Buddhism
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Dalai Lama tongue controversy: playful joke or ‘abusive’?
Talking Point Video of the leader of Tibetan Buddhism asking a child to ‘suck my tongue’ has gone viral
By Arion McNicoll Published
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The Dalai Lama, reincarnation and China’s mounting Tibet problem
feature Mongolian-American boy unveiled as the third most important spiritual leader in Tibetan Buddhism
By Sorcha Bradley Published
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Meditating monks have better gut bacteria
feature And other stories from the stranger side of life
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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The Week Unwrapped: Financial class, zombie viruses and drugged monks
podcast Does the City have a diversity problem? Should we let sleeping pathogens lie? And why are Thailand’s monks on meth?
By The Week Staff Published
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Thai temple’s monks all fail a drug test
feature And other stories from the stranger side of life
By The Week Staff Published
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Buddhists to open temple in outer space
feature And other stories from the stranger side of life
By The Week Staff Published
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Dalai Lama taken to hospital in India
Speed Read Spiritual leader in stable condition, says his personal aide
By The Week Staff Published
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Buddhist monk regrets swearing at reviewers online
Speed Read Daniel Kimura, who works at Sekishoin Shukubo monastery in Japan, called one former guest an ‘uneducated f***’
By The Week Staff Last updated
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Japanese monk sues temple saying work gave him depression
In Depth Buddhist looking for £57,400 in damages after he said he had to work sometimes for two months without a break
By The Week Staff Published
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Sri Lanka declares state of emergency
Speed Read Tensions between Sinhalese Buddhists and Muslims erupt into biggest unrest since civil war
By The Week Staff Last updated
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