Pope’s visit to Mongolia – Buddhists Beware

by Senaka Weeraratna, The Buddhist Channel, 4 September 2023

Whenever the Europeans entered a non-European country it spelled doom for the indigenous people. This is the history of the world beginning with Christopher Columbus.

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The end of Buddhism in Asia?

by Christian Thomas Kohl, Germany, Nov 19, 2016

How can Buddhism disappear in Asia? The Chinese government was not able to destroy Tibetan Buddhism from the outside. But destruction from within, the  probability is higher.

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A feudalistic Vajrayana system has no place in modern society

by Christian Thomas Kohl, The Buddhist Channel, August 29, 2017

Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche is seen defending Sogyal Rinpoche's destruction of RIGPA in an open letter (Guru and Student in the Vajrayana) and at the same time he writes an article about "The Clarity Aspect" (June 17, 2017 "Lion's Roar").

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Which part of the Chinese Hardliners’ brains are missing?

by Aik Theng Chong, The Buddhist Channel, Singapore, March 27, 2017

Reuters reports recently that the Dalai Lama when speaking to U.S. comedian John Oliver in Dharamsala, commented that Chinese hardliners have parts of their brains missing. He is also quoted to cast doubt on his reincarnation by saying he might be the last in line.

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The politics of fear overrules wisdom or compassion? Or is it the ignorants?

by Aik Theng Chong, Singapore, The Buddhist Channel, March 2, 2017

The article ‘Why Buddhism, a religion of tolerance, is falling prey to hate speech’ opens with the statement that “The politics of fear overrules wisdom or compassion”. As this particular forum on ‘Between The Lines’ centres on the Buddhist faith, I would like to clarify that there is a vast different between what we would normally term ‘Worldly Wisdom’ and ‘Buddhist Wisdom’.

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"Modern Japan Times" article Anti-Buddhist Media and Myanmar: Complex Regional and Historical Dynamics

by Visakha Kawasaki, Colombo, Sri Lanka, The Buddhist Channel, Dec 8, 2016

We refer to the article "Anti-Buddhist Media and Myanmar: Complex Regional and Historical Dynamics" by Modern Japan Times.

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Turning blind and deaf when oppressors come from our fold?

by Kelvin Liew, The Buddhist Channel, Nov 24, 2016

We Buddhists have a moral responsibility to tell off our brothers and sisters in the Dhamma when they act against the very principles of the Buddha Dhamma.

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Biased news against Buddhists on Rohingya

by Sumita, Indonesia, The Buddhist Channel, Nov 24, 2016

I am a Buddhist from Indonesia and has been 7 year read Buddhist news in Buddhistchannel.tv. But now, I am very concerned about Buddhistchannel.tv news article with title: “Rohingya are being destroyed, ‘full security and protection’ most urgent” (18 November 2016). And would be very disappointing to me if Buddhistchannel.tv as Buddhist media published that news without investigating first.

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Ronaldo's blunder and our shortcomings

by Kelvin Liew Peng Chuan, The Buddhist Channel, Singapore, Oct 25, 2016

I refer to the article, " Cristiano Ronaldo accused of offending Buddhists with 'disrespectful' Instagram post".

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