www.buddhapia.com KOREA, October 30, 2008: As HPI readers may know, South Korea was after World War II nearly all Buddhist. It became the special focus of Christian missionary activities for the next several decades, with great success. It is a success story that missionaries hope to repeat in other countries, specifically India. This article, “Buddhism Under Siege 1982-1996” details various…
By Rajiv Malik, HPI Correspondent, India/South Asia (HPI note: The announcement below run on the October 24th edition of HPI but mistakenly stated Swami was 86. We reproduce the article with Swamiji’s correct age.) NEW DELHI, INDIA, October 20, 2008: His Holiness Sri Swami Vimalananda, 76, a senior monk of the Sivananda Ashram, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, has been elected as the…
www.hinduismtoday.com You may develop a thousand virtues and be reckoned as the greatest in the land. But the lotus of your heart will not blossom until you receive the grace of the Guru, the grace of God! Dada Sadhu Vaswani
p class=”source”/p p class=”summary”br /The 2001 census showed Kandhamal with a Christian population of 117,950, up from 75,597 a decade earlier. According to District Collector Krishnan Kumar, “The Christian growth rate in the district is 66% as against 18.6% for the overall population growth in the district.”br /br /Kumar said that the Orissa Freedom of Religion Act, which took effect…
The eight men and two women from the banned Hindu Rights Action Force, who had been protesting the continued detention of five of their leaders under Malaysia’s Internal Security Act, were freed on bail just before Monday’s Hindu Diwali festival of lights celebrations. Police say they were released on humanitarian grounds, to enable them to celebrate Diwali. According to the…
Cameron removed his shoes before entering the temple as a customary mark of respect, and was decorated with a tilak, the red dot on the forehead which is worn by Hindus.
www.hindu.com TIRUVANNAMALAI, INDIA, October 31, 2008: A huge and rare Ekamuga Rudraksha that weighs about 200 grams was found among the valuables stored in the temple treasury at Sri Arunachaleshwarar temple in Tiruvannamalai. Authorities were amazed by its size, which was slightly bigger than a cricket ball. The rudraksha, decorated with silver, was donated in 2006 by a devotee. Temple…
HPI DELHI, INDIA, October 27, 2008: According to Pandit Ananda Shankar Vyas of Ujjain, a Vedic scholar, astrologer, priest and advisor to the famed Mahakal Temple, the coming dates for the Kumbha Mela are: Haridwar: March/April, 2010 with the main bathing day on April 14. Prayag: January 27 to February 25, 2013. Nashik: August 15 to September 13, 2015. Ujjain:…
www.rediff.com COIMBATORE, INDIA, October 29, 2008: Democratic presidental candidate Barack Obama has found an unexpected ally in Coimbatore. An Ayurvedic hospital chief has been conducting special homas since September 26, seeking the blessings of the Gods to ensure a smooth win for Obama in the US presidential election. Krishnakumar, managing director of the Arya Vaidya Pharmacy, visited America recently. Studying…
www.ekklesia.co.uk UK, October 1, 2008: The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, has sent an annual message to Hindu communities in Britain for Diwali, the festival of lights. In his message Dr Williams expresses his hope for “reconciliation where there has been division and hurt” and the appreciation and enjoyment of each other’s festivals “as a common sign to the…