10/09/2008
San Francisco?s Buddhist Pilgrimage (New York Times)
In San Francisco, spiritual tourists find inspiration by following in the footsteps of American Buddhism.
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10/10/2008
in brief (Corvallis Gazette-Times)
Buddhist expert will speak at OSU Robert Thurman, widely considered the leading American expert on Tibetan Buddhism, will give a free lecture at Oregon State University on Thursday.
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10/10/2008
Chinese and European leaders explore changing churchstate relations (Christian Today)
The rapidly changing relationship between religion and state and the challenge of multiple identities were the foci of a lively dialogue between ten Chinese and nine European scholars and religious leaders representing Buddhism Islam Christianity and traditional Chinese religions held in Sweden 36 October
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10/10/2008
Jain students find peace and purity in non-violent beliefs (Johns Hopkins News-Letter)
Though Jains make up a very small percentage of the student population at Hopkins, their beliefs have historically had a strong influence on more popular Indian religions, like Hinduism and Buddhism, both of which are practiced by a significant percentage of Hopkins students.
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10/10/2008
Dalai Lama's surgery ends successfully: aide (AP via Yahoo! News)
Surgeons successfully removed gallstones from the Dalai Lama on Friday, an operation that will not prevent the Tibetan spiritual leader from traveling again by the end of the month, a top aide said.
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10/10/2008
The Nanny (New York Times)
The Siamese king?s historical governess was far more than she seemed.
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10/10/2008
In Buddha’s Path on the Streets of San Francisco (New York Times)
FOLLOWERS Meditating in the courtyard at the San Francisco Zen Center. A BLOCK off Grant Avenue in San Francisco ’s Chinatown — beyond the well-worn path tourists take past souvenir shops, restaurants and a dive saloon called the Buddha Bar — begins a historical tour of a more spiritual nature.
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10/10/2008
Aide: Dalai Lama's gall stone surgery ends successfully (USA Today)
The Dalai Lama was hospitalized in New Delhi, his spokesman said early Friday, just days after a medical checkup cleared the Tibetan spiritual leader to resume foreign travel.
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10/10/2008
Aide says Dalai Lama to undergo gallstone surgery (AP via Yahoo! News)
The Dalai Lama will undergo surgery Friday to remove a gallstone, a spokesman for the Tibetan spiritual leader said.
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10/10/2008
Dalai Lama to undergo surgery to remove gall stone (AP via Yahoo! News)
A spokesman for the Dalai Lama says the Tibetan leader will undergo surgery to remove a gall stone.
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