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...Buddhism is not really a religion in the U.S.,” Cheung said. “Buddhism is a philosophy. Buddha basically means 'awake.' Anyone can start by being a part-time Buddha...
What's the most common mistake women make that makes them look heavy? Any woman who is self-conscious about her body - maybe she has a muffin top and a Buddha belly and a big butt and thick thighs - wants to cover it up in as big a fabric as possible, like a tentlike shirt or a dress, and elastic pants or drawstring pants, where you really can't see what your shape is. This is not a good thing, because it just makes you look like a blob. You want to show your shape. You want to wear...
...features two overlapping audio tracks: the filmmaker lists words beginning with the letter “F” while also telling his own life story. At the same time, an ever-shifting collage of magazine clippings appears on the screen. These stock images range from depictions of the Buddha to packs of cigarettes and appear in coordination with Mouris’s narrative. For example, when Mouris explains his middle and high school crushes, the screen fills up completely with drawings of eyes and lips...
...Today, the village of Peraliya is serene. The carriages are gone, and the few visitors who stop by come to see a large Buddha statue, or the memorial for those who died, located close to the wreckage site. The carriages themselves, once tagged to be the showcase of a national tsunami memorial, are now rusting at a yard in Colombo, and will likely be sold for scrap metal unless they decay before that. The dents where the waves hit are more pronounced now, and rusting has left gaping holes caving in the roofs and walls. The carriages' guts...
...Peshawar. "The local people are damaging the site because of illegal diggings." In Swat, the Taliban have long attempted to destroy the Buddhist heritage of the region. In October 2007, as militants cemented their hold on the former tourist area, the Taliban dynamited the face of the Jehanabad Buddha into oblivion. The 23-foot-high carving of the seated Buddha, dating from the 7th century, is regarded as the second most important Gandhara monument after the Taliban-eradicated Bamiyan Buddhas. (See pictures of the battle against the Taliban...