Little Monk Goes Viral

A little child dressed up as a monk in Fuzhou China has gone viral on Weibo

Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Real Story - A Kind Hearted Man And His Handicapped Pig

This is a real story about a man and his handicapped pig. The sow born with two legs and named Zhu Jianqiang, literally means brave and strong in Chinese belongs to a villager, Mr Wang Xihai who lives in Henan Province in China. When Zhu Jianqiang was born almost 18 months ago, Mr Wang's wife had wanted to throw her away but was stopped by Mr Wang. He told his wife that despite the piglet's handicapped, she deserved to be given a chance to live...

Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Buddhist Personality : Ah Hua

Name : Ah Hua Nationality : China Date Of Birth : 18th October 1981 Profession : Singer ...

Monday, August 29, 2011

Buddhist Population Of The World

The number of Buddhists around the world is grossly underestimated. The statistics found in nearly all encyclopedias and almanacs place the number of Buddhists at approximately 500 million. This figure completely ignores over one billion Chinese people who live in the People's Republic of China. China is officially communist (although many free market conditions are already in place) and does not keep records on religion statistics of adherents. Also, many western reference sources refuse to accept that a person can belong to more than one religion....

Sunday, August 28, 2011

Vanished Buddhist Site Found In Pakistan

A Gandhara Buddhist site, which was lost to the world due to neglect after it was excavated more than a century ago, has been rediscovered in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar. Officials of Directorate of Museums and Archaeology in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province and Tourism Corporation managed to identify and re-ascertain the exact location of the famous Shahjiki-Dheri Gandharan Buddhist site, local media reported. An official said, located outside the Gunj Gate of the old Walled City of Peshawar is a site of extraordinary archaeological...

Saturday, August 27, 2011

Buddhist Personality : Hoang Nhat Minh

Name : Hoang Nhat Minh Country : Vietnam Date Of Birth : 1982 Profession : Singer ...

Indonesian Buddhists To Visit Sri Lanka

After a quarter-century of civil war ended in May 2009, Sri Lanka is back on track to lure investors and tourists. More than 100 Buddhist pilgrims from Indonesia will visit the island state this weekend, a Sri Lankan envoy says. “For the first time, a large number of Indonesian Buddhists are going to visit Buddhist shrines in Sri Lanka. This tour was arranged by Hadaya Vatthu Foundation president Charles Hardono,” Sri Lankan Ambassador to Indonesia Maj. Gen. Nanda Mallawaarachchi told The Jakarta Post on August 26, 2011. “The Sri Lankan Tourism...

Friday, August 26, 2011

Buddha's Life Story

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