UK (CHAKRA) – Oscar winning actress Goldie Hawn is planning to open a Buddhist school in the UK. She is in the midst of working with Britain’s Conservative Party to make plans for such a school. The actress, known for her role in Death Becomes Her, runs the educational charity, ‘The Hawn Foundation’, in the […]
100,000 Monks Gather for Mass Buddhist Ordination
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, […]
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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