple is 66 miles northeast of Bangkok.  

The recent Asian Tribune article on “Philosophical Issues In Relation To Buddhism” is very critical of Buddhism and complains that Buddhists criticize other religions. Criticizing other’s religions is extremely immoral and should not happen in any ...  

The Ven. Myogongdang Daehaeng, who greatly contributed to the modernization and popularization of Korean Buddhism, died Tuesday at Hanmaum Seonwon in Anyang, Gyeonggi Province. She was 86. Spending 63 years as a Buddhist nun, she was born in 1927 in Seoul ...  

Nhan Dan – The fifth symposium on the Khmer Theravada Buddhism (KTB) was held by the Government Committee of Religious Affairs, Buddhist Sangha of Vietnam (BSV) and Tra Vinh Provincial People’s Committee in the southern province of Tra Vinh on May 8.  

Ogyen is the spiritual head of the Karma Kagyu school, one of the four main schools of Tibetan Buddhism. The Karmapa is one of the highest figures in Tibetan Buddhism along with Dalai Lama and Panchen Lama. Even as the Dalai Lama keeps cards ...  

“I jokingly tell them: In order to be involved in my reincarnation, firstly, they should accept Buddhism. Or religion. Or Buddhism. Then they should recognize Chairman Mao Zedong’s reincarnation. Deng Xiaopeng’s reincarnation. Then, they have reason ...  

Many people look to Siddhartha Gautama as an example of someone who attained nirvana, a buddha. Every other week in this column we look at what it might be like if Siddhartha were on his spiritual journey today. How would he combine Buddhism and ...  

The video showed eight monks from the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism sat on the floor smoking, drinking alcohol and playing poker in a hotel room. According to Seong-ho, a former chief priest of the monk order, the stakes in the illicit poker game were ...  

His Eminence Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche, who is in the country after 20 years, shares his opinion on the relevance of Buddhism in 21st century. The seventh Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche, Karma Sungrap Ngedon Tenpa Gyaltsen, is a leading Buddhist teacher in North ...  

1500 years old ruins of a Buddhist temple  have been discovered in China’s largest desert, offering valuable insight for historians studying Buddhism’s spread from India to China, Xinhua news agency reported. The temple’s main hall has a ...  

Calling the incident as conversion drama, the seer has been involved in criticising the decision of Daliths to embrace Buddhism, he added. Buddhism is not a fraction of Hinduism as claimed by the seer. There is huge difference between the principles of ...  

HONG KONG (Reuters) - A Tibetan youth named by Beijing as the 11th Panchen Lama but reviled by many Tibetans as a fake made his first trip outside mainland China on Thursday as he is groomed to become the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism after the Dalai Lama dies. Gyaltsen Norbu, 22, was selected as a boy by officially atheist Beijing in 1995 as the second-highest figure in Tibetan Buddhism ...  

Beauty & Self Books & Music Career Computers Education Family Food & Wine Health & Fitness Hobbies & Crafts Home & Garden Money News & Politics Relationships Religion & Spirituality Sports Travel & Culture TV & Movies The trikaya or 'three bodies' teaching in Mahayana Buddhism describes the three bodies of a Buddha, which also correspond in Tibetan ... (more)  

"I think this problem is not created by Buddhism, not created by Tibetan Buddhism culture [which is] very peaceful, very compassionate," the Dalai Lama said in an interview with Taiwanese broadcasting station Next TV. "This problem started from ...  

According to a report from the Wall Street Journal, an exiled, former-senior monk named Seong-ho said during a morning radio show that two leaders of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism engaged in prostitution, paying for sex at a "room salon," a ...  

There is no doubting the Dalai Lama’s spirituality. That, it seems to me, is almost all that Tibetan Buddhism consists in, since it does not believe in God or in what we take for reality. “On the philosophical level, both Buddhism and modern science ...  

MULLA also bends looking in front, so no one looks back. A young boy fell in love with a young girl and they wanted to make love. Both the Girl and the Boy agreed to have sex while every one was praying. So the girl got her friends and the boy ...  

There are no public holidays for Buddhism or any other non – Christian religion in the Public Holiday calendar of European nations i.e. with a Christian heritage. 1) Buddhism lacks influence and clout in the international arena to the extent ...  

It may be a surprise to many Americans, and even to American Buddhists, to hear that the vast majority of the world's Buddhists do not meditate. But it is true. Among the 250 million or so Buddhists alive today, only a tiny fraction have a regular ...  

The Panchen Lama is the second ranking spiritual leader in Tibetan Buddhism. In 1995, Chinese authorities named their own Panchen Lama, Gyaltsen Norbu, to counter the Dalai Lama's influence. Gyaltsen Norbu has been made a member of the Chinese People's ...  

Thousands of Buddhism devotees in Nepal gathered at the Swayambhunath Stupa, an ancient religious complex in Kathmandu Valley to mark one of Tibetan Buddhism's holiest days, the anniversary of Buddha's birth, enlightenment and death.  

Then monks as film programmers picking movies that discuss virtues and vices in diverse voices. In short, Buddhism in a new setting: Buddhism in a mall. Some ask why. Or others ask: why not? As part of the Sumbuddha Jayanti celebration to mark the 2,600th ...  

SIX senior Buddhist monks offered to resign this week after they were captured on secret video footage drinking, playing poker and smoking at a luxury hotel in South Korea. The leader of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism made a public apology today and ...  

The Panchen Lama is Tibetan Buddhism's second-highest spiritual leader, but followers of the exiled Dalai Lama do not recognise China's choice. He spoke at the third World Buddhist Forum in Hong Kong, a showcase for China's cultural diplomacy ...  

The leader of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism made a public apology today and said an internal investigation into the footage was launched last week, The Korea Herald reported. The video - recorded by a hidden surveillance camera in a hotel room in ...  

Ceylon Daily NewsBuddhism fosters peace and harmony - PMCeylon Daily NewsIn a country where we find a leader who has realised this deep reality, as Buddhists the task ahead of us is manifold for the eternal existence of Buddhism. “In keeping with the constitutional guarantee for protection and foster Buddhism the steps ...Buddhism And Meditation: Why Most Buddhists In The World Don't MeditateHuffington PostMobs, Monks and the Problems of...  

Two visitors tour the Meidaizhao Temple in Baotou, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, on April 17, 2012. A large mount of remedy and protection work for Tibetan Buddhism temples in Inner Mongolia has been done by the local governments these years.  

In the 1950s, psychoanalysts including Karen Horney and Eric Fromm wrote about their growing interest in Zen Buddhism, and its more hopeful vision for how people might come to genuinely enjoy their lives, despite the pain of loss and the power of desire.  

Lamas debate on Tibetan Buddhism doctrines with testee lamas during a ceremony to award Gexe Lharampa, the highest academic degree in Tibetan Buddhism studies, at the Jokhang Monastery in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region ...  

Buddhism, more than other ideology or religion, has played a singular role in creating an unique civilization and shaping the destinies of this country. It falls on the current generation therefore to ensure that Buddhism continues to flourish ...  

To explore Buddhism's link between India and South-East Asia, cine connoisseur Aruna Vasudev has conceptualised a multi-faceted festival giving cinemagoers a glimpse of the culture and traditions of Bhutan, Sri Lanka, India and other countries. Aruna, who ...  

Our identities may be may be influenced by mental and emotional patterns in the subtle body, but we are not those patterns. Try practicing this sort of gentle noticing the next time you feel a strong emotion. Allow the emotion to arise, but look at it as ...  

A Tibetan youth named by Beijing as the 11th Panchen Lama but reviled by many Tibetans as a fake made his first trip outside mainland China on Thursday as he is groomed to become the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism after the Dalai Lama dies.  

CHICO — Historical and modern issues related to gender and Buddhist practices will be discussed 7-10 p.m. today at Sky Creek Dharma Center, 3 River Oaks Drive. Led by lay Buddhist practitioners, the reverends Vivian Gruenenfelder and Amanda ...  

I just finished listening to a discussion on the radio about discharging student loans in bankruptcy, and it occurred to me that we could learn a lot from “The Middle Way” of Zen Buddhism in our approach to this issue. “The Middle Way” is a term Siddhartha Guatama (hereafter “The Buddha”) used to describe the [...]  

Mike Connell: It's a long road to KolkataPort Huron Times HeraldBob Weir poses with Tibetan monks to whom he taught English and enjoyed multilingual philosophical, spiritual conversations in Dharamsala, India, the home of His Holiness the Dalai Lama and spiritual center of Tibetan Buddhism. / Courtesy of Bob Weir A ...  

Beijing, May 8 (IANS) Ruins of a Buddhist temple dating back to 1,500 years ago have been discovered in China's largest desert, offering valuable insight for historians studying Buddhism's spread from India to China, Xinhua news agency reported.  

JANGSEONG, South Korea -- Six senior Buddhist monks offered to resign this week after they were captured on secret video footage drinking, playing poker and smoking at a luxury hotel in South Korea. The leader of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism made a ...  

Deep within all beings is a kind of spark that lights and warms our lives. It's been called by many names in many different traditions. In the Buddhist tradition it's known as "Buddha nature"-- which is often described in terms of three qualities ...  

Watershed postNew Shaolin temple in Fleischmanns opens its doors this SaturdayWatershed post--Lissa Harris Watershed Post: Tell us about the history of Chan Buddhism and when it was founded. Shi Heng Zhi: Bodhidharma was an Indian monk who left India in 524 AD to go to China to teach "Chan Buddhism", which is the precursor to Zen Buddhism.and more »  

But the distinction between Buddhism and more familiar religions blurs when it comes to the richly symbolic Buddhism of Tibet. Not only does Tibetan Buddhism revolve around close mentoring bonds that remind us of bonds to imams, priests and ...  

All Sri Lanka patriots should ponder over aftermaths of  the Dambulla Mosque incident. First of all it is worthy of mentioning that there was a rumor spreading in foreign lands that a mosque has been demolished or burnt down by a mob attack ...  

China.org.cnUnlocking the mystery of Chinese philosophy through BuddhismChina.org.cnEditor's note: Following its introduction to China, Buddhism has smoothly integrated with Confucianism, and academics are currently engaged in the important task of gaining a greater understanding of its integration process into Chinese society.  

The seven monks and two nuns, who live in exile in India, are in San Francisco for the U.S. debut of "The World of Your Senses: Parallel Perspectives From Buddhism and Western Science of Sensory Perception," a collection of 15 paintings ...  

Hindustan TimesNew facsimile of Buddhist sutra unveiledHindustan TimesA new Indian facsimile edition of the Gilgit Lotus Sutra – an important document of Mahayana Buddhism – written in Sanskrit has brought the last teachings of Gautama Buddha before his death to researchers and lay people.India: Rare Buddhist manuscript Lotus Sutra releasedBBC NewsA precious resourceThe Hinduall 6 news articles »  

ORU to graduate its 25000th studentTulsa WorldBy BILL SHERMAN World Religion Writer And that student is the granddaughter of the man who has organized every graduation since ORU opened nearly a half century ago. Laura Egstad will graduate summa cum laude Saturday.and more »  

Sydney Morning Herald'Praycations' a new source for enlightening travel storiesSydney Morning HeraldBEWILDERED by Buddhism? Don't just turn to Google or Wikipedia. Shave your head, pick up your begging bowl and live in a monastery for a month, immersing your self in the religion from the inside. Ignorant about Islam? Become a Muslim for a month, ...and more »  

American Filmmaker Opens Up About China's Reclusive HermitsDaijiworld.comI lived for 10 years studying Buddhism with a master in the mountains of China and was one of the first few foreigners who was allowed in. This is beginning to take off and several more foreigners are now discovering the mountain Buddhist lineage," ...and more »