Digitized Deities

The statues and frescoes of Buddhist deities at Mogao Grottoes are being digitized to preserve their images for future generations.The caves were discovered in the early 1990s by Europeans, though they were first dug in AD 366 and have been a place of Buddhist worship since then. They are the principal attraction of Dunhuang, a small city on the Silk Road in West China's Gansu province.Inevitably, however, the frescoes are fading away due to the...

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Buddhist Personality : Paul Pattarapol

Name : Pattarapol SilapajarnCountry : ThailandDate Of Birth : May 9, 1978Height : 180cmProfession : Ac...

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Squabbling Monks Shock Faithful

Buddhists living around Wat Bang Khun Thian Nok in Chom Thong district have reacted angrily to a row involving monks and their morning alms round.A dispute has broken out between one monk who regularly followed a particular route to collect alms and two others who he alleged scared him off, reportedly because adherents offer money.Residents of the area say the unseemly row was threatening to jeopardise the integrity of Buddhism.The row came to light on Wednesday when Phra Jirawat Pasanno, 44, filed a complaint with the Crime Suppression Division...

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Troops Outnumbered Monks At Thai Temple

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Transportation Of World Largest Buddha Bell

Photo taken on Sept. 20, 2011 shows workers loading the world's largest Buddha bell in Wuhan City, capital of central China's Hubei Province, to transport it to the Xilai Temple of southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The bell, with height of nine meters, diameter of 6.06 meters and weight of 109 metric tons, is made of Tin-bronze by Wuhan Heavy Industry Casting & Forging Co., Ltd. The Buddhist scripture including 92,306 words...

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Auction Of Buddha Stopped By Pakistan Claim

Pakistan has claimed a fasting Buddha statue put up for auction by Christie with a starting price of $4.45 million and wants it back.Dawn has learnt that at UNESCO’s intervention, the world famous fine arts auction house has stopped the planned auction and has asked the Pakistani authorities to prove their claim. Sources in the Capital Administration Development Division (CADD) a sharp-eyed UNESCO official in Paris raised alarm after seeing a Christie...

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Thief Inside Buddhist Temple Caught On CCTV

With the start of the Christmas season, the Philippine National Police (PNP) expects a rise in the number of crimes against property. PNP spokesperson Chief Superintendent Agrimero Cruz said syndicates take advantage of an increase in the volume of people in crowded places like malls and restaurants. People also have more shopping money with them during "-ber" months, according to police. Just last week, a thief struck at the Ocean Sky Monastery in San Juan.The thief took cellphone units and wallets of students while they were in meditation class....

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Mother In The Dream

Just to share a video - a touching performance by a 12 year Mongolian ...

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Buddhist Personality : Nic Jiang

Name : Chiang Hong EnCountry : TaiwanDate Of Birth : October 30, 1970Height : 176cmProfession : Ac...

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