New Year Wish from the Khmer Buddhist University Student Ven. Aggadharo Im Udom

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Wat Kampuchea Krom in Virginia, United States celebrates the 2554, 2010 Khmer New Year

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The 2554, 2010 Khmer New Year Celebration at
Wat Khmer Palelai, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.

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Beloved Korean monk Pup Jeong dies

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The CKBM Extraordinary Conference

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Wat Khmer Palelai honors heroic monk H.H. Samdech Maha Ghosananda, the Supreme Buddhist Patriarch and the Gandhi of Cambodia

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Buddhist monks to protest over control of Bodh Gaya temple

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The National Museum of Cambodia lauds pre-Angkor statues

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Five-year battle over Oakland Buddhist temple comes to an end

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Are the Khmer Buddhist leaders serving the Nation, Religion or political party? Is Khmer Buddhism heading in the right direction?

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Did Christ come to India to study Buddhism, Vedas?

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The Buddha Consecration

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Wat Rokha Munirangsey abbot Khem Jannov of Phnom Sruoch district, Kampong Speu province flees for safety due to life threatening

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Moving Majesty

History and faith connect and touch those who gather at the temples and cities that are significant to Buddhism Read article

Sri Lankan Buddhist Monk to Contest Presidency

Will the Kingdom of Cambodia, also a Buddhist country, have this type of event?
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US-based Khmer activist Buddhist monk to visit the victims of land grabbing in Kampong Thom province

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Wat Kirikuhara Srah Srang unabatedly bombarded from explosives for commercial rocks

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A view from Phnom Udong mountain

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[Khmer] Leaders see threat to Buddhism

U.S.-based Khmer Buddhism in better or worse situation than our Kampuchea?

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The giant-sized Jayavarman VII

The greatest Khmer Emperor and Buddhist that ever walked on this earth.

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Wat Angkor Borei of United States Thanks Buddhist Monks and Devotees for attending the funeral service for Abbot Jandasovanno Ma Sarin Visodha

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Fire at Buddhist temple in Ceres kills monk

A Buddhist monk died today after he inhaled smoke as he and others tried to put out an accidental electrical fire at their temple.
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Buddhist Painting in Cambodia

This lavishly-illustrated book documents the rich Buddhist cultural heritage of Kampuchea (Cambodia in English) after centuries of wars and destruction culminating with the genocide and cultural annihilation of the Khmer Rouge.
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Senator Edward Kennedy dies at age 77

U.S. Senator Edward Kennedy, a towering figure in the Democratic Party who took the helm of one of America's most fabled political families after two older brothers were assassinated.
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The origin of Khmer architecture and people

"Ghostlike faces surround two saffron-robed Buddhist monks in a window of the extravagantly carved Bayon, central temple of Angkor Thom. Here, in northwestern Cambodia, rise the splendid temples of the Khmer kings, ancient rulers of Southeast Asia. Not only does the architectural grandeur speak of a brilliant civilization; complex canals, reservoirs, and ponds—some still in use—reveal a remarkable system of irrigation, forerunner of the Mekong Project."
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The Buddha is submerged by Morakot Typhoon in Taiwan

A statue of Buddha's head is seen submerged in flood water and debris from Typhoon Morakot at a temple in Kaohsiung County, southern Taiwan on Tuesday Aug. 11, 2009. View photo

 

 

The Mekong River

The source of the Mekong River starts at the Tibetan Plateau, Tibet. It flows all year round from its original source through Laos, Thailand, and mostly Kampuchea. Then it empties out to the South China Sea through Kampuchea Krom or the Mekong Delta (Southern Vietnam). View photo

Reclining Buddha statue in Yangon

Burmese monks run past a Reclining Buddha statue in Yangon, formerly Burma (Myanmar).
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Recarving an art niche in Cambodian culture

Khmer woodworking design motifs have typically used four main styles since the Angkor period: wind, water, land and air. Each style has unique defining aspects, and symbolises elements of the human experience. “Khmer style is quite different from Thai or Laotian styles,” says professor Chan Sim. “For example, the Thai like to use the fire style in many of their wooden artworks. Read article

The Khmer whip party leader Sam Rainsy pays homage to the overseas Buddhist leader, Maha Thera Dhammathero Sao Khon and local temple on his U.S. and Canada visits

Sam Rainsy converses with the Most Venerable Dhammathero Sao Khon, presidents of ICKBM, the International Community of Khmer Buddhist Monks Center and CKBM, the Community of Khmer Buddhist Monks Center-United States, in Wat Triratanaram, North Chelmsford, Massachusetts, United States of America. ICKBM is formerly led by H.H. Samdech Maha Ghosananda.
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Phnom Penh's Chuon Nath Rotary

The greyish Naga Hotel and Casino building towers over the legendary Cambodian heroic Buddhist monk, Supreme Buddhist Patriarch. Theravada Buddhism is the country's official religion. Is this how the nation values Buddhism?
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Quote: The former King of Cambodia granted advice to the new King, Norodom Sihamoni: Live a clean, uncorrupted life as a patriot and leader

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Funeral and Memorial Service for Mrs. Kruy Leng

Mrs. Kruy Leng, age 70, member of Wat Triratanaram, born in Kratie province, Kampuchea
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Buddhism in Asian civilization

Buddhism began as an intellectual and ethical movement in the sixth century B.C in India. It spread during the life time of the Buddha in India. At the time of the Buddha’s parinibhana almost all the important states of India seemed to have been deeply influenced by the new teaching.
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Buddha's Teaching Can Help Global Peace - UN Sec Gen

"All of us can learn from the Buddha's spirit of compassion. His timeless teachings can help us to navigate the many global problems we face today," said Ban Ki-moon in his message.
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The Mahathera Ven. Dhammathero Sao Khon attends

the historic visit by HH The 14th Dalai Lama at Gillette Stadium, Foxboro, Massachusetts, United States of America, Saturday May 2, B.E.2552/A.D.2009 View pictures

2,553rd Birthday of Buddha

Legend tells us that when [The Lord Buddha] he was born, he took seven steps, pointed with his right hand to the heaven, pointed to the earth with his left hand, and declared ‘In the heaven above and below them, I shall be the one to save the universe." Read article

Buddhist novice numbers fall in Cambodia

The Cambodian Student Association says the novices will be taught how to be grateful to their parents, about the history of the Buddha, the value of Cambodian culture and social morals.
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Future blessings

The area's extensive Cambodian community celebrated the Year of the Ox by performing traditional festivities and customs from their home country.

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The Concluding Cambodian New Year Celebration at the

International Community of Khmer Buddhist Monks Center on April 26, B.E.2553/A.D.2009
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The Cambodian Society of Rhode Island and Khmer-Americans celebrate the B.E.2553 Ox New Year on April 11, 2009 away from home, Cambodia

The Cambodian Society of Rhode Island is a local non-profit organization established by the Cambodian refugees, who first arrived in the state in the late 1970s and early 1980s. For the past 25 years, CSRI has been mostly self-sufficient. The organization receives less or no funds from federal, state and/or local government. Read article

Cities of Angkor Exhibition at MIT

The Khmer Empire that dominated Southeast Asia from the 9th to the 13th century had its capital at Angkor in Cambodia. At its height, Angkor was one of the most populous cities in the world. Its numerous and vast temples are considered to be among the great examples of architecture in history. The urban design of the capital was quite unique and also quite complex – a synthesis of symbolic geography and aqua-engineering. This exhibition based on photographs and plans made by Professor Mark Jarzombek helps one understand the history of this site over the span of its four hundred years.Read article

Peace walk assumes modern tone

Started in 1992 to unify a factionalised country under the bond of Buddhism, the historic Dhammayietra march has evolved to teach modern social, environmental issues. Read article

Khmer Buddhists honor His Holiness Samdech Jotannano Chuon Nath and the Pali-Khmer Translations Committees

Article in Khmer and English Biography of H.H. Samdech Jotannano Chuon Nath
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A tribute to Ghosananda

A new Cambodian wat (temple) in honor of The Venerable Phreah Maha Ghosananda, is being built on Hanover Street, in Providence, to replace the one that burned in 1996. Read article

South Africa bans Dalai Lama visit

South Africa has denied the Dalai Lama a visa to attend a peace conference due to pressure from China, reports say. full story

Profile: Giving hope for two decades

THE Cambodian League for the Promotion and Defence of Human Rights (Licadho) was founded in 1992, just after the thawing of the Cold War and the signing of the Paris Peace Agreements brought to an end a decade of one-party rule by the People's Revolutionary Party of Kampuchea - the forerunner to today's Cambodian People's Party (CPP). full story

Buddhist conference opens in Singapore

About 150 scholars, professors, monks and theologians from as far as Iran, the US and Germany are here. full story

Buddhist, Hindu clergy convene in Cambodia

Participants at the three-day conference "Giving Global Voice to Eastern Wisdom", which began on Thursday in Phnom Penh. full story

Bangladesh to implement peace deal with Buddhist tribals

Dhaka, Bangladesh -- The Bangladesh government plans to amend the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) Land Commission to ensure a better deal for the Buddhist tribals and implement the peace accord signed in 1997, a minister said. full story

Long Beach temple leadership put to vote again

LONG BEACH, CA (USA) -- Despite a gloomy forecast, cold weather and rainfall, for the second time in a year about 400 congregants of a Cambodian Buddhist temple showed up to cast ballots in an attempt to find leadership at the embattled temple. full story

Ruling adds to push for temple vote

COURTS: Judge reinstates nonprofit group at the center of a power struggle
LONG BEACH, CA (USA) -- One potential barrier to a vote for new leadership at a local Cambodian Buddhist temple was removed by a recent court ruling. Superior Court Judge Joseph Di Loreto disallowed an earlier attempt to dissolve the Khmer Buddhist Association, which oversees the temple. full story

Cambodian monks force nation’s first rock opera off air

PHNOM PENH (AFP) - Cambodian monks have persuaded authorities to ban the country’s first rock opera, which features actors dressed as clergy who break into song and dance, saying it insults Buddhism. full story

Role Of Sangitis In Maintaining Purity Of Buddhavacana (Buddha Teachings)

New Delhi, India -- In its extended sense in the Buddhist texts ‘Sangiti’- (‘sam+gai’) means collective recitation, proclamation, rehearsal. It has finally come to signify general convocation of the Buddhist monks in order to settle the questions of the doctrine and to fix text of the scripture. full story

The 2008 News and Articles

Right of information...even without information law

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Clergy in crisis? 17th monk congress starts
in Cambodia

Phnom Penh, Cambodia -- A RAPIDLY expanding and largely unregulated Buddhist clergy is giving the Kingdom's religion a bad name, officials say, forcing elders to address embarrassing crimes at the opening Wednesday of the 17th annual monk congress in Phnom Penh. full story

Cambodia says goodbye to artistic visionary Svay Ken

Acclaimed Cambodian folk artist Svay Ken died last Thursday at the age of 75 after a prolonged illness. full story

Inequality is fuelling rights violations, UN warns govt

RISING income inequality is fueling human rights abuses across the Kingdom, making reducing the gap between rich and poor "among the most significant human rights challenges facing Cambodia today", a UN official told Cambodian lawmakers on Tuesday at the government celebration of International Human Rights Day. full story

 

Cambodia: The 2008 Annual Water Festival

The Water and Moon Festival jubilantly held in Phnom Penh to commemorate the undivided strength of the powerful Khmer marine forces in the ancient Khmer Empire and to show a
wide range of travel and transport possibilities by water.

Reuters November 11, 2008

Courtesy: KI Media

 

A Buddhist monk blesses boat rowers before the start of a race on the first day of the annual water festival on the Mekong river in Phnom Penh, November 11, 2008. About 29,000 oarsmen in more than 420 boats will compete in boat races during the three-day festival from November 11 to 13. REUTERS/Chor Sokunthea

 

 

 

The festival is depicted in stones of the Angkorean period.

When the Mekong River swells during the periods, August to November, the waters flow into the Tonlé Sap Lake from the South to the Nrth. Then in the low water season following November, the lake waters ebb and the flow reverses from the Tonlé Sap into the Mekong River from the North to the South.

 

A boat captain prays before the start of a race on the first day of the annual water festival on the Mekong river.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Boat rowers practise for the annual Water Festival boat race on the Mekong river. About 29,000 oarsmen in more than 420 boats will compete in the three-day race from November 11 to 13.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gateway to Buddha

Oregon, WI (USA) -- It's early summer, 2008. I am perched on a scaffold 25 feet above a driveway just outside the village of Oregon, south of Madison, looking down at a white house that was built - I'm guessing - in the 1920s. full story

Bhutan celebrates coronation of new king

THIMPHU, Bhutan - Tradition in this Buddhist Himalayan kingdom says that the people pay homage to a new king by lining up with the gift of a white scarf. Their new monarch, however, was having none of it. full story

An Open Heart's Desire For Happiness

New Delhi, India -- The purpose of spiritual practice is to fulfill our desire for happiness. We are all equal in wishing to be happy and to overcome our suffering, and I believe that we all share the right to fulfill this aspiration. full story

Milestone in one’s Samsara

New Delhi, India -- It is the wish of every Buddhist to end his/her samsara journey by attaining nibbana. Yet, they also wish to appraise a living Buddha, before ending their painful and sorrowful journey through life. full story

A tug of war over Cambodian temple in Long Beach

Long Beach, CA (USA) -- The story of how a man named Johnny Rhondo, the self-titled grand master of the Church of the Revelation, came to hold the charter to Long Beach's oldest Cambodian Buddhist temple is a curious one. full story

 

Cambodian Buddhist monks at the disputed
Preah Vihear Temple

The Hague-based International Court of Justice ruled on June 15, 1962 granting the sacred Preah Vihear ancient monument to Cambodia.

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PREAH VIHEAR, Cambodia (AFP) – Cambodia's premier vowed Friday to improve the country's defence capabilities, but insisted there would be no war with Thailand after a deadly firefight erupted on their disputed border. full story

Compassion meditation can act as a great stress buster

Washington, USA -- Individuals who engage in compassion meditation may benefit by reductions in inflammatory and behavioral responses to psychological stress, a new study has found.
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Three weeks after death, monk’s body still glows

BANGALORE, India -- The body of an 80-year-old Mundgod monastery monk who died three weeks ago has shown no signs of decomposition.

The KLE hospital in Belgaum had declared the Buddhist spiritual leader, Trippa Lobsung Nyama, dead but his followers insist he has attained samadhi (a deep, blissful, meditative state). full story

Monks, authorities in budget clash

Phnom Penh, Cambodia -- Nearly 200 monks from Sihanoukville's Entagnean pagoda have filed a complaint against the chief of the pagoda commission, claiming she stole pagoda money and used her office for personal gain. full story

Much loved city of the Buddha: Vaishali

Vaishali, India -- Vaishali today is a small village surrounded by banana and mango groves as well as rice fields. But excavations in the area have brought to light an impressive historical past. The epic Ramayana tells the story of the heroic King Vishal who ruled here. full story

Cambodian and Thai commanders meet at site of border skirmish

Cambodian and Thai commanders met at their tense disputed border area Saturday amid accusations that each side had caused a border skirmish that left three soldiers injured. full story

Taking a leap of faith

‘‘I suffered discrimination at all levels. From high school to college and beyond, it was a life without any dignity. Like the rest of my family, I resigned myself to the fact that the misdoings of my previous birth had made me a chamar in this life and there was nothing I could do to change that.’’ full story

Thai monks give Irish addicts €2-a-day detox

Saraburi, Thailand -- The clinic has what might be the most radical drugs detox treatment centre in the world. Reforming addicts pay just €2 a day, and are encouraged to swallow vile potions by Buddhist monks and engage in ritual vomiting to the beat of rhythmic drumming. full story

Aide says Dalai Lama well but taking it easy

NEW DELHI: The Dalai Lama has recovered from abdominal pains that sent him to hospital last month but is cutting down on travel, an aide said on Wednesday, even as U.S. President George W. Bush called to inquire about his health. full story

A Khmer pagoda stores unique leaf prayer books

An Giang Province, Vietnam -- Svayton Pagoda, the Khmer pagoda in the center of Tri Ton Town of Mekong Delta's Mort Chrouk (or An Giang in Vietnamese) Province, is recorded as the place with the most leaf prayer books in Vietnam in the Records Books, with about 150 series of prayer books on leaves. full story

Under comrade Tep Vong, Buddhist monks need to hire bodyguards to protect themselves and their possessions

For some Cambodian monks, the path to enlightenment is cleared by armed bodyguards who have become an increasingly common accessory for the clergy making their rounds

While in the past the primary concern of monks was to find a quiet place for contemplation, today's new generation of young clergy seem less able to leave base material concerns behind and are instead hiring bodyguards to protect themselves and their possessions. full story

China quality chief quits over milk scandal

BEIJING, China (CNN) -- The head of China's quality watchdog is reported to have resigned over the tainted baby milk scandal that has killed four children and sickened nearly 53,000 others.
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A bridge between worlds, 'a tower close to heaven'

Stockton, CA (USA) -- Sometimes it takes losing something to know what you had. Thap, 32, never paid attention to the beliefs that brought his parents to Stockton's Wat Dhammararam Buddhist Temple to pray. full story

Khmer Krom in Vietnam celebrates Pchum Ben under the watchful eyes of the communist Vietnamese apparatchiks

VietNamNet Bridge – The Khmer people’s Sene Don Ta Festival was attended by more than 500 officials of central agencies, committees for religion from Mekong Delta provinces and Ho Chi Minh City, dignitaries, monks and nuns in Can Tho City on Sept. 19. full story

A mindful distraction for pain and depression

Dublin, Ireland -- CAN THE WAY you chew a raisin affect the way you experience pain? Trials at St James's and AMNCH (Tallaght) Hospitals in Dublin are beginning to look at how "mindfulness meditation" can be used to help people cope with a diverse range of problems including chronic pain, depression, anxiety, cardiac difficulties and even psoriasis. full story

Extended Agreement Further Protects Archaeological Heritage of Cambodia [in the US]

The Department of State is pleased to announce the extension of a “Memorandum of Understanding Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Kingdom of Cambodia Concerning the Imposition of Import Restrictions on Archaeological Material from Cambodia from the Bronze Age through the Khmer Era” (MOU). This extension, consistent with a recommendation made by the Cultural Property Advisory Committee, represents a continuation of cooperation that began in 1999 when emergency U.S. import restrictions were implemented to stanch the pillage of Cambodia’s rich archaeological heritage and the illicit trafficking in such material. full story

Buddhists want 66-foot-high temple south of Fresno

Eight months ago, after negotiating with the Thai government, a Fresno Buddhist congregation brought back a sacred Buddha relic from southeast Asia. full story

Atop a mountain, a smile radiates peace

Ta Cu Mountain, Vietnam -- The Ta Cu Mountain is imposing as it rises out of a 25,000-hectare primary forest, but the spectacular view, fresh sea breeze and beatific smile of the dying Buddha sets the stage for an inward journey. full story

Judge hands down victory for embattled Cambodian Buddhist temple in Oakland

OAKLAND — For the city's Cambodian Buddhists, the past three years have been filled with everything but love, joy and compassion. full story

Peshawar Museum displays largest collection on Buddha’s life

PESHAWAR, Pakistan -- The almost century-old Peshawar Museum is unique for displaying the most important and world’s largest collection of architectural pieces. full story

Peace in every step

There was some inexpressibly cool and unhurried sense of peacefulness that exuded from the man. The year was 1997, November 5 to be exact. I was attending an inter-faith conference at a small town about an hour's drive from Phnom Penh. He was there among the crowds who came to give their blessing to the opening of the auspicious event. I felt something special about this frail but ever-smiling monk although I couldn't tell why. "Oh, that is Venerable Maha Ghosananda; he is very famous in Cambodia," whispered Buddhist scholar Chatsumarn Kabilsingh, urging me to interview him. full story

Buddhists urge Korean President to apologize

Thousands of Buddhist monks and followers hold a rally in central Seoul Wednesday to protest what they call government discrimination against Buddhism. full story

 

The Constitution Monument

Siem Reap province, Kingdom of Cambodia

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Computerizing Chuon Nath

The famous Khmer dictionary compiled by the late Supreme Buddhist Patriarch Jotannano Chuon Nath has been released in software form, according to Buddhist Institute director Nguon Vanchanthi, who has coordinated the effort to turn the old dictionary into a 21st-century language tool. full story

Pagoda housing throws lifeline to poor students

Temporary residence in one of Phnom Penh's many pagodas remains the best and sometimes the only way for provincial students with limited resources to pursue their dream of a university education. full story

 

Holy water

By Camilla Bjerrekaer

Courtesy: The Phnom Penh Post

<< Venerable Hiek Sopheap pours holy water on some residents of Trongal village during a Dhamma-yietra procession or peace walk organized by the Association of Buddhists for the Environment.
Photo/Tang Chhin Sothy /AFP

 

Funds pour into Preah Vihear

The patriotic fervour over the Preah Vihear temple standoff has incited an unprecedented flow of personal donations towards the national cause, a philanthropic outpouring which is both a symbolic display of solidarity and a useful supplement to shore up gaps in the country's shrunken military budget. full story

Too many tourists at Angkor: experts

Tourism is one of the only sources of foreign exchange for Cambodia, which is struggling to recover after nearly three decades of conflict that ended in 1998. The Kingdom aims to lure three million tourist arrivals annually by 2010. Diversification of tourist sites in and around Angkor Archaeological Park emerged as one of the key solutions to avoiding overcrowding and monument damage at the 17th technical meeting of the International Coordinating Committee of Angkor. full story

Standoff at border deadlocks

Another round of crisis talks over the military standoff at Preah Vihear are expected later this month, but Cambodian troops along the de facto frontline near the 11th-century temple say they are hunkering down for a protracted dispute. full story

Contempt ruling delayed in fight over Long Beach temple

LONG BEACH, CA (USA) -- The 70 or so protesters from the Cambodian community who gathered in front of the Long Beach courthouse Monday and the 50 who crammed into Judge Joseph DiLoreto's courtroom will have to wait for the latest chapter to be played out in a dispute for control of the local Buddhist temple they attend. full story

Cambodian Political Parties court the monastic vote

Cambodian monks celebrate Preah Vihear temple’s World Heritage Site designation. The austere existence of Buddhist monks is supposed to show Cambodians how to live. One thing monks have been forbidden to do, however, is show them how to vote. full story

 

Noted Documents on the Sacred Preah Vihear Monument

Support Cambodia for a possible inclusion of Preah Vihear temple in the UNESCO
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Courtey: Apsara Editions, Montreal, Canada
Photo Courtesy: Cambodia's National Authority on the Sacred Site of Preah Vihear Temple
2nd Courtesy: The Khemarajati
3rd Courtesy: KI Media

 

 

The Buddhist Center in Cambodia

The Buddhist Center is located in southern Phnom Penh, Kingdom of Cambodia.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

His Holiness Samdech Jotannano Chuon Nath
The Supreme Buddhist Patriarch of Cambodia

This statue is situated near Cambodia's Buddhist Institute and the National Assembly.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HRW: Monk Tim Sakhorn released from VN jail, but his where- abouts unknownVietnam

New York – The Vietnamese authorities should immediately lift any restrictions on the liberty of Buddhist monk Tim Sakhorn, who was released from prison in Vietnam on June 28, 2008, Human Rights Watch said today. Sakhorn’s whereabouts are unknown. He was last seen in the company of government officials. full story

Royal Ploughing Ceremony: Good Year for Farmers

The royal ploughing ceremony in Phnom Penh. Cambodia's royal cows performed an ancient ceremony on Friday, predicting the country will have a "quite good" rice harvest this year. full story

EU Members of Parliament disturbed by recent reports of Vietnam's grave repressions against Buddhism, the very faith VN claims to celebrate

On May 13 - 17, 2008, the Vietnamese government will host the 5th United Nations’ Day of the Vesak in Hanoi. This should be a happy occasion, a day to remember Buddha’s message of tolerance and peace, and to inspire all people, Buddhists and non-Buddhists alike, to work together towards mutual understanding and harmonious coexistence in our world. full story

 

Seen from space man-made Baray Reservoir

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Newly-built Buddhist Temple

Officially inaugurated in July 2007

Courtesy: Wat Munisotaram

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When visiting the United States and the state of Minnesota and you wish to visit
this beautiful Buddhist temple, please click on link above for inquiries.

 

 

The Buddhist Center of Cambodia

Photo Courtesy: Khmeronline

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This picture is recently taken during the Theravadin New Year, B.E.2552/C.E.2008
in Cambodia. The local Cambodians called it the Khmer New Year.

The Buddhist Center of Cambodia is located in southeastern Phnom Penh.

 

 

 

Khmer Emperor Jayavarman VII: How to reconstruct His Majesty's Torsoes

Phnom Penh, Kingdom of Cambodia

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The Legendary Historic Srah Ku

Located in Preah Trapeang province, Kampuchea Krom (Mekong Delta)

Courtesy: The Khmer Kampuchea Krom Community

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Angkor Wat

An aerial view of the beautifully largest and ancient religious complex in the world, located in
Siem Reap province, Cambodia.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preah Vihear Monument

An aerial view of the beautiful ancient structure built during the reign of Emperor
Jayavarman VII, the last great ruler of the Khmer Empire, located in northwestern Cambodia.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revised plans win approval for Buddhist temple

BUXTON, Maine (USA) -- After revising its plans several times, a Buddhist temple won permission Monday from the Buxton Planning Board to meet at a home on Back Nippen Road. full story

Giant Catfish Faces Dam Risk in Asia

Children pose with a Mekong giant catfish caught at Khone Falls in Laos, near the border with Cambodia, in August last year.

While the weight of the fish in the photo is unknown, the species holds the world record as the largest freshwater fish ever caught, weighing in at 646 pounds (293 kilograms). full story

Templenews TV wishes you, respected Buddhist clergies, compatriots a Happy New Year

Happy Khmer New Year to Your Respected Venerable, you and your beloved family, and TV audiences a joyous and healthy New Year. full story

Funeral and Memorial Service for Dith Pran

Dith is known for his experiences with Schanberg in his native country of Cambodia, where he was imprisoned and later escaped the genocide of the Khmer Rouge (Cambodian communists supported by Communist China), which was turned into the Academy Award winning movie, "The Killing Fields." full story

Buddhists who stand up

NEW YORK-- Westerners tend to think of Buddhism as a passive religion, focused on
silent meditation and personal spiritual growth. The image of the Buddha seated with a smile sums it up. full story