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Loei celebrates two unique Buddhist festivals

Honouring Lord Buddha, the annual Bun Luang and Phi Ta Khon Festival will return to the northeastern town of Dan Sai in Loei from Friday to Sunday. According to the lunar calendar, this well-known ghost mask festival is held annually on different days as Wat Phon Chai and Chao Pho…

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Explore Sri Lanka with Siam Society

Siam Society will arrange a nine-day study trip to explore the ancient wonders and heritage sites in Sri Lanka from Aug 17-25.

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The grandeur of Sukhothai

While the majority of visitors arriving in Sukhothai head straight to Sukhothai and Si Satchanalai Historical Parks, which were added to the list of the Unesco World Heritage Sites in 1999, this lower northern town itself provides a variety of local delights for those wanting to experience slow life, local…

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Gay man receives homophobic death threats after moving neighbour’s bin

Joshua ‘Josh’ Val Martin says that the incident is the culmination of months of “curtain twitching” and passive-aggressive behaviour

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Rare Chinese Buddha statue could fetch at least $1m

PARIS: A rare Chinese Buddha statue, found in a French family home and part of a set thought to have been lost, is expected to fetch €1 million ($1.1 million) when it is auctioned on Tuesday in Paris.

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Man sent menacing note with homophobic death threat after moving neighbour's bin

He says he has faced 'curtain twitching' since moving in

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Gay man sent vile homophobic note vowing to 'destroy' him after moving neighbour's bin

Joshua ‘Josh’ Val Martin was branded 'Mr Gay' by a neighbour who threatened to 'destroy' him after he moved his bin to look for a statue of Buddha which is perpetually going missing

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2,300-year-old Buddhist elephant statue from India is one of the oldest known

Archaeologists in eastern India have unearthed an elephant statue thought to date to the third century B.C., when the region was mainly Buddhist.

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Himachal Pradesh: Dalai Lama gives one-day special teachings on full moon day of Saka Dawa month

On the occasion of Buddha Shakyamuni's Birth, Enlightenment and Parinirvana Day, Tibetan spiritual leader the 14th Dalai Lama gave a teaching on Geshe Langri Thangpa's eight Verses of Mind Training and also conducted the ceremony for generating Bodhichitta at the Main Tibetan Temple Tsuglhakhan here. Read further on Dynamite News:

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What is Theravada Buddhism?

Theravada, which means “the way of the elders,” is one of the two main schools of Buddhism. Its adherents consider Theravada to be the most authoritative branch because they believe their teachings come directly from the historical Buddha.

The Conversation

And the winner is — Thai Buddhism

Having followed Thai politics rather closely since the 1960s, I suggest that the best explanation for the results of the recent May 14 election is Thai Buddhism.

Bangkok Post

Using Buddhism as a tool of soft power

India and China have their own versions of the future of Buddhism and use the religion as a tool of soft power

The Hindu

Three tomato salad recipes that definitely aren’t boring

From an infinitely adaptable Buddha bowl to a warm salad with all the flavours of spring, Hannah Twiggs shares three recipes that make the most of the jewel of British summer produce

The Independent UK

How the practice of Nichiren Buddhism sustained Tina Turner for 50 years

When Tina Turner, often dubbed the “Queen of Rock ‘N’ Roll,” died at her home in Küsnacht, Switzerland, on May 24, 2023, at the age of 83, media headlines praised both her dynamism as a performer and her many career achievements. What many did not know is that for the…

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Vesak celebrations to make return

More than 3,500 monks from 50 countries will take part in a ceremony to mark Vesak, or Visakha Bucha Day, at the beginning of June in Thailand.

The Conversation

Happy birthday, Buddha! Why the founder of Buddhism has so many different birthdays around the world

When Siddhartha Gautama was born, he was clearly no ordinary infant. According to Buddhist texts, he raised his hand to the skies and declared, “In the heavens above and below the heavens, I am the world’s most honored one. I will free all beings from birth, old age, sickness, and…

Salon

OpenAI CEO: Be "somewhat scared"

Sam Altman and his Buddhist teacher have stopped worrying and learned to love the bot. What about the rest of us?

Bangkok Post

CIB mulls temple fund investigations

The Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) has assigned the Anti-Corruption Division (ACD) to work with the National Office of Buddhism (NOB) to put an end to financial crimes and sexual misconduct by monks.

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Top Chef producer talks thali challenge

Thi Nguyen discusses mourning the queen, why cooking rice is so darn hard and where she'd like the show to go next

The Conversation

Meditative mothering? How Buddhism honors both compassionate caregiving and celibate monks and nuns

Buddhist saints are often described as maternally compassionate, with the endless patience of a mother who feeds, cleans and cares for children around the clock. In fact, the Theravada branch of Buddhism holds mothers in such high esteem that two men among the Buddha’s chief disciples, Sariputta and Mogallana, are…

The Hindu

Chennai sculptor PS Nandhan’s retrospective show looks at the glory days of Madras Art Movement

Artist PS Nandhan’s body of work spans six decades of continuous creation. In a retrospective show, the popular sculptor’s lesser-known penchant for painting and drawing comes to light

The Hindu

Buddhism, India’s soft power projection tool

India must act to ensure that it remains a key player in the global Buddhist community

Daily Mirror

Desperate Tories plot Boris Johnson comeback after local elections drubbing

Conservatives who support the former Prime Minister said a political resurrection should not be ruled out - as Boris Johnson tweeted about Buddha

Bangkok Post

Gems of the Northeast

As the summer heat in Surin rose, we made our way to Satom Organic Farm in Chom Phra district. It is located among vast organic fields temporarily covered with yellow sunn hemp in the post-harvest season. This farm belongs to Sutaen Sukjit, who abandoned office work in Bangkok and returned…

LiveScience

1st-century Buddha statue from ancient Egypt indicates Buddhists lived there in Roman times

Buddhists lived in Egypt during Roman times, a 1st-century Buddha statue found in Berenike suggests.

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