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19. February 2010 | 17:19

Burma jails Buddhist abbot: opposition

A Burmese court has sentenced a Buddhist abbot to seven years in prison, an opposition source says. (News Source: Brisbane Times - 06:54:09)

Troubled woman finds peace as a Buddhist nun

RALEIGH, N.C. - The Venerable Lhundub Tendron wasn’t always a Buddhist nun. For most of her life, she wasn’t even a Buddhist. She was Leslie Inman, a New Orleans native living in Charlotte, N.C., who was separated from her husband and searching, not very consciously, for inner peace. (News Source: The Wenatchee World - 14:11:51)

Buddhist monk returns to speak at college

Buddhist monk Kelsang Jampa is returning to Texarkana to speak on “The Eight Steps to Happiness” from 10:30 a.m. to noon Saturday at the College Drive Center, Texarkana College, room 505. (News Source: Texarkana Gazette - 13:59:34)

Myanmar jails Buddhist abbot

YANGON - A MYANMAR prison court sentenced a Buddhist abbot to seven years in prison, an opposition source said on Friday, as a UN rights envoy wrapped up a visit to the military-ruled nation. Gaw Thita was arrested in August as he returned from a trip to Taiwan and convicted at Yangon’s notorious Insein Prison on Wednesday on three charges including unlawful association, the source said. (News Source: Straits Times - 06:24:51)

Japan keen to invest in Bihar’s Buddhist circuit

Patna, Feb 19 (IANS) Japan is keen to invest and develop the Buddhist tourism circuit in Bihar, an official in the chief minister’s office said here Friday. (News Source: MalaysiaNews.net - 06:36:02)

Japan keen to invest in Bihar’s Buddhist circuit

Japan is keen to invest and develop the Buddhist tourism circuit in Bihar, an official in the chief minister’s office said here Friday. (News Source: Sify News - 06:38:19)

Budget shortfalls threaten Buddhist center

A few dozen people head to the Gyalwa Gyatso Buddhist Center every week for programs and classes in the Mahayana tradition, seeking a new level of enlightenment. (News Source: The Campbell Reporter - 02:06:13)

Special religious ceremony at Birmingham Buddhist Maha Vihara

On the occasion of celebrating Sri Lanka’s 62nd Independence Day, a religious ceremony was organised to invoke blessings on the country, the nation, newly re-elected President Mahinda Rajapaksa and the Ranaviruwo at the Birmingham Buddhist Maha Vihara premises on February 14 with the participation of Sri Lankans and well-wishers. (News Source: Daily News - 19:47:50)

Buddhist tattoos gain popularity

Tattoos have come a long way in Singapore. Once associated with gangsters, they are now widely used as expressions of individuality. (News Source: Independent Online - 08:18:04)

02/19/2010 09:46 MYANMAR Yangon, Buddhist Monk sentenced to seven years for illegal association

Â» Gaw Thita was arrested on August 26 along with seven other monks, on their return from a trip to Taiwan. He is the only one who has been convicted. Today the UN’s High Representative for Human Rights concludes his visit. No confirmation of a meeting with Aung San Suu Kyi. (News Source: AsiaNews.it - 08:55:13)

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