Fire destroys Bronx Buddhist temple, leaves monk and visitor dead
A raging Bronx fire left two men dead Wednesday morning and heavily damaged a Buddhist temple next door, FDNY officials said.
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Ten Isolated, Gravity-Defying Monasteries You Can Visit Around the World
Monks have been seeking spiritual enlightenment at these sites on steep cliffs, inside caves and atop an extinct volcano for ...
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Crime Scene Near a Bangkok Monastery
On the evening of January 7, a gunman fired two shots near a side entrance to the temple complex. Former Cambodian lawmaker Lim Kimya was murdered at point-blank range on Thanon Bowon Niwet as he ...
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Annual "sunning of the Buddha" ceremony held at Labrang Monastery in China's Gansu
"sunning of the Buddha" ceremony of Labrang Monastery in Xiahe County, northwest China's Gansu Province. Believers and ...
Three massive Buddha heads and a giant palm: why ASI has resumed digging in Odisha’s Ratnagiri
Odisha has a rich Buddhist heritage. Ratnagiri, part of the ‘Diamond Triangle’ of Ratnagiri, Udaygiri, and Lalitgiri, had a ...
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7th PHW: Heritage Enthusiasts Rue Over Neglect of Kuruma Buddhist Site
The 7th Puri Heritage Walk (PHW) was held yesterday with the aim of promoting knowledge about Odisha's glorious heritage and raising awareness among the general public. This heritage walk, which takes ...
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The chequered history of Buddha Gaya
Bodh Gaya (or Buddha Gaya as it is called in Sri Lanka), is the place where the Buddha attained Enlightenment. It was a major ...
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Building inspired by Tibetan mountain palace would be unlike anything in Toronto
Toronto has seen all types of new buildings join the urban fabric in a dizzying decade and a half of booming construction, ...
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At the Golden Temple in Coorg: Where I learned the grammar of silence
The Golden Temple at Coorg, better known as Namdroling Monastery, is a centre of Tibetan culture in South India ...