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11/28/2008
Thailand braced for bloody night to break airport siege (Thailandnews.net)
Thailand is braced for a potentially violent end to the three-day blockade of Bangkok's main international airport as the government declared a state of emergency and rumours of an imminent army coup ...
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11/28/2008
Thailand braced for bloody night to break airport siege (Independent)
Thailand is braced for a potentially violent end to the three-day blockade of Bangkok's main international airport as the government declared a state of emergency and rumours of an imminent army coup spread. The Prime Minister, Somchai Wongsawat, unable to return to Bangkok because of the protest, gave security forces powers to oust 4,000 People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) supporters who ...
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11/25/2008
Background Note: Cambodia (Scoop.co.nz)
Geography Area: 181,040 sq. km. (69,900 sq. mi.); about the size of Missouri. Cities: Capital --Phnom Penh (pop. 1.3 million), Battambang, Siem Reap, Sihanoukville, Prey Veng, Kompong Cham.
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11/24/2008
Simple Life, Complex Ideas (Knox College)
Knox College anthropologist Nancy Eberhardt believes that we can learn some big lessons from a tiny village in Thailand. Her new book, "Imagining the Course of Life," details more than two decades of research on people, known as Shan, who live in a rural area about 400 miles north of Bangkok.
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11/24/2008
Benefits of Monk-y Business (Knox College)
GALESBURG—Knox College student Sean Dowdy credits "feeling more focused" this term to the way he spent the last term: meditating with monks in a Buddhist monastery.
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11/24/2008
Meditation helps local Buddhists find their path (Rapid City Journal)
The Buddhist prayer flags that hang in Don Jones’ driveway are Tibetan, but the Buddhist meditation that Jones practices in his living room is not.
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11/22/2008
The charm of Jatukarm (The Star)
The obsession with Jatukarm, the Buddhist deity of wealth, appears to have peaked, but devotees in Thailand continue to throng the deity’s temple at Wat Phra Mahathap.
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11/20/2008
9 found slain in Valley temple Buddhist monks, nun were 'executed' (12 News Phoenix)
Nine people - six Buddhist monks, a nun and two acolytes - were found shot to death execution-style Saturday morning in a Buddhist temple west of Phoenix in one of the largest mass killings in Maricopa County history.
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11/18/2008
Homosexuality, Buddhism and Srilankan Society (RainbowNetwork.com)
Before we discuss what Theravada Buddhism says about homosexually, it is important to understand that in Buddhism people are encouraged to look into inwardly when seeking guidance or a solution to a problem.
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11/11/2008
The Importance of Il Poya (Daily News)
The Il Poya falls on November 12. It is the last Poya of the "Wassana" Rainy Season and a number of important incidents occurred on this day. Therefore, it is a significant day in the Buddhist calender.
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| Abhidhamma Vipassana - Books and articles about Theravada Buddhism.Buddhism - Outline of Buddhist beliefs and practises from Buddhism - Perspectives on Buddhism from Dr B B Ambedkar, the Indian social activist, and his followers.Buddhism and Everything - Basics of Buddhism, Suttas, personal experiences and discussion forums.Buddhism Depot - Scriptures, mudras, virtual temple, discussion, live chat, recommended reading and art gallery.Buddhism for the Lay Practitioner - For those who are interested in discovering Theravada Buddhism from a lay perspective.Buddhist path of the Upasika - An essay on the power of mindfulness in daily life.Chieng Mai Dhamma Study Group - A collection of books, essays, talks and reflections centering on Theravada Buddhism.Contemplatives, Singapore - An MSN community dedicated to the Teachers of the Forest Meditation Tradition (Kammathana) of Thailand.Dhamma Net - Articles by Theravada Buddhists around the world.Dhamma Study - Articles by Nina van Gorkom, Sujin Boriharnwanaket, and others on meditation, vipassana, citta, and satipatthana.Dhamma Talks - MP3s of Dhamma talks given by various teachers in the Theravadin Forest Sangha tradition.Dhammaduta - Describes the establishment of the bhikkhu Sangha or Order of Monks in countries outside S.E. Asia.dhammakaya - Website of the Dhammakaya Foundation, which promotes a specific style of meditation practice.Dhammakaya Foundation - Thailand-based foundation that promotes meditation as a way to inner and world peace.DhammaWeb - Theravada Buddhism in the UK. Many articles and discources.Dharmastream - Over 30 dharma talks by Jack Kornfield, Ajahn Sumedho, and Ajahn Candasiri.eDhamma.Com: A Window to Theravada Buddhism - A collection of Dhamma teachings and Sutta recitations.Ehi-passika - An edited version of the Venerable Buddharakkhita's translation of The Dhammapada.Ethical Particularism in Theravada Buddhism - An article on the site of the Journal of Buddhist Ethics.Finding the Way - Buddhists of various nationalities describe their varied ways of finding the Buddha Dhamma.Forest Sangha - links to Theravadin Buddhist monasteries in the West and in Thailand, links to newsletters and Dhamma-talks of Ajahn Chah and his disciples.How to become a Buddhist - A Do-It-Yourself guide to taking the Three Refuges and becoming a Buddhist.Insight Meditation - Writings by Christopher Titmuss, co-founder of Gaia House in Devon,and details of retreats.Jhana Support Group - Peer level support group and resource for practitioners of jhana.A Manual of Buddhism - An introduction to Theravada Buddhism.Nibbana.com - Translations of the Tipitaka, teachings and articles on Theravada Buddhism and cultural aspects.Sadhu! The Theravada Buddhism Web Directory - An extensive, searchable web directory of Theravada Buddhism.Sinhala Buddhism - A bibliography of the Sri Lankan form of Theravada, from the Journal of Buddhist Ethics.Thailand Buddhism World Wide Web - Thai Buddhist articles in English and Thai.Theravada - A detailed introduction to Theravada Buddhism.Theravada Buddhist Society of America. - News, information and articles.Tipitaka.net - Information based on the Pali canon, and Buddhist news.Urban Dharma... Buddhism for Urban America - Buddhism for urban America. A large site with a wide range of articles.
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