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Buddhism

Academia 4 years ago

PREMIUM
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.

SE Asia 4 years ago

PREMIUM
Myanmar releases anti-Muslim monk as opposition calls for revolt

Ashin Wirathu -- once dubbed by Time magazine as the "Buddhist Bin Laden" for his role in stirring up religious hatred in Myanmar -- was released after all charges against him were dropped, a statement said.

SE Asia 5 years ago

Myanmar monks on the march, call for end to military rule

About 20 monks in dark red robes walked through the streets of the main city of Yangon to a United Nations office, urging citizens to join their protest.

World 5 years ago

Sri Lanka sticks to cremation of Muslim Covid-19 victims despite uproar

The government first banned burials in April amid concerns -- which experts say are baseless -- by influential Buddhist monks that burying bodies could contaminate groundwater and spread the virus.

News 5 years ago

Dungeons and dragons: Thai temples put quirky spin on Buddhism

A dragon encircles a tower, wretched souls face torture, superheroes scale a mosaic wall -- these may seem like scenes from a half-remembered dream, but are in fact famed Thai temples.

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.

National 5 years ago

Indonesian Buddhists observe Waisak in solitude amid pandemic

Under normal circumstances, Buddhists would have gathered in temples across the country on Thursday to celebrate Waisak. But this year, with COVID-19 measures preventing most gatherings, the temples have gone quiet.

World 5 years ago

Deep connection: Virus takes India's spiritual retreats online

At a remote hillside retreat in northern India, Tibetan Buddhist nun Tenzin Drolma usually holds intimate, face-to-face classes -- but since the coronavirus pandemic forced them online, her lessons have been packed with people seeking inner peace under lockdown.

People 6 years ago

Exiled Dalai Lama marks 80 years as Tibet's spiritual leader

The Dalai Lama on Saturday marked the 80th anniversary of his enthronement as the spiritual leader of Tibet, a position held almost entirely in exile and as a target of constant vilification by the Chinese state.

SE Asia 6 years ago

Pope Francis to reunite with cousin on visit to Thailand

In a remote Catholic school in Thailand, Sister Ana Rosa Sivori, 77, kneels in a chapel to pray at the beginning of the school day. The Catholic nun is also counting down the days when she will be reunited with her cousin, Pope Francis.

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