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The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers' Union (GAWU) is the largest trade union in Guyana.It was founded in 1946 as the Guiana Industrial Workers' Union.After failing in the 1950s it was reformed as the Guyana Sugar Workers' Union in 1961 but changed its name to Guyana Agricultural Workers' Union in 1962 before becoming the GAWU later that decade.
Hua Tou are based on the encounter-dialogues and koan of the interactions between past masters and students, but are shorter phrases than koans. [2] The Hua Tou method was invented [2] by the Chinese Zen master Dahui Zonggao (1089–1163) who was a member of the Linji school. [3]
Itako typically carry several artifacts. These include a kind of box called a gehōbako (外法箱, literally "non-Buddhist box", in reference to practices outside of Buddhism), which contains secret items that may be representative of a protective spirit, or kami.
Sokushinbutsu (即 身 仏) is a type of Buddhist mummy.In Japan the term refers to the practice of Buddhist monks observing asceticism to the point of death and entering mummification while alive.
The project of the Digital Dictionary of Buddhism (usually referred to by the acronym DDB) was initiated by Charles Muller, a specialist in East Asian Buddhism, during his first year of graduate school when he realized the dearth of lexicographical works available for both East Asian Buddhism and classical Chinese. Since that time, he has ...
Used to collect offerings, a saisen box is typically a wooden coin box, with a grate for the top cover. This design allows coins to be tossed in, while still preventing the money from being retrieved easily. Some have grates made of round bars, or have borders that slope downward, allowing the money to slide into the box easily.
Urs App, born August 10, 1949 in Rorschach (Switzerland) Urs App (born 1949 in Rorschach, Switzerland ) is a historian of ideas, religions, and philosophies with a special interest in the history and modes of interaction between East and West.
The Global Buddhist Network (GBN), previously known as the Dhammakaya Media Channel (DMC) is a Thai online television channel concerned with Buddhism.The channel's taglines were "The secrets of life revealed" and "The only one", but these were later replaced by "Channel for the path to the cessation of suffering and attainment of Dhamma".