May 16, 2022
Dominic Kearne

News Round Up for w/e 16th May 2022

News & snippets from Zen cyber-space

This week from Zen cyberspace, celebration of the Buddha’s birth, death and enlightenment and a talk from meditation master Ajahn Sumedho.

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Bhot Bagan: The Howrah monastery with a tumultuous history The Tibetan Buddhist monastery stands as testament to the cultural and religious synthesis of the country’s history.

Is Buddhism a spiritual opium or nutrient - Vesak Day Thoughts

Guilt and Tendencies towards Negativity, by Ajahn Sumedho It is interesting that there are now all kinds of stress reduction programmes; people are aware of stress and tension in society. A modern life is a very stressful one and things move too quickly.

When Tadao Ando embraced the Buddha with a hill In 2016 Domus published an intervention by future guest editor Ando, merging construction and landscape to create a spiritual experience through the tools of space and atmosphere.

Nepal, Thailand and Buddhism According to the lunar calendar, Sunday, May 15, was a full moon day, which coincides with the birthday, enlightenment day and passing away of Gautam Buddha. Therefore....

Buddhists and Catholics meet in Mỹ Tho on Vesak to renew interfaith dialogue A delegation led by Bishop Phêrô Nguyễn Văn Khảm visited a pagoda in Tiền Giang to mark the festival celebrating the Buddha’s birth, enlightenment and death.

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