INTERVIEW BY DEBORAH SOLOMON on November 8th, 2008

The Buddhist scholar talks about what the Dalai Lama needs from China’s president, how Quentin Tarantino really feels about violence and learning to love Dick Cheney.

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By KEITH BRADSHER on November 8th, 2008

Police in Tibet have accused 16 monks of involvement in bombings, a police spokesman in Tibet said.

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By PERRY GARFINKEL on November 8th, 2008

Just beyond San Francisco’s Chinatown begins a historical tour of a more spiritual nature.

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By SETH MYDANS on November 8th, 2008

Buddhism in Thailand can take unexpected forms, embracing animist superstition, magical practices and the entrepreneurial spirit of many senior monks.

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By JOANNA RUDGE LONG on November 8th, 2008

This simple story about a cat presents an elusive concept rooted in Taoism and Zen Buddhism.

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By THE NEW YORK TIMES on November 8th, 2008

The police erected checkpoints on the outskirts of Yangon and hunted for dissidents or critics of their rule anyone who might want to commemorate the protests.

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By NEAL GENZLINGER on November 8th, 2008

“Tibet: Beyond Fear,” on Saturday on the satellite channel Link TV, is advocacy filmmaking but it has an emotional pull rather than a manipulative feel, thanks to the two personal stories at its center.

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