Now you know how Buddha got that belly. picked by Bornbad 9 months ago

Experts are skeptical, but the Cambodian Buddhist community is abuzz over what they believe is a miracle at their temple in southeast Rochester: A wasp nest in the shape of a seated Buddha. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

A Thai Buddhist temple has been reprimanded by religious authorities for selling amulets containing the ashes of cremated infants to raise money for a plot of land and a crematorium. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Mimicking his master, a 1 1/2-year-old black-and-white Chihuahua named Conan joins in the daily prayers at Naha's Shuri Kannondo temple, sitting up on his hind legs and putting his front paws together before the altar. picked by Mitzuzake 2 years ago

A 4,000-year-old temple filled with murals has been unearthed on the northern coast of Peru, making it one of the oldest finds in the Americas. The temple, inside a larger ruin, includes a staircase that leads up to an altar used for fire worship at a site scientists have called Ventarron. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Twenty Burmese security officials who were taken captive for several hours by Buddhist monks have been released. picked by mitzuzake 2 years ago

Two buddhist monks display extraordinary artistic skills utilizing patience and colored grains of sand. Not a recommended activity during allergy season though. picked by Wasabi 3 years ago

Republican Presidential candidate Ron Paul receives 6 million dollars in donations from over 58,000 donors. This is the biggest one-day record in American Political History. What does he stand for? Oh, just liberty. Check him out at www.ronpaul2008.com picked by 1thirteen3 2 years ago

As complex a device as it is, the Beer Bottle Organ is actually a very old invention. When Gary Rickert decided to make an organ that used bottles to create notes, he had no idea that someone had tried it 200 years ago.

Step 1: much drinking! picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Los Angeles has been in a large deficit for the past year--this year it could up to $530 million. However, that hasn't stopped them spending $1 million each year on "hand-inked calligraphy scrolls that bestow commendations on everyday folk, celebrities and supporters." picked by suebe 8 months ago

An Australian student worried about her parents' money problems rifled through a pile of her lottery tickets Thursday and discovered that she had won 13 million Australian dollars ($10 million) 10 months ago. picked by AutumnLotus 6 months ago

Buddhist monks, who are bound by faith to nonviolence, are grappling with how to rid a temple of a severe ant infestation without killing the insects. picked by sholom22 3 years ago

In one of history's more absurd acts of totalitarianism, China has banned Buddhist monks in Tibet from reincarnating without government permission. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

An ordinary guy (not an artist) who signs as ‘G’, worried because art it’s since many decades ago a big fraud, has decided to put an end to Modern Art by creating the Ultimate Art Fraud: a Post-it that he is selling in eBay for a million dollars (or more!). G thinks that Modern Art is nowadays like a comatose patient kept alive artificially by a bunch of speculators and thefts... read full post picked by tribulete 3 years ago

Hungerstrike by Temple of the Dog:Temple of the Dog was started by Soundgarden singer Chris Cornell. Eddie Vedder, who had flown to Seattle to audition to be Pearl Jam's singer, ended up providing backing vocals. "Hunger Strike" became a duet between Cornell and Vedder. Cornell was having trouble with the vocals at practice, when Vedder stepped in. Cornell later said that "he sang h... read full post picked by Bornbad 2 years ago

A surgeon is spending over $2 million dollars to build a state-of-the-art luxurious home for her 2 Great Danes. The home will feature retina scans to prevent other dogs from moving in as well as a spa and much more. picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago

Israeli archaeologists said they have discovered a quarry that provided King Herod with the stones he used to renovate the biblical Second Temple compound — offering rare insight into construction of the holiest site in Judaism. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

I have a sixer of the bottles in question. This came out on Monday. You might want to take a look at your stash. They are saying it could be ANY of their products.

BUT you have to wait 3 months to get the refund!!! WTF?!?! picked by Moe 2 years ago

Concerns are mounting in India for the well-being of a sacred tree under which Lord Buddha first attained enlightenment more than 2,500 years ago. picked by gnikgnok 3 years ago

His only gear was a pair of straw sandals, a long straw hat, candles, a shovel, a length of rope and a short sword.

The rope and sword weren't for survival. If for some reason he could not complete his daily trek of 50.5 miles, he was to use them to kill himself. picked by bingo 8 months ago