Posts Tagged ‘Buddhism’
Life as a Buddhist monk in Thailand
It was in Chang Mai that we had one of our more memorable travel experiences during a morning chat with a Buddhist monk.
Learning about Buddhism at a Himalayan temple
An elderly monk walked up to the spot where we stood, slowly spinning the prayer wheels and chanting words under his breath. He stopped in front of us and smiled. “Om mani padme hum,” he said, in a soft, slow cadence.
The Indonesian wonder of the world
One of the most impressive but least known sites in the world is the Indonesian monument of Borobudur. The Wall Street Journal recently reported on this stunning edifice, which is considered the largest Buddhist monument in existence. Making lists of the world’s most impressive monuments is an irrational and ultimately pointless enterprise: Who has seen all [...]
Travels in Ladakh
I enjoy reading the travel writings of Pico Iyer, so I was happy to find this recent article of his about a trip he took to Ladakh, a Tibetan culture in the Himalayan region of northern India. I knew before I came to Ladakh — the high, dry region in northern India that borders Tibet [...]
A new life for the Oxford of ancient India?
Interesting story in Newsweek about efforts to rebuild an ancient Buddhist university in India. Centuries before Oxford University even opened its doors, a school in northeast India attracted thousands of the brightest minds from China, Persia and Turkey. Deeply influenced by Buddhist teachings, it was known as Nalanda—the “giver of knowledge”—and its vast campus included [...]
The Dharma of Dow Jones
Here’s an interesting confluence of religion and business – the Dow Jones Dharma for faith-based investing. Business Week has the story. Back in India, a new generation of gurus is promoting the latest thing to hit the Indian stock market: values investing. Not to be confused with Warren Buffett-style value investing, values-based investing draws on [...]
Buddhist tourism
Interested in knowing how a Buddhist monk lives? Some Buddhist temples in South Korea are now allowing visitors to sample the lifestyle of an ordained monk through a program called Templestay Korea. Catherine Price recently spent two days living the life of a monk and wrote about her experience for the NY Times. Meditation and [...]
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