Security Council which has blocked action on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Stefanik said it was never more critical for the United States to lead with strength, pointing to challenges ranging from China and Russia as well as North Korea and Iran. Representative Elise Stefanik, flanked by ...
Luang Prabang prides itself on the architecture of its various Buddhist temples. There are no less than 30 in the city, each with its own distinct history, decorations and spiritual significance. Most of these temples are quite close to one another, making it easy for any traveller to cover ...
While religion in many other cities and countries spurs hostility, Thailand’s Buddhist population is less at odds, thanks to their innate practice of tolerance — and avoidance of conflict — that is intrinsic to the religion. Sodomy was decriminalized in 1956, and homosexuality was declassified ...
This undercut the prevailing assumption, held by many Western leaders, analysts and people that the liberal order would be powerful and resilient enough to win the acquiescence of potential challengers like China, who may even contribute to its strengthening. The realization that this expectation was...
Furthermore, religion in its own right can serve as a repository and center of spirituality, such as Ignatian spirituality nurtured by the Society of Jesus (the Jesuits n.d.), mysticism as practiced in Sufi Islam (Cook2015), or the exercise of Buddhist meditation techniques (Amihai and Kozhe...
After his arrest, his wife, Chit Su Win, moved to Yangon from Rakhine State. She says she’s now concerned it is unsafe to return. Many in the Buddhist majority back home in Sittwe were furious that Kyaw Soe Oo had helped a reporting effort about crimes against Muslims. He and Wa Lon...
While we’re stuck here on Earth, we feel we should share what we know since there are so many that aren't even aware of what’s happening and that they can be living in such abetter realitythan this one, rather than come back for countless reincarnations undergoing mind wipes and sens...
but during the multi-day melee in mandalay two men—one muslim and one buddhist—were killed and around 20 others were injured . the unrest was the latest in a string of flare-ups, often violent, between minority muslims and buddhists in the majority-buddhist country of a...
Giving the young, brilliant Tokugawa Ieyasu control of this prime real estate might have been a mistake as far as starting a Toyotomi dynasty was concerned. When Hideyoshi died in 1598, shortly after the second unsuccessful attempt to invade China, the council of ruling elders that he left behi...
As masters of disguise, ninjas would often infiltrate their target not under cover of night, but in broad daylight, disguised as a merchant or a Buddhist priest. They used many common tools, such as the sickle and sword, as weapons so they could blend in with peasants and farmers. But th...