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Japanese Buddhist Sect Probes Nun's Sexual Harassment Claims
- Tuesday March 5, 2024
- World News | Agence France-Presse
One of Japan's biggest Buddhist sects said Tuesday it has launched a probe after a nun accused a monk of sexually assaulting her for 14 years and an eminent priest of turning a blind eye.
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Why Wine Is Given As Offering In This Buddhist Temple In Japan
- Monday October 17, 2022
- World News | Agence France-Presse
At a Buddhist temple on a wooded hillside in Japan, grapes and wine bottles are given as offerings, and the head monk is also the honorary president of a vineyard cooperative.
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Why Japanese Monks Are Sharing Videos Of Things They Can Do In Traditional Robes
- Friday January 4, 2019
- Offbeat | Sanya Jain
Japanese monks are posting videos on Twitter which show them doing things like juggling and skipping while wearing their traditional robes after a monk was pulled over for driving in his robe.
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Need Some Guidance? This App Helps You With Sermons From Buddhist Monks
- Friday June 29, 2018
- Offbeat | Agence France-Presse
Feeling uncertain about life? Need guidance? A Japanese firm is launching a new service allowing you to talk to a smart speaker and receive a sermon from Buddhist monks.
- www.ndtv.com
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'Funky' Monk Who Moonlights As DJ Now Teaches Grannies How To Make Music
- Friday June 15, 2018
- Offbeat | Agence France-Presse
At a remote temple in Japan cradled by a croissant-shaped mountain range, Akinobu Tatsumi leads a rare double life -- as a Buddhist monk who preaches about DJing.
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In Japan, Buddhist Monk Uses Age-Old Wisdom To Create Driverless Taxis
- Sunday June 26, 2016
- World News | Anna Kitanaka, Yuki Hagiwara, Bloomberg
Hisashi Taniguchi took a sabbatical from developing software for driverless taxis and drones to pilgrimage to a Buddhist temple in western Japan. He shaved his head, donned black robes and studied to become the shrine's leader.
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A Pint Or A Prayer? Monks In Japan Put Buddhism On The Menu
- Friday April 8, 2016
- World News | Reuters
The hum of conversation and the clinking of spoons and coffee cups fills the wood-panelled cafe in a fashionable Tokyo neighbourhood as more than a dozen customers sip drinks and nibble desserts.
- www.ndtv.com
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Monks Delivered Via Amazon As Role Of Japanese Temples Fade
- Saturday January 30, 2016
- World News | Associated Press
In Japan, where communal ties to local Buddhist temples are fading, families have in recent years been able to go online to find a Buddhist monk to perform funerals and other rituals.
- www.ndtv.com
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Japanese Monk Goes 9 Days Without Food, Water or Sleep
- Wednesday October 21, 2015
- World News | Agence France-Presse
A Japanese Buddhist monk today finished a gruelling nine-day ritual without eating, drinking, or sleeping as he chanted sutras 100,000 times, reports said.
- www.ndtv.com
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Meditating Buddhist monk saddles up for London
- Sunday July 22, 2012
- Written by Agence-France Presse
He'd prefer enlightenment to a medal, but when Japan's horse-riding Buddhist monk Kenki Sato saddles up for London 2012, he'll be representing one of the Olympics' more unusual families.
- sports.ndtv.com
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Japanese Buddhist Sect Probes Nun's Sexual Harassment Claims
- Tuesday March 5, 2024
- World News | Agence France-Presse
One of Japan's biggest Buddhist sects said Tuesday it has launched a probe after a nun accused a monk of sexually assaulting her for 14 years and an eminent priest of turning a blind eye.
- www.ndtv.com
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Why Wine Is Given As Offering In This Buddhist Temple In Japan
- Monday October 17, 2022
- World News | Agence France-Presse
At a Buddhist temple on a wooded hillside in Japan, grapes and wine bottles are given as offerings, and the head monk is also the honorary president of a vineyard cooperative.
- www.ndtv.com
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Why Japanese Monks Are Sharing Videos Of Things They Can Do In Traditional Robes
- Friday January 4, 2019
- Offbeat | Sanya Jain
Japanese monks are posting videos on Twitter which show them doing things like juggling and skipping while wearing their traditional robes after a monk was pulled over for driving in his robe.
- www.ndtv.com
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Need Some Guidance? This App Helps You With Sermons From Buddhist Monks
- Friday June 29, 2018
- Offbeat | Agence France-Presse
Feeling uncertain about life? Need guidance? A Japanese firm is launching a new service allowing you to talk to a smart speaker and receive a sermon from Buddhist monks.
- www.ndtv.com
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'Funky' Monk Who Moonlights As DJ Now Teaches Grannies How To Make Music
- Friday June 15, 2018
- Offbeat | Agence France-Presse
At a remote temple in Japan cradled by a croissant-shaped mountain range, Akinobu Tatsumi leads a rare double life -- as a Buddhist monk who preaches about DJing.
- www.ndtv.com
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In Japan, Buddhist Monk Uses Age-Old Wisdom To Create Driverless Taxis
- Sunday June 26, 2016
- World News | Anna Kitanaka, Yuki Hagiwara, Bloomberg
Hisashi Taniguchi took a sabbatical from developing software for driverless taxis and drones to pilgrimage to a Buddhist temple in western Japan. He shaved his head, donned black robes and studied to become the shrine's leader.
- www.ndtv.com
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A Pint Or A Prayer? Monks In Japan Put Buddhism On The Menu
- Friday April 8, 2016
- World News | Reuters
The hum of conversation and the clinking of spoons and coffee cups fills the wood-panelled cafe in a fashionable Tokyo neighbourhood as more than a dozen customers sip drinks and nibble desserts.
- www.ndtv.com
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Monks Delivered Via Amazon As Role Of Japanese Temples Fade
- Saturday January 30, 2016
- World News | Associated Press
In Japan, where communal ties to local Buddhist temples are fading, families have in recent years been able to go online to find a Buddhist monk to perform funerals and other rituals.
- www.ndtv.com
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Japanese Monk Goes 9 Days Without Food, Water or Sleep
- Wednesday October 21, 2015
- World News | Agence France-Presse
A Japanese Buddhist monk today finished a gruelling nine-day ritual without eating, drinking, or sleeping as he chanted sutras 100,000 times, reports said.
- www.ndtv.com
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Meditating Buddhist monk saddles up for London
- Sunday July 22, 2012
- Written by Agence-France Presse
He'd prefer enlightenment to a medal, but when Japan's horse-riding Buddhist monk Kenki Sato saddles up for London 2012, he'll be representing one of the Olympics' more unusual families.
- sports.ndtv.com