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BY SHIN MIN-HEE, Joongang Daily, 1 May 2024
Hoam Museum of Art exhibition highlights role of women in Buddhist history
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The Buddhist Channel, 4 May 2024
Kamakura, Japan -- On 8 April, Buddhist temples across Japan commemorate the birth of Siddhartha Gautama, founder of Buddhism. The festival features small shrines called hanamidō (花御堂) or flowers pavilion, which worshipers decorate with flowers, typically peonies and Japanese irises. The hanamido shelters a statuette standing in a large shallow bowl and is covered and surrounded with flowers.
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The Buddhist Channel, 16 April 2024
Dragkar County, Tibet (China) -- Chinese authorities have initiated the relocation of a 19th-century Buddhist monastery in Tibet as part of preparations for the completion of the world's tallest 3D-printed hydropower dam, according to a Radio Free Asia (RFA) report.
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The Buddhist Channel, 10 April 2024
Kyoto, Japan -- Chion-in in Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto, the head temple of the Jodo Shu, began a service Tuesday to celebrate the 850th anniversary since the sect’s founding by Honen in 1175.
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By Choi Si-young, The Korea Herald, April 8, 2024
Seoul, South Korea -- Buddhism has traditionally prioritized silence, a hallmark of meditation that sets the religion apart. That notion took a hard turn Thursday as a DJ in a monk’s robe kicked off the four-day International Buddhism Expo in Seoul, shouting out Buddhist verses to the beat of electronic dance music.
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By Choi Si-young, Korea Herald, 21 Feb 2024
Seoul, South Korea -- The National Museum of Korea is mounting an exhibition through July 21 dedicated to exploring Buddhist paintings and drawings from the 19th to 20th century, a period the museum says is marked by Western influence.
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The Buddhist Channel, 14 Feb 2024
FUKUYAMA, Japan -- An important discovery has unfolded at the Myooin temple in Hiroshima Prefecture, revealing layers of traditional "washi" paper adorned with images of revered Buddhist figures within the hollowed-out head of an ancient statue. The revelation came to light during the dismantling process of the Maitreya statue, a designated important cultural asset by Hiroshima Prefecture, for repair work.
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By Choi Si-young, The Korea Herald, Feb 1, 2024
Seoul, South Korea -- The chief of the Cultural Heritage Administration said Thursday he is looking to “make some progress” in the talks on the repatriation of Buddhist objects, at his scheduled meeting with officials from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
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The Buddhist Channel, 20 Jan 2024
Seoul, South Korea -- On an auspicious day of Tuesday, 30 January 2024, marking the 2568th year in the Buddhist calendar, the Korean Republic's President, Yoon Suk Yeol, attended a vibrant Buddhist New Year's gathering of 800 attendees, which included eminent Buddhist leaders such as Ven. Jinwoo of the Jogye Order, lawmakers, and government officials. The event was a joint effort by the Association of Korean Buddhist Orders and the Jogye Order's Buddhist leaders' forum.
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by Kooi F. Lim, The Buddhist Channel, 23 January 2024
Tokyo, Japan -- The downturn of Buddhism in Japan started shortly after the end of the second World War.
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