When Jesus met Buddha – The Boston Globe
Jesus Sutras
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Moscow Patriarchate urges Muslims, Jews and Buddhist to form voluntary people’s guards
“it takes Orthodox people too long to get ready, and than they sometimes give up the idea, and they are often too kind.”
Moscow Patriarchate urges Muslims, Jews and Buddhist to form voluntary people’s guards
2,700 Year Old Blond-Haired, Blue-Eyed Mummy Found In China | The Right Perspective
Chinese legend is full of blond-haired, blue-eyed people who brought Buddhism to China and organized society there. Fully-preserved mummies showing clear Nordic facial structure, including red, and blond hair, were first discovered in the graveyards of the Tocharians in the Chinese Takla Makan desert back in the 1980’s.
2,700 Year Old Blond-Haired, Blue-Eyed Mummy Found In China | The Right Perspective
Inhabitat » Thai Temple Built From One Million Recycled Bottles
The temple, which sits in Thailand’s Sisaket province, roughly 370 miles northeast of Bangkok is made of more than a million recycled glass bottles.
Inhabitat » Thai Temple Built From One Million Recycled Bottles
Provincial temple – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Emperor Shōmu of Japan established provincial temples (国分寺: kokubunji for monks; 国分尼寺: kokubun niji for nuns) in each province of Japan. [Imperial Buddhism]
Sokushinbutsu – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sokushinbutsu (即身仏) were Buddhist monks or priests who allegedly caused their own deaths in a way that resulted in their being mummified.
Khandro Net
This is a premier site unique in situating Tibetan Buddhism within a wider context. Its 365+ pages treat topics ranging from The Acts of the Buddha to the Symbolism of Deities including The Dakini, as well as that of Animals and Objects.
WAiB – Female Buddhas and Bodhisattvas
according to Tibetan Buddhist tradition
Zen Training Speeds The Mind's Return After Distraction, Brain Scans Reveal
Experienced Zen meditators can clear their minds of distractions more quickly than novices, according to a new brain imaging study.
Zen Training Speeds The Mind’s Return After Distraction, Brain Scans Reveal
Will the Dalai Lama reincarnate? | MetaFilter
As the health of the Dalai Lama seems uncertain, the question remains: will he be reborn this time? and, if so, where? [first comment: "No." Agreed.]
From ‘Secret Germany’ to Secret Lanka
Swami Gauribala, better known as ‘German Swami’, was among the most colourful figures of 20th Century Sri Lanka. A consummate entertainer and prankster, he was also deeply immersed in a spiritual journey, his Grail Quest, that animated his study of sacred power, especially at Kataragama and Sigiriya.
http://thomasscoville.com/BardoComix/
The Comic Bardo Thodol
Western Resistance: US: Dalai Lama Supports Islam
He responded by saying that it was “totally wrong, unfair” to state that Islam was a violent faith.
HIMAL SOUTHASIAN | JULY 2008
top priority seemed to have been given to avoiding what can be referred to as ‘Angry Monk Syndrome’.
Asia Times Online : ANGRY MONK SYNDROME
Asia’s Buddhist clergy are in unprecedented numbers exerting their moral authority onto politics, abandoning their detachment from worldly events
Wei Wu Wei | MetaFilter
Terence Gray, Englishman, writes Buddhist books as Wei Wu Wei. Another case where lies and truth get in each other’s way.
SuicideGirls > News > Culture > I Am So Over This Buddhism Shit
the philosophy we espoused was all about questioning things. And yet you were not allowed to question punk rock itself.
SuicideGirls > News > Culture > I Am So Over This Buddhism Shit
Buddhist Teachers Make Their Own Limits in a Spiritual Partnership – New York Times
Michael Roach and Christie McNally vowed to be both celibate and never apart by more than 15 feet or so.
Buddhist Teachers Make Their Own Limits in a Spiritual Partnership – New York Times
