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What is Theravada Buddhism? A scholar of Asian religions explains
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 12 months agoA prayer altar in the main gathering hall at the temple Wat Ratchapradit in Bangkok, Thailand....
Myanmar's generals unveil giant Buddha statue as they seek to win hearts and minds during civil war
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 10 months agoThe military-controlled government of strife-torn Myanmar on Friday showed off a new giant statue of...
25 years later, Bangladesh closer to peace in border region
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA quarter century ago, Modhumala Chakma says it was impossible to leave her house in the evening and...
Sri Lankan Buddhist community dedicates temple, meditation center in Akron
Akron Beacon Journal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe Akron area’s Sri Lankan community on Saturday dedicated its first Buddhist temple in Northeast...
Tep Vong, the leader of Cambodia's Buddhist community, dies at 93
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 3 months agoTep Vong, the senior monk who headed Cambodia’s Buddhist community and was vital for its...
A Complete Guide to Buddhist Meditation: Principles, Techniques, and Benefits
Verywell Mind via Yahoo News· 2 months agoThe art of mindful living Pyrosky / E+ / Getty Reviewed by Alicia Bigelow, ND Meditation is an...
How the grisly discovery of a ‘foetus mortuary’ re-shaped Thailand’s abortion laws
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 2 months agoThe stench revealed the grisly secret. Wafting through the temple in southern Bangkok, the terrible...
Monk militia: The Buddhist clergy backing Myanmar's junta
Reuters via Yahoo News· 1 year ago"The spirit of iron!" shout a group of rifle-bearing men, loyalists of the military junta that...
How sacred images in many Asian cultures incorporate divine presence and make them come 'alive'
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 6 months agoThrough the power of rituals, inanimate objects can be understood to transform into agents who can...