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Until the end of June, the continuation of reincarnation, and therefore the future of Tibetan Buddhism, was in question.
Splendid sculpture and painting from LACMA's permanent collection was packed up about eight years ago. Finally, it's back on ...
NIDA Poll reveals widespread public concern over misconduct in the monkhood, with strong support for legal penalties to ...
But Mahayana Buddhism has become more popular by developing a social orientation. Adherents should strive to have the ...
Legal action against senior monks in Thailand raises questions about the future of Thai Buddhism, with calls for reform and ...
The one Buddhist word many people know is karma. Some say it means good things happen to good people and bad to bad. Payback.
The Young Buddhist Initiative describes itself as bringing Buddhist traditions into the modern world in a way that it hopes ...
New accusations involving illicit sex and blackmail have shaken the nation and opened a debate on the privileges monks enjoy ...
Buddhists are very fortunate that they can even critically examine the teachings of the Buddha. After all, the Buddha ...
Reverence for the saffron-robed Buddhist monkhood is deeply woven into Thai society, but a sex extortion scandal has ...
Dr. Justice Chandradasa Nanayakkara, who makes valuable contributions to Buddhist literature in these columns, has written ...
At least nine abbots and senior monks involved in the scandal have been disrobed and cast out of the monkhood, police said.