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Thai Jade Buddha statue promoting peace on visit to US

A 4 1/2-ton, seven-foot-high jade statue of Buddha will arrive in South Florida on Saturday on a tour from Thailand promoting peace, authorities say.

Buddhist monks slam Thai movie for “inappropriate images”

Monks and other Buddhist groups have expressed displeasure that Thailand's movie theaters are showing the 2007 film "Nak Prok" (The Shadow of the Naga).

BOOK: "Buddhist Temples of Thailand: A Visual Journey Through Thailand's 40 Most Historic Wats" by Joe Cummings

A new book, "Buddhist Temples of Thailand: A Visual Journey Through Thailand's 40 Most Historic Wats" by travel writer Joe Cummings features Thailand’s most notable temples.

China's Panchen Lama voted VP of state Buddhism body: report

BEIJING — China's controversial choice as the second highest Tibetan spiritual figure, the 19-year-old Panchen Lama, was voted vice president of the nation's Buddhist Association Wednesday, state media reported.

Fox News' Brit Hume Says Tiger Woods Must Turn to Christianity

David Edwards and Gavin Dahl The Raw Story 04.01.2010
Thailand temples offer retreat and spiritual enlightenment

A growing number of people are trying to tidy up the crowded façade of their cluttered lifestyle — they're tackling the congestion at its root by exploring a simpler yet richer path: studying Buddhist meditation and, in some cases, being fully ordained as a Buddhist monk or nun.

Fox News' Brit Hume Says Tiger Woods Must Turn to Christianity

Buddhism is inferior to Christianity when it comes to forgiveness of sins, according to Fox News pundit Brit Hume. Tiger Woods should turn his back on Buddhism and become a Christian to be forgiven for cheating on his wife, Hume told Fox News' Chris Wallace Sunday.

Dalai Lama turns 74, says should live to 100

The Dalai Lama celebrated his 74th birthday Monday in a typically jocular mood, remarking lightheartedly that the prayers being said for him might help him live to at least 100.

Thailand donates golden Buddha statue to Sri Lankan temple

On a request made by Ven. "Saddharma Keerthi Shree" Badulle Mahanama Thero, Thailand has sent Kotikawatte Nagarukkaramaya Temple in Sri Lanka a magnificent 14ft high beautifully decorated very valuable Buddha Statue with the intention of propegating Buddhism.

Thai boys inspired to ordain as novices in summer

Most children spend time playing or attending tutoring schools in the summer. But one group of boys has decided to participate in the Novice Ordination Summer Project at Bangkok’s Yannawa Temple.

Revered Monk to Be Discharged from Hospital

The revered monk, Luang Phor Koon Parisutho, will have a final check-up by a medical team from Mharaj Nakorn Rajchasima Hospital before returning to Ban Rai temple this Friday.


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