Murderer Executed with Nitrogen Gas in Method That Infringed on His Buddhist Breathing, Meditation Practice: Attorney
Jessie Hoffman Jr., 46, was put to death in Louisiana for the nearly three-decade old murder of Mary 'Molly' Elliott.
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Remembering China’s Empress Dowager Ling, a Buddhist who paved the way for future female rulers
The empress, like many other rulers at the time, legitimized her reign through Buddhism, portraying herself either as a ...
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Justices allow Louisiana to execute Buddhist over religious freedom claim
A divided Supreme Court declined to block the execution of Jessie Hoffman, who was put to death on Tuesday night in Louisiana. Four justices would have put Hoffman’s execution on hold – one short of ...
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What Archaeologists Are Uncovering About the Buddha in His Legendary Nepali Hometown
Shortly after dawn, more than 200 monks from an order of Tibetan exiles carry carefully bundled scriptures and 108 gold-gilt ...
Louisiana puts man to death in state's first nitrogen gas execution
Louisiana has used nitrogen gas to put a man to death, marking the first time the state has used that execution method ...
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Remembering China’s Empress Dowager Ling, a Buddhist who paved the way for future female rulers
The source for the image was the popular Buddhist text, the “Lotus Sūtra.” She also attempted to put her own granddaughter on the throne after the death of her son. As I argue in my book ...
South Korea hit by some of its worst-ever wildfires as death toll climbs to 23
South Korea hit by some of its worst-ever wildfires as death toll climbs to 23 - Helicopter crashes during efforts to contain ...
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Who will die on 'The White Lotus' season 3? Buddhist ethics give a clue — and Greg should watch out
Time in Buddhist philosophy doesn't work the same as time in Western philosophy. In the West, time is linear. Our lives have a fixed start date — birth — and end date — death. In Buddhism ...
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Murderer Executed with Nitrogen Gas in Method That Infringed on His Buddhist Breathing, Meditation Practice: Attorney
despite claims by the man's attorney that the method violated his freedom to practice his Buddhist faith because it impeded his breathing. Jessie Hoffman Jr., 46, died at the Louisiana State ...
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Buddhist death row inmate 'cruelly' executed with nitrogen was refused 'meditation'
Jessie Hoffman Jr, convicted of murder and rape, was executed by the state of Louisiana on Tuesday. His legal team tried to ...
Death toll from wildfires in South Korea reaches 16
At least 16 people died and another 19 were injured as wildfires ravaged South Korea’s southern regions amid dry weather and strong winds, government officials say ...