buddhism
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Anger Over ‘Insensitive’ Pictures Involving Buddha Statue Corrupts Buddhists Essence
When football star Cristiano Ronaldo posted a picture on Instagram reclining casually against a Buddha statue, his picture provoked immediate indignation. Buddhist practitioners around the world condemned the picture and said that Ronaldo should apologise for ‘disrespecting’ Buddhism.
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Despite China Blocking Tibetans, Dalai Lama’s Kalachakra Continue Drawing Devotees
The Dalai Lama’s Kalachakra Initiations; the largest Tibetan Buddhist event that is being held at Bodh Gaya in India continues to draw devotees from around the world. Despite China declaring the holy religious event as an illegal one and barring the native Tibetan followers from inside Tibet in attending the religious event, the 13 day…
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Dalai Lama’s Five European Nation Teaching Tour Starts With Teaching In Riga
His Holiness the Dalai Lama arrived in Latvia on Sunday and yesterday he commenced his teaching tour of Europe. The Dalai Lama’s five European nation teaching tour stretches between 10th October and 24th October. His Holiness is giving a two-day teaching on Dharmakirti’s Pramanavarttika (tsema namdrel) at the request of Save Tibet Foundation (Moscow) and…
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Dalai Lama Begins Four Days Requested Teaching For Asians
His Holiness the Dalai Lama began a four day teaching that has been organised upon special request made by a group from Asia including Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam at the Main Tibetan Temple, Tsuglak Khang, Dharamshala India.
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Announcement For Online Registration To 2017 Kalachakara
This announcement is for Monks/Nuns, Indian, Himalayan and Foreigners devotees willing to attend the 34th Kalachakra Initiation by His Holiness the Dalai lama at Bodh Gaya from 3rd to 14th January, 2017. The online registration process is available on the official website of the 34th Kalachakra
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34th Kalachakara Will Be Held From 3-14th January 2017
The Kashag issued a circular to announce that the 34th Kalchakra initiations will be held at the holy city of Bodh Gaya from 3 – 14 January 2017. The announced about the kalachakara had already been made by His Holiness the Dalai Lama himself earlier this year and the confirmed dates of the religious event…
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Taiwan’s Long Wait For The Dalai Lama’s Visit Over?
His Holiness the Dalai Lama has visited Taiwan in 1997, 2001 and 2009 after which he has never been granted a visa to visit the autonomous country again, which has been a concern to many people in Taiwan as he is followed as a religious leader by more than 1 million Taiwanese.
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Karmapa Talks On Buddhism And Eating Meat
On the 6th day of the Spring teachings of Gyalwang Karmapa in Sarnath, he discussed about the core issue of whether a buddhist practitioner eat meat. He also clarified the incorrect meaning of his suggestion for people to stop eating meat that he made few years ago at a Kagyu Monlam.
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Benedict Cumberbatch Inspired From Tibetan Monks to Play Doctor Strange
Cumberbatch had spent a summer teaching English to Tibetan monks 20 years ago during his teenage years. He was astonished by the exposure to the totally new world. “It was an unfair exchange,” the British actor told. “Basically, they taught me reams, fathoms, more than I could possibly begin [to teach them]. I became interested…
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Tallest Buddha Statue Revived by 3D Lasers
Afghanistan’s Largest Buddha Statue Destroyed By Taliban Get Another Life With 3D Lasers. The 1500 years old Buddha statue of Afghanistan which was the tallest Buddha statue ever recorded was destroyed by the Taliban in 2001. This amazing resurrection project is a part of couple’s multi-nation tour that they are carrying out along the ancient…