Buddhist view of survival

By Dan New, Times Union, May 24, 2013

Albany, NY (USA) -- The Buddhist monk is a former crew chief of a helicopter gunship in Vietnam. He enters to the singing of the bell. Barefoot and robe-clad with shaved head and an austere embodiment, he walks the center aisle that leads to a raised platform. Lining his entrance path are the chairs and cushions of the 130 who are gathered in this sacred setting. He climbs the stage and turns to us. He begins in a soft measured voice.

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Website aims to project "original Pure Land Buddhism"

by Thomas Hon, The Buddhist Channel, May 30, 2013

Hong Kong, China -- A new website on Pure Land Buddhism – http://www.purelandbuddhism.org was recently launched to promote awareness of the "original Pure Land Buddhism".

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Living the Buddhist way

The Jakarta Post, May 24 2013

Jakarta, Indonesia -- Different people take different paths in an effort to attain perfection. While a few people are endowed with extraordinary talent or intelligence to invent or create, most people need not worry about that and simply follow or apply what the inventors or creators have discovered for us.

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In Search of a Guru

By Gurugavesaka, The Buddhist Channel, May 20, 2013

Petaling Jaya, Malaysia -- I love being a Buddhist not because some say it’s the best religion in the world; in fact, some don’t even consider it as a religion. I love being a Buddhist simply because its just a way of life according to the teachings of the Buddha. There isn’t an old dude in the sky whom you have to be afraid of for doing naughty things. You reap what your sow, everything boils down to cause and effect; in a word, karma - you are what you are today because of your past deeds, and the state of your future being and welfare will depend on what you say, do and think now. It’s as simple as that but is it really?

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Dharma bum: a year in a pagoda

by Nathan A Thompson, Phnom Penh Post, 3 May 2013

Phnom Penh, Cambodia -- When I was asked to give a gift to the head of the Buddhist temple where I would spend the next year, I expected to hand over symbolic lotus flowers or pricey Western goods. Sarong, my host, pointed to two dusty cases of Red Bull. “That’s what the monks like”, she said.

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Buddhism: Made for the internet

by Rachael Kohn, Australian Broadcasting Corp, 30 April 2013

Sydney, Australia -- Buddhism is a largely de-centralised religion, with ancient communities throughout Asia and more modern practitioners in Australia and across the world. Mapping the modern day face of the religion proved a difficult task for Professor Lewis Lancaster, until he struck on the idea of a digital atlas.

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