| Wat Buddhawararam by Arjanyai |
| Wat Buddhawararam of Denver is the only existing exception to the long process of development of Thai Buddhist temples in the United States It came into existence almost overnight as a temple with monks in residence |
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| Wat Dhammaram by Arjanyai |
| Wat Dhammaram ‘The Thai Buddhist Temple’ is the legal English name as it appears in the Certificate of Incorporation granted by the Department of State of Illinois to the Thai Buddhist temple in Chicago The name came into legal effect on May 17, 2519/1976, which is the date of the official establishment of the Temple |
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| Wat Dhammaram Part 2 by Arjanyai |
| In Chicago, the two monks were accommodated in a small apartment, a temporary residence where they stayed on for about ten months before moving to the more permanent site of the Temple The apartment which consisted of only one and, later, two rooms was far too small as it had to be used multipurposely as a living room, bedroom, dining room, office, place of worship and for chanting services, place for holding merit-making ceremonies, for printing work and so on |
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| Thai Temples in the United States Part 2 by Arjanyai |
| The name of the Theravada Buddhist Center, Inc was officially changed to “Wat Thai of Los Angeles” when the State of California granted the Certificate of Second Amendment of the Articles of Incorporation on June 11, 2522/1979 |
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| Wat Thai of Washington D.C. by Arjanyai |
| Wat Thai of Washington, DC |
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| Thai Temples in the United States Part 3 by Arjanyai |
Presently, according to the notification the Temple has made to the city government, Wat Thai of Los Angeles usually holds twelve festivals and celebrations every year, viz,
1) New Year Festival on the first day of January;
2) Magha Puja Day on the full moon day of the third lunar month (usually in the middle of February) in commemoration of the Great Assembly of Disciples;
3) Wan Waikhru or Teacher-Respecting Day on any Thursday in March;
4) Songkran or Water Festival on April 13;
5) Visakha Puja Day on the full moon day of the sixth lunar month (usually in the middle or towards the end of May) in commemoration of the Birth, the Enlightenment and the Passing away of the Buddha;
6) Lawthien or Candle-Casting Ceremony on any day of June some weeks before the beginning of the Vassa residence;
7) Asalฺha Puja Day on the full moon day of the eighth lunar month (usually in the middle or towards the end of July) in Commemoration of the Buddha’s First Sermon;
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| Vajiradhammapadip Temple by Arjanyai |
| Vajiradhannnapadip Temple situated in West Bronx, New York City, was filed as a Not-for-Profit Organization under the Religious Cor-poration Law of the State of New York on July 22, 2518/1975 This founding date was both de facto and de jure |
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| Vajiradhammapadip Temple Part 2 by Arjanyai |
| Overnight, a new temple called “Vajiradhammapadip Temple” was established at 179th Street in West Bronx The site is a house on a 4, 121 |
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| Dalai Lama Saves Tibetan Medicine by Wendy Murphy |
| Tibetan Medicine is a powerful & natural medical system that has been successfully practiced for over 1,000 years A holistic approach combining dietary and behavioral changes, herbal cures, massage and meditation, this unique approach to healing utilizes the ancient wisdom of Tibetan master doctors to diagnose accurately and cure modern diseases |
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| Hinduism and the Cosmos by CD Mohatta |
| Hinduism thought considers everything as God According to Hinduism the world is created in God and by God |
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| Maturing Faith is a Life Long Journey by Steve Childers |
| Salvation is instantaneous once we accept the saving grace of our Lord Jesus Christ and commit our lives to Him However, the path to maturing faith is a life long process |
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| Philadelphia Church Of God by Amy A Nutt |
| The Philadelphia Church of God is a non-denominational Christian church which traces it roots back to the Worldwide Church of God, founded by Herbert W Armstrong in 1934 |
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| Gerald Flurry Biography by Amy A Nutt |
| Gerald Flurry is the pastor general of the Philadelphia Church of God and editor in chief of the Trumpet news magazine, which he began publishing in 1990 He is also founder and chairman of the Armstrong International Cultural Foundation, known for its cultural, charitable and humanitarian activities, and founder and chancellor of Herbert W |
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| Faith and Religion Are Not Contradictory as Some Think by Mohamed Abdelrahman |
This promises to be one of the most controversial articles I wrote; not because of the contents, but just because religious issues always are
Few months ago, it was two hundred years ago that Darwin was born |
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| Quotations From Some Great Minds and Eminent Persons Part 2 by Arjanyai |
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| Quotations From Some Great Minds and Eminent Persons by Arjanyai |
| Albert Einstein, the great scientist of the atomic age, says: “The religion in the future will be a cosmic religion It should transcend a personal God and avoid dogma and theology |
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| Thai Temples in the United States by Arjanyai |
There were in 2521/1978 five Thai Buddhist temples functioning in different parts of the United States Here is introductory information about them:
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| Sunspot Activity Supports EXPRESSION; Supporting the NEW STORY Feeling-energy Language by The IRF |
| The sun is being used as a loud speaker to drive into the magnetic fields of this Planet [and thereby the false dimension of the whole of this illusion and all its timelines and Last Future] a change. This place will be “evolving” a new language. It is the language of “feeling-energy”. It is not about emotional feeling. It is not about hurt. That is the old story way of talk. That is the old story language. Emotion and hurt is not the language of the “boss-gear”. |
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| Taking a Pilgrimage to Lourdes by Eamon Hoolihan |
| If you’re after a slightly more unique French camping holiday then why not take a pilgrimage to Lourdes The tiny town, located on the foothills of the Pyrenees has attracted millions of pilgrims since 1858 |
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| First and Greatest Commandment by Steve Childers |
| Matthew 22:37-38 is where our Lord Jesus Christ gives us the first and greatest commandment which is to love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul and mind It is not only the foundation of our relationship with the Lord, but does not sound that difficult considering what He has done for us as believers |
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| Secrets of Longevity: Religious Services Make You Live Longer by Kirsten Whittaker |
New research shows that attending religious services… beyond bringing comfort and lending strength to many, may be a secret to longevity and actually prolong life
The unusual finding is based on data supplied as part of the NIH funded Women’s Health Initiative and is published in Psychology and Health |
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| Do All for the Glory of God by Steve Childers |
| Last week we discussed being born again, becoming a new creation with Christ in our life For some of us, we grew up in church and have heard about the saving grace of our Lord since birth and others have only recently come to believe in Jesus Christ |
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| Are Guardian Angels Real? by Jon Lind |
| Know more about guardian angels and how they can help you |
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| Fun Facts About the Bodhisattva by Wellington Farnleys |
In Buddhism, a bodhisattva is anyone who, motivated by great compassion, has generated bodhicitta, which is a spontaneous wish to attain Buddhahood for the benefit of all living beings
What is Amitayus |
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| Reb Dov Fights The Frankists by Michael Karpin |
| In the small town of Bolechow, located in a lovely setting at the foothills of the Carpathian Mountains, lived a Jewish brilliant intellectual, whose contribution to the study of the history of the Jewish community in Galicia (West Ukraine of today) was without equal His name was Dov-Behr Birkenthal and in the 18th century he wrote a Hebrew-language autobiography, in which he left a vivid and detailed testimony of everyday life |
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