Word: buddhism
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...Mindfulness is the underpinning of Buddhist teaching,” Cheung said. “And in Buddhism, the premise of life is suffering, but there is a way out of any suffering...
...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...
...Tolstoy’s taut prose and thought Dostoevsky a hack. In “Laura” this compression unravels—degenerating near the end into mere personal notes (“invent tradename, e.g. cephalopium”) and haphazard lists (drawing linkages between self-dissolution and Buddhism...
...Malaysia's ethnic makeup, religion is a sensitive issue, and any religious controversy is seen as a potential spark for unrest. Some 60% of Malaysia's 28 million people are Malay Muslim, while the rest are mainly ethnic Chinese, Indians or members of indigenous tribes, practicing various faiths including Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism and animism. Among Christians, the majority Catholics number about 650,000, or 3% of the population. Despite Malaysia's diverse national complexion, political Islam is a growing force, and the country operates under two sets of laws, one for Muslims, the other for everyone else. The authorities regard...