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Geshe Damdul Namgya
GBH News· 45 minutes agoGeshe Damdul Namgyal received his Geshe Lharam, the highest degree of learning in Tibetan Buddhism, from Drepung Loseling Monastery in 1993. In addition to serving as the ...
How the Grateful Dead ended up funding a Bay Area monastery
San Francisco Chronicle· 4 days agoVenerable Thupten Donyo has been a Buddhist monk for more than half a century. The Gyuto Foundation...
Big Dog Breeds: The Top 10 Largest Dogs You Need To Know
Dog Time via AOL· 5 days agoSome dogs just aren't built for apartment life. Here are some of the huge dog breeds that tower over...
What's the highest place on Earth that humans live?
Live Science via Yahoo News· 10 hours agoCMS can happen to people who live at altitudes higher than 10,000 feet (3,050 m) for many months or years and causes symptoms such as fatigue, shortness...
A giant sinkhole in Siberia brings Russia's past back to the surface
Hardwood Paroxysm· 3 hours agoThe Batagaika Crater is more than 800 meters deep and about a kilometer wide, and is growing as the...
What Are the Most Expensive Dog Breeds in the World?
AOL· 3 days agoAccording to the Pet Advocacy Network, the pet industry contributes hundreds of billions annually to the United States economy. What is the most expensive dog in the world? While many ...
From South Korea to India, devotees mark the birthday of Buddha with lanterns and prayers
Associated Press· 2 days agoA devotee knelt and gently touched his head on the dome of the Boudhanath Stupa, an iconic Buddhist...
Dalai Lama told cameraman, ‘you’re fat, you need to go on a diet’
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 4 days agoCathy Newman, 49, said the Tibetan holy man made the comment after she interviewed him on Channel 4...
Xi Jinping’s Recipe for Total Control: An Army of Eyes and Ears
New York Times· 15 hours agoReviving a Mao-era surveillance campaign, the authorities are tracking residents, schoolchildren and...
Five of the best books on climbing mountains
The Economist· 1 day agoMOUNTAINEERING HAS gone mainstream. Take Mount Everest. In the four decades after Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay first reached the summit in 1953...
