The fact is, it is very possible for us to come in contact with a Buddhist, and we have a responsibility to talk with him about his beliefs as well as our own. If we think that Buddhism (or one of the other world religions) is practiced only in some far-away country, we are mist...
“Those who believe this book and propagate its teachings will not encounter the ten sorrows of the age: war, fire, no peace day and night, separation of man and wife, the scattering of the sons and daughters, evil men spread over the country, dead bones unburied, clothing with no one ...
Buddhism’s claim to be a universal religion would seem to be severely compromised by its exclusion of certain groups of people from its scheme of salvation. Women, in particular, were treated at one time or another as less than fit vessels for attaining enlightenment. As is well known, even...
* China: Is the country with the most Buddhists, with an estimated 100 million adherents. * Tibet is an estimate, as there has never been a reliable survey. Furthermore, for the Chinese Communists it is debatable whether Tibet should be considered an independent nation. ** Japan is an...
The Ningmapa school of Mahayana Buddhism is practiced predominantly in the eastern part of the country, although there are adherents in other parts of the country. Bhutan The pre-existing concept of the creator-god G'uisha, who had already become an object of worship under the influence of ...
Buddhism takes on a slightly different form in the different countries of the world where it is practiced, combining its religious culture with the social culture of each country. ... Each culture that has absorbed and passed on the Buddhist tradition has added its own flavor to the core of...
The three major events of Buddha’s life—birth, enlightenment, and death—are commemorated in every Buddhist country but not always on the same day. In Theravada countries, the three events are observed together on Vesak (also called Wesak, Buddha Purnima, Buddha Jayanti, or Vaishaka Purnima)...
BEIJING, March 13 (Xinhua) -- Chinese religious figures serving as political advisors at this year's "two sessions" are pleased with the country's protection of Tibetan Buddhism in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. Political advisor Lhapa from Jokhang Temple is among the over 2,000 ...
I had made plans to move out of the country and I had already obtained employment in the Philippines , my next choice would of been Thailand. I was not what you would call depressed, I would say more of being lonely. That is the main reason I had decided on taking in a roommate,...
Buddhism as a civil religion was promoted byKing Vajiravudh(Rama VI, r. 1910-1925) through the promulgation of the slogan, “nation, religion [Buddhism], king,” symbolized by the country’s tricolour national flag. During the regimes of the military strongmenSarit ThanaratandThanom Kittikachorn...