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Volunteers gathered with Buddhist monks to make and share South Korea’s national dish. Plus, Shambhala Mountain Center announces self-governance, and Phra Maha Praiwan Worawano, popular for his livestream teachings, leaves the monkhood.
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Myanmar’s Military Releases Vitriolic Monk Ashin Wirathu
Without offering further details, the junta stated that all charges against the so-called “Buddhist Bin Laden” had been dropped. Plus, Bhutanese monks support sexual education and Pasadena Buddhist temple hosts COVID-19 vaccine clinic. Tricycle looks back…
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Buddha Buzz Weekly: Firefighting Monks Prepare to Defend Tassajara Monastery from California Wildfire
The team is clearing brush and using a sprinkler system called “Dharma rain.” Plus, Myanmar’s military confronts resistance fighters in Mandalay, and UK Buddhists demand a ban on conversion therapy.
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Century-Old Book of Koan Answers Is Still Controversial
Why the recently reissued The Sound of the One Hand: 281 Zen Koans With Answers may not give Zen students the answers they’re looking for
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Harry Potter and the Mischievous Monks
Two Thai monks are in big trouble.
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The Dream Team
Contributing editor Pamela Gayle White speaks with six dedicated practitioners before they enter three-year retreat.
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Buddha Buzz: Week of December 2nd
Monks in the streets and gods on beer bottles
8 killed in Kardze
Police fired on monks and civilians in Kardze in eastern Tibet, killing eight. Radio Free Asia has a lot of info on this. The monks objected to a re-education program they were forced to undergo, and…
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