“I am a good person, so why do I need to practice Buddhism?” This is a common question. In order to answer it, perhaps we should first explore what it means to be ‘good’.
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Buddhism, Opinions | Leo Golan | 
December 13, 2008 9:01 am | 
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Day 2 of creation of the Yamantaka Mandala - Sydney, December 2008.
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Buddhism | Leo Golan | 7:00 am | Comments (3)
In Australia, Tibetan monks living in exile create an exquisite sand mandala - the Yamantaka mandala - at Bondi pavilion in Sydney, December 2008.
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Buddhism | Leo Golan | December 12, 2008 10:20 am | Comments (3)
Russia’s republic of Kalmykia is the only region in Europe where Buddhism is the dominant religion. Temples were destroyed there during the Soviet era and Buddhism went into decline. But in a new age of tolerance, the steppe region is enjoying a religious renaissance.
Buddhism | Leo Golan | December 9, 2008 3:52 pm | Comments (3)
Buddhism will have to evolve rites and rituals to become more socially relevant in Asian nations, including India, where people identify religion with prayer rites, feels Buddhist scholar Lokesh Chandra.
