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- Speaking with and away: what the aporia of ineffability has to say for Buddhist-Christian dialogue.(COMPARATIVE THEOLOGY)
- Years ago, I entered my graduate studies with the intent of undertaking a comparative study of the Christian apophatic tradition and Indian Mahayana Buddhism. Shortly after enrolling in a course on Indian Buddhist philosophy, I recall a question that in spite of its apparent simplicity has...
- Research articles 2006-01-01
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- Bad karma special as thieves steal Buddha statue from eatery
- MIAMI -- A band of thieves may have angered the gods by stealing a 600-pound Buddha statue from a Japanese restaurant here. According to a report by the Associated Press, restaurant owner Ako Tarallo paid $1,500 six years ago for the gold-painted Buddha statue, which she put in the...
- Research articles 2006-06-12
- Medicine Buddha Mandala Dedicated to the People of Burma, Simulcast on Second Life.
- PARIS, October 19 /PRNewswire/ -- A Medicine Buddha Mandala constructed in Paris France, will be built simultaneously in Second Life, in solidarity with the peoples of Burma. PARIS, October 19 /PRNewswire/ -- A Medicine Buddha Mandala ...
- Research articles 2007-10-19
- Buddha of Suburbia
- BUDDHA OF SUBURBIA. Hanif Kureishi. 1990/2003. Read by Christopher Simpson. 10 tapes. 10 hrs. 45 mins. BBC Audiobooks America, Chivers Audiobooks. 0-7540-8382-9. $93.50.Vinyl; plot, author, reader notes. A "Race, gender, f--king and farce": Kureishi's character lists the ingredients for a pleasant evening's entertainment--and that's just what Buddha offers. Karim,...
- Research articles 2004-07-01
- Mystery of vanished "Buddha Boy" grips Nepal
- KATHMANDU AFP — The weekend disappearance of a Nepalese boy whom supporters hail as a reincarnation of the Buddha has sparked a nationwide search. Supporters have showered 16-year old Ram Bahadur Bomjan with money and gifts for allegedly sitting in motionless meditation in the roots of a pipal tree...
- Research articles 2006-03-11
- Prayers for Nepal's missing 'Buddha Boy'
- KATHMANDU AFP — In the remote jungle of southern Nepal Buddhist monks in burgundy-coloured robes and Hindu priests pray together for the safe return of Nepal's missing "Buddha Boy". Thought to be the birth place of Buddha, the source of Hinduism's holiest river, and ruled by a king who...
- Research articles 2006-03-14
- Thieves take 270-kilo Buddha from Japanese restaurant in Florida
- MIAMI AFP — A bunch of thieves in Florida may be in for a serious dose of bad karma after they made off with a 270-kilogram (600 pound) Buddha statue from a Japanese restaurant in southeastern Florida. "I don't think they're going to have good luck," the distraught restaurant...
- Research articles 2006-05-23
- Vanished "Buddha Boy" reappears in Nepal after nine months
- KATHMANDU AFP — A Nepalese teenaged boy who was hailed as a reincarnation of the Buddha has reappeared after nine months of wandering through the jungles of eastern Nepal, police said. "A team of police found the Buddha Boy sitting under a tree in the Piluwa jungle after there were...
- Research articles 2006-12-26
- Buddha's Warriors: The Story of the CIA-Backed Tibetan Freedom Fighters, the Chinese Invasion, and the Ultimate Fall of Tibet
- Dunham, Mikel. Buddha's Warriors: The Story of the CIA-Backed Tibetan Freedom Fighters, the Chinese Invasion, and the Ultimate Fall of Tibet. New York: Jeremy P. Tarcher/Penguin, 2004. 434 pp. In Buddha's warriors, Mikel Dunham presents an informative account about the origins, development and eventual collapse of the Tibetan resistance against...
- Research articles 2006-04-01
- Relics of the Buddha.(Book review)
- Relics of the Buddha. By John S. Strong. (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2004. Pp. xxii, 290. $39.50.) Once considered an embarrassing sideshow to the more weighty drama of the life and legacy of the Buddha, relics have increasingly moved closer to center stage in...
- Research articles 2005-12-22
- Movie to be made on Gautama Buddha's life
- MUMBAI AFP — An historical epic is to be filmed about the life and teachings of the Gautama Buddha, the founder of Buddhism, a South Asian production team said Monday. "The message of the movie gives answers to global crises of conflict and environmental problems," Navin Gooneratne, the chairman...
- Research articles 2007-08-27
- Facelift for world's tallest ancient Buddha statue in China
- BEIJING AFP — The world's tallest ancient Buddha statue, suffering from years of environmental damage, will get its latest facelift to fix damage from weathering and acid rain. The 71-metre (237-foot) Leshan Buddha, in the southwestern province of Sichuan, is looking "somewhat battered" with a blackened nose, and with...
- Research articles 2007-11-06
- A Buddha Busts Out
- At the Gyuto monastery, in the foothills of the Himalayas, a love both familiar and exotic was in the air. Some 60 Tibetan schoolgirls had come to be in the presence of the living Buddha--who, in this case, just happened to be a strikingly handsome 14-year-old boy. The 17th reincarnation...
- Research articles 2000-03-06
- Thailand protests Victoria's Secret 'Buddha bikini'
- BANGKOK AFP ? Thailand's main religious authority demanded racy lingerie maker Victoria's Secret remove an "insulting" swimsuit from its collection as it bore images of the Buddha, officials said. The Bureau of National Buddhism said it sent a letter of protest through the foreign ministry conveying its displeasure over...
- Research articles 2004-04-22
- The Politics of Reincarnation : A Newsweek investigation of the Buddha who broke with Beijing.
- At the Gyuto Monastery in the foothills of the Himalayas, a love both familiar and exotic was in the air. Some 60 Tibetan schoolgirls had come to be in the presence of the living Buddha--who, in this case, just happened to be a strikingly handsome 14-year-old boy....
- Research articles 2000-03-06
- In London, pricey shark's fin soup is fit for a Buddha
- LONDON AFP — The most expensive soup in Britain is the star dish on the menu of an upmarket Chinese restaurant in London -- at a mere 108 pounds (160 euros, 205 dollars) a bowl. Called "Buddha Jumps Over the Wall", the shark's fin soup -- which must be...
- Research articles 2005-05-09
- Nepal's 'Buddha Boy' does second vanishing act
- KATHMANDU AFP — A Nepalese teenager hailed as a reincarnation of the Buddha has vanished for a second time in southern Nepal, a member of his support committee said Saturday. Ram Bahadur Bomjam, 17, who shot to fame in 2005 when his supporters said he had begun a meditation...
- Research articles 2007-03-10
- 1,300-year-old SKorean Buddha unearthed intact
- SEOUL AFP — A 70-ton granite statue of Buddha, which toppled over face-down 1,300 years ago in South Korea, has been unearthed with its features intact. The 5.6-metre (18-foot) sculpture was in May found buried in the southeastern city of Gyeongju and has been partially unearthed after months of...
- Research articles 2007-09-10
- Buddha statue sets record for Japanese art
- NEW YORK AFP — A wooden sculpture of the supreme Buddha sold for more than 14.3 million dollars in New York on Tuesday, far exceeding pre-sale estimates and setting a new record for a work of Japanese art. The 800-year-old depiction of the Dainichi Nyorai, attributed to the sculptor...
- Research articles 2008-03-18
- New Zealand troops deny damaging Afghan Buddha remains
- WELLINGTON AFP — The New Zealand Defence Force denied claims Sunday that its troops damaged the remains of Afghanistan's famous Bamiyan Buddha statues while carrying out a controlled explosion. Spokesman Captain Zac Prendergast confirmed to Radio New Zealand that the troops disposed of a live rocket in the area...
- Research articles 2008-05-03
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