A distinguished scholar of Buddhism, Lewis Lancaster founded the Electronic Cultural Atlas Initiative to use the latest computer technology to map the spread of various strands of Buddhism from the distant past to the present.
In his lecture, Lewis explains the spread of Buddhism throughout the world due to the portability of Buddhism. Buddhism spreads [...]
From Aljazeera.net.
Mark Canning, Britain’s ambassador to Myanmar, has told Al Jazeera that the relief operation for Myanmar is likely to be twice the size needed in Aceh province in Indonesia, after the 2004 tsunami.
His comments come as a UN official says that Myanmar’s refusal to grant visas to foreign aid teams is “unprecedented in modern [...]
December 16, 2007 – 12:49 am
It was originally filmed in September 2004 by videographer David Budzinski and photographer Jason Schlosberg at a watering hole in Kruger National Park, South Africa. The video depicts an unfolding confrontation between a herd of Cape Buffalo, a small pride of lions, and a pair of crocodiles over a baby buffalo. The baby buffalo survives!
Battle [...]
December 16, 2007 – 12:19 am
From Nature News.
A pack of killer whales uses waves to knock seals off the ice.
They made large waves to wash the seal off the relative safety of the ice. Later the orca put the seal back on the ice and dislodged the seal a second time which suggested strongly they were training their young.
It is [...]
December 14, 2007 – 11:03 pm
From BBC News.
The long-eared jerboa, a tiny nocturnal mammal that is dwarfed by its enormous ears, can be found in deserts in Mongolia and China.
Zoological Society of London (ZSL) scientist Jonathan Baillie said the footage was helping researchers to learn more about the mysterious animal.
The species is classified as endangered on the IUCN Red [...]
December 3, 2007 – 11:10 pm
From Physorg.
A Sumatran rhinoceros has been photographed in peninsular Malaysia in the first sighting for more than a decade, raising hopes the animal can avoid extinction, a report said Sunday.
The report did not reveal where the rhino was snapped, but said the photo was taken in a wildlife corridor targeted by the Wildlife and National [...]
October 11, 2007 – 9:34 pm
The story of Prince Siddhartha and his spiritual transformation into the Buddha.
Life of the Buddha. (BuddhaNet)
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Buddha’s Compassion And The Story of Kisa Gotami and The Mustard Seed.