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You don't have to be the 14th reincarnation of the "Buddha of Compassion" to write a book about dealing with workplace stress, but it can't hurt.

The boy picked by China as one of Tibet's top spiritual leaders has praised the Communist Party in his first interview. Fourteen-year-old Gyaincain Norbu, chosen by Beijing as the reincarnation of the Panchen Lama, also said Tibet's Buddhists enjoyed freedom of worship.

A coalition of political leaders, trade unionists, religious groups and aid agencies has urged Jack McConnell to add discussion on human rights to his itinerary when he visits China next month.

Tibetan herbal formula PADMA, exclusively distributed in the United States by EcoNugenics, Inc., has been proven to be effective in promoting circulation and aiding in treatment of peripheral arterial occlusive diseases (PAOD).

The 10 days of repentance between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur are a time for Jews to go inward, to realign themselves with G-d and to make amends with their family and neighbors.

University of Virginia graduate student Rich Felker, who was found guilty by student judges of disrupting a Chinese ambassador’s speech, must not create any more disturbances at UVa if he wishes to avoid further trouble.

The Wensum riverbank provided a sunny autumn backdrop for the dispersing into the river of the Mitrupka Sand Mandala made by monks from Tashi Lhunpo monastery, in exile.

Authorities in China have sentenced two monks and a layman to three-year jail terms, apparently on suspicion that they were involved in putting up posters advocating Tibetan independence, Radio Free Asia reports.

Envoys of the Dalai Lama are in Tibet discussing his possible return to the disputed mountain nation. Lodi Gyari, the Dalai Lama's quasi ambassador in Washington, is leading a four-man delegation which arrived in China a week ago.

Locals of different religious backgrounds gathered to meditate with three Tibetan monks visiting Costa Rica in preparation for the arrival of the Dalai Lama, who begins a visit here on Sunday.