Eastern Orthodox Theology

Tweet The pagan outer court circle I run in Memphis, Tennessee, where I train people to practice the Craft, is often as much of a learning experience for me as it is a teaching experience. This past full moon is certainly no exception. An experiment that has not even launched yet led to a moment of...

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First Annual Intl Buddhist Nuns Day

TweetParticipate in the FIRST ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL BHIKKHUNI DAY: September 17, 2011WHAT is it? The first IBD is a global, grassroots effort devoted to honoring Mahapajapati Gotami, the founder of the Nuns' Sangha. It also honors all of ouR SPIRITUAL MOTHERS -- ORDAINED WOMEN, LAYWOMEN TEACHERS WHO...

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Massive 2600 Year Old Buddhist Monastery

TweetBuddha statues inside ancient temple in Mes Aynak, Afghanistan. This archaeological site is located at the world's second-largest unexploited copper mine in Logar province. China Metallurgical Group Corp. will destroy it in three years. MES AYNAK, Afghanistan - It was another day on the rocky hillside,...

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Introduction To Buddhism Los Angeles Class

Tweet Pasadena's Los Angeles Buddhist Vihara (LABUDDHISTVIHARA.ORG) serves everyone who desires a basic understanding of the Buddha's Teachings with educational and training programs. In addition to regular walking and sitting meditation (FREE, Tuesdays and Saturdays at 7:00 pm), a new short-term course...

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The Boy Who Played On The Buddhas Of Bamiyan

Tweet The Boy Who Plays on the Buddhas of Bamiyan (Phil Grabsky, Grossbritannien, 2004)The real Kapilavastu, where the buddha-to-be grew up, was likely not Nepal but Bamiyan, Afghanistan at the foothills of the Himalayan range -- or some such location in Baluchistan (Iran/Afghanistan/Pakistan), Central...

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The Buddha And His Brother In Space

TweetGreco-Buddhist bas relief of Nanda leaving his bride-to-be and the throne to become a monastic and follow the Buddha (British Museum). A TRIP TO PARADISE, LIKE A DICKEN'S CAROL*NANDA, the Buddha's brother [both sons of King Suddhodana by separate mothers, who were sisters**], was overjoyed. He...

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