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Tibetan leader discusses Buddhist self-immolations
Religion News Service, January 26, 2012

DHARMSALA, India -- At least three Tibetan Buddhist monks drank gasoline and set themselves ablaze in January, bringing the count of self-immolations to 15 since March 2011.
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A thousand Thai Buddhist monks on a march to bless flood-hit provinces by Weena Kowitwanij, Asia News, Jan 26, 2012 Bangkok, Thailand -- More than a thousand Buddhist monks trekked across six provinces, going from temple to temple, to bring peace and harmony to the areas most affected by last year’s floods, the worst in 50 years. Government estimates put the death toll at over 800 people and the damages at US$ 40 billion. Venerable Phrathepyanmahamunee, abbot at the Dhammakaya Temple and president of the Dhammakaya Foundation, is behind the initiative. More
The merry monk of Hangzhou by Wu Yong, China Daily, Jan 27, 2012 Hangzhou, China -- The 18 life-size murals encircling the Ji Gong Hall of Lingyin Temple in Hangzhou make a pictorial narration of the life of the legendary monk Ji Gong. More

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