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China Buddhist Association: A Trojan Horse of Chinese Propaganda

Bitter Winter English 18 Apr 2025
Naïve Buddhists in democratic countries believe they are conducting genuine inter-Buddhist dialogue with a group that exists to advance CCP interests ... The text first underlines what is the purpose of China Buddhist Association.
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UNESCO intangible cultural heritage: Chinese calligraphy

China.dot.org 18 Apr 2025
Editor's note. Chinese calligraphy is the artistic practice of writing Chinese characters using a brush and ink ... It was also used in religious contexts, such as transcribing Buddhist sutras and Daoist texts ... • 2024. Spring Festival ... .
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UNESCO intangible cultural heritage: China engraved block printing technique

China.dot.org 15 Apr 2025
The practice flourished during the Song dynasty (960–1279), when it became widely adopted for reproducing Buddhist texts, Confucian classics, scientific treatises and works of literature.
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HistoriCity: How caste evolved in ancient India

Hindustan Times 14 Apr 2025
He wrote in his authoritative essay, Caste in Indian History, “The Asokan edicts contain injunctions against hunting and fishing, and the Buddhist texts look down on ‘animal-killing jatis’ as much as the Brahmanical texts do.
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Embracing spiritual practices during Holy Week

The Manila Times 12 Apr 2025
The Satipatthana Sutta, a foundational Buddhist text, outlines four foundations of mindfulness ... Through mindfulness, as illuminated by both Buddhist and Christian principles, we can navigate life's ...
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Review: Textual Lives of Caste Across the Ages edited by Prathama Banerjee

Hindustan Times 11 Apr 2025
Meera Visvanathan looks at two texts, Vajrasuci and Vajrasuci Upanishad, to tell us how Buddhist knowledge was appropriated to reinvent Brahmin superiority ... This is also visible in the Buddhist canon which mocks these traditions.
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The Greek Who Became a Buddhist Master in Sri Lanka

Greek Reporter 11 Apr 2025
He then studied the ancient Indian language Pali and the Three Baskets of Sacred Buddhist Texts, along with the Explanations and Commentaries, at the monastery Gnānārāma Dharmāyatanaya, where he stayed for 16 years.
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‘The White Lotus’ version of Thai Buddhism gets some things right

Asiatimes 08 Apr 2025
I have studied Buddhism in Thailand for over a decade, including the diverse ways in which Thai Buddhists practice their religion ... During this time, they learn what it is like to wear the robes, receive offerings and study the Buddhist texts.
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China’s hydropower push destroying heritage, suppressing Tibetan identity: TCHRD report

Hindustan Times 07 Apr 2025
(REUTERS) ...The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has regulated all aspects of religious life replacing images of the Dalai Lama with portraits of CCP leaders and translating Buddhist texts from Tibetan to Mandarin Chinese,” it noted ... TCHRD report ... ....
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Menander, the Ancient Greek King of India

Greek Reporter 06 Apr 2025
The Milinda-panha, a Buddhist text, purports to record a dialogue between Buddhist sage Nagasena and king Menander. This text is regarded as canonical in Burmese Buddhism, and included as part of the book of Khuddaka Nikaya.
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