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Posts Tagged: "Buddhism"

June 27, 2008: Tu Weiming

June 27, 2008: Tu Weiming

Read more of the Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly interview with Tu Weiming, professor of Chinese history and philosophy and Confucian studies at Harvard University.

Posted: Jun 27th, 2008  Comments: 0   Views: 2,140   
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June 27, 2008: China, Tibet, and Buddhist Ethics: An Overview

June 27, 2008: China, Tibet, and Buddhist Ethics: An Overview

Buddhist teachings do not rule out the use of force to relieve a greater suffering, although the Buddhist tradition is rightly known for the systematic practice of nonviolence, its first ethical precept.

Posted: Jun 27th, 2008  Comments: 1   Views: 2,729   
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June 27, 2008: Political Buddhism

June 27, 2008: Political Buddhism

We have a special report today on the plight and paradox of Tibetan Buddhists. They teach nonviolence, but their demonstrations against the Chinese have sometimes become violent.

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September 28, 2007: Buddhist Monks March in Myanmar

September 28, 2007: Buddhist Monks March in Myanmar

In Myanmar in Southeast Asia, violent clashes between tens of thousands of protesting Buddhist monks and the Burmese military have drawn international attention.

Posted: Sep 28th, 2007  Comments: 0   Views: 17   
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September 28, 2007: Commentary: Saffron Revolution

September 28, 2007: Commentary: Saffron Revolution

Read analysis and commentary on the Buddhist protests in Burma by Patrick Pranke and Donald Mitchell.

Posted: Sep 28th, 2007  Comments: 0   Views: 15   
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September 28, 2007: Commentary: Donald W. Mitchell

September 28, 2007: Commentary: Donald W. Mitchell

Commentator Donald W. Mitchell, a religious studies professor at Purdue University, writes about the protests in Myanmar and "socially engaged Buddhism."

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July 20, 2007: Buddhist Ash Interment

July 20, 2007: Buddhist Ash Interment

A segment about the Chinese Buddhist tradition of honoring deceased family members at the place where their ashes are interred. Harry Leong of New York City was our guide as he and his mother remembered his late father at the Chuang Yen monastery in Carmel, New York.

Posted: Jul 20th, 2007  Comments: 0   Views: 598   
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June 6, 2008: Zen Convert
Episode no. 1140: BELIEF & PRACTICE

June 6, 2008: Zen Convert

Every year in New York's Central Park, the Buddhist magazine TRICYCLE sponsors a demonstration of Buddhist practices called "Change Your Mind Day."

Posted: Jul 29th, 2005  Comments: 0   Views: 2,229   
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September 19, 2003: Thich Nhat Hanh

September 19, 2003: Thich Nhat Hanh

In the U.S. and Europe, the other best-known Buddhist leader, besides the Dalai Lama, is the renowned Vietnamese Buddhist monk, Thich Nhat Hanh. He, too, has been on a U.S. tour, ended this past week -- promoting his latest of more than 75 books, Creating True Peace.

Posted: Sep 19th, 2003  Comments: 1   Views: 1,511   
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September 19, 2003: Extended Interview Thich Nhat Hanh

September 19, 2003: Extended Interview Thich Nhat Hanh

Read more of Bob Abernethy's interview with Thich Naht Hanh.

Posted: Sep 19th, 2003  Comments: 1   Views: 898   
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