Tag: Buddhist

Laos Buddhist Socialist Republic: Laos-British Ministry of Foreign Affairs Strengthen Cooperation! (5.9.2023)

In this meeting, the two sides appreciated the friendship and good cooperation between the Laos PDR and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland throughout the past period, and expressed a determination for this interaction to continue and grow in support one other. The two sides discussed various aspects of cooperation, such as politics, trade-investment and British aid projects in Laos, such as the Unexploded Ordnance Clearance Project (leftover from the US aggression in the region), the Biodiverse Landscape Fund (BLF), the Youth Empowerment Project (Lone Buffalo), the Health Sector Cooperation Project (Fleming Fund) – whilst the NHS is cut in the UK – and others. In addition, the two sides also exchanged opinions on the ASEAN-UK Cooperation Framework, and the Laos ASEAN chairmanship in 2024 and some outstanding situations that both sides are interested in.

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China: Gansu Buddhist ‘Smile of the Orient’ Said to Equal That of the ‘Mona Lisa’! (5.9.2023)

The early Buddhist groups in China mirrored that of the extant Confucian scholiastic system – often forming around married laymen – with disciples taking the surname of the teacher as their ‘Dharma-Name’ and essentially becoming an extension of his family. Grottoes such as that featured below were places where Buddhists could meet, share and practice their understanding of Indian Buddhist philosophy. An understanding of Buddhist monasticism started to arrive and distinguish itself in China from the existing lay-practice around the 5th century CE – the date I believe this ‘smiling’ monk appears to date from. Whereas Buddhist lay-practitioners did not shave their heads (like Daoists and Confucians) – monastic Buddhists (male and female) were required to shave their heads – indicative of their ‘rejecting’ of the desire-laden conventions that define, guide and justify the external world.

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Neo-Nazi Ukraine: Buddhists in the Russian Army! (15.8.2023)

The Kalmyks are of Mongolian ethnic origin and originate from North Xinjiang – an area invaded by the Tibetans. As the Tibetans converted to Buddhism – this philosophy was spread through the empire they had carved out for themselves as barbarians. As Lamaism is a corrupt form of feudal (landlord) Buddhism – there is evidence to suggest that various ethnic groups living within Tibetan-controlled territory (which included West China) were ‘forced’ into adopting Buddhism. This is how I suspect the Kalmyk people became ‘Tibetan Buddhist’. Indeed, it is how most Mongolians living in South and West China were originally ‘converted’ to this Indian religion.

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Laos Buddhist-Socialist Republic: Correct Use & Management of Online Data! (12.8.2023)

Mr. Somsawat Phongsa also stated that social media has both a positive and negative aspect related to the contemporary way of human life. The positive aspect is that it helps to communicate all types of data quickly – so that contemporary world events can be recognized within minutes. At the same time, there are still a number of people who do not know (or are not aware of) how social media can be used in the wrong way – such as broadcasting information that distorts the truth and which is intended to benefit themselves at the expense of harming others.

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BMA (UK): Why Are the Taliban Harsh on Women? (21.7.2023)

This job was given to one ‘Colonel Tim Osman’ – more popularly known today as ‘Osama Bin Laden’ – a Saudi-born US citizen and secular Muslim. He did this by turning the passive conservative populations into rabid, racist and highly aggressive ‘Jihadists’. CIA ‘Arabs’ were brought in to indoctrinate the inert tribal masses with a mixture of Neo-Nazim and misinterpretations of Islamic theology! Defending one’s homeland was distorted into ‘taking’ and ‘stealing’ non-ancestral lands. Self-defence was distorted into self-offence. Protecting the innocent was distorted into eradicating the ‘infidel’! The religion of ‘peace’ was distorted into the Islamo-fascist ideology of war! The Soviet Red Army defended the Afghan Revolution from Islamo-fascism between 1979-1989. After this date, Osama Bin Laden slowly conquered the Socialist cities and had his prisoners publicly ‘beheaded’ with rusty knives.

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China: Senior Diplomat Meets with Laos Foreign Minister! (11.7.2023)

Wang also called for accelerating negotiations on the upgraded China-ASEAN Free Trade Area, which could inject new impetus into the building of a peaceful, safe and secure, prosperous, beautiful and amicable association between China and ASEAN.

Saleumxay Kommasith said Laos highly appreciates and firmly supports China’s Global Development Initiative, and is committed to building a solid, lasting and stable comprehensive strategic partnership between Laos and China.

China is an important strategic partner of ASEAN, and Laos will play an active role in promoting ASEAN-China cooperation – Saleumxay Kommasith added.

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