May 7 (Bloomberg) — Douglas Yates, a professor at the American University of Paris, talks about the role of France in European politics and the countrys relationship with the US He speaks in Paris with Maryam Nemazee and David Tweed on Bloomberg Televisions "The Pulse." (Source: Bloomberg)
1 Commentthefilmarchive.org Buddhism in Burma (also known as Myanmar) is predominantly of the Theravada tradition, practised by 89% of the countrys population It is the most religious Buddhist country in terms of the proportion of monks in the population and proportion of income spent on religion. Adherents are most likely found among the dominant ethnic Bamar (or Burmans), Shan, Rakhine (Arakanese), Mon, Karen, and Chinese who are well integrated into Burmese society. Monks, collectively known as the Sangha, are venerated members of Burmese society. Among many ethnic groups in Myanmar, including the Bamar and Shan, Theravada Buddhism is practiced in conjunction with nat worship, which involves the placation of spirits who can intercede in worldly affairs. With regard to "salvation" in the Buddhist sense, there are three primary paths in Burmese Buddhism: merit-making, vipassana (insight meditation), and the weizza path (an esoteric form of Buddhism that involves the occult). Merit-making is the most common path undertaken by Burmese Buddhists. This path involves the observance of the Five Precepts and accumulation of good merit through charity and good deeds (dana) in order to obtain a favorable rebirth. The vipassana path, which has gained ground since the early 1900s, is a form of insight meditation believed to lead to enlightenment. The third and least common route, the weizza path, is an esoteric system of occult practices (such as recitation of spells, samatha meditation <b>…<b>
23 CommentsFrom: www.youtube.com [ PigMine is on FaceBook, please Like here: www.facebook.com ] January 14, 2011 – A suicide attack has killed at least 53 Shia Muslim pilgrims and left another 137 wounded in Iraqs southern city of Basra, local police say. The attacker, wearing a suicide vest, was said to have been disguised as a policeman when he targeted pilgrims who were passing through a checkpoint on the outskirts of the city on Saturday. The pilgrims were heading towards a Shia mosque in the busy al-Zubair district, west of Basra city. The mosque is home to a seventh century shrine. The attacks on Shia Muslim worshippers have been blamed on al-Qaeda linked forces. Al Jazeeras Jane Arraf reports from Baghdad.FAIR USE NOTICE: This video may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for educational purposes only. This constitutes a fair use of any such copyrighted material as provided for in Title 17 USC section 106A-117 of the US Copyright Law.
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