2000 Foetuses found in Thailand temple

" Thai police say they have found the remains of more than 2,000 foetuses, thought to be from illegal abortions, hidden at a Buddhist temple in Bangkok. The remains were discovered in the temple's mortuary in containers usually used for bodies awaiting cremation. Police were...

Gandhara art collection at Peshawar Museum impresses Thai monks

A delegation of Thai monks, who are currently visiting Pakistan, visited the Peshawar Museum in troubled North West Frontier Province (NWFP) of the country and appreciated the art pieces of the standing and seated...

Where in our lives does religion belong?

Religion is a dicey subject. Along with politics it is known to be one of the two big no no's when trying to keep dinner conversation peaceful and civil.For most, the word religion means buildings (churches, temples, and mosques), beliefs, books (like the Bible, the Qur'an or...

Tokyo's greatest shame.

By, Uwe Paschen.  Tokyo is one of the greatest cities on this planet with some of the best museums, parks and attraction one can imagine, it also has one of the World best universities; an impressive...

China To US: BACK OFF!

The Chinese Foreign Ministry has asked the U.S to stay away from it's internal matters after the U.S. Congress presented Dalai Lama the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader, an award, which was in honor...

Chiba Day

  By, Uwe Paschen. It is Chiba Day here in Narita, Chiba, Japan.  Tomorrow my wife will not have to go and teach in Narita and I have no field work due to much rain and flooding nor any meetings in Tokyo. In...

Ecological Buddhism

Buddhist Declaration on Climate Change ~Sign the Buddhist Declaration~ 'The time has surely come when we must speak out as Buddhists, with firm views of harmony as the Tao.I suggest that it is also time for us to take ourselves in hand…This would be engaged Buddhism...

The Eight Stages of Genocide in Sri Lanka

Gregory H. Stanton, President of Genocide Watch explained genocide in below eight stages: 1) Classification 2) Symbolization 3) Dehumanaization 4) Organization 5) Polarization 6) Preparation 7) Extermination 8)...

A fresh wave of attacks by Racist elements and influencing Racism

**I dedicate this article to Lakshman Kadirgamar, a person I valued so much and brought tears to my eyes when I heard about his death. Please...

Sri Lanka: Buddhist Mobs Attack Churches

CWN.org - Buddhist mobs attacked several churches in Sri Lanka two weeks ago, threatening to kill a pastor in the southern province of Hambanthota and ransacking a 150-year-old Methodist church building in the...

Full Text: Dalai Lama's 50th Anniversary of Tibet Uprising Speech

His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, the current and spiritual leader of the Tibetan people, delivered a speech in Dharmsala, India on Tuesday, March 10, 2009, on the 50th anniversary the Tibetan uprising against...

The Hinamatsury Festival in Japan.

By, Uwe Paschen. Today is Hinamatsury, here in Japan. This is the Japanese Doll Festival (雛祭り Hina-matsuri), or Girls' Day, Hinamatsuri is held on March 3, the third day of the third month. A Platforms with a...

A Buddhist temple is built using 1.5million recycled beer bottles

A Buddist Temple inthe northeast of Thailand has been built using only recycled beer bottles. The Wat Pa Maha Chedi Kaew temple got their bottles from the nearby community and they had already built shelters in this...

What is Terrorism and who are the terrorists??

" By Dr. Perwazekhudi Dispute on this issue has been going on throughout the world, especially since 9/11. The world’s leading Scholars, thinkers and politicians, have not yet; come UP with a one Single most definition of terrorism or terrorist which will be acceptable to...

Zoo statues not Buddhas

"KANSAS CITY, Mo., Jan. 15 (UPI) -- A Buddhist leader said two statues at Missouri's Kansas City Zoo that sparked a complaint from a patron are not images of Buddha, but of a pot-bellied Ho Tai. Lama Chuck...

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