Turkey Day Approaches Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:29:00 +0100
The American Thanksgiving holiday is one week from today. For those of you in Asia and elsewhere, this is a holiday for families to gather and eat grotesque amounts of... Permalink: http://buddhism.about.com/b/a/000240.htm
Nice Work If You Can Get It Mon, 17 Nov 2008 00:21:00 +0100
A teenager in Nepal is being worshiped as a reincarnation of "Buddha." Whether that's "a" Buddha or "the" Buddha is not clear, however.
Buddhist scholars point out that a Buddha by... Permalink: http://buddhism.about.com/b/a/000238.htm
A Monk Is Born Sat, 15 Nov 2008 20:50:00 +0100
(Photo Credit: Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)
This photograph is not pertinent to anything in particular, but is it not too cute? The photograph was taken in May 2007 at a Chogye temple... Permalink: http://buddhism.about.com/b/a/000237.htm
Is Compassion Central to All Religion? Fri, 14 Nov 2008 23:31:00 +0100
At the Washington Post's "On Faith" site, historian Karen Armstrong argues that compassion is "central to every one of the major world religions."
"My religion is kindness," said the Dalai... Permalink: http://buddhism.about.com/b/a/000236.htm
Monks Sentenced to Prison in Burma Thu, 13 Nov 2008 12:54:00 +0100
Here's an update on the trials of monks arrested after the Saffron Revolution in Burma, from Ashin Mettacara at OpEd News.
Six monks have been sentenced by the military dictatorship of... Permalink: http://buddhism.about.com/b/a/000235.htm
Bee-lieve It, or Not Wed, 12 Nov 2008 21:02:00 +0100
Wasps in Rochester, Minnesota, chose the eave of a Cambodian Buddhist temple for a nesting site. Considerately, they built the nest in the shape of a seated Buddha. Although with... Permalink: http://buddhism.about.com/b/a/000234.htm
Religious Diversity News Wed, 12 Nov 2008 15:19:00 +0100
Once again, the U.S. Supreme Court is hearing a case about the display of the Ten Commandments on public property. Pleasant Grove City, Utah, allows a monument to the Ten... Permalink: http://buddhism.about.com/b/a/000233.htm
The Dalai Lama Congratulates Barack Obama Tue, 11 Nov 2008 23:00:00 +0100
His Holiness the Dalai Lama sent a congratulatory message to President-elect Barack Obama last week:
Dear President-elect Obama,
Congratulations on your election as the President of the United States of America.
I am... Permalink: http://buddhism.about.com/b/a/000232.htm
Armistice Day Tue, 11 Nov 2008 17:44:00 +0100
I know, in the U.S. it's supposed to be Veteran's Day. But the original November 11 holiday was Armistice Day, marking the end of World War I, on November 11,... Permalink: http://buddhism.about.com/b/a/000231.htm