Religion News Blog » Buddhism http://www.religionnewsblog.com Religion news about religious cults, sects, world religions, and related issues Fri, 05 Sep 2008 06:30:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 en Buddhism sees its role in Japanese culture start to decline http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21759/buddhism-japan http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21759/buddhism-japan#comments Mon, 14 Jul 2008 11:09:33 +0000 Anton Hein http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=21759 Buddhism When it comes to funerals the Japanese have traditionally been inflexibly Buddhist - so much so that Buddhism in Japan is often called "funeral Buddhism," a reference to the religion's former near-monopoly on the elaborate, and lucrative, ceremonies surrounding deaths and memorial services.

But that expression also describes a religion that, by appearing to cater more to the needs of the dead than to those of the living, is losing its standing in Japanese society.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21759/buddhism-japan/feed Buddhist sect, woman reach settlement over ‘purification’ sex assault by priest http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20918/buddhism-14 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20918/buddhism-14#comments Fri, 21 Mar 2008 20:10:57 +0000 Anton Hein http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20918/buddhism-14 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20918/buddhism-14/feed Scandal gnaws at Buddha’s holy tree in India http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20530/buddhism-13 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20530/buddhism-13#comments Tue, 05 Feb 2008 02:11:05 +0000 Anton Hein http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20530/buddhism-13 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20530/buddhism-13/feed China: Panchen Lama Appears Publicly http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20496/buddhism-12 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20496/buddhism-12#comments Fri, 01 Feb 2008 14:56:25 +0000 Anton Hein http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20496/buddhism-12 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20496/buddhism-12/feed Japanese monks try to promote Buddhism through fashion, rap music http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20128/buddhism-11 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20128/buddhism-11#comments Sat, 15 Dec 2007 12:00:08 +0000 Anton Hein http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20128/buddhism-11 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20128/buddhism-11/feed Report: Dalai Lama May Appoint Successor http://www.religionnewsblog.com/19938/dalai-lama-2 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/19938/dalai-lama-2#comments Tue, 20 Nov 2007 20:15:16 +0000 Anton Hein http://www.religionnewsblog.com/19938/dalai-lama-2 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/19938/dalai-lama-2/feed China labels Dalai Lama a supporter of cults http://www.religionnewsblog.com/19617/dalai-lama http://www.religionnewsblog.com/19617/dalai-lama#comments Wed, 10 Oct 2007 07:14:00 +0000 Anton Hein http://www.religionnewsblog.com/19617/dalai-lama http://www.religionnewsblog.com/19617/dalai-lama/feed Burma/Myanmar - the background story http://www.religionnewsblog.com/19522/burma-myanmar http://www.religionnewsblog.com/19522/burma-myanmar#comments Mon, 01 Oct 2007 05:09:50 +0000 Anton Hein http://www.religionnewsblog.com/19522/burma-myanmar http://www.religionnewsblog.com/19522/burma-myanmar/feed Burmese monks become spiritual warriors http://www.religionnewsblog.com/19517/buddhism-8 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/19517/buddhism-8#comments Mon, 01 Oct 2007 04:28:36 +0000 Anton Hein http://www.religionnewsblog.com/19517/buddhism-8 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/19517/buddhism-8/feed American Buddhism: Eastern faith seeing Western growth http://www.religionnewsblog.com/19515/buddhism-7 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/19515/buddhism-7#comments Mon, 01 Oct 2007 04:21:38 +0000 Anton Hein http://www.religionnewsblog.com/19515/buddhism-7 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/19515/buddhism-7/feed