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...reserved for special occasions such as coronations but is an integral part of the life of every Nepalese, It has been said that there is a shrine or temple for each of the 500,000 people who live in Kathmandu. These shrines honor a mixture of Hindu and Buddhist deities, since the Valley of Nepal is an overlapping spot for the two religions. Although traditional Indian and Hindu influences dominate, there are strong Buddhist beliefs-Buddha was born in the Nepalese lowlands and some of the holiest Buddhist stupas (shrines with relics) are in the Valley of Nepal...
...millionaire) whose message of repentance was blatted across the U.S. last year by thousands of zealous young converts to his Unification Church (TIME, Sept. 30). Yet another prophet is Daisaku Ikeda, 46, president and spiritual leader of Japan's Soka Gakkai (Value-Creation Society), a laymen's Buddhist organization. Ikeda is fast earning a reputation as a super missionary for peace...
...coup by President Ne Win, the current regime was trying to inter him with a minimum of fanfare. But the city's volatile students, who apparently wanted a more imposing burial site for their distinguished countryman, abducted the body on the way to the mausoleum. Along with antigovernment Buddhist monks, they paraded it through Rangoon's crowded streets to the university, where a special mausoleum had been hastily constructed...
Though Thant's burial precipitated the disturbances, discontent in Burma has been smoldering for months. Monks in the devoutly Buddhist country have long resented the autocratic Premier Ne Win's efforts to reduce their power and influence. Students and workers, unhappy about economic stagnation and the government's repressive policies, are natural allies of the monks. Last June, rioting led by longshoremen and factory workers left at least 22 dead in Rangoon's streets. The latest disturbances were at least as serious. More ominous is the fact that tensions are bound to continue even after...
...Although Buddhist immolations in 1963 roused American opinion against Ngo Dinh Diem and in 1966 forced Thieu to promise elections, until recently the Buddhists had limited their anti-Thieu protests to pathetic little marches in downtown Saigon, in which they were outnumbered 10 to 1 by police. They have now formed an organization called the Forces for National Reconciliation. The Buddhists carefully refrained from labeling the "force" a political party in order to avoid legal harassment, but they clearly intend to exert renewed political influence. Says Senator Vu Van Mau, leader of a Buddhist group in the Thieu-dominated Senate...