Today’s thought from AmidaBuddha.org is worthy of further contemplation:
It is the customary fate of new truths to begin as heresies and to end as superstitions.
- T.H. Huxley
May 13
Posted by: Meta4Life in: Buddhism, Current Events
According to Australia’s ABC NewsOnline, [tag]His Holiness[/tag] the [tag]Dalai Lama[/tag] of [tag]Tibet[/tag] intends to semi-retire in the next few years, surrendering his political leadership to unnamed successors (”the elected leadership”) while retaining [tag]spiritual[/tag] leadership over [tag]Tibetan Buddhism[/tag].
Being recognized as the reincarnation of the previous Dalai Lama (and in turn, the reincarnated [tag]Buddha[/tag] of [tag]Compassion[/tag]) does [...]
May 10
Posted by: Meta4Life in: Beauty, Buddhism, Spirituality
From The International Herald Tribune:
KATMANDU, [tag]Nepal[/tag]: Paintings of [tag]Buddha[/tag] dating back at least to the 12th century have been discovered in a cave in Nepal’s remote north-central region by a team of international researchers after being tipped by a local sheep herder.
A mural with 55 panels depicting the story of Buddha’s [tag]life[/tag] was uncovered in [...]
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