21 - 30 of 52 results for "Buddhist statues"

  1. 21. news | 25 Apr 2013

    Anti-China Tibetans self-immolate

    By AP

    » Three Tibetans have died after setting themselves on fire to protest Chinese rule in a western region where authorities have imposed a heavy security presence, exiled Buddhist monks and reports said Thursday.

  2. 22. learning | 07 Dec 2012

    New Sufficiency Economy with Buddhist twist

    About economics & agriculture

    By Jon Fernquest

    » For new version of Sufficiency Economy, 30 villages in Chiang Rai with lack of irrigation, high debt & low productivity will be testing ground.

  3. 23. news | 15 Apr 2013

    China holds mass water battle

    By AFP

    » Thousands of people armed with plastic water guns and buckets battled on the streets of a southwestern Chinese city Monday, drenching each other as part of an annual Buddhist-inspired festival.

  4. 24. news | 23 Apr 2013

    Bhutan to give verdict on first five years of democracy

    By AFP

    » The tiny Himalayan country of Bhutan begins electing a new parliament on Tuesday for only the second time in its history, five years after the Buddhist monarchy gave up its absolute power.

  5. 25. news | 13 May 2013

    Two men murdered in Narathiwat

    By Online Reporters

    » Two men, a muslim and a buddhist, were shot dead by men who broke into their house in Narathiwat's Rangae district early on Monday morning, police said.

  6. 26. news | 10 May 2013

    10 convicted over Myanmar unrest

    By Online Reporters

    » A group of 10 Buddhist men from Myanmar’s Rakhine State have been sentenced to between nine months and three years in prison for involvement in the sectarian violence that shook the town of Kyauk Taw last year.

  7. 27. lifestyle | 08 May 2013

    Different exposure

    By Yanapon Musiket, Newspaper section: Life

    » His name means a servant for Lord Buddha. One of Thailand's most respected monks, the late Buddhadasa Bhikku helped reform Buddhist study in Thailand and influenced the way we understand Buddha's teachings, in pa...

  8. 28. learning | 30 Oct 2012

    Buddhist monk is happiest man

    About happiness

    By Jon Fernquest

    » Meditation on compassion has changed this famous monk's brain over time to make him the happiest man ever tested by these scientists.

  9. 29. learning | 03 Aug 2012

    Thais flock to temples for Asarnha Bucha

    General news

    By Terry Fredrickson

    » Buddhist devotees throughout Thailand flocked to temples Thursday to offer alms to monks as they marked Asarnha Bucha Day.

  10. 30. news | 13 May 2013

    Myanmar police steal drugs from monk

    By Online Reporters

    » Four police officers in Myanmar’s Rakhine State have been arrested after being caught with a large haul of methamphetamine pills, which they had seized from a Buddhist monk.

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