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by Huang Yuli, Xinhuanet, Sept 9, 2010
BEIJING, China -- A Peking University (PKU) graduate has been attracting attention for turning down a full scholarship to the prestigious Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in order to become a monk.
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By TOMOKO OTAKE, Japan Times, Sept 3, 2010
Mount Koya, Japan -- Koya-san Cafe is an event that gives you a taste of what life is like at the Buddhist stronghold of Mount Koya in Wakayama Prefecture.
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By Han Sang-hee, The Korea Times, Sept 2, 2010
Seoul, South Korea -- Walk into any Buddhist temple in Korea, and you will readily find female monks, or ``bhikkhunis,’’ walking or praying in the temple grounds, just like any other male monk. Sometimes it’s even harder to notice at a glance if they are female or male; which indicates that in Korea, there are almost no hints of discrimination in terms of the Buddhist faith.
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GMA News, Aug 31, 2010
Hong Kong, China -- Prayers by Buddhist monks from China kicked off a unity memorial service for the victims of last week’s bloody hostage crisis in Manila early Tuesday.
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By Bear Lee, CNA, Aug 29, 2010
Taipei, Taiwan -- The Huayen Forum of Globalization and the Seventh General Conference of World Buddhist Sangha Youth (WBSY) will take place Sep. 4-6 at the Sansia campus of National Taipei University, the organizers said Sunday.
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by Zhang Leilong and Zhang Yitian, China Daily, Aug 27, 2010
BEIJING, China -- Enlightenment calls, even though it is 37? under the mid-afternoon sun and sweat rolls off people's foreheads as if they are in a sauna.
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by ANANTH KRISHNAN, The Hindu, Aug 29, 2010
In new China's cities, millions of young people are turning to Buddhism to make sense of their county's rapid transformation while in the far west, minority communities are searching for ways to preserve their culture against the pressures of development.
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DPA, Aug 15, 2010
Taipei, Taiwan -- A group of Tibetans and Taiwanese protested at theNational Palace Museum Sunday against an exhibit of Tibetan treasure.
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Indian Express, Aug 21, 2010
Suzhou, China -- A Taiwan Buddhist charity set up shop in China on Friday, a sign of the atheist Communist rulers growing but still limited religious tolerance and part of a drive to win the hearts and minds of the Taiwanese.
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Sify News, Aug 21, 2010
Hangzhou, China -- Buddhist monks in China are undergoing training to combat fires so that they can handle emergencies in their temples.
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