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  • Dalai Lama promotes peace and pop in Melbourne

    The Dalai Lama promoted peace and a pop song during an event in Melbourne. The Tibetan spiritual leader also spoke at the Melbourne Convention Centre to a crowd of about 6000 devotees. Actress Magda Szubanski hosted the event and introduced a pop song in which he features. According to the Herald Sun, introducing the song, she said that it would be pretty cool to see his Holiness at number ...

  • Thai Buddhistmonks Nopparat BenjawatananunBuddha

    Thailand's national Buddhism body is keeping an eye on monks nationwide for any inappropriate behavior after a video emerged on YouTube showing Buddhist monks flying on a private jet. The video, attracted criticism from Buddhists nationwide, showed one of the monks wearing stylish aviator sunglasses, carrying a luxury brand travel bag, and a pair of modern wireless headphones, the New York Post ...

  • MCA says alcohol drinking is against Buddhism

    Jun 18: MCA has angrily spoken out against the opening of a global bar franchise branch in Kota Kinabalu which uses the name 'Buddha' on its ...

  • Buddhist monk receives diploma at St. SAC

    He may not mean to, but Bowala Rakkitha stands out among his fellow students at Mt. San Antonio College. He dresses differently, his values are unusual, and he speaks with a distinctive accent. When the Venerable Rakkitha, a Buddhist monk from Sri Lanka, walked at graduation last week during Mt. SAC's 67th commencement, it was to be yet another leg of a most improbable journey. "I ...

  • Buddhist monks too flashy

    Buddhist monks were criticized over this video. Thailand's national Buddhism body said Monday it is monitoring monks nationwide for any inappropriate behavior following complaints ignited by a video showing Buddhist monks flying on a private jet. The YouTube video emerging recently showed one of the monks was wearing stylish aviator sunglasses, carrying a luxury brand travel bag and ...

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Enchanted [DVD]

Enchanted [DVD]

Is there some subversion afoot in the House of Mouse? Enchanted, a fantasy in which characters from a faux-traditional Disney animated fairy tale come crashing into the real-life world of New York City, neatly parodies almost all of the most cherished traditions of the Disney institut ... ...

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  • Thai Buddhist monks spotted riding in private jet wearing designer shades

    New York, June 18 (Lifestyle): Thailand's national Buddhism body is keeping an eye on monks nationwide for any inappropriate behavior after a video emerged on YouTube showing Buddhist monks flying on a private ...

  • Quarrel led to Tibetan’s suicide

    The Tibetan herdsman who burnt himself to death in Qumarleb county, the Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Qinghai Province, was due to a personal dispute with his girlfriend, local authorities said.The 33-year-old divorced herdsman committed suicide by burning himself to death with gasoline on May 27 after quarreling with his girlfriend on May 15, local authorities said, adding that a ...

  • Thai Buddhist Monks Criticised As Private Jet Footage Hits YouTube

    Buddhist monks have been criticised after footage of them aboard a private jet, wearing earphones, sunglasses and travelling with a Louis Vuitton luxury bag emerged. The video, which has ...

  • Jetsetting brand-loving Buddhist monks

    June 18, 2013 A video showing Buddhist monks indulging in a lavish lifestyle has sparked nationwide outrage in Thailand. According to the Associated Press report, run ...

  • Thai monks rebuked over ostentatious jet ride

    BANGKOK (AFP) - The behaviour of Thailand's Buddhist clergy has been thrust under the spotlight after footage emerged of three monks flying in a private jet, wearing earphones and sunglasses and travelling with a Louis Vuitton luxury bag.The video, which has been viewed nearly 200,000 times on YouTube, has prompted fevered debate in the Buddhist-dominated kingdom over monks' adherence ...

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