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On Bodhi Day, Buddhists commemorate Siddhartha Gautama’s enlightenment by lighting lamps to combat darkness
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Dec. 8 marks the celebration of Bodhi Day in Japanese Buddhism. Bodhi means enlightenment or awakening in Sanskrit. It commemorates the enlightenment of Siddhartha Gautama, who became the Buddha.
Source: The Conversation
As an Indian Muslim, I couldn’t bring myself to celebrate Diwali this year — here’s why
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Diwali was always a cultural, not a religious, festival for my family. To be honest, I celebrated it more enthusiastically than I did Eid.
Source: ABC
How a schoolyard bully set me on my spiritual path
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In 1960, when I was seven, my family moved from the Netherlands to Australia, where I attended a Catholic primary school in Noble Park Victoria.
Source: Sydney Morning Herald
'It brings great joy to us': The volunteers who donated time and money to build Canberra's newest Hindu temple
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For six months last year, 17-year-old Nitya Shah packed her swimmers, goggles and towel into a bag, and set off to run swimming lessons for toddlers. Juggling her part-time job around school, the Year 11 student carefully saved about $7,000 in total.
Source: ABC
It’s not hard to see why Australian Muslims are growing suspicious of the government’s special envoy on Islamophobia
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The appointment of the “special envoy” to combat Islamophobia in Australia has sparked a wave of controversy.
Source: ABC
Regional Australia has welcomed Iranian Bahá’ís with open arms. Back home, we’d be persecuted
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The community-building activities my family and I participate in every week are a core part of our faith. In Iran, it would see us arrested.
Source: The Guardian
Champion humanist who lived for the welfare of others
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Fethullah Gulen, proclaimed to be a modern Rumi, who passed away this week, said something similar some time ago as he lived a celibate life.
Source: Sydney Morning Herald
Transgender and intersex Catholics ask pope to rethink church stance on gender-affirming care
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For the second time in less than a year, Pope Francis met with transgender and intersex Catholics on Sunday (Oct. 13) at the Vatican, where he listened to their stories of pain, solitude and redemption.
Source: Religion News
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Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary | Christianity
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Paryushana | Jainism
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Samvatsari | Jainism
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Daslakshana | Jainism
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