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Science, religion and politics have converged on some hot-button issues in the U.S. Scientists, politicians and clergy are butting heads on such matters as teaching evolution in public schools and embryonic ...

Punk rock and Buddhism are quite compatible, says author Noah Levine. The former drug addict teaches Buddhism to a variety of people, including convicts and the homeless.

Many readers of Buddhist theology and philosophy often want to know the answer to one question: What do I do to become a better person? With Sharon Salzberg's work, "A Heart as Wide as the World: Living with ...

NAKHON NAYOK, Thailand : It is the ultimate in second chances: a Buddhist temple here offers, for a small fee, an opportunity to die, rise up again newborn and make a fresh start in life.

Spreading from India to Central and Southeast Asia, China, Korea, and Japan, Buddhism has played a central role in the spiritual, cultural, and social life of Asia, and during the 20th century it spread to the ...

The Buddhist religion dates back to about 563 BCE with the birth of Siddhartha Gautama in Lumbini, Northern India, which now is in Nepal.

GUNTUR: The Physical Education Common Entrance Test for admission into B.PEd, and M.PEd will be held on October 14.

Zhaxi Zhuoma Rinpoche has given presentations to propagate the dharma on the genesis and major teachings of the book H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III in various cities throughout the West and Midwest and will ...

Buddhism isn't so much a religion. Religions talk about meaningless spiritual garbage that doesn't mean a thing until after you're dead.

US President George W. Bush telephoned the Dalai Lama on Tuesday to express concerns about his health and express his 'great esteem' for Tibet's exiled spiritual leader, the White House said.

A UVM professor will see herself on the big screen Friday night. The documentary film "Dalai Lama Renaissance" premieres Friday night in the Burlington area.

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Standing in front of the "Incantation Wheel of Garuda to Conquer Enemies," a thangka at the Mansfield Freeman Center for East Asian Studies, I had to bow my head and put my hands together in praise.

BRITS spend an average 14 years of their lives slumped in front of the telly and half do not even care what is on.

Jonny Wilkinson has revealed how quantum physics and Buddhism have helped to liberate him from an overwhelming fear of failure that was preventing him from taking pleasure in his rugby success.

E6 Recently, I was talking with a young woman about her faith. She excitedly told me of a book that had profoundly changed her life.

A History of Buddhism in Early Andhra: Sashi Sekhar; Pub. by Mokkapati Subbarayudu, 86-4-16/1, Vadrevu Nagar, Manthena Gardens, Tilak Road, Rajahmundry.

Posted by: Ken Blanchard - 09/14/2008 12:13 AM My spirited interlocutor, BB, sends me a note from Deepak Chopra , Guru and Wizkid economist, who is about to lead a "soul of healing" retreat in New York.

New Delhi: Football ace David Beckham and his wife Victoria have reportedly embraced Buddhism.

The Cambodian American Heritage Museum has launched its latest show, "Cambodia Born Anew," a major exhibit on Cambodia's remarkable recovery following years of civil strife and genocide.