Viveka was chair of the San Francisco Buddhist Center for 15 years, until 2015. She still serves on the board, and leads meditation and Dharma retreats in the Bay Area and around the world. *** Friday October 25 – Thursday October 31, 2024 The retreat will start at the time of the s...
9 RegisterLog in Sign up with one click: Facebook Twitter Google Share on Facebook (redirected fromBuddhist Stupa) Dictionary Encyclopedia </>embed</> shrine tope stupa noun Synonyms for stupa nouna dome-shaped shrine erected by Buddhists ...
Thailand is the largest Buddhist country in the world, with 95% of its 69 millionpopulationfollowing the religion. Those who consider themselves of the Hindu faith constitute just 0.03% percent of Thais (22,100 people) according to the 2015 census. Despite the very small number of Hindus here...
As the power of the Sukhothai Kingdom in the north of the country waned, the Kingdom of Ayutthaya emerged as the new capital of Thailand in the 14th century. The city was strategically founded on an island where three rivers converged, offering defensive advantages and making it the centre ...
aRussia and China vetoed an Arab-European draft resolution on Syria for a second time since October 2011 backing an Arab League plan which demands a regime change in the Middle East country. 俄国和中国否决了对叙利亚的阿拉伯欧洲决议草案第二次从支持要求在中东国家上的一个政权变化的一个阿拉伯国家联...
To solve the problem, it is necessary to analyse our experience and thus our place in the world. The solution to the problem is not found in the transformation of the world or our behaviour, but in the transformation of our experience (Garfield, 2010, p. 356). All these reflections ...
Protect the Dharma, Protect the Country--Buddhist War Responsibility and Social Ethics I Christopher - 《Eastern Buddhist New》 被引量: 0发表: 2001年 Responsibility to Protect or Trojan Horse? The Crisis in Darfur and Humanitarian Intervention after Iraq What does the world's engagement with the...
In a strict interpretation, husbands and wives are equal and members of the family are to be mutuallt responsible for each other's welfare. However is a Bubbhist country like Thailand, in real life wives and daughters are often at a pitiful disadvantage. The practice of having several wives...
NY Times Guest Opinion writer Robert Rubin stated, “If You’re Worried About the Future of Our Country, Do Something About It.” Civic engagement in issues beyond the immediate scope of one’s professional and personal life for the greater good is more critical than ever. Further, Rubin not...
The temple’s most important part is the Daibutsuden – the Great Buddha Hall – which is one of its buildings, the largest wooden building in the world, dating from 1709 and housing one of the largest Buddha statues in the country. 5. Boudhanath, Nepal Considered one of the largest stup...