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We've done lots of through-hiking, some for many weeks at a stretch.

This one is more of a true #buddhist #pilgrimage than a hike. The goal is time for contemplation and reflection, and seeing the more or #ruralJapan.

#Shikoku seems like a beautiful place to explore #localCulture.

#travelsky

Check out the 6th International Queer Buddhist Conference
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And register now here
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Love to seeing you there soon!
#queer #buddhist #conference #facets #thriving

#Manjushri Namasangiti. 13th/14th century. #Nepal. Gilt copper. One of the most important deities within the Newari #Buddhist tradition of the #Kathmandu Valley. He is conceived as the spiritual progenitor of all #Tathagathas and the entire Buddhist #cosmos […]

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Last month the Tacoma Buddhist Temple's Buddhist Women's Association sorted and repackaged 9120 pounds of food for the Emergency Food Network.

#buddhism #buddhist #engagedbuddhism #shinbuddhism #jodoshinshu #hunger

Last month the Tacoma Buddhist Temple's Buddhist Women's Association sorted and repackaged 9120 pounds of food for the Emergency Food Network.

#buddhism #buddhist #engagedbuddhism #shinbuddhism #jodoshinshu #hunger

Standing Statue (Dog God) of the Twelve Generals, #Tokyo National Museum, #Japan. It is said that this statue of the twelve generals was originally located at Joruri-ji, and may have been created by a #Buddhist sculptor of the Kei school, or as a homage to […]

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In another #WarCrime during the UK's brief, and little remembered, war in #Vietnam, on #ThisDayInHistory in 1945 her troops shelled a #Buddhist temple, killing 100 of those hiding inside, justifying the destruction of a cultural site to kill the #VietMinh #FreedomFighters inside.

Parjanya Sen traces how Sarat Chandra Das’s translations of #Tibetan #Buddhist history shaped #Bengali historical #fiction. His new book examines how Saradindu Bandyopadhyay’s 1958 novel recast Atiśa as an icon of Bengali regional identity. scroll.in/article/1096...

Return to Buddhism's roots to understand its key principles and its development—philosophical, practical, and historical—and to appreciate its depth and relevance today.
These lectures are open to all.

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#buddhism #Theravada #buddhist #mahayana

Chogyam Trungpa's ex-wife describes the sexual, physical, and animal abuse that he carried out, enabled by his sycophantic followers. As she describes, Shambhala has been a nest of grooming, pedophilia, rape, and other outrages.

#buddhism #buddhist #shambhala #metoo
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Daily Practice 10/9/26: A random selection of The Four Noble Truths, The Eightfold Path, The Eight Realizations, The Sixteen Virtues, and a Bible verse. Credit: Sofan Chan and Wildflower Joy. #buddhist #christianbuddhist #dharma #progressivechristian #practice #meditation #dailyroutine

Daily Practice 10/7/26: A random selection of The Four Noble Truths, The Eightfold Path, The Eight Realizations, The Sixteen Virtues, and a Bible verse. Credit: Sofan Chan and Wildflower Joy. #buddhist #christianbuddhist #dharma #progressivechristian #practice #meditation #dailyroutine