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    Buddha Buzz: Buddhist Humanity Paid Member

    Posted by Emma Varvaloucas on 18 May 2012
    In last week's Buddha Buzz about the South Korean monks who were caught on film drinking and gambling after another monk's memorial service, I wrote that the sordid affair was another case of "Buddhists behaving badly." In response, Tricycle commenter buddahbear01 wrote, "Buddhists behaving 'badly?' Perhaps they are human?" I think buddahbear01 has got a point here. We cannot forget that putting on Buddhist robes doesn't automatically elevate you to an ethical superhuman status—monks and nuns and religious leaders of all types, more often than not, are just like the rest of us in all of our flawed and imperfect glory.  More »
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    Buddha Buzz: Penises, Praycations, and the Death of Beastie Boys' Adam Yauch Paid Member

    Posted by Emma Varvaloucas on 04 May 2012
    I'm not trying to wax philosophical here, but writing Buddha Buzz is somewhat of a metaphor for life. Sometimes it's great, sometimes it's difficult, and sometimes you're thrown situations that you're not quite sure what to do with. Case in point: there are some strange Buddhist articles out there. Last week's highlight, for instance, was the story "Wizard arrested for raping Buddhist," which turned out to be a (poorly translated) bizarre and upsetting account of a Chinese self-proclaimed exorcist who would exorcise demons in exchange for sex. And now there's this article from i09: "In Bhutan, friendly phalluses painted on houses scare off evil spirits." What? More »
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    Making Moonshine: How to make Bhutanese rice wine Paid Member

    Posted by Sam Mowe on 02 Jun 2011
    In the current issue of Tricycle Food columnist Noa Jones shares a Bhutanese recipe for rice wine. More »
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    Buddhist monks banned from voting in elections Paid Member

    Posted by Rachel on 01 Oct 2010
    Bhutan has banned Buddhist and Hindu clergy from voting in the nation's upcoming elections. The rule is part of a continuing effort to separate religion from politics. More »
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    Director of The Cup making new film Paid Member

    Posted by James Shaheen on 06 Sep 2010
    Bhutanese-born Buddhist teacher Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche, director of The Cup (1999) andTravellers and Magicians (2003), has another film in the works, or at least he's thinking about one. For now, it's at "the concept level." What's the next one going to be about? He tells bernama.com, the Malaysian National News Agency, that this one will be about dance: I love Indian classical dance. It's one of the most beautiful and richest cultures we have on earth. It's one of the oldest living traditions of expressing inner spiritual power through the medium of dance and music, and this has always fascinated me. More »