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Homosexuality, Buddhism and Srilankan Society (RainbowNetwork.com) Before we discuss what Theravada Buddhism says about homosexually, it is important to understand that in Buddhism people are encouraged to look into inwardly when seeking guidance or a solution to a problem. us.rd.yahoo.com
Gandhara - The Buddhist Heritage of Pakistan - Legends, Monasteries, and Paradise (Art Daily) Buddha converts the snake-king Apalāla, grey schist. Museum Taxila, Pakistan. BONN.- To the Western viewer the Buddhist art of Gandhara seems strangely familiar; its rootedness in Western traditions is strikingly obvious. us.rd.yahoo.com
China to train cadre of Tibetan monks to counter Dalai (The Times of India) BEIJING: The Chinese government is setting up the first-ever academy of Tibetan Buddhism in the Tibet autonomous region in south western China. Construction on the $11.7 million project began on Saturday. The project located near Lhasa is being fully funded by the Central government in Beijing. us.rd.yahoo.com
Artwork Like A Castle Made Of Sand (The Pasco Tribune) This week, west Pasco has been offered a glimpse of an ancient culture and its art and religion. us.rd.yahoo.com
Buddhism for beginners (Carolinian) It conjures ideas of elderly monks wrapped up in red and yellow robes in a temple, meditating and maintaining vows of silence. Buddhism is one of the most misunderstood belief systems to the western world. It is a collection of beliefs and ideas that has no common set of doctrine. us.rd.yahoo.com
WOMAD 2009 Featured Artist: Sa Dingding (China) (Scoop.co.nz) Sa Dinding’s concert performances are dazzling affairs with Kung Fu style dancers, stunning costumes and in the midst of it all songs borne of Chinese folk music combined with Western electronica. us.rd.yahoo.com
The Crisis (The Moscow Times) : Electricity Providers Face Bankruptcy Electricity suppliers across the country are cracking down as the number of delinquent private and corporate customers surges, as the dilapidated industry is mired in debt linked to unpaid consumer bills and the multibillion-dollar investment programs that investors signed onto during the privatization of Unified Energy System, which wrapped up just weeks ... us.rd.yahoo.com
Comments for 2012: No Planet X (Universe Today) Because of the huge number of comments on this article, it was slowing down the server. I've created a separate thread here where people can continue their discussions on the story. © Fraser for Universe Today, 2008. | Permalink | 262 comments | Add to del.icio.us Post tags: Feed enhanced by Better Feed from Ozh us.rd.yahoo.com
Why we must lose sleep over Hindu terror (rediff.com) But the crucial question is whether our politicians realise the continuous damage that they have inflicted on the unity and integrity of the nation by their recklessness? Do they realise the consequence of the rise of Hindu terror and what caused it in the first place? Do they sincerely believe that the government can effectively protect the minorities through its police, judiciary and other ... us.rd.yahoo.com
Buddhist monk arrested for rape of British tourist at mountain-top shrine (Daily Mail) A Buddhist monk is being held by Cambodian police for raping a 39-year-old British tourist he was guiding to a mountain-top temple. us.rd.yahoo.com
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