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Malay Muslim caner patients a dismayed lot after ban on practicing yoga

November 24th, 2008 - 2:24 pm ICT by ANI -
Kuala Lumpur, Nov 24 (ANI): Many Muslim cancer survivors here who practised yoga for their well-being are a disappointed and confused lot over the National Fatwa Councils fatwa banning yoga for ...

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Richard Gere regrets his role in ‘The Jackal’

Richard Gere regrets his role in ‘The Jackal’

October 31st, 2008 - 1:58 pm ICT by IANS -
London, Oct 31 (IANS) Hollywood star Richard Gere regrets his role in "The Jackal" because the film was too violent.According to contactmusic.com, Gere, who has embraced Buddhism, says he wants his movies ...

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Monks offer prayers for world peace in Bihar

October 26th, 2008 - 3:04 pm ICT by ANI -
Rajgir (Bihar), Oct 26 (ANI): Hundreds of Buddhist monks from India and abroad gathered in Rajgir in Bihar to pray for world peace. The prayers were held as part of 39th anniversary ...

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Dalai Lama discharged from Delhi hospital

October 16th, 2008 - 3:36 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Oct 16 (ANI): Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, who underwent a gall bladder surgery at a hospital here, was discharged today. The Nobel Laureate underwent a successful surgery. He ...

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Dalai Lama to be discharged today

October 14th, 2008 - 11:03 am ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Oct 14 (ANI): Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama, who underwent a gall bladder surgery at a hospital here, will be discharged today. The Nobel laureate underwent a laproscopic surgery ...

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1,900 yr old Buddhist monastery discovered in Gujarat

October 13th, 2008 - 12:17 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Oct 13 (ANI): Gujarat State Archaeological Department has discovered a small size Buddhist monastery in Gujarats Vadnagar, which dates back to 1,900 years. According to a report in Desh Gujarat, ...

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Dalai Lama undergoes successful gallstone removal surgery

October 10th, 2008 - 4:45 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Oct.10 (ANI): A surgery on the Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama to remove a gallstone, has ended successfully, his spokesman said. Chhime Chhoekyapa said the surgery was a ...

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Tibetans in Shimla pray for Dalai Lama’’s health

September 10th, 2008 - 5:25 pm ICT by ANI -
Shimla, Sept 10 (ANI): Tibetan exiles in Shimla offered prayers for the long life of their spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, today. The monks said that September 10 is the 10th ...

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1900 year-Year-Old Buddha plaque discovered in Gujarats Vadnagar

1900 year-Year-Old Buddha plaque discovered in Gujarats Vadnagar

August 16th, 2008 - 5:59 pm ICT by ANI -
Ahmedabad, Aug.16 (ANI): Archaeologists of the Department of Archaeology in Gujarat have unearthed a plaque depicting carved scene from Buddhas life dating back 1900 years. According to the web portal DeshGujarat.com, the ...

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‘Kanchipuram’ berates Communists

August 15th, 2008 - 3:42 pm ICT by IANS -
Chennai, Aug 15 (IANS) Director Priyadarshan's "Kanchipuram", who says the film exposes Communists while depicting the plight of sari weavers here, is to be screened at the 33rd Toronto International Film Festival ...

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Builders of three monasteries under construction to be booked

Builders of three monasteries under construction to be booked

July 19th, 2008 - 3:11 pm ICT by IANS -
Patna, July 19 (IANS) The builders of three Buddhist monasteries under construction in Bihar's Bodh Gaya are to be booked for violating the master plan, an official said Saturday. Irked by the ...

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Madge is missing as Ritchie dines with Paltrow

Madge is missing as Ritchie dines with Paltrow

July 14th, 2008 - 6:42 pm ICT by ANI -
New York, July 14 (ANI): Guy Ritchie dined with wife Madonnas best friend Gwyneth Paltrow but the pop icon herself was missing. The impromptu meal also saw Paltrow''s rocker hubby, Chris Martin, ...

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Madge, Ritchie marriage hanging by a thread

Madge, Ritchie marriage hanging by a thread

July 14th, 2008 - 5:05 pm ICT by ANI -
London, July 14 (ANI): Madonnas marriage to director Guy Ritchie is hanging by the thin thread of their religion, reveals her brother Christopher Ciccone in his new autobiography. Christophers tome Life With ...

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Intrepid French woman unveiled Tibet for the world

July 6th, 2008 - 8:23 pm ICT by IANS -
Chennai, July 6 (IANS) The 73rd birthday of the 14th Dalai Lama is being marked by the University of Madras and Alliance Francaise here Sunday with a three-day festival of Tibetan culture. ...

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Archaeologists make new discoveries about ancient Afghan cultures

May 23rd, 2008 - 5:11 pm ICT by admin -
Vilnius (Lithuania), May 23 (ANI): Lithuanian archaeologists, carrying out excavation work in the Ghor province of Afghanistan, have collected large amounts of evidence about cultures that prospered in the region centuries ...

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Appeal against woman renouncing Islam in Malaysia

May 18th, 2008 - 7:43 pm ICT by admin -
Kuala Lumpur, May 18 (IANS) The Malaysian government has said it would challenge a court decision allowing a Chinese woman to renounce Islam and revert to Buddhism. Minister in the Prime Minister's ...

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Holiest Buddhist shrine gets governing panel, finally

Holiest Buddhist shrine gets governing panel, finally

May 17th, 2008 - 7:17 pm ICT by admin -
Patna, May 17 (IANS) The Mahabodhi temple in Bihar's Bodh Gaya, Buddhism's holiest shrine, has got a governing panel after a gap of eight months. The Bihar government has issued a notification ...

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Delhi University’s foreign students: on guard yet carefree

May 14th, 2008 - 4:49 pm ICT by admin -
By Azera Rahman New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) Meneka Bogollagama, a 20-year-old Sri Lankan studying in Delhi University (DU), believes the gruesome death of an Indian American student in the campus earlier this ...

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Back to Buddhism, Malaysian woman wants to move on

May 9th, 2008 - 3:27 pm ICT by admin -
Kuala Lumpur, May 9 (IANS) "All I want to do now is find a boyfriend and get on with my life," says a Malaysian woman who created history by reverting to Buddhism ...

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Malaysian woman allowed to revert to Buddhism

May 8th, 2008 - 1:22 pm ICT by admin -
Kuala Lumpur, May 8 (IANS) In a landmark decision, a Malaysian court Thursday allowed a Chinese woman who had converted to Islam to revert to Buddhism. In what is being described as ...

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Vatican greets Buddhists for Vesakh festival

April 29th, 2008 - 8:25 pm ICT by admin -
DPA Vatican City, April 29 (DPA) The Vatican issued Tuesday "warm greetings" to Buddhists for their festival of Vesakh which this year is celebrated between May 12 and 18. In the message, the ...

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Yoga becoming popular among Chileans in Santiago

April 23rd, 2008 - 2:08 pm ICT by admin -
By Ravinder Singh Robin Santiago (Chile) Apr 23 (ANI): It was a bit unusual to see a yoga school in a Latin American country like Chile, but classes at a yoga school ...

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Government declares holiday on Ambedkar’s birthday

April 7th, 2008 - 9:54 pm ICT by admin -
New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) The union government has declared April 14, the birth anniversary of Bhimrao Ambedkar, as a holiday, a press communiqu

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‘Punishing non-Muslims into close proximity is against Malay Constitution’

April 4th, 2008 - 2:54 pm ICT by admin -
Kuala Lumpur, Apr.4 (ANI): It is unconstitutional to punish non-Muslims for committing khalwat (close proximity) as there is no provision in law for it. Malaysian Consultative Council of Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Sikhism, ...

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Karmapa Lama terms Tibetans urge for freedom genuine

March 25th, 2008 - 3:27 pm ICT by admin -
Dharamsala, Mar 25 (ANI): Buddhist religious head Karmapa Lama has termed the Tibetans' urge for freedom as genuine, and has called for peaceful means to fight Chinese suppression. Speaking to media persons, ...

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Dalit families tense after Maharashtra blinding incident

March 17th, 2008 - 11:33 am ICT by admin -
By Prabhat Sharan Mumbai, March 17 (IANS) Several Dalit families are said to be fleeing their villages in Nanded district of Maharashtra after the January incident in which two boys from socially marginalized ...

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th century idols of Yamraj and Jain Gods excavated

March 6th, 2008 - 11:37 am ICT by admin -
By Sarathi Sirpur (Chhattisgarh), March 6 (ANI): Archaeologists in Chattisgarh claim to have discovered 7th century idols of Yamraj, the Lord of Death in Hinduism, astride a buffalo and Supasharvanath, a divine figure ...

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7th century idols of Yamraj and Jain Gods excavated

March 5th, 2008 - 7:55 pm ICT by admin -
Sirpur (Chhattisgarh), March 5 (ANI): Archaeologists in Chattisgarh claim to have discovered 7th century idols of Yamraj, the Lord of Death in Hinduism, astride a buffalo and Supasharvanath, a divine figure of ...

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Courtney Love turns to Buddhist chanting for relaxation

January 4th, 2008 - 6:01 pm ICT by admin -
Washington, Jan 4 (ANI): Rocker Courtney Love has turned to Buddhism in a bid to relax and get away from anxiety and negative thoughts. The 43-year-old singer has been suffering from constant anxiety ...

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Japanese monks promote Buddhism in a liquor bar!

December 26th, 2007 - 3:08 pm ICT by admin -
Tokyo, Dec.26 (ANI): A group of Buddhist monks in Japan have reportedly secured a regular spot at a jazz bar to rekindle interest in the religion. According to a BBC report, the Chippie ...

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