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People 2 years ago

Dalai Lama apologises for asking boy to suck his tongue

The Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama apologised on Monday after a video which showed him asking a boy to suck his tongue triggered a backlash on social media.

Lifestyle 3 years ago

Modern knights: Indonesians study historical European martial arts with Gwaith-i-Megyr

"Martial arts" often invokes mental images of a Shaolin monk swinging his staff, a karateka performing the kata or a Muay Thai fighter stomping the ground. For some, however, martial arts also come in the form of medieval European disciplines.

Academia 3 years ago

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Remembering Thich Nhat Hanh, who taught mindfulness, ‘interbeing’

As a form of active engagement with every moment of daily life, the practice of mindfulness has energized people across time and place.

Asia & Pacific 4 years ago

Thousands mourn Buddhist monk who brought mindfulness to the West

The Zen master, whose reach within Buddhism was seen as second only to the Dalai Lama, died aged 95 on Saturday at the Tu Hieu Pagoda in the city of Hue.

Art & Culture 5 years ago

In ancient Italian monastery, monks defend a dying tradition

In an ancient monastery behind huge medieval battlements in a hilltop town just south of Rome, 10 monks are striving to keep alive a 1,600-year-old spiritual tradition against increasing odds.

People 5 years ago

The Buddhist monk and make-up artist seeking LGBT+ equality in Japan

During a sheltered upbringing in a Buddhist temple in Tokyo, gay Japanese monk Kodo Nishimura kept his sexuality a closely guarded secret, and also concealed his burgeoning love of make-up.

Art & Culture 5 years ago

Beatboxing for Buddha: Japan monk's musical outreach

The unique musical experience is the work of Yogetsu Akasaka, a Japanese musician and formally trained Buddhist monk who has become a viral phenomenon with tracks marrying religious chanting with beatboxing.

SE Asia 5 years ago

Thai monks make virus masks from recycled plastic

Chak Daeng temple is famous for a campaign led by its environmentally conscious abbot to produce robes from the 15 tons of plastic bottles it receives every month.

World 6 years ago

Hardline Sri Lanka monk calls for Buddhist Sinhalese govt

The influential chief of the Bodu Bala Sena (BBS), Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara, addressing hundreds of monks and followers in Kandy, called on Sri Lanka's 10,000 Buddhist temples to help win votes for candidates from the Sinhala Buddhist majority.

Food 6 years ago

Belgian monks resurrect brewery after two century break

Belgian monks at the Grimbergen abbey are on the verge of brewing beer again after a break of more than 200 years.