the “Fourth World Buddhist Summit”‚ Yangon‚ Myanmar December 9 to 11 2004. Two more parts of this lecture will be published in the upcoming newsletters. The original texts have been published in the book “Pilgrimage to the Sacred Land of Dhamma‚” VRI 2009.] Most Venerable Saªgha and Dhamma friends: Let me first thank the organizers of this conference for kindly inviting me. I would also like to congratulate the organizers for choosing Myanmar as the host for the Fourth World Buddhist Summit
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COPPER MINE DISPUTE: CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY CONSIDERATION Prepared for Myanmar Holding Company Table of content Executive Summary 3 1. Introduction 4 2. Background 4 3. Issues and Problems 4 3.1 Social cost of local community 4 3.2 Environmental cost 5 3.3 Lack of transparency 5 4. Discussion 5
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THUA THIEN HUE AND HUE CITY 1. Basic information Area: lt has the natural area of 5‚053.9 square meters spread in the long and narrow land‚ with the average width of 60 km and the length of 127 km. It is along the direction of North West - South East parallel with the coast‚ with various terrains of mountains‚ hills‚ coastal plains and lagoons. 2. Location a.Geography location Locates in the North Central Coast of Vietnam‚ approximately in the center of the country at latitude of
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HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE 3 Module 3 (Part One) FEATURES CHINESE ARCHITECTURE Chinese architecture refers to a style of architecture that has taken shape in East Asia over many centuries. The structural principles of Chinese architecture have remained largely unchanged‚ the main changes being only the decorative details. Since the Tang Dynasty‚ Chinese architecture has had a major influence on the architectural styles of Korea‚ Vietnam‚ and Japan. The architecture of China is as old as Chinese civilization
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Vietnam is a country with long and rich cultures. Festivals are important facts of the year which vary from different ethnic groups. Among thousands of them‚ Lunar New Year (or Tet) stands the first in the list - it is a sacred festival of every Vietnamese. Extracts below are major events which we have gathered and edited notably. Lunar New Year (Tet Nguyen Dan) Tet falls on a time when the old year is over and the New Year comes by lunar calendar. This is also the time when the cycle of the universe
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attraction because this temple consist of monasteries‚ prayer halls‚ pagodas‚ turtle liberation ponds and also beautiful landscaped gardens. The best time to visit Kek Lok Si Temple will be during the chinese new year celebrations because at this moment they will only adorned with thousands of bright hanging lanterns which become a wonderful night view. An enormous statue of Goddess of Mercy‚ Kuan Yin and the impressive pagoda of Rama VI is also the main attraction. Penang Hill‚ known by locals as
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such as: bus‚ taxi‚ motorbike‚ “xích lô”‚ bicycle. Two large rivers passing away Nam Dinh city are Red River and Đào River . The two rivers play an important role in river traffic and development of Nam Dinh in the long run. [pic] [pic] Nam Dinh is famous for “phở”. Besides‚ you can enjoy many other specialties: gai cake‚ Ngự banana‚ Sìu Châu candy… If Hanoi has 36 old streets‚ Nam Dinh has also 40 ones ‚ for example‚ Hàng Vàng‚ Hàng Bát‚ Hàng Nâu‚ Vải Màn… But now most of them don’t exist and trade
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the strong economic and military power. Powerful government and developed economics lead governor focus more on religion building. So Buddhism is wide spread with the help of government. Many pagodas are built during that time‚ the highest building in Kaifeng‚ which is still famous today‚ is a pagoda. And pagoda is a significant building of
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MY FAVOURITE COUNTRY Taiwan‚ officially the Republic of China‚ is a state in East Asia. Originally based in mainland China now governs the island of Taiwan‚ which makes up over 99% of its territory‚ as well as Penghu‚ Kinmen‚ Matsu‚ and other minor islands. Neighboring states include the People’s Republic of China to the west‚ Japan to the east and northeast‚ and the Philippines to the south. Taipei is the political capital as well as economic and cultural center in Taiwan. New Taipei the most
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HOI AN OLD TOWN – AN ANCIENT BEAUTY OF VIETNAM 1.Brief Introduction to Hoi An Hoi An is a city on the coast of the South Sea in the South Central Coast of Vietnam. It is located in Quang Nam province and is home to approximately 120‚000 inhabitants. Located at the estuary of the Thu Bon river‚ Hoi An was a busy international commercial port in the 16th and 17th centuries. . It is recognized for World Heritage Site in December 1999 by UNESCO. Hoi An is possibly one of the best examples preserved
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