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Zazen means sitting in silence, a state of being in non-judgmental awareness.

One day seeing Yakusan sitting in Zazen, Sekito asked him: "What are you doing?"... more

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Monks brains mapped during meditation

Science delves into the mysteries of meditation

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Tibetan Monks and Nuns Turn Their Minds Toward Science

Tibetan monks and nuns spend their lives studying the inner world of the mind rather... more

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Samaveda Chanting - BrainMovie

The Samaveda (Sanskrit from sāman "melody" + veda "knowledge" ), is second (in the... more

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Pot Smoking Monks - Viral Remix

4 Guys create a hilarious video. It's just outrageous and funny. Note: These are not... more

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Burma Releases 24 of 2,100 Political Prisoners

Some 24 political prisoners were among the 6,000 detainees freed by the Burmese... more

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Cambodia's first musical banned by urging of Buddhist monks

And I thought Buddhists were supposed to be easy-going! The pop-rock love story was... more

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Shaolin: coming to a temple near you...?

The Shaolin Temple is probably China's most well-known (and comercialised) Buddhist... more

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Monks Fight in Israel

A fight broke out in Jerusalem at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre during the Feast of... more

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Monks brawl at holy site

Monks from the Greek Orthodox and Armenian denominations were preparing for a ceremony... more

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China Releases Tibetan Film-Making Monk

A Tibetan monk who was imprisoned after helping make a film about the Olympics and... more

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Monks with guns? Burma's younger activists get bolder

Last year's crackdown on Burma's biggest protests in 19 years spurred them to try new... more

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Thousands of Buddhist monks and followers hold a rally in central Seoul

Tens of thousands of Buddhist monks and followers from around the country flocked to central Seoul to protest what they call the administration's discrimination against one of the country's largest religion.

Considered the largest protest by Buddhists in decades, the rally saw more than 200,000 Buddhists from almost all orders - Jogye, Cheontae, Taego and Gwaneum - take to the streets from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. They marched to Jogye Temple located in Jongno, the de facto headquarters of Korean Buddhism, following the rally.

They demanded an official apology to Buddhist from the President; reprimands for public officials involved in religious discrimination, including National Police Agency Commissioner General Eo Cheong-soo; and legislation to ward off such discrimination. President Lee is a minister at a Seoul church.

They also demanded the removal of members of the People's Association against Mad Cow Disease hiding in a Buddhist temple from a wanted list.

``Unless the government meets our requests in a sincere manner, we will hold additional rallies in other parts of the country in cooperation with civic groups and religious organizations,'' the protesters said in a statement.

None of the protesters wore masks or held candles, and instead sang Buddhist hymns with putting their hands together under numerous flapping banners containing messages condemning the government's alleged bias toward Christianity.

They urged the administration to stop discriminating against their religion.

``Our Buddhists have served as a `buttress' in promoting inter-faith harmony,'' the statement said. ``But several instances of discrimination against Buddhism have occurred since President Lee took office in February. In addition, the President snubbed it. This has apparently violated the Constitution, which bans any form of religious discrimination and impedance to social unity.''

The dispute erupted after police officers searched the car of the Ven. Jigwan, the chief executive of the country's largest Buddhist order, Jogye, in their search for anti-U.S. beef protest organizers taking shelter at a downtown temple.

Following the incident, Buddhists cited dozens of examples of anti-Buddhist discrimination. For instance, a transportation data system provided by the government in June omitted locations of Buddhist temples. Maps of Cheonggye Stream, a body of water reopened while President Lee was mayor of Seoul, also excluded temples.

Meanwhile, Seoul City government decided to impose a fine on rally organizers as they went ahead with the protest without permission. A Jogye Temple worker refuted the allegation, saying ``we sent an official note to the office on Aug. 17 to request approval.'' He added the city government has never restricted the holding of a religious event.

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