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By Lindsay Beck, The Star (Reuters), Aug 4, 2005
LHASA, Tibet (China) -- The renovation of the Potala palace, once the administrative heart of Tibet, is nearly complete but the imposing red and white monument stands empty of its most important occupant.
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Xinhuanet, July 31, 2005
TAIYUAN, China -- The Second China Wutai Mountain Buddhism Festival and Buddhism Arts Expo is scheduled to begin on August 21 in north China's Shanxi province.
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UPI, July 18, 2005
Hong Kong, China -- Buddhism could play a role in bringing harmony to Chinese society, a top Tibetan official said in Hong Kong Monday.
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Xinhuanet, July 16, 2005
HONG KONG, China -- Over a dozen venerable monks from China's mainland and Hong Kong on Saturday explored the role of Buddhism in building a harmonious society in the country.
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Office of Tibet, Tokyo, July 13, 2005
Tokyo, Japan -- Ten days of celebrations for the 70th Birth Anniversary of His Holiness the Dalai Lama were held in the Japanese capital of Tokyo. The events were organized by The Liason Office of His Holiness the Dalai Lama for East Asia, based in Tokyo.
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The Standard (Hong kong), July 11, 2005
Nanhai, China -- Taiwanese investors are betting that devotion to a beloved Buddhist saint will be enough to bring a million tourists a year to a theme park built around two temples in a city deep in China's interior that doesn't even have its own airport.
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Minsheng Daily, July 8, 2005
Taipei, Taiwan -- A group of highly educated Westerners at the Fokuang Mountain Buddhist center have been studying Chinese and Buddhism, and one of them, a doctoral candidate at Princeton, can not only read the scriptures but also write passages from memory.
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China view, July 4, 2005
BEIJING, China -- Do everyday annoyances get to you? Do you find breathing harder because of high pressure from work or study? A Zen Buddhist temple in Hebei Province might be a good place for modern people to relax and ease their minds.
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Xinhuanet, June 28, 2005
CHONGQING, China -- A gold-plated Buddha statue, believed to be the largest open-air Buddha in China, will be completed at the Chongqing Buddhism College in upcoming October.
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The Yomiuri Shimbun, June 25, 2005
Saipan, Japan -- The hunt is on for 79 stone Buddhist statues taken by Japanese emigrants 70 years ago to Saipan, where the Emperor and Empress are scheduled to visit from Monday.
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