How an MBA degree helped Buddhist priest Matsumoto to revitalise temples in Japan

by Priyanka Sangani, ET, May 3, 2013

Tokyo, Japan -- It's hardly unusual for mid-career professsionals to take time off to study management. Having had some real world exposure, an MBA usually helps put things in perspective. It's the same logic that Keisuke Matsumoto used when he decided to enrol for a management degree at the Indian School of Business (ISB), Hyderabad in 2010.

Zen Master Wu Bong, Jacob Perl, dies at age 62

The Buddhist Channel, April 29, 2013

Paris, France -- Zen Master Wu Bong of the Kwan Um School of Zen died in Paris of a heart attack on April 17, 2013 at the age of 62.

Maria Shriver Taking Buddhist Class, Learning To Deal With Her Demons

by Rick Egusquiza, RadarOnline.com, Apr 11, 2013

Los Angeles, CA (USA) -- Maria Shriver is taking a spiritual path of enlightenment to deal with her painful past, RadarOnline.com has learned exclusively. The 57-year-old journalist and former First Lady of California recently attended the class “Feeding Your Demons” based on Tibetan practices, a source reveals to Radar.

Edith Hope's journey from Scottish lass to Buddhist nun

BBC, 3 April 2013

Konchok Lhamo has lived at the Samye Ling centre on the banks of the river Esk in the Scottish Borders for 24 years

London, UK -- Edith Hope grew up in rural Scotland as part of a large and loving family brought up in the Church of Scotland, attending Sunday school. But in her 30s a chance visit to a Buddhist monastery in Dumfries and Galloway would change her life forever.