Relic of the Buddha loaned by China gets a warm welcome in Thailand
More than 2,000 people have taken part in a procession to escort a relic of the Buddha, lent by China, to a shrine in the ...
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How Islam Became the State and Only Religion of the Maldives
The Maldives' conversion to Islam was a gradual process influenced by its geographical location, cultural exchanges, and ...
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Renowned psychologist Tara Brach on the power of Buddhism in modern therapy
KCRW’s Jonathan Bastian talks with renowned Buddhist teacher and psychologist Tara Brach about meditation, mindfulness, and ...
‘Religion is a human construct’
He was identified and recognized as the 14th Tongkhor Rinpoche by His Holiness The Dalai Lama when he was just two-and-a-half ...
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On Bodhi Day, Buddhists commemorate Siddhartha Gautama’s enlightenment by lighting lamps to combat darkness
In the Theravada form of Buddhism followed in Southeast Asia, Gautama’s enlightenment is commemorated along with his birth ...
What Buddhism can teach us about handling this time of deep division
When people "on the other side" are viewed as monsters, the potential for civic cooperation is undercut, writes a Penn State ...
‘It violates religious freedom’
Human rights activists accused Vietnam of infringing freedom of religion after a court handed jail sentences this week to five ethnically Khmer Buddhist monks and four religious activists.
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Is Wikipedia Wrong About Buddhism? Expert View of Buddhist Representation
The following article of our “Wikipedia Religious Un-Reliable Sources” series focuses on Buddhism as an example of how ...
Vietnam's jailing of Khmer monks violated religious freedom, rights group says
Human rights activists accused Communist-run Vietnam of infringing on freedom of religion after a court handed jail sentences this week to five ethnically Khmer Buddhist monks and four religious ...