At a summer camp in France, 40 scouts from Buddhist and Muslim groups came together to increase understanding and combat prejudice.
Buddhist, Muslim scouts camp together for tolerance
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Fake Buddhist monks a growing global problem
Buddhist leaders in New York City are warning the public to be cautions of panhandlers posing as Buddhist monks.
Buddhists come together for 21st UN climate change meeting
The 21st United Nations conference on climate change starts on Monday, and Buddhists around the world are busy working to raise awareness.
Aung San Suu Kyi’s party wins apparent landslide in Burmese election
"Remise du Prix Sakharov à Aung San Suu Kyi Strasbourg 22 octobre 2013-04" by Claude TRUONG-NGOC. Via Wikimedia Commons.Aung San Suu Kyi’s political party, the National League For Democracy (NLD), has reportedly swept the polls in the Burmese election.
Dharma Rain on fundraising homestretch to transform former landfill
The Dharma Rain Zen Center in Portland is in the home stretch of their “Planting Zen” campaign to transform a brownfield site into the center’s new home.
Prison Dharma Indiegogo campaign ends on Friday night
The Rangjung Prison Dharma Project offers meditation instruction to inmates and corrections officers at Rikers Island, New York City’s main prison.
East Bay Meditation Center’s holding Power to the Planet fundraiser
EBMC Facebook pageEast Bay Meditation Center is holding a fundraiser in Oakland on October 23 2015 called Power to the Planet.
Neuroscience and Buddhism converging on the inconstant self
An increasing number of scientific researchers are referencing and drawing on Buddhism in their studies, especially in the field of neuroscience.
Thai female monastics continue push for gender equality
In Thailand, Buddhist nuns and bhikkhunis, fully ordained female monastics, are emerging as a force for reform and challenging conservative views.
Fundraising campaign commemorates 16th Karmapa
To commemorate the paranirvana of the 16th Karmapa, Karmapa Center 16 is fundraising to purchase land in Illinois for a stupa and retreat center.