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A firebrand monk who helped stoke sectarian conflict in Myanmar throws his support behind the controversial Dhammakaya sect in Thailand, which is currently at odds with law enforcement over money laundering allegations.
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Thai police searching a sprawling temple complex for the fugitive founder of a controversial Buddhist sect find his hospital bed filled with pillows, arranged to resemble a person sleeping under a blanket.
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| UpdatedHundreds of police are searching a giant Buddhist temple on the outskirts of Bangkok in the hunt for a former abbot facing charges of conspiracy to launder money.
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| UpdatedThai police call off a raid to arrest a prominent Buddhist monk wanted for suspected money laundering after devotees barricaded entrances to his sprawling temple complex in a Bangkok suburb.
Topics: religion-and-beliefs, buddhism, police, corruption, thailand, asia
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New South Wales public schools are struggling to keep up with demand for Buddhism scripture teachers.
Topics: religion-and-beliefs, buddhism, education, byron-bay-2481, sydney-2000
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Buddhist Council of New South Wales chairman Brian White, Federation of Australian Buddhist Councils president Cecilia Mitra, lecturer in sociology of religion at Deakin University Anna Halafoff, and Byron Bay Public School volunteer scripture teachers Emily Coleling, Ruth Rich and John Trigger, speak about the increasing demand for Buddhism classes in public schools.
Topics: religion-and-beliefs, buddhism, education, byron-bay-2481, sydney-2000
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Robina Courtin swapped radical feminism for life as a Buddhist nun almost 40 years ago. She travels the world to teach Buddhist philosophies and help the needy, including prisoners on death row.
Topics: religion-and-beliefs, buddhism, catholic, spirituality, sexuality, women, welfare, activism-and-lobbying, government-and-politics, law-crime-and-justice, prisons-and-punishment, australia, melbourne-3000, united-kingdom, united-states
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A streaker is locked up for offending Buddhist priests after running naked onto the ground in the match between Sri Lanka and Australia.
Topics: sport, cricket, religion-and-beliefs, buddhism, human-interest, offbeat, sri-lanka
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Riley Steer is completing Year 12 while studying early childhood at TAFE, working as a trainee pre-school teacher, caring for a nine-year-old with autism and epilepsy, and volunteering at international hospitals and orphanages.
Topics: education, youth, volunteers, community-and-society, buddhism, health, autism-spectrum-disorder, disabilities, wollongbar-2477, alstonville-2477
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Six giant Chinese statues are unveiled in Tasmania, as the first stage of what could one day be the biggest Buddhist temple in the southern hemisphere.
Topics: community-and-society, religion-and-beliefs, buddhism, campania-7026
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Monks will plant trees and chant at the official opening of Adelaide's Buddhist cremation and burial garden this weekend, a site born out of an error during an earlier cremation.
Topics: buddhism, religion-and-beliefs, community-and-society, enfield-5085, adelaide-5000, sa, vietnam
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| UpdatedThai police investigating possible tax evasion will formally summon the country's most senior-ranking monk after he refused to answer direct questions about his luxury 1958 Mercedes-Benz.
Topics: tax, religion-and-beliefs, buddhism, thailand
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Exiled Tibetans vote to elect a political leader for the next five years in a bid to help sustain their struggle to secure complete autonomy for Chinese-ruled Tibet.
Topics: buddhism, religion-and-beliefs, china, india
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Thousands of worshippers are expected to visit the Bonnyrigg Buddhist temple for Chinese New Year and pray for a year of luck, health and happiness.
Topics: community-and-multicultural-festivals, buddhism, religion-and-beliefs, sydney-2000, china
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Buddhist Master Ming Shang Shi will offer blessing for good health and happiness at Chinese New Year.
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A leading Australian bush survival expert says a woman who survived in dense Victorian bushland for five days could have died if it were not for her "bushcraft" skills.
Topics: missing-person, community-and-society, police, buddhism, bush-tucker, vic, wa
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| UpdatedA Dutch woman found covered in mud after surviving five days lost in thick forest in Victoria is praised for her use of "bushcraft", including building a hut and using river moss to keep warm.
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The Dalai Lama delivers an enthusiastic message on love and compassion to hundreds of people at the Brisbane Convention Centre.
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| UpdatedA group of worshippers from a Buddhist sect have accused the Dalai Lama of teaching Tibetan Buddhists to shun them based on their belief in a prominent deity. So who are the Shugden Buddhists?
Topics: buddhism, sects, activism-and-lobbying, china, brisbane-4000, australia
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| UpdatedHundreds of people give the Dalai Lama a warm welcome at Sydney Airport as he arrives for his 12-day tour of Australia.
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