Buddhism
 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. |  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). |
China's Panchen Lama voted VP of state Buddhism body: report AFP 04.02.2010 | |
 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. |  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. |
Thailand temples offer retreat and spiritual enlightenmentGreg Jorgensen The Star 18.01.2010 | Fox News' Brit Hume Says Tiger Woods Must Turn to ChristianityDavid Edwards and Gavin Dahl The Raw Story 04.01.2010 |
 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. |  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 100MUNEEZA NAQVI AP 06.07.2009 | |
 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. |  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 MCOT 02.05.2009 | Revered Monk to Be Discharged from Hospital TOC 30.04.2009 |
 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. |  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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