Eugene, Ore.-Area Buddhist Organization Won't Appeal Land-Use Denial.

The Register Guard (Eugene, Oregon) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News);  January 10, 2002 ;     700+ words ...Byline: Joe Mosley Jan. 10--A local Buddhist organization will not appeal a land use official...in his 10-page decision that the Buddhist organization provided insufficient information...religious issue, or anything else. The Buddhist organization, which has 15 to 30 members, planned...

Police arrest Sri Lankan monk suspected of defrauding Buddhist...

AP Worldstream;  April 26, 2002 ;     243 words ......a Sri Lankan monk Friday at Bodhgaya, revered as the site of the Buddha's enlightenment, on suspicion of defrauding a Buddhist organization of 1.8 million rupees (dlrs 37,500) over the past 18 months. Wimalsara Thero was accused of defrauding the Mahabodhi...

Buddhist organization claims ownership of site of demolished mosque in...

AP Worldstream;  April 5, 2003 ;     231 words ...00-00-0000 Dateline: LUCKNOW, India A Buddhist organization has claimed ownership of a religious site in northern India that has been the center of a dispute between the country's Hindus...

Buddhist temple coming to Kettering Shinnyo-en is a lay Buddhist...

Dayton Daily News;  June 6, 2007 ;     222 words ......Shinnyo-en to build a Buddhist temple at 5727 Bigger Road, the city's chief building official said. Shinnyo-en is a lay Buddhist organization serving the needs of Shinnyo-en followers and their communities throughout the U.S. When the $300,000 project is completed...

Mary Jane Gaynor Church Memb ...

The Washington Post;  October 26, 2003 ;     562 words ......and large homes in the Washington area. Active in the Buddhist organization for three decades, he was leader of its mid-Atlantic...Heritage Dancers and Drummers and was the drum major for the Buddhist organization's Eagles Drum and Bugle Corps, which performed for many...

Myanmar Officials on Fighting Between Armed Groups

Xinhua English Newswire;  January 30, 1997 ;     95 words ...Members of the Democratic Kayin Buddhist Organization (DKBO), a splinter group of the anti-government Kayin National Union (KNU), launched an attack this week on some KNU camps along...

EXHIBIT HIGHLIGHTS CHILDREN'S NEEDS.(RHYTHM)(OPENING ACT)(Column)

Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI);  May 31, 2001 ;     209 words ......Future: Children's Rights and Realities is being hosted by the Madison chapter of Soka Gakkai International, a nonprofit Buddhist organization, and produced with a host of other organizations, including Briarpatch, Big Brothers Big Sisters, and the Dane County...

RAIN, RAIN, COME THIS WAY

Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society;  January 1, 2005 ;     116 words ......happened in Sri Lanka, which in late August was in the midst of a severe drought. Shortly after the Shanthi Foundation, a Buddhist organization, sprayed blessed water by helicopter over northcentral and eastern Sri Lanka, the rains came. "The water was blessed...

U.S. Buddhists Stunned by AIDS Scandal

The Washington Post;  April 8, 1989 ;     368 words ......found to be infected. The scandal surrounding Ozel Tendzin, 45, American-born regent of the international Vajradhatu Buddhist organization, has been compounded by his recent decision to resume teaching and ceremonial duties in defiance of a request by the...

NGOs in Korea - (14); Buddhist Group Strives to Realize Life With Little...

Korea Times (Seoul, Korea);  May 27, 2000 ;     700+ words ......that BAEA is a unique environmental group within the Buddhist organization and is dedicated to the protection of the environment...problems,'' the Buddhist monk said. The Jungto Society is a Buddhist organization aimed at serving the community by carrying out social...

India Court Rejects Claim on Mosque Site

AP Online;  April 8, 2003 ;     209 words ...00-00-0000 Dateline: LUCKNOW, India A court rejected a Buddhist organization's claim that it owns a northern Indian religious site at the center of a deadly dispute between Hindus and Muslims, an official...

Chinese State Councilor Meets Japanese Guests

Xinhua News Agency;  September 12, 2000 ;     84 words ...Chinese State Councilor Ismail Amat met here today with a delegation from a Japanese Buddhist Organization of Rissho Kosei- Kai headed by its head Niwano Nichiko. Ismail expressed his appreciation for the efforts Niwano Nichiko has made...

Indian court rejects Buddhist group's ownership claim of demolished mosque...

AP Worldstream;  April 8, 2003 ;     237 words ...00-00-0000 Dateline: LUCKNOW, India A court rejected a Buddhist organization's ownership claim of a religious site in northern India that has been the center of a dispute between Hindus and Muslims, a court...

Attacks won't stop Black

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  April 24, 1997 ;     255 words ...One of the most predictable and least honorable reactions of someone caught in questionable ethical activities is to attempt to divert attention by attacking those who report on or criticize their conduct. Unfortunately, that seems to be...

Feature: "I saw the Chinese People's Sufferings Today" (2)

Xinhua News Agency;  August 15, 2001 ;     346 words ...Norio Sasaki, a minister of the Katsuyama branch of Rissho Kosei- Kai, a Buddhist organization in Japan, expressed similar opinions. He was leading a group of high school students to visit the site. "My hometown is Hiroshima...