By Sukhdharshan Buddhist Monks participate in the organized meeting Thailand — (CHAKRA) The ordination of 100 000 monks was organized on Friday February 6, 2010, as part of the Morality Revival Project by the abbot of the Dhammakaya temple in Thailand. One hundred men are to be authentic monks for 49 days with an objective […]
Religious Freedom: A Plea from Influential Buddhist Monk
By Karishma Patel Zen Buddhist monk leader Thich Nhat Hanh speaks in Bangkok Hanoi, Vietnam (CHAKRA) — Followers of an influential Buddhist Monk were forced from two temples causing French-based Zen master and peace activist, Thich Nhat Hanh to make a plea for religious freedom. Devotees of Nhat Hanh have gone underground since last month, […]
Sikh Community in Surrey Raises $1.5 Million in One Week for Haiti
By Sukhdharshan Rohtas Haiti Earthquake Relief Surrey, British Columbia (CHAKRA) – Ramandeep Singh Khaira, has experienced a few sleepless nights, after being selected as a relief volunteer for Haiti. Mr. Khaira, a 29-year-old sales and marketing employee from Surrey B.C., has been selected to be a part of team Kitsilano—a group of 5 Sikh volunteers selected […]
Sikh Kirpans ‘Should Be Allowed In Schools’
A Typical Sikh Knife London, UK (CHAKRA) – Sikhs should be allowed to wear their ceremonial daggers to school—this has been brought into the courts by the first Asian Judge in Britain. After numerous cases of Sikhs being banned from wearing their ceremonial daggers, known as kirpans, to school, Sir Mota Singh, QC, has commented regarding […]
We Are All Hindus Now
By: Lisa Miller America is not a Christian nation. We are, it is true, a nation founded by Christians, and according to a 2008 survey, 76 percent of us continue to identify as Christian (still, that’s the lowest percentage in American history). Of course, we are not a Hindu—or Muslim, or Jewish, or Wiccan—nation, either. […]
What Is Karma to a Buddhist?
By: David Nichtern Lately I’ve been having an ongoing discussion with students regarding the Buddhist idea of karma. It’s a complex and multi-faceted subject. I’ve found that using the analogy of a game of billiards can be a useful way to describe the process of karma — the table is set up, you hit the […]
Hindu Deities on United States Postage Stamps
Washington, US (CHAKRA) – Famous cartoon characters such as Calvin and Hobbes and Archie are what we think of in reference to unique postage stamps. Hindu Gods, have now made their way into the US postal department as well. United States Postal Services (USPS), is known for its line of stamps featuring cartoon characters branded as […]
Modi Announcement: Construction of Buddhist Temple and Study Centre in Gujarat State
Vadodara, Gujarat (CHAKRA) — Buddhism was born in this country, which makes me a son of India, born to Tibetian parents” is how the Dalai Lama described himself as he inaugurated the three-day International Seminar on Buddhist Heritage here on Friday. On the occasion, Chief Minister Narendra Modi announced to start a centre for religion studies […]
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