Religion WatchTHAILAND, June 1, 2005: Buddhism in Thailand and Sri Lanka is finding new support and interest because of the relief role played by the religion during and after the tsunami, according to Harvard Divinity Bulletin (Spring). The success of the relief effort during the tsunami was due to the consistent support provided by the Buddhist monks. Temples became makeshift…
SourceKAUAI, HAWAII, June 10, 2005: (HPI Note: This announcement corrects mistakes in the temple name and URL of source.) Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami, publisher of Hinduism Today magazine and HPI, will attend the kumbhabhishekam (opening ceremony) of the Hindu Society of Central Florida on June 18-19. Your family and friends are cordially invited to attend the following public events where you…
SourceLONDON, ENGLAND, June 11, 2005: The desikids.co.uk web site (“source” above) offers a wide selection of books, videos and other resources for Hindu children. It sells the Japanese version of the Ramayana, done in cartoon form, which was made a number of years ago and only occasionally been available.
SourceLONDON, ENGLAND, June 9, 2005: The government has published a bill aimed at protecting individuals from religious hatred. The Racial and Religious Hatred Bill, which is being reintroduced to Parliament today, would protect members of all faiths from incited hatred. The Bill would create a new offence of Incitement to Religious Hatred, which would carry a maximum penalty of seven…
SourceCOLOMBO, SRI LANKA, June 10, 2005: Sri Lankan police have used teargas and water cannons to try to disperse Buddhist monks blockading the residence of President Chandrika Kumaratunga. The monks are protesting against a proposed deal with Tamil Tiger rebels over some $2bn of tsunami relief aid (to areas of Hindu, Christian and Muslim Tamils). The government hopes to finalise…
United News of BangladeshRAJSHAHI, BANGLADESH, June 8, 2005: Few Bangladeshis know that Durga puja, the greatest Hindu religious festival, started off from a famous king’s place in Bangladesh’s Rajshahi district. In the present-day perspective, the venue of incarnation of Goddess Durga and the start of Her ceremonious worship at Taherpur holds a prospect of transforming the spiritual values into material…
SourceKAUAI, HAWAII, June 10, 2005: Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami, publisher of Hinduism Today magazine and HPI, will attend the kumbhabhishekam (opening ceremony) of the Hindu Society of Central Florida on June 18-19. Your family and friends are cordially invited to attend the following public events where you can enjoy Bodhinatha’s darshan and words of wisdom. June 18 9:30am: Homa at yagasala…
Kalyani GiriHOUSTON, TEXAS, June 4, 2005: The Hindu Students Council (HSC, click here for web site) hosted an occasion in celebration of the unifying force of Hinduism at the Shri Radha Krishna Temple Hall on June 3, 2005. The event, a HSC Awareness Dinner and Fundraiser, was held to create more awareness in the community of HSC’s vision to give…
SourceHYDERABAD, INDIA, June 6, 2005: An art book on Lord Venkateshwara was released by the Governor, Sushil Kumar Shinde, here on Sunday. Titled “Tirumala Tirupati the legends and beyond,” the book attempts at tracing the legends behind the popularity of the shrine through a beautiful compilation of 250 photographs, illustrations and architectural drawings woven together with historic facts. “It is…
SourceQUINCY, FRANCE, June 6, 2005: Eastern religious traditions can provide us with new cosmological insights, read this interesting article at “source.” Some ancient astronomers seemed to have arrived at the conclusion that the creation of the universe, its growth, its eventual decay and regeneration are eternal processes without a beginning and without an end, repeating in endless cycles. The Hindus…