Jain monk addresses Haryana assembly, Twitter lambasts him for 'misogynist' analogy

Edit The Times of India 27 Aug 2016
NEW DELHI. Seated on a dais, higher up than the governor, chief minister and other MLAs, Jain monk and religious leader Tarun Sagar gave a 40-minute long speech in the Haryana assembly on Friday ... One such piece of advice was about who should enter politics ... Religiously, the saints should refrain from taking bhiksha (alms) from the house of those who don't have daughters ... He said, "control of dharma over politics is essential ... This is why....

'If mantri mandal and kamandal get together, it will create strong nation'

Edit The Times of India 26 Aug 2016
CHANDIGARH. The Haryana assembly on Friday afternoon turned into a makeshift religious discourse hall for the 'Kadwe Pravachan' of well-known Jain monk Tarun Sagar ji Maharaj. This was the first time that such a programme was organized inside the state assembly hall ... When religion enters politics, it brings purity ... Religiously, the saints should refrain from taking bhiksha (alms) from the house of those who don't have daughters ... RELATED....

Ex-AAP leader Mayank Gandhi turns into a 'shameless beggar'

Edit The Times of India 17 May 2016
Mumbai, May 17 () Former Aam Aadmi Party leader and social activist Mayank Gandhi claims to have turned into a "shameless beggar" in his bid to raise funds to help the drought-hit districts of Maharashtra ... Gandhi, who is currently involved in water supply works in Beed, said he use to earlier "shy away from asking for anything - bhiksha or begging." ... APM ARS MNG ... RELATED. From around the web....

'Have become shameless beggar', says former AAP leader Mayank Gandhi in his bid to raise ...

Edit DNA India 17 May 2016
-->. The social activist claims to have turned into a 'shameless beggar' ... When an old friend invited me for dinner, I agreed, provided he donated ... ALSO READ. How two key decisions by Maharashtra cabinet could prevent droughts in the future. Gandhi, who is currently involved in water supply works in Beed, said he use to earlier "shy away from asking for anything - bhiksha or begging." ... ....

Gifts from God

Edit The Hindu 28 Apr 2016
Andal, in one of her Tiruppavai verses, talks of great gifts from God. Parasara Bhattar was explaining this verse in the Srirangam temple when sweet porridge, which is offered as prasada in the temple, was brought to him. What greater endorsement of his discourse could there be than the prasada that came from the Lord Himself? ... Kooratazhvan would only eat rice received as bhiksha ... ....

Dr. Ming Li has received the 2016 IBM Faculty Award (Sun Yat-Sen University)

Edit Public Technologies 15 Mar 2016
(Source. Sun Yat-Sen University). Last updated .2016-03-15. Source. SYSU-CMU Joint Institute of Engineering. Written by. SYSU-CMU Joint Institute of Engineering. Edited by. Wang Dongmei. Dr ... Dr ... One of his papers, co-authored with his Ph.D ... Dr ... Bhiksha Raj of the Carnegie Mellon University School of Computer Science/Electrical & Computer Engineering on similar projects funded by the CMU-SYSU Collaborative Innovation Research Center ... (noodl....

Bhiksha Patra of Lord Buddha Found in Kabul Museum (Ministry of Culture of the Republic ...

Edit Public Technologies 23 Dec 2015
(Source ... Press Information Bureau ... 23-December-2015 17.25 IST Bhiksha Patra of Lord Buddha Found in Kabul Museum ... The available evidence does not indicate that the bowl displayed in the National Museum, Kabul, Afghanistan is a begging bowl (Bhiksha Patra) of Lord Buddha....

Hindus, Muslims take out march against cow slaughter in Aligarh

Edit The Times of India 09 Aug 2015
Aligarh. Hindus and Muslims in the region have promised to abstain from slaughtering cows in the recently launched 'gauraksha padyatra' (march to save the cow) - a movement that started from Tappal, a town that had recently become a flash point in communal discord. A fortnight back, a man in Tappal had slaughtered a cow, sparking animosity between the two communities ... "Gaushalas are run on bhiksha ... ....

Mystic Mantra: Religion and ‘the other’

Edit Deccan Chronicle 24 Jul 2015
The issue of dealing with refugees is becoming serious in Europe today ... Similarly, zakat in Islam is a great practice ... In Hinduism, “daan” means giving something valuable to others and is differently explained as paropkar (benevolent deed); dakshina (gift) and bhiksha (alms)....

At the needlepoint

Edit Deccan Herald 30 May 2015
Rural crafts ... Sujani has an interesting story ... And a few of my sujani works are on display at museums in India and Japan.” I looked at the piece intently and saw the depictions of Ravana arriving at Sita’s cottage; Sita coming out to offer bhiksha; Ravana carrying Sita off; Ravana and Jatayu fighting in the air; Hanuman with his tail aflame… all these in one fascinating canvas ... is dying....

CMU Phone Service Uses Funny Recordings To Make Anti-Ebola Health Messages “Go Viral” in Guinea (Carnegie Mellon University)

Edit noodls 20 May 2015
(Source. Carnegie Mellon University). Wednesday, May 20, 2015 Simple Phone Game Reaches Illiterate and Low-literate Populations. By Byron Spice / 412-268-9068 / bspice@cs.cmu.edu ... Rosenfeld said he and Raza, along with LTI graduate students Nikolas Wolfe and Juneki Hong and LTI Associate Professor Bhiksha Raj, began adapting Polly to the health application last year, as they watched in dismay as the Ebola epidemic spread ... distributed by....

Indian team in Afghanistan to inspect the historical Buddha bowl

Edit Khaama Press 06 May 2014
According to reports, a delegation of the Indian probe team is in Afghanistan to ascertain the authenticity of a “bhiksha patra” (bowl used for begging) ... A senior ASI official quoted by Times of India said, “The officials would primarily study Arabic inscriptions over the bowl ... ....

ASI team in Afghanistan to authenticate Buddha's begging bowl

Edit The Times of India 05 May 2014
NEW DELHI. A team of officials from the Archaeological Survey of India is in Afghanistan to ascertain the authenticity of a "bhiksha patra" (bowl used for begging), said to be of Lord Buddha, which is on display at Kabul Museum ... They have already left for Afghanistan, ASI sources said ... ....
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