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Johnny Depp and Ewan McGregor films to be shown at Buddhist festival
– They might have been mildly surprised to be invited along, but a Ewan McGregor psychological thriller, a Johnny Depp psychedelic western, and one of the more cultish of recent cult movies, Donnie…
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- Tibetans coming to terms with women Buddhist masters
April 13th, 2009. The 800-year-old Tibetan Drukpa lineage of Buddhism - based in Nepal and practised in Bhutan and India - is empowering women, reviving the ancient tradition of women masters and monks that the Buddha encouraged.
- Still Not Giving Up on Shangri-la
April 12th, 2009.Did Shangri-la actually exist? Bainbridge Island-based mountaineer Peter Athans “may have the answer,” the Seattle Times reports. Over two years, Athans led three expeditions to the remote kingdom of Mustang, in modern-day Nepal, and discovered in its numerous caves plenty of art and an ancient library belonging to one of Mustang’s early kings. - Buddha for PM CM won't say
April 12th, 2009. At another meeting in the evening, this time on the campaign trail in Jadavpur, he said: If the third front garners enough strength and unity can be maintained among its constituents, it won't… . - One Cold Buddha
The 10-member collective called Okamoto Studio has carved one of its signature ice sculptures for the biennial [Queens Museum of Art] International, this one a figure of the Buddha enclosed in a refrigerated altar.
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