A policy report on Sri Lanka conflict by East-West Center, a U.S think-tank based in Washington D.C, suggests "both LTTE terrorism and the ethnocentric nature of the Sri Lankan state, which resorts to tis own ... via TamilNet Newswire
"Well, if I had to be something, I guess I'd be a Buddhist."
Friday's Opinion Journal carried a column by Clark Strand, contributing editor to Tricycle: The Buddhist Review , on the declining numbers of American Buddhists. via Far Outliers
Ruins of a Greek city founded about 325 BC were discovered at Ay Khanom. Excavations produce Greek architectural elements, including a theatre and a gymnasium. via National Post
"I'm sympathetic to deities, who must compete to be noticed, and are constantly at risk of being debunked"
It's a topic that jumped up like a stunned ferret from God's own hot plate three times recently - indicating, I think, that I'd better pay some sort of attention to it - the topic being the obvious but still ... via SFGate
"Thailand: Moderate Muslims fight radicalism in south"
Violent conflicts between Thai armed forces and a rebel separatist group in the three Muslim-dominated southern provinces of Thailand flared up again last week when a series of small bombs planted in ... via Newsdesk.org
"It was not yet possible to get together the minimum number of four necessary for formal ceremonies"
Carolina Buddhist Vihara in Mauldin will host a gathering this weekend of nine female monks of the Theravada school of Buddhism to perform traditional ceremonies and conduct official business together for the ... via Tribune-Times
