Buddhism and War: The Complementarity between the Red Cross and Buddhism
The first reference work on the commonalities between Buddhist teachings and international humanitarian law (IHL) as part of a joint ICRC initiative.
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The first reference work on the commonalities between Buddhist teachings and international humanitarian law (IHL) as part of a joint ICRC initiative.
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The Asian Civilisations Museum recreates four Mogao Caves, the great UNESCO-listed Chinese rock-cut site, and features a 13-meter reclining Buddha.
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THE GREAT LIBRARIES OF TIBETAN BUDDHISM
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Summer is here with its sun, making you want to reconnect, to recenter. Perhaps you will be tempted by some personal time to recharge. Many places offer well-being and personal development workshops. But know that many Buddhist centers, monasteries, and pagodas in Europe organize practice times to reconnect with the essential. Some practices are accessible for beginners, others require prior training.
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Buddha smiled under his tree. Having attained ultimate and universal enlightenment and compassion, he could only smile. The state of Buddhahood is supreme happiness.
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One day, Shakyamuni Buddha was with his disciples on Vulture Peak Mountain. In silence, he picked a flower, a simple flower, an udumbara flower, it would be said later. He turned this flower between his fingers as a teaching. Only Mahakashyapa, the future first patriarch, smiled. He had received and perceived. The Buddha thus would have transmitted the very essence of his precious spiritual treasure.
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