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Asia Pacific News.Net Saturday 21st November, 2009 New Delhi, Nov.21: Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama on Saturday said that China wants a Dalai Lama of China's Tibet or a Chinese version of Tibetan Buddhism, which he said was very strange.

Burma and Sri Lanka have some shared facts such as colonialism, Theravada Buddhism, Non-Aligned Movement, and protracted armed resistance by the minority.

Below is a set of Buddhist quizzes for you to have fun testing your Buddhist knowledge with.

Wong Kiam Seng, who is in the country, along with other sponsors from Hongkong and Singapore, said, 'We're funding it because of our compassion for Buddhism,' adding that they are happy with the progress of the project.

For the 'just curious' crowd, or the experienced meditator- In a healthy human being, you develop neural pathways in your brain when you learn something new.

Buddhism is a religion that encompasses concepts such as karma, rebirth and nirvana.

Please begin with Part 1 ! The real pain in life is due to illusion, which is the product of ignorance about the situation.

Every now and then I trip over an article about Buddhism in which someone says he or she "tried" Buddhism and rejected it.

Audience members who thrive on fast-paced, high-action theater probably won't find the Brooklyn Bay's "Hopeless" to their taste.

Posted by Philip Ryan in : Buddhism , Daily Dharma , Theravada , trackback There aren't that many fundamental, or root, principles of dharma.

Thousands of Buddhist monks and supporters welcomed Tibet's exiled spiritual leader on Sunday to a remote Indian region also claimed by China, a trip that has renewed tensions between the Asian giants.

Tibetans give the term 'eternal life' a completely different meaning. According to one's karma that is accumulated over their lifetime, the average person goes through a weighted system of rebirth, according to the reincarnation belief.

"Virtue," is sometimes equated with chastity in western morality, but it can also be defined as a beneficial quality or power, a commendable quality or trait , or the capacity to act .

GULBARGA: The seven-day International Dhammakranti Retreat-2009 will be held in Siddharth Buddha Vihar in the outskirts of the city from November 29.

The Buddha preached equality for all, even women. AP Photo/Hermann J. Knippertz This is part three in a series of posts about religion and feminism.

Eleven Tibetan buddhists received the "Tho Ram Pa" degree, one of the highest academic degrees for the Tibetan Buddhism, here on Monday.

Sedona, AZ: Experience enlightenment in this lifetime. The Mahamudra of Liberation of Dorje Chang Buddha is coming.

A gateway to Vientiane and Laos, Nong Khai is a delightful destination endowed with fertile paddies, abundant fish, natural and manmade attractions skirting the Mekong River.

On Monday afternoon, three Tibetan Buddhist monks in saffron robes were hunched over a table on the second floor of MU's Ellis Library.

I remember once, not so many years ago, sitting in my therapist's office, telling him of an argument that I had had with someone close to mc.