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He is best known for developing the "ice stupa" - an artificial cone-shaped glacier inspired by Buddhist stupas - that stores water during winter and releases it in late spring, when farmers need it most.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 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
Forget coffee or drinks, the latest dating trend in South Korea takes place somewhere very different, a Buddhist temple.
From BBC ● 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
They’d been married at the Manzanar internment camp in a tar paper Buddhist chapel.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
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
In July, as the Dalai Lama turned 90, thousands of Tibetan Buddhists gathered in Dharamshala - a quiet town nestled in the foothills of the Himalayas in the north Indian state of Himachal Pradesh.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2025
The majority live in California, a primary entry point for Asian immigration to the United States, but barely 100,000 Buddhists are estimated to practice in Los Angeles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2025
Since I learned the truth in Mecca, my dearest friends have come to include all kinds—some Christians, Jews, Buddhists, Hindus, agnostics, and even atheists!
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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