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Spokesperson Mao Ning made the remarks at Wednesday’s daily press briefing. According to media reports, a commander of the Baloch National Army that had surrendered himself to the Pakistani government disclosed that India has been secretly supporting terrorist activities in Balochistan and financing Balochistan separatist forces. Baloch officials said that India’s support and use of terrorists is the main reason behind the increasing terrorist activities in the province.
Whilst carrying what can only be described as two ‘ballast’ balls around his neck – this Hindu Priest decided to take-on the auspices of Western science – and ‘prove’ the ideas that underpin Western society to be ‘wrong’! Following an elaborate religious ceremony (involving the recitation of the Vedas) – designed to ‘lighten’ the Priest and allow him to levitate above the ground – the Priest resolutely stepped-out off the cliff only to discover that gravity took control of events – and devastating natural forces come into play!
The International Olympic Committee evaluated Honorary Member Jang Woong – who has been serving as a member of the International Olympic Committee since 1996 and as an honorary member since 2019 – for his efforts in creating a platform for goodwill and understanding through sports.
The Olympic Medal is the highest decoration granted by the International Olympic Committee – awarded to those who have made outstanding contributions to the development of the Olympic Movement.
Flora Botton: Mexico and China have established diplomatic relations for more than 50 years. I am happy to say that Mexico and China have a lot of communication in all aspects, whether it is economic relations, political relations, or academic relations. Exchange students, scholarship establishment, visiting scholars, travel, language learning… all kinds of communications.
In ancient times, “sinologists” were scholars who spread Chinese culture by learning and translating Chinese. They specialized in the study of traditional Chinese culture. And now the term is widely used for any scholar who studies China, even contemporary China.
“They are the subject of loot. They were illegally taken out of the country,” Tijani said. He demanded the British Museum give back the Benin Bronzes, which British forces took in 1897.
“It is irrespective whether they are safe there. That is not an issue. The issue is that these are stolen artefacts, and they should be returned to Nigeria to the communities that they belong to,” he added.
Bell Ribeiro-Addy, chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Afrikan Reparations, threw light on the “insulting ridiculousness” of the British Museum’s refusal to return artefacts to their country of origin on security grounds.
“One of the most insulting reasons that they’ve given is that the other countries that these items belong to would either not be able to take care of them or they are likely to be stolen,” she said. “But you’ve got people in this country putting them on eBay.”
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.
SANGHA KOMMUNE (SSR) 