A yellow-colored Buddhist temple adorned with flags and golden dragons on its pointed roofs in a quiet town outside Tokyo presents a stark contrast to the typically somber-looking Buddhist places of worship usually found in rural Japan. But the steady stream of out-of-town weekend visitors and their nationality also set it apart, for the temple was built by and serves members of the large Vietnamese community in the Tokyo metropolitan area.

The Buddhist community is extremely upset by the inappropriate and disrespectful use of the image of Buddha, The Buddhist community is extremely upset by the inappropriate and disrespectful use of the image of Buddha, in a display at the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) entitled the 'Eternity-Buddha in Nirvana, the Dying Gaul, Farnese Hercules, Night, Day, Sartyr and Bacchante, Funerary Genius, Achilles, Persian Soldier Fighting, Dancing Faun, Crouching Aphrodite, Narcisse Couché, Othryades the Spartan Dying, the Fall of Icarus, A River, Milo of Croton'. It can also be seen at: https://www.ngv.vic.gov.au/explore/collection/work/131149/ Although this display has been in place for some months, we have only just been made aware of its' existence. We are not usually outspoken, but this display desecrates the image of Buddha by placing images of these mythical images on him and in doing so, showing no apparent regard or respect for Him.

Congratulatory Message on the occasion of the 7th Buddhist Summit Dear Venerables, I am very pleased to know from Ven. Chandaratana in France that the 7th Buddhist Summit will be held in November 2017 in Sri Lanka, one of the leading countries of Theravada Buddhism, for the purpose of exchanging views about the development of Buddhism around the world. I also received the information that the World Buddhist Summit Organization in Japan had undertaken the enormous task to build up a Nalanda Buddhist University in Japan. This is a great act of merit and indeed good news not only for Japanese Buddhists, but also for Buddhists throughout the world. On behalf of the Vietnamese Buddhists in Germany, I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your great achievements and wish all participants of the 7th Buddhist Summit a successful conference and fruitful discussion. May we, Buddhists from the various traditions, always work together for the benefit of all sentien

The Seeker's Glossary of Buddhism By Sutra Translation Committee of USA/Canada This is a revised and expanded edition of The Seeker's Glossary of Buddhism. The text is a compendium of excerpts and quotations from some 350 works by monks, nuns, professors, scholars and other laypersons from nine different countries, in their own words or in translation. The editors have merely organized the material, adding a few connecting thoughts of their own for ease in reading.

2015 Kathina Pinkama at Daham Niketanaya temple - Kotte Santhindriya Thero - 2015 Kathina Pinkama at Daham Niketanaya temple

Fake Buddhist monks are the new squeegee men of New York , They’re holy terrors. Bands of beggars dressed like Buddhist monks have invaded the High Line and other city parks, demanding upwards of $40 from tourists — and officials are fed...

Một nghiên cứu của OECD vừa được phổ biến hôm nay, nước Úc được bầu chọn là QUỐC GIA TỐT NHẤT TRÊN THẾ GIỚI ĐỂ SỐNG, và thủ đô Canberra của Úc cũng được chọn là THÀNH PHỐ TỐT NHẤT TRÊN THẾ GIỚI. 5 thành phố khác của Úc: Melbourne, Sydney, Perth, Brisbane và Adelaide cũng đứng trong 10 thành phố đầu tiên được bầu chọn. Lưu ý: Nước Úc chỉ có 8 thành phố thì 6 đã đứng trong 10 hạng đầu tiên. Đây là cuộc bầu chọn trong số 34 quốc gia thành viên của khối OECD. Các quốc gia được xếp hạng kế tiếp là Norway, Canada, Sweden và USA. What's the best country to live in the world? well it's no other than Australia, as for the best place to live, that gong goes to the country's capital, Canberra. The OECD, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development has ranked the 362 regions of its 34 member nations according to nine measures of well-being which include income and education. Each were given a score out of ten. Australia led the world ranking with a tidy 76.5 out of 90, following by No

Australia is one of the largest countries in the world, and as a remote continent, is home to some of the most fascinating places, landscapes and animal species in the world. Travellers to Australia are wronging themselves severely if they stay in the cities and don't pack up and go striding (or driving) across the Australian outback. There is so much natural beauty to see, which compliments the beautiful Australian cities and culture. Let's take a little look at some of the places you will see as a visitor to this region.