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The prime minister of Bhutan, Lyonchhen Dasho Tshering Tobgay, provided the keynote address at the 15th Conference of the United Nations Day of Vesak in Thailand. From Tshering Tobgay Twitter

Prime Minister of Bhutan Offers Keynote Speech at UN Vesak Celebration in Thailand

Craig C Lewis 29 May 2018

Vesak commemoration focuses on need for…

Pali scripture. From pinterest.com

Harvard, Oxford to Offer Pali Reading Courses

Justin Whitaker 28 May 2018

Broadening the scope of Pali studies

A silent prayer from 10 interfaith representatives at Wat Ananda Metyarama’s centennial celebration. From facebook.com

Singapore Celebrates Centennial of its Oldest Theravada Temple

BD Dipananda 18 May 2018

Thai Temple older than the Republic of Singapore

The Four Sublime Brahma-viharas

Prof. David Dale Holmes 9 May 2018

Meditative development of the sublime states as a basis for…

FFSS founder Kyaw Thu has his personal philosophy inscribed on his skin: “Walk your own path. Do your own duty. Fulfil your own obligation. Be guided by your own virtue. Write your own history.” Image courtesy of the FFSS

Waiting on the Dead

Shuyin 7 May 2018

Former movie star takes the sting out of dying for…

The sacred hair relic of the Buddha enshrined at Botataung Pagoda is now on public display in a prayer hall in the pagoda compound. Photo by Aung Kyaw Htet. From irrawaddy.com

Conservationists in Myanmar Express Concern Over Public Display of Sacred Hair Relic of the Buddha

Craig C Lewis 16 April 2018

Object of reverence to be moved during renovation…

From agriorbit.com

Buddhist Monk Appeals for Help in Bid to Thwart Illegal Loggers in Thailand

Craig C Lewis 26 March 2018

Siamese rosewood “more valuable than gold” on…

In the Sallekha Sutta, the Discourse on Effacement, translated from Pali by Venerable Nyanaponika Maha Thera, Maha Cunda visits the Buddha, who was staying at Savatthi, in Jeta’s Grove, Anathapindika’s monastery and we may read what the Buddha told him about the arising of wholesome thoughts and the avoidance of unwholesome actions.

Avoiding Unwholesome Actions

Prof. David Dale Holmes 12 March 2018

Lessons from the the Sallekha Sutta

The National Bhikku Front said it organised the silent demonstration in Colombo to protest the communal violence. From aljazeera.com

Buddhist Monks in Sri Lanka Decry Anti-Muslim Riots

Craig C Lewis 12 March 2018

Monks and activists stage silent protest in Colombo

In the Sallekha Sutta, the Discourse on Effacement,* MN 8, (1988) translated from Pali by Venerable Nyanaponika Maha Thera, Maha Cunda visits the Buddha at Jetavana and asks him how to get rid of false views about self and the universe, and we are told what the Buddha said about the skillfulness of replacing harmful actions with harmless actions:

Harmfulness and Harmlessness

Prof. David Dale Holmes 5 February 2018

Getting rid of false views about self and the universe

Women from a rights group demonstrate in Dhaka to protest the alleged assault of the two Marma sisters. From dhakatribune.com

Tensions Rise in Bangladesh After Alleged Sexual Assault of Two Sisters from Buddhist Minority Community

Staff Writer 1 February 2018

Human rights groups criticize security forces…

The expansive mural paintings in Wat Suthat’s main hall date to the 1840s. From justgola.com

Thai Artists Work to Rescue 170-year-old Buddhist Murals

Craig C Lewis 30 January 2018

Experts seek to halt deterioration of unique…