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Buddhist Peace Fellowship...and human service workers. It has chapters in various cities in the United States, including Berkeley, California and Boston, Massachusetts, aiming to help professionals integrate their work with Buddhist practice. The idea behind BASE was... In this article: Buddhism, Buddhist Peace Fellowship, BASE, Robert Baker Aitken, California, Hawaii, and United States |
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The Press and Journal | October 30, 2009
Schoolboy, 11, anointed as reincarnation of high priest
...11, anointed as reincarnation of high priest A SCHOOLBOY from the US has been anointed in India as the reincarnation of a Buddhist high priest who died more than 750 years ago. Jigme Wangchuk, of Boston, is now revered by hundreds...
In this article: Jigme Wangchuk, Boston, Darjeeling, Buddhist, India, US, and West Bengal
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Telegraph.co.uk - International news | November 04, 2009
Boston schoolboy named Buddhist high priest
...high priest To his old classmates in Boston, Jigme Wangchuk is a normal 11-year-old schoolboy - but in India he is worshipped by thousands of Buddhists who consider him the reincarnation of one the faith's holiest figures. By Dean Nelson...
In this article: Jigme Wangchuk, Buddhist, Boston, Darjeeling, New Delhi, and India
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boston.com - Latest Massachusetts news | April 16, 2009
Tibetans craft seat of honor for Dalai Lama
...previous Dalai Lamas; he is the 14th man to hold the title. The throne is a conventional element of the stages from which the Dalai Lama teaches about Buddhism to large crowds. When he gives a more conventional lecture or meets with...
In this article: Dalai Lama, Boston, Tibet, India, Lhasa, United States, Harvard Law School, and Tenzin Gyatso
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Wikipedia | October 15, 2009
Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition
...in 1988, under director Timothy McNeill. The press offers both academic and popular Buddhist literature from all traditions of Buddhism, as well as translations of classic Buddhist literature. Especially noteworthy are its...
In this article: Dalai Lama, Kopan Monastery, and Jan Willis
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Boston Herald | June 10, 2009
Blessing for Hub's neediest animals
...11, 2009 - Updated 6h ago A Buddhist spiritual leader with a soft spot for animals paid a visit to a local animal shelter yesterday, bestowing upon nearly 400 homeless, sick or injured animals a special blessing. Tibetan Lama Gursam is...
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Stephin Merritt
...drinking, musical instruments, and love. Merritt was raised Buddhist by his counter-culture mother; he has never met his father, folk singer Scott Fagan, who had a brief affair with Merritt's mother. Merritt attended progressive Massachusetts...
In this article: Stephin Merritt, Bob Mould, Chen Shi-Zheng, Nonesuch Records, The Magnetic Fields, Irving Berlin, New York City, Chihuahua, and Buddhist
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topix | March 22, 2009
Buddhism blossoms in NNY Ex-Marine finds good karma in Zen philosophy and spreads word
Buddhism blossoms in NNY Ex-Marine finds good karma in Zen philosophy and spreads word Brian M. Donoghue's life changed a dozen years ago when he walked into a Boston bar and met up with some good karma. Type in your comments to post to the...
In this article: Boston
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Alan Davies (poet)
...Tree, edited by Ron Silliman (National Poetry Foundation, 1986; 2002). Alan Davies, who is a Buddhist (as pointed out by Juliana Spahr), is originally from Canada. He has lived in Boston and is currently living and working in New York...
In this article: Alan Davies, New York City, Boston, Buddhist, National Poetry Foundation, Juliana Spahr, John Wieners, Robert Creeley, and Canada
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beliefnet.com | March 12, 2009
MIT to Launch Dalai Lama Spiritual Center
...Center Boston - A new think tank at one of the nation's leading universities for scientific research will soon bring Buddhist sensibilities to bear on a quest to explore "the ethical and humane dimensions of life." The Dalai Lama...
In this article: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Buddhist, All rights reserved, Dalai Lama, Cambridge, Tibet, and Boston
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Buddhism is a family of beliefs and practices, considered by most to be a religion, but not by all. A Buddhist is one who takes refuge in The Three Jewels: the Buddha (the Awakened One), the Dharma (the Teaching of the Buddha) and the Sangha (the Community of Buddhists). Depending on the source, the number of Buddhists in the world ranges from 230 million to 500 million. Most Buddhists live in Asia, but adherents are found worldwide.
Buddhism is based on the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama, commonly known as "Buddha", who lived in the northeastern region of the Indian subcontinent. He probably died around 400 BCE. Buddhists recognize him as an awakened teacher who shared his insights to help sentient beings end their suffering by understanding the true nature of phenomena, thereby escaping the cycle of suffering and rebirth (saṃsāra). Among the methods various schools of Buddhism apply towards this goal are: devotional practices, ritual, ethical conduct, the invocation of holy beings that help them achieve Nirvana, altruistic behaviour, renunciation of worldly matters, study, meditation, and cultivation of wisdom.
"Buddha" is actually a title, meaning the "Enlightened One" or, more literally, "Awakened One".
Buddhism has spread through these main branches:
* Theravada, which extended south and east from its origins and now has a widespread following in Southeast Asia.
* Mahayana (including Pure Land, Zen, Nichiren and Vajrayana), which diffused from its origins west, north and east throughout East Asia.
Both branches then spread further into Europe and to the Americas.
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