Is My Back Straight Enough?
Posted to Religious Diversity News on February 14, 2020
Is My Back Straight Enough? | Magazine | The Harvard Crimson
Source: The Harvard Crimson
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Buddhist life release – The Martha’s Vineyard Times
Posted to Religious Diversity News on July 25, 2019
Bodhi Path MV presents the fifth annual lobster release ceremony at the Memorial Wharf in Edgartown on Sunday, July 28, from 3 to 4 pm. Bodhi Path will purchase lobsters, and Trinlay Rinpoche will lead a short ceremony and blessing, then the lobsters will be released into the water. Life release is a traditional practice […]
Bringing Mindfulness to Campus
Posted to Religious Diversity News on March 4, 2019
The Venerable Priya Sraman is Tufts’ first Buddhist chaplain, one of the few Buddhist chaplains employed by universities in the U.S. Originally from Chittagong, Bangladesh, Sraman was eleven years
Personality | This Buddhist lama is now a hospital chaplain
Posted to Religious Diversity News on June 1, 2016
The Buddhist Channel (BC) is a global news platform that provides non-sectarian news and features on Buddhism. The BC is the world’s final word on Buddha Dharma related development, covering all major traditions of Buddhism such as Theravada, Mahayana, Vajrayana and Zen.
Source: Personality | This Buddhist lama is now a hospital chaplain
A Philosophical Journey Leads Back to Basketball – The New York Times
Posted to Religious Diversity News on April 26, 2016
Onaje X.O. Woodbine walked away from Yale to Ghana, feeling valued only for his court skills. Now he sees urban basketball as a powerful healing rite.
Source: A Philosophical Journey Leads Back to Basketball – The New York Times
Sociologists to Research ‘Who is a JewBu?’
Posted to Religious Diversity News on February 3, 2011
Source: Brandeis NOW
http://www.brandeis.edu/now/2011/february/jewbus.html
Who are the JewBus? What is a JewBu?
These and other, more-sophisticated questions about the meeting of the distinctive cultures, traditions and practices of Judaism and Buddhism are being asked by two members of the Sociology faculty, Associate Professor Wendy Cadge and Assistant Professor Sara Shostak, in research they began this month with Emily Sigalow, a student in the joint Ph.D. program in Sociology and Near Eastern and Judaic Studies.
On Weekends, Preserving a Culture
Posted to Religious Diversity News on December 23, 2010
Source: The Boston Globe
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2010/12/23/on_weekends_preserving_a_culture/
Every Sunday, Nichanan Agrasuta, 17, of Framingham, drives 45 minutes to Raynham to spend two hours tutoring patrons of the Wat Nawamintararachutis Thai Buddhist temple in both English language and Thai culture studies. Like many other volunteers, Agrasuta finds value in helping others, but what she receives in return goes deeper than just personal satisfaction.
Monks In Their Midst
Posted to Religious Diversity News on October 31, 2010
Source: The Boston Globe
A quiet neighborhood along Raynham’s South Street East is slated to have an unlikely addition soon to its mix of modest homes and small businesses: an ornate Thai Buddhist wat, or temple, the likes of which won’t be found anywhere outside of Thailand, according to its principal designing architect.
Buddhist Relics to Visit City
Posted to Religious Diversity News on October 15, 2010
Source: The Buddhist Channel/The Worcester Telegram
http://www.buddhistchannel.tv/index.php?id=60,9610,0,0,1,0
The life story and teachings of Siddhartha Gautama – a wealthy prince born in northern India sometime between the fifth and sixth centuries B.C. — laid the foundations for the establishment of Buddhism, the world’s fourth largest religion.
After his death, Gautama, who’s revered as the historical Buddha, was cremated.
This weekend, hundreds are expected to visit Worcester to view a precious collection of about 1,000 sacred Buddhist relics, which include pearl-like crystals that were reputedly found among the former royal’s remains.
Plans for 60-Foot-High Theravada Buddhist Temple OK’d By Raynham Planners
Posted to Religious Diversity News on September 23, 2010
Source: The Buddhist Channel/Wicked Local Raynham
http://www.buddhistchannel.tv/index.php?id=60,9549,0,0,1,0
Four years after setting up home and shrine in a humble New England farmhouse, a group of Thai Buddhist monks is preparing for grander quarters.
By 2012, a sprawling 60-foot-high Theravada Buddhist temple and meditation center will rise from the South Street East property. It will be topped by a 180-foot golden spire.