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VNA, Jan 10, 2005
Ha Noi, Vietnam -- The Viet Nam Buddhist Church (VNBC) will do all it can to facilitate the visit by Monk Thich Nhat Hanh and the international delegation of Buddhist monks and nuns, and to help them see with their own eyes the renewal process in Viet Nam and the growth of the Buddhist Church in the country.
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Michael Mathes, AFP, Jan 8, 2005
Bangkok, Thailand -- Three monks enter the tsunami-damaged Cat Bar, sit on the floor and start chanting for the living and the dead - an ancient Buddhist ritual to address Thailand's most incomprehensible modern tragedy.
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by WASSAYOS NGAMKHAM, Bangkok Post, Jan 4, 2005
Pattani, Thailand -- Violence in the deep South intensified over the past year, with even the clergy not being spared.
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by Huu Ngoc, Vietnam News Agency, Jan 5, 2004
Hanoi, Vietnam -- Similar to the Japanese, Buddhists in Viet Nam practice Mahayana Buddhism, the doctrine of the Greater Vehicle that recommends the liberation of all before oneself. It is different from Hinayama, or the Little Vehicle, that upholds individual liberation. In all Vietnamese pagodas, the Hall of the Patriarchs (nha to) always features a statue of a bearded Indian man, Bodhidharma, the founder of the Zen sect in China. In Japan, Bodhidharma is honoured in a special hall where an oil lamp burns continuously.
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by Tan So Hoon, The Buddhist Channel, Dec 27, 2004
Kuala Muda, Malaysia -- This is the situation report from Kuala Muda, about 25km from Sungai Petani, Kedah. Yesterday was one of surreal high drama. In Sg.Petani, streams of ambulances were carrying the injured to the hospital in town. About 11 are confirmed dead up till last night near Sg.Petani.
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BY FOONG THIM LENG, The Star (Malaysia), December 25, 2004
Nong Khai, Thailand -- The story of Paya Naga, a legendary, serpentine monster, is often told in Nong Khai, Thailand. It is the local equivalent of Scotland?s Loch Ness monster, and every year, thousands of people gather on the banks of the Mekong in Nong Khai, north-eastern Thailand, as well as across the river in Laos, in hopes of catching a glimpse of the Paya Naga.
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VNA, Dec 23, 2004
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam -- The 11th death anniversary of the Most Venerable Thich Duc Nhuan, first leader of the Viet Nam Buddhist Sangha (VBS), was marked at the Quang Duc Buddhist Institute in HCM City on Wednesday.
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AP, December 21, 2004
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia -- A government order banning a pop song about a Buddhist monk falling in love will unlikely affect its sales, a production manager said Tuesday.
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Asia News, Dec 13, 2004
Yangon, Myanmar -- Many delegations stay away from World Buddhist Summit in Yangon to protest against regime. At least 400 Buddhist monks are jailed sentenced to 15-20 years.
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Xinhuanet, Dec 11, 2004
YANGON, Myanmar -- Leading Buddhist monks from 16 nations attending the World Buddhist Summit stressed on Saturday the need for promoting and propagating Buddhism, strengthening Buddhist unity, friendship and understanding among them and maintaining world peace and prosperity.
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