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Who is Ajahn Siripanyo, the monk who gave up his father's $5 billion empire
November 26, 2024 9:20 pm
Despite being groomed to inherit this vast fortune, Siripanyo chose to renounce worldly riches at the age of 18 — a decision that his father, reportedly a devout Buddhist and committed philanthropist, respects deeply.
How can you let go of your burdens? Find out
January 27, 2020 3:36 pm
We can put down our bag of burdens if we are looking to achieve real zen.
Karnataka: Monk duped of Rs 1.73 crore by person posing as US Army staffer
June 19, 2019 5:04 pm
According to the Karwar cyber crime police, Kedup said he met the woman on Facebook. The woman introduced herself as Roland Michelle, an employee of the US Army, and told Kedup that she would transfer $2.5 million dollars to him for social work in India.
Bangkok: Jailed Thai ex-monk gets further 16 years for child rape, abduction
October 17, 2018 2:51 pm
Wirapol's high-profile cases have highlighted a series of sex and money scandals that have rocked Thailand's Buddhist institution in recent years, resulting in calls for reforms of religious institutions.
Bangladesh: 70-year-old Buddhist monk hacked to death inside monastery
May 14, 2016 4:21 pm
Last week, a 65-year-old Muslim Sufi preacher was hacked to death by unidentified machete-wielding assailants in northwest Bangladesh's Rajshahi city.
Buddhist monk mistaken for Muslim, attacked in US
March 11, 2016 4:27 pm
The brown robe-clad Sampson's car door was kicked into his head by a man who abused him and then fled on foot, according to the Hood River Police Department.
Tokyo bar offers cocktail of booze and Buddhism
March 29, 2013 3:22 pm
In 'Vowz Bar' chants replace karaoke songs and shaven-headed bartenders serve up sermons with drinks.
Another Lankan monk attacked in TN
March 19, 2013 3:43 am
Three men,believed to be Tamil activists,attacked a Buddhist monk and another Sri Lankan at Chennai Central Railway Station
Another Tibetan sets himself ablaze in China
December 02, 2011 10:24 am
Tenzin Phuntsog is the 12th Tibetan this year to resort to the extreme form of protest in China.
Feeling Lhasa at FTII
August 11, 2011 12:50 am
Six second-year students of Art Direction and Production Design from Pune's Film and Television Institute of India,had a monumental task at hand - to recreate a Tibetan monastery on the campus,down to the last detail.
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