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But the action is nullified by the fact that Ono assumes the stoic posture of the Buddhist monks seen in the news at the time setting themselves aflame in protest of the Vietnam War.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
It's a real-life dating retreat held at an 8th Century Buddhist temple nestled in the lush greenery of South Korea's Palgongsan mountain.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
The famous Buddhist Angulimala Sutta tells a story of a serial killer who is redeemed by the Buddha and becomes a righteous monk.
From Slate ● Jul. 10, 2026
Like the kaleidoscopic sand mandalas constructed so devotedly by Buddhist monks—and just as ceremoniously swept away—Burning Man has been about ritualized impermanence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
Around my neck I wore a Xi-stone—a sacred Buddhist amulet blessed by the lama from the Pangboche monastery—that Doug had given me early on in the expedition.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
Tibetan Buddhists believe he is the 14th reincarnation of a spiritual leader first born in 1391.
From Barron's ● Feb. 2, 2026
The crackdown on Christians fits a broader pattern that in recent years has included the persecution of Tibetan Buddhists, Uyghur Muslims, and members of smaller groups such as Falun Gong.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 20, 2025
Of the roughly half-billion Buddhists worldwide, less than 1% of Americans identify with it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2025
"An auction seems the fairest and most transparent way to transfer these relics to Buddhists and we are confident that Sotheby's will achieve that."
From BBC ● May 3, 2025
Judy replies that she and Alan are Buddhists.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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