South Asia

Buddhism on the rise in Buddha's birthplace

Story by SANITSUDA EKACHAI, The Bangkok Post, Nov 9, 2004

Lumbini, Nepal -- Encouraged by political openness and spurred by a yearning for peace, more and more Nepalis are finding the confidence to openly declare themselves Buddhist in the land where the Buddha was born.

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Lumbini readies to host Buddhist summit

The Himalayan Times, November 8, 2004

Bhairahawa, Nepal -- Preparations for the Second World Buddhist Summit, which is scheduled to start on November 30, are on the final stage, the Lumbini Development Trust (LDT) said today.

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Advantage and Disadvantage in Major Tibetan Settlements

by Tenzin Yangdak, Times of Tibet, Nov 9, 2004

Karnataka, India -- There are 5 major Tibetan Settlements situated in Southern Indian state of Karnataka, since mid sixties and seventies. There were over forty five thousand Tibetans, including monks and nuns, in those settlements.

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Bhikkhus role in politics would weaken interest in education - Malwatte Mahanayake Thera

by L. B. Wijeyasiri, Lanka Daily News, Nov 6, 2004

Kandy, Sri Lanka -- Bhikkhu's getting involved in politics would weaken their interest in education. Lack of knowledge and the decrease of interest in educational research has brought about this deplorable situation, said Most Ven. Thibbotuwawe Sri Siddhartha Sumangala Mahanayake Thera of the Malwatte Mahavihara Chapter.

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India accepts President's proposal to jointly develop Buddhagaya and Anuradhapura

by Upali Rupasinghe, Lanka Daily News, Nov 8, 2004

Buddha Gaya, India -- India's President Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam has accepted a proposal made by President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga to implement a joint programme to develop Buddhagaya in India and Anuradhapura in Sri Lanka.

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3,000 monks at global Buddhist youth convention

Indo-Asian News Service, Nov 6, 2004

Patna, India -- Over 3,000 monks from 30 countries will attend a convention of Buddhist youths in Bihar Sunday to be inaugurated by Sri Lankan President Chandrika Kumaratunga.

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Kumaratunga offers prayer at Bodh Gaya

TIMES NEWS NETWORK, NOVEMBER 8, 2004

GAYA, India -- Sri Lankan president Chandrika Kumaratunga on Sunday offered prayer at Mahabodhi Temple at Bodh Gaya. On arrival here from New Delhi, Kumaratunga, leading a 49-member delegation and accompanied by India?s high commissioner to Sri Lanka Nirupama Rao, headed straight to the Bodh Gaya temple to offer prayer.

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Thai foreign minister prays at Bodh Gaya temple

Indo-Asian News Service, Nov 7, 2004

Gaya, India -- Thai foreign minister Sathirathai arrived in Bodh Gaya with an 18-member delegation Friday by a special flight and will stay there till Sunday, sources said.

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India 's Buddhist circuit to woo Japanese tourists

by Soma Mookherjee, The Statesman, Nov 4, 2004

Kolkata, India -- The state tourism department has decided to create a Buddhist circuit for Japanese tourists frequenting Bodh Gaya. And to get such tourists to also visit Buddhist sites in West Bengal, the state tourism department is planning to retrieve the Buddhist links of Tamluk or erstwhile Tamralipta in Midnapore East. The department has also planned to rope in Jaggibanpur in Malda in the Buddhist circuit as many relics and figurines were excavated from this area in the early nineties.

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A Workshop on 'Methods and Problems of Translation' in Dharamsala

by Tenzin Yangdak, Times of Tibet, Nov 3, 2004

Dhramsala, India -- How true it is that the more we learn, the more unknown objects of knowledge we get to know. The great Indian Buddhist master Atisha states:

Our life-span is short where as the number of    knowable objects are manifold, Since, we lack the understanding of our life limit
We should enthusiastically practice our choice (of engagement and not everything), Just as swan (skillfully) extracts milk from water.

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