Buddhist 'People Of Color Sanghas', Diversity Efforts Address Conflicts About ...
There are about two million Buddhists in the U.S., and each usually falls into one of two camps. On one side are Asian-American Buddhists, who have been in the U.S. since the mid-19th century and whose numbers blossomed after 1965, when immigration ...www.huffingtonpost.com
Asian leaders want Myanmar to end sectarian violence
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - Southeast Asian leaders will put pressure on Myanmar to resolve violence between Buddhists and minority Muslims, a senior regional official said on Sunday, after unrest left scores dead and as many as 100,000 people displaced ...www.chicagotribune.com
Implications of President Obama's Asian visit to Buddhist Burma
When the US declares a country is of "national interest" it should not be hard to guess the reasons why more so when President Obama himself is to arrive in Burma to start an obvious "US enters Asia" drive on 19 November 2012. The US wishlist is also ...www.lankaweb.com
Obama Thailand Visit: Temple Of Reclining Buddha First Stop On President's ...
The Temple of Reclining Buddha, formally known as Wat Pho, was the first stop on President Barack Obama's Asian tour that will also take him to Myanmar and Cambodia.www.huffingtonpost.com
An Asian Buddhist to the US Senate - A Hindu to the US House: Two historic ...
Two historic firsts for religion in American politics were created at the November 6 national elections in the United States in electing, from the same state of Hawaii, a Buddhist Asian American to the US Senate and a Hindu to the US House of ...www.asiantribune.com
Is Meditation Buddhism Booming or Fading?
The influx of Tibetan Lamas has provided a fresh Asian presence to a scene that otherwise is increasingly westernized. But from another point of view it may seem as though all this activity is plateauing or even fading out.www.huffingtonpost.com
Myanmar's sectarian clashes claim more lives
(CNN) -- The death toll climbed again in Myanmar's volatile west on Friday as sectarian clashes between Buddhists and Rohingya Muslims that have seen thousands of homes set ablaze flared for a fifth day.www.cnn.com
Is Tibetan Buddhism the most popular in America?
Tibetan Buddhists speak English - many big names at least, while East Asian big names often don't. Tibetan Buddhism "is not heavily tied to an immigrant ethnicity unlike, say, Chinese Buddhism which is very closely tied to a specific ethnic group ...www.patheos.com
Myanmar fighting kills 84, displaces at least 22500
Hong Kong (CNN) -- The death toll from fighting between Buddhists and Rohingya Muslims in western Myanmar last week has risen to 84 and at least 22,500 people have been displaced by the sectarian violence, state media and the United Nations say.www.cnn.com
Investigating the Integration of Buddhism into Western Culture
As Asians, we sometimes forget that the teachings of the Buddha actually have nothing to do with Asia or Asian culture. We were born into Eastern cultures where images of the Buddha and Buddhist rituals and teachings are commonplace and, therefore, ...www.asiantribune.com
Stop Rohingya Genocide: OIC
DJIBOUTI - A global Muslim body urged the international community on Saturday, November 17, to protect Bengali-ethnic Muslims, known as Rohingyas, from "genocide" as US President readied for a landmark trip to the Asian country. "We expect from the ...www.onislam.net
Before Obama visit, group warns ethnic violence could destabilize Myanmar
Hong Kong (CNN) -- As President Barack Obama prepares to visit Myanmar next week, a nonprofit group warned violence between Buddhists and Muslims in the west of the country could destabilize the nation just as it is emerging from decades of military ...www.cnn.com
Kung fu nuns teach cosmic energy to CERN scientists
GENEVA (Reuters) - A dozen kung fu nuns from an Asian Buddhist order displayed their martial arts prowess to bemused scientists at CERN this week as their spiritual leader explained how their energy was like that of the cosmos.www.reuters.com
Burma Icon Disappoints Rohingya Muslims
... laureate Aung San Suu Kyi has declined to show support for Bengali-ethnic Muslims, known as Rohingyas, saying she will not use "moral leadership" to back any sides in the deadly sectarian violence between Buddhists and Muslims in the Asian country.www.onislam.net
Buddhists Continue Terrorist Attacks against Muslims in Myanmar
The Asian Tribune in an article titled 'Letter from America: Buddhist Terrorism, No Longer Myth' by Habib Siddiqui wrote that a Buddhist religious organization by approving new regulations which are also supported by the Myanmar government is plotting ...english.farsnews.com
Tibet Is the Test of China's Rise
The next four years present an opportunity for the Obama administration to build on the positive start from the visit to the three Asian Buddhist countries and make its Asia pivot even more meaningful by raising the issue of Tibet with China. Helping ...online.wsj.com
Manmohan to hold talks with Wen
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrived here on Sunday to attend high-level meetings on the sidelines of the Association of South East Asian Nations summit, which throbs with greater intensity due to the expected presence of U.S. President Barack Obama ...www.thehindu.com
Diwali Brings Together Boston's South Asian LGBTs
Visibility is growing for South Asian LGBTs. November 13 marked the beginning of Diwali, the South Asian "Festival of Lights," which ushers in the Hindu New Year and holds other significance for Jains, Buddhists, Sikhs and Arya Samajists. At Governor ...www.edgeboston.com
First Asian-American woman elected to Senate, Mazie Hirono
Another first: Hirono is a Buddhist, too. "I bring quadruple diversity to the Senate," Hirono said at a rally earlier in the campaign.americablog.com
Buddhist, Hindu make history in new Congress
Hirono, who is also the first Asian-American woman elected to the Senate, was one of three Buddhists in the House of Representatives.www.washingtonpost.com
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