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25 Mar 2011, 6:00 am by Trusts EstatesProf
In Japan, cremation is nearly universal and an important rite deeply rooted in Buddhism. [read post]
25 Dec 2008, 5:00 am
There was a stretch of my life where I actively studied eastern religions, especially Buddhism. [read post]
29 Jan 2015, 8:12 am by Al Sturgeon
  We had representatives of Atheism, Buddhism, Christianity, Islam, and Judaism in the group, and we had a rich conversation on the topic, “What I always wanted to know about (e.g., Atheism, Buddhism, etc.) was ____________. [read post]
12 Mar 2018, 12:54 pm by Tom Smith
Buddhism may be touted in the West as an inherently peaceful philosophy, but a surge in violent rhetoric from small but increasingly influential groups of hardline monks in parts of Asia is upending the religion's tolerant image. [read post]
26 Nov 2013, 5:26 am
Buddhism and Violence: Militarism and Buddhism in Modern Asia. [read post]
14 Mar 2019, 10:30 am by Patrick S. O'Donnell
Such an idea of salvation recurs across the world religions, but in many strands of Buddhism there is a remarkable honesty regarding the implications of salvation. [read post]
7 Jul 2021, 9:03 am by Patrick S. O'Donnell
However, if, as I speak, I relate my experience to the Buddhist teachings, it is not in order to propagate Buddhism. [read post]
28 Aug 2017, 5:32 pm by Patrick S. O'Donnell
Jainism and Buddhism are similar in many respects, although the Jain community is comparatively small, estimated to have roughly a bit more than 4 million adherents in the world today, ranking it behind the Baha’i Faith (around 7 million), but slightly more than Shinto, while Buddhism may have around 500 million adherents. [read post]
3 Jun 2007, 11:45 pm
The Bangkok Post reports today that Thailand's Constitution Drafting Committee has rejected calls to make Buddhism the official state religion in its new draft Constitution. [read post]
25 Jul 2009, 2:11 pm
Last week the New York Times and AP reported that Russian President Medvedev had announced that an experimental program will offer preteen students the opportunity to take courses on Russian Orthodox Christianity, which is the country's dominant faith, Islam, Buddhism,... [read post]
28 Oct 2008, 7:36 pm
., lawyer who hopes someday to be to the legal profession what Siddhartha was to Buddhism -- one remembered for giving up... [read post]
31 Jan 2013, 7:00 am by ADR Times
Eastern philosophy, on the other hand, is mainly derived from the religious teachings of Buddhism, Confucianism and Taoism. [read post]
20 Aug 2007, 2:07 am
Early on the Constitution was controversial because of its failure to make Buddhism the state religion. [read post]
31 Dec 2011, 5:03 am by Brian Leiter
Authors and/or publishers kindly sent me the following new books this month: The Bodhisattva's Brain: Buddhism Naturalized by Owen Flanagan (MIT Press, 2011). [read post]
7 Mar 2008, 7:12 pm
Lankapuvath, Sri Lanka’s state owned news agency, launched a new website recently. [read post]
19 Feb 2011, 9:00 pm
Enso - Japanese symbol of Zen Buddhism. [read post]
8 May 2008, 10:46 am
He permitted a Buddhist woman who had converted to Islam to reconvert to Buddhism. [read post]
18 Sep 2008, 6:05 am
Yesterday in Garden Grove, California, the parties announced a settlement in Vietnamese Buddhism Study Temple in America v. [read post]
15 Jun 2007, 1:25 am
The International Campaign for Tibet reports that a 30 foot statue of the 8th century founder of Buddhism in Tibet-- Guru Rinpoche (Padmasambhava)-- donated by Chinese Buddhists to Tibet's Samye monastery, was demolished by Chinese People's Armed Police last month. [read post]