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 | | These two attractions, along with the Tripitaka Koreana (a collection of 80,000+ woodblocks of Buddhist scripture made in the 13th century), were added to the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage list in 1995. | | | In Kyongju (North Gyeongsang Province), Bulguk-sa and Sokkuram Grotto, both built during the eighth century, are two of the most famous examples of Buddhist art and architecture. | | | The Moga Buddhist Museum is Korea's first museum dedicated solely to Buddhist relics and contains over 6,000 objects. |
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http://www.lifeinkorea.com/travel/temples/temples.cfm
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| Â | Buddhist Holiday Observances at BTC |
| | The following list of Buddhist holidays is by no means exhaustive or indicative of the practices of other temples or streams of Buddhadharma. | | | New Year’s Day --while technically not a Buddhist holiday, the occasion is used to renew commitment to live the Dharma in the new year and vow to renounce the 108 Bon-No (or 108 ways one can transgress against one’s fellow creatures). | | | Nirvana Day --Usually observed the second Sunday in February, is the date, according to Mahayana tradition, of Shakyamuni Buddha’s death and passing into Mahaparinirvana (complete extinction of ego-self and reuinification with the universe). |
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| Â | Korea Philes Buddhism Page |
| | This page has a list of Korean Buddhist temples (domestic and international) that have web sites. | | | Temples--(Korean Temples and Korean Buddhist Temples Located Overseas) | | | The main Zen Center of the Kwanum Zen School which was founded by Master Seung Sahn. |
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http://www.redshift.com/~bul2mun/buddhism.html
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| Â | The Buddhist Religion, Bibliography |
| | Excellent black-and-white photographs of Buddhist cave temples, one of which includes one of the few ancient Buddhist shrines to Tara remaining in India. | | | Dutt, Sukumar, Buddhist Monks and Monasteries of India. | | | Holt, John Clifford, Buddha in the Crown: Avalokitesvara in the Buddhist Traditions of Sri Lanka. |
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http://www.here-and-now.org/buddrel/netbiblio.html
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| Â | List of Buddhist topics |
| | List of Buddhist topics List of Buddhist temples | | | List of Buddhist topics Footprint of the Buddha | | | List of Buddhist topics Obaku (school of Buddhism) |
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http://www.infoslurp.com/information/List_of_Buddhist_topics
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| Â | Meditating Buddhists |
| | A Cyber Buddhist Temple devoted to the reverence of Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara (Guan-yin) and the study of Mahayana Buddhism. | | | The focus is on Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines. | | | This Korean, Zen Buddhist Monastery is located in Summitville, New York and was founded by Zen Master, Hye Seong Sunim of the Chogye lineage. |
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| | Buddhist Churches of America National Temple List: This is the current list of BCA-affiliated temples. | | | Orange County Buddhist Church: OCBC is one of the largest Jodo Shinshu temples in Southern California, and is currently a leader in instituting new educational programs designed especially for a contemporary American audience. | | | Buddhist Temple of Chicago: This temple practices an interesting blend of Shin and Zen Buddhism. |
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http://www.livingdharma.org/Links.html
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| | The following list of Buddhist holidays is by no means exhaustive or indicative of the practices of other temples or streams of Buddhadharma. | | | Nirvana Day--Usually observed the second Sunday in February, is the date, according to Mahayana tradition, of Shakyamuni Buddha’s death and passing into Mahaparinirvana (complete extinction of ego-self and reuinification with the universe). | | | New Year’s Day--while technically not a Buddhist holiday, the occasion is used to renew commitment to live the Dharma in the new year and vow to renounce the 108 Bon-No (or 108 ways one can transgress against one’s fellow creatures). |
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http://www.budtempchi.org/holiday.html
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| | Visit Buddhist temples, here is moore than 300 temples. | | | Within the city's original perimeter, still marked by moat and fortified gates, are numerous ancient Buddhist temples and other monuments attesting to a distinguished past. | | | Although readily accessible, the city popularly known as the "Rose of the North" presents a superb contrast. |
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http://home.swipnet.se/annelies/Chiangmai.html
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| Â | Battlin’ Buddhists |
| | It seems that the two Buddhist factions—the Purification and Reform Committee (PRC) and the Constitution Safeguards Committee (CSC)—have been squabbling over control of the religious order which claims 10 million members, and operates hundreds of temples. | | | An estimated 500 monks of the Chogye sect, backed up by a small hired army of security personnel, stood their ground against a rival attacking faction which was trying to storm their temple headquarters. | | | Most Buddhist sects supported or acquiesced in the Japanese occupation of the country in hopes of maintaining their feudal-like rule that had existed for decades. |
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| Â | Alibris: Buddhists |
| | In the words of the Dalai Lama, the purpose of religion is not to build beautiful churches and elaborate temples, but to cultivate positive human qualities such as tolerance, generosity, and love. | | | Spiritual Advice For Buddhists and Christians contains the four talks given by the Dalai Lama when he attended a meeting of Buddhist and Christian monks... | | | Here are real stories about young Buddhists in their own words that affirm and inform the young adult Buddhist experience of trying to live in the modern world, and bring Buddhism into their lives. |
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http://www.alibris.com/search/books/subject/Buddhists
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| | Supposedly to fight communism, thousands of Buddhist protesters and monks were imprisoned in "detention camps." Out of protest dozens of Buddhist teachers - male and female - and monks poured gasoline over themselves and burned themselves. | | | Listed are only events that solely occurred on command or participation of church authorities or were committed in the name of Christianity. | | | The world famous female philosopher Hypatia of Alexandria was torn to pieces with glass fragments by a hysterical Christian mob led by a Christian minister named Peter, in a church, in 415. |
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http://www.sullivan-county.com/nf0/nov_2000/vic_chris.htm
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| Â | Dhimmi Watch: Fitzgerald: Islamophobia? Really? |
| | I deplore the horrific vandalism and destruction of Christian, Jewish, Zoroastrian, Hindu, and Buddhist sites, from the thousands of temples, right up to today, with the destruction of the Bamiyan Buddhas in Afghanistan, pre-Islamc archeological sites vandalized all over Iraq, and in Europe itself, churches and statues in public the object of attack and destruction. | | | Hugh's list is just the tip of the iceberg, he could have listed more apalling Muslim beliefs and Muslim crimes against infidels, but for the sake of brevity, he didn't. | | | The truth is that the doctrines of Islam defames itself and the actions of the majority of Muslims (who see no distinction between the divine and temporal) throughout Islam's history reaffirms the validity of those hostile doctrines. |
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http://www.jihadwatch.org/dhimmiwatch/archives/009275.php
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| Â | Buddhist Organizations - All Things Spiritual Directory |
| | - Informative Indonesian Buddhist Website containing: The Three Gems: Buddha, Dhamma, and Sangha, Letter from Sangha Theravada Indonesia, Texts, Photos, Links, etc. List of Viharas/Temples in Indonesia and Buddhist News. | | | We are part of a group of centers in the Tibetan Buddhist Nyingma tradition founded by His Holiness Penor Rinpoche, and under the direction of Khenpo Tsewang Gyatso Rinpoche. | | | This unique and many-faceted approach blends meditation practice, study of traditional Buddhist subjects, and Dharma work to bring the Buddha’s teaching into daily life. |
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http://www.allspiritual.com/BuddhistOrganizations.php3
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| | That passion has continued and deepened through his studies and through many opportunities to meet people of different faiths in their own settings -- e.g., in ashrams, temples, masjids and gurdwaras in India, in Buddhist monasteries in Korea, Sri Lanka and Japan, and in masjids in Egypt and Turkey. | | | At this time, Ramesh is very much interested in spiritualism and serving the people of all faiths in every possible way. | | | Renu hopes that SHEN can be used as a vehicle for people to discover the value of spiritual knowledge for themselves. |
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http://www.spiritualeducation.org/People/SHENPeople.htm
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| | The Vietnamese have 140 Buddhist temples listed in their "yellow pages." My ministry is praying how we can raise up laborers who will be effective and fruitful as pioneer missionaries to the 10/40 unreached people groups right here in our nation, down the block, across the street... | | | Subject: Re: CAC List Mail: Chinese Church's need for pastors Brother J: Appreciated your passionate challenge to us ABC pastors to return to the 800 Chinese churches in America in order to disciple the ABCs. | | | We certainly can "agree to disagree" on many issues but yet stand on the common ground where by our deeds God can be gloried. |
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| | Sharon Salzberg, a meditation teacher and the founder of the Insight Meditation Society in Massachusetts, focuses on a Buddhist practice that emphasizes feelings of love, happiness, and compassion. | | | At the core of this school is a text of great beauty and poetry, the Amitabha Sutra, intoned every evening in countless temples and homes throughout the Mahayana world. | | | This important text shares with the Avatamsaka and Brahma Net sutras the distinction of being among the few key scriptures preached spontaneously by the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, without the customary request from the assembly. |
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http://www.urbandharma.org/udharma3/bookpage.html
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| | That passion has continued and deepened through his studies and through many opportunities to meet people of different faiths in their own settings -- e.g., in ashrams, temples, masjids and gurdwaras in India, in Buddhist monasteries in Korea, Sri Lanka and Japan, and in masjids in Egypt and Turkey. | | | At this time, Ramesh is very much interested in spiritualism and serving the people of all faiths in every possible way. | | | Renu hopes that SHEN can be used as a vehicle for people to discover the value of spiritual knowledge for themselves. |
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http://www.spiritualeducation.org/People/SHENPeople.htm
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| | Bei Tianshu was part of Xiyu, a general term for all regions south and west of Dunhuang, a famous site of Buddhist grotto temples in the northwestern province of Kansu, on the far western border of the Tang Empire where the southern branch of the Silk Route toward India began. | | | It was also known as Land of Poluomen, derived from the Sanskrit word Brahman. | | | The Spanish version of this proverb is "hablar en griego", which is commonly said to be the origin of the word gringo, one who is literally accused of speaking Greek, and hence being unintelligible. |
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| Â | Toronto.NET: Buddhism: Religion: Community |
| | A list of Buddhist temples, centres, ministries and organizations in Toronto - east of the DVP, including East York, Scarborough, Whitby, Ajax, and Pickering. | | | A list of Buddhist temples, centres, ministries and organizations in Toronto - Centre (West of the DVP, including Toronto Island and York) | | | A list of Buddhist temples, centres, ministries and organizations in Toronto - West (Etobicoke, Mississauga, Oakville, Toronto) |
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| | - The following list of Thai Buddhist temples in North America was originally prepared by Sorrayut Ratanapojnard, with corrections and additions made by Joy Aswalap. | | | - List of Sri Lankan Buddhist temples in the USA and Canada, includes addresses and phone numbers. | | | Sri Lankan Buddhist temples in the USA and Canada |
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| Â | Lao Buddhist Temples (Wats) |
| | Buddhist temples welcome all seekers of knowledge regardless of ethnic background. | | | Please send comments, additions, corrections and INTERNET addresses for any temples you know of to byblos@dancris.com This list is arranged alphabetically by U.S. state, followed by names of other nations. | | | In recent years, Lao Buddhist temples (wats) have sprung up around the world to care for the spiritual needs of Lao immigrants. |
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| Â | Promoting health and faith partnerships with Buddhist temples |
| | Faith and Health Partnerships between Lowell Community Health Center (LCHC), Lowell, MA and Buddhist temples and monks are described, as well as an overview of the Cambodian refugee experience; Cambodian and Buddhist health beliefs; traditional and spiritual healing; and the role of temples and religious leaders in community health. | | | List three potential barriers to faith and health partnerships with Cambodian temples and monks. | | | List three steps for developing an effective relationship with a Buddhist temple and monk |
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|  | Vietnamese Customs and Culture in the GoCee Viêt Center |
| | Vietnamese Temples World-Wide - This web site contains a list of Vietnamese Buddhist Temples in the world, the story of Buddha, art gallery, doctrine, Buddhist links, Frequently Asked Questions and News. | | | QuangDuc Homepage - This website (in English and Vietnamese) has articles and information on: Buddhism in Vietnam; The Quynh Lam pagoda; Zen Buddhism and poetry; Prominent Figures of Vietnamese Buddhism; The Buddhist Pantheon in Vietnam; Two Buddhist Literary Tendencies; Notes on Vietnam Pagodas Conversation with Dhyanist Monks and Theravada Buddhism in Vietnam. | | | Vietnamese Lunar Calendar - Displays a month of the Gregorian calendar (du+o+ng li.ch) with the corresponding dates of the Vietnamese lunar calendar (a^m li.ch). |
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| | Following is a list of Buddhist temples in Japan, grouped by Japanese city. | | | The list is not exhaustive by any means - there are thousands of Buddhist temples in Japan! | | | Sacred Destinations is a proud partner of TripAdvisor. |
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| Â | Encyclopedia topic: Wanfu Temple |
| | See also: List of Buddhist temples (additional info and facts about List of Buddhist temples) | | | It is famous as the original temple of Yinyuan Longqi (additional info and facts about Yinyuan Longqi), the temple's 33rd abbot and a Chan (additional info and facts about Chan) master. |
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| Â | The Shikoku Pilgrimage - Intro - 88 Temples on the island of Shikoku in Japan with Jim Damico |
| | The route of the 88 temples of Shikoku is the classic Japanese Buddhist pilgrimage. | | | The Buddhist saint Kobo Daishi was born on Shikoku in 774 and he founded the Shingon sect of Buddhism. | | | For more than 1,000 years, countless 'henro' pilgrims have come to Shikoku to pray at the temples built along the nearly 1000 mile perimeter of this southern Japanese island. |
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