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Dead body found in Little Saigon Buddhist temple

Posted on September 26, 2010 by Bolsavik

A badly decomposed body of a woman was discovered in a shed at a Buddhist temple in Little Saigon, the Orange County Register reports here. A worker found the body, wrapped in traditional Buddhist attire, in a shed at the “Tu … Continue reading →

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Viet Buddhist temple OK’d to erect huge Quan Am statue

Posted on March 26, 2009 by Bolsavik

A 57-foot statue of the Buddhist goddess Quan Am may be the next big thing in Tulsa, Oklahoma, after the city’s Board of Adjustment on Tuesday gave conditional approval for the construction of the statue on the grounds of Tam … Continue reading →

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Girls are tougher than boys

Posted on February 8, 2009 by Bolsavik

The Bolsavik was looking at pictures of the Lunar New Year’s Eve party at the Dieu Ngu Buddhist temple in Westminster (in Vietnamese: Chùa Điều Ngự), when something hit him. (Some people are making a big deal out of this … Continue reading →

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More lawsuits over religious practices

Posted on September 29, 2008 by Bolsavik

How’s a Christian house church different from a Buddhist worship at home? Apparently plenty, at least in Viriginia. That’s where a group of Buddhist monks had to go to court after a city government refused to extend a permit that had allowed … Continue reading →

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In solidarity with the people of Tibet

Posted on March 21, 2008 by The Bolsavik

In response to Chinese brutal repression of the people of Tibet, a Viet Buddhist temple will hold a prayer ceremony under Buddhist rites at Bao Quang Temple tomorrow. Time & date: 10AM, Saturday March 22, 2008. Address: 713 N. Newhope Street, Santa … Continue reading →

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