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The Zen teacher Thich Nhat Hanh has turned his attention to how Buddhism could help ecology.

The temple of a famous Buddhist reconciles tensions between communism and religion, writes Jim Eagles.

Vipassana is a Pali word that means 'insight into reality' or 'to see things as they really are'. In reference to Buddhism, it refers both to a form of meditation, and to a specific movement within contemporary Buddhism.

Jessica Miller writes on Killing the Buddha : Those of you who thought Buddhism was still the proverbial last righteous man in Sodom might be disappointed to read August 20th's New York Times .

Dennis Hunter, historical consciousness, and the speed of Buddhism's transition to the West August 31, 2010 When we ask, "What shape will Buddhism take in the West?" most of us are bringing a historical consciousness to the question; we recognize that Buddhism has reinvented itself everywhere that it has gone in order to most effectively suit the ...

Posted by Philip Ryan in : Buddhism , Tibetan Buddhism , food , trackback When we don't yet have a direct experience of interdependence and boundarylessness things can get a little abstract and vague.

"Ron was one of the heroic figures of the Cass Corridor in the '70s and '80s," wrote one fellow poet, Tyrone Williams, at an online discussion board.

Many people look to Siddhartha Gautama as an example of someone who attained nirvana, a buddha.

The term Mani stone may also be used in a loose sense to refer to stones on which any mantra or devotional designs are inscribed.

Malaysia's efforts to seek clemency for Yong Vui Kong, who is on death row in Singapore for a drug trafficking offence, have raised questions about maintaining capital punishment in the country.

A group of Buddhist monks marched in protest and when prevented, the angry monks sat on the road and refused to move until the ritual was over.

Tibet is a place steeped in Buddhism and spirituality, but politics is never far behind.

First Published: 19:14 IST Last Updated: 01:01 IST What is the favourite subject of most of the Delhi University Students Union candidates, especially those belonging to the two major parties, Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad and National Studenta s Union Of India ? It has to be MA in Buddhist Studies.

For the August discussion we're reading Freeing the Body, Freeing the Mind , a collection of essays exploring the connections between Yoga and Buddhism.

Posted by James Shaheen in : Buddhism , Buddhist Teachings , Environment , Meditation , Mindfulness , Tricycle , Zen , trackback In the current issue of Tricycle , contributing editor Andrew Cooper recounts his travels with Thich Nhat Hanh, the much beloved Vietnamese teacher, poet, peace advocate and environmentalist.

Posted by Philip Ryan in : Buddhism , Environment , Tibetan Buddhism , trackback Many years ago, when we first moved to Colorado, Dzigar Kongrul Rinpoche and I were driving on a winding mountain pass in the Rockies.

"Nara's Ancient Temples and Buddhist Statues" exhibits 45 Buddhist statues and 19 artifacts owned by 19 historic temples in Nara, including Horyuji, Todaiji, Yakushiji and Kofukuji.

Enlightenment calls, even though it is 37 C under the mid-afternoon sun and sweat rolls off people's foreheads as if they are in a sauna.

The economic downturn has slowed but not stopped progress on the new Tibetan Buddhist Namgyal Monastery on South Hill.

ACCORDING to Buddhist cosmology, the Buddha's teaching will last 5,000 years before it goes into extinction.