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Anne Wisman
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The new regulation exempt the Supreme Patriarch
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Dipen Barua
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Monastic organizations demanding stronger…
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Anne Wisman
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BD Dipananda
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The 1st ASEAN Buddhist Conference (ABC-1) on ASEAN Buddhists: Beyond the 26th Buddhist Century was held on 22–23 September at Nakhonpathom Rajabhat University in Thailand. I
“Reflections from the Land of Rivers”: Taking the Plunge
John Cannon
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In this series, I share my personal reflections on my journey to Bangladesh from 25 May–4 June. I have written this as a diary. 25
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Jnan Nanda
24 December 2013
Editor’s note: Jnan Nanda completed his BA Hons from the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, and his MA from the University of Hong Kong where
Professor Y. Karunadasa and Venerable Chandawimala on – “The political monk in contemporary Sri Lanka: a Blessing or a Hindrance”
Professor Y. Karunadasa
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Venerable Dhammapala
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We can see from the study of the Buddha’s earliest teachings in the vinaya-pi?aka, that he originally taught only dhamma necessary for the attainment of nibb?na. The dhammas such as the
The Smouldering Paradigm Shift: Bushi Yamato Damashii’s Buddhist-Christian Journey
Adrian Gibb
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Adrian Gibb is a PhD candidate in Studies in Religion and History at the University of Queensland. He is also the coordinator of PAX (Progressive
The Story behind the Kaṭhina Robe
Ven. Dr. Beligalle Dhammajoti
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Ka?hina and Ka?hina kusala What is meant by Ka?hina? The Pali term ‘Ka?hina’ means: strong, strength, hard, solid, rigid, powerful, firm, inflexible, and stiff. Therefore, Ka?hina kusala means: ‘very strong