The Sri Lankan government has ordered a mosque be relocated after Buddhist monks threatened to demolish it because they said the 50-year-old structure had been built illegally in an area sacred to Buddhists.The order came on Sunday, two days after an estimated 2,000 monks in the island nation’s central town of Dambulla protested against the mosque, [...]
Former Nepalese King Gyanendra walks on the red carpet in Lumbini along with Queen Komal Raiya Laxmi Devi Shah [Getty] The town of Lumbini in Nepal is where the Buddha was born as Prince Gautama Siddhartha, before achieving enlightenment more than 2,500 years ago. Now China is leading a project worth $3bn to transform [...]
Aung San Suu Kyi‘s idea of freedom offers a radical message for the west The Burmese heroine’s Reith lectures expose our patronising attitudes to Buddhism, and injects fresh meaning into a concept we have abused Share reddit this Comments (81) Madeleine Bunting guardian.co.uk, Sunday 26 June 2011 21.00 BST Article history On the wall by [...]
Zen and the art of protecting the planet In a rare interview, zen buddhist master Thich Nhat Hahn warns of the threat to civilisation from climate change and the spiritual revival that is needed to avert catastrophe • Satish Kumar on Slow Sunday, the simple solution to global warming • Thich Nhat Hanh on the risks to [...]
