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Myanmar attended 2nd Great Shravasti Buddhist Cultural Assembly in India
04 Apr 2024 02:24 GMT
… the 2nd Great Shravasti Buddhist Cultural Assembly was held …
Next, the Myanmar Ambassador, along with monks, nuns, and other … teachings of Buddha.
The Myanmar ambassador explained the practices … memorize the Tripitaka, or Buddhist canon, orally and understand …
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Myanmar army launches fresh attack on prelate's village
01 Apr 2024 08:09 GMT
… village where Catholics and Buddhists have lived in harmony for … school building housed mostly Buddhist refugees who occupied in … adventurers who arrived in Myanmar (formerly Burma) in the 16th and … many bishops, priests and nuns. Cardinal Charles Bo of …
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Head of Vietnamese pagoda in Myanmar honoured with noble title
25 Mar 2024 11:43 GMT
… Dai Phuoc (Mahapunnavihara)
Pagoda in Myanmar, has been honoured with “Saddhamma … Committee,
and other monks, nuns, and Buddhist followers with outstanding contributions to … occasion, the Vietnamese Embassy in Myanmar sent
representatives to attend the …
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Myanmar junta’s assault on Rakhine escalates with devastating bombardment
21 Feb 2024 18:46 GMT
The military junta in Myanmar reportedly escalated its attacks on … the town, a convent for Buddhist nuns in the Inn Taung ward …
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Rakhine on Fire: Myanmar Junta Hits Hospital With ‘Most Devastating Bombs Yet’
21 Feb 2024 13:19 GMT
The junta’s military has started dropping more powerful and destructive bombs on the coastal town of Ramree in Rakhine State as part of what has been described a decision to destroy the town, the Arakan Amy (AA) said.
A public hospital and the town’s …
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The Thai Forest Tradition of Buddhist Monks: A Short History
22 Jan 2024 03:44 GMT
… Buddhist Asian nations such as Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) and Burma (now Myanmar … ) became European colonies, Buddhist institutions had … new order of Buddhist monasticism called the … Forest nuns? Not yet. The Theravada nuns orders died …
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Catholics in Myanmar’s Civil War
17 Jan 2024 05:41 GMT
… groups unrepresented in the Burmese government have faced repression … over 500 years. Since Myanmar gained independence in 1948, … remained a Buddhist but fondly remembered the nuns and priests … of religious education in Burma has significantly reduced the …
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State Administration Council issues Notification 1/2024 for offering religious titles to Buddhist monks, laypersons
04 Jan 2024 05:53 GMT
January 04, 2024
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The State Administration Council Chairman released Notification No 1/2024 dated 4 January 2024 to offer the Abhidhaja Maha Rattha Guru title to seven prominent venerable members of the Sangha, Agga Maha Pandita …
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Myanmar Ethnic Armed Groups Draw Allegations of Forced Recruitment
03 Jan 2024 15:56 GMT
… their Operation 1027 offensive, Myanmar’s military junta relaxed … back decades of the Myanmar military forcibly recruiting civilians … novices, junior nuns, or boarding students in Buddhist temples and … back decades of the Myanmar military forcibly recruiting …
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Dalai Lama calls for greater harmony among different Buddhist communities
21 Dec 2023 21:56 GMT
… the practitioners of different Buddhist traditions and to … oneself,” he told monks, nuns and scholars. “Therefore, as … practiced in India, Thailand, Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos, Sri Lanka … Friday, international Buddhist leaders will focus on Buddhist practices and …