now it's reaching out with a message tailored to south koreans about using buddhism in he daily life. >> buddhist teachings talks about reaching the state of enlightened wisdom by empty oneself of worldly goods and offering compassion to others. but buddhism today is heading in the other direction. >> a former banker now running his family's successful food business that's part of the appeal. the ability to get informal guidance and find the right path in prayer. >> businessmen running mid to small companies often face problems. i often pray that nice people will come work for me and help to make the company grow. >> growth is pre-occupying south korean buddhism as it stays focused on its own recruitment. >> spaniards are heading to the polls on sunday. >> david is 40 years old and has a full-time job. that job is looking for paid work here in madrid. until recently he worked as a driver going from one short-term contract to another. now he's taking his resumÉ to just about anywhere he can think of from estate agents to neighborhood bars. he said he's luckier than most because his wif

popular buddhism is headed in the opposite direction. >> for people like a former banker running hisily's successful food business, that is part of the appeal, the ability to get informal guidance from a senior month and find the -- senior monk and finding the right path in business through prayer. >> businessmen running mid to small companies face employee problems. so i often pray that a lot of nice people work for me and help make the company grow. growth is preoccupying south korean buddhism as it becomes more business-like and focused on its open recruitment. >>> he is one for car enthusiasts. the citroen ds is 60 years old. konno sewers believe it's the most innovative car built. many are gathering in paris for the anniversary celebrations. jacky rowland reports from a motor racing track south of the french capital. >> it's not exactly formula 1, for fans of the french vintage car, it's as good as it gets. 800 citroen doing laps of honour of the race track to the south of paris. it may be difficult for us to imagine, but when the cars appeared on the streets in 1955 it was as i

rather than emphasizing a part, departure from buddhism teaching. >> the state of enlightened being, popular buddhism today is headed in the opposite direction. >> that's part of the appeal, for this person. find the right path in business through prayer. >> business men running small companies often face employee problems. i often pray that nice people come to work for me and make the company grow. >> as it tries to become more business like more focused on its own recruitment. harry fawcett, al jazeera seoul. >> more on our website as always aljazeera.com. >>> >>> i'm ali velshi, on target, killed by police in america. who is keeping track. broken promises in baltimore, how a 100 million neighbourhood fix turned into a failure. >>> more

it is focused towards attracting members after a poll suggested interest in buddhism was declining. >> reporter: under a serene roof of lanterns, a chaotic game of football. these muslims are practicing celebrations. it is part of an effort to reach out and attract new followers, trying to shift a perception of passivity. that's in the face of declining numbers. the head of the biggest buddhist order says a new approach is needed. >> we didn't really try to do anything with the growing numbers of cultural visitors to the temples. we were passive. it may have something to do with the principle of our teaching. now we are trying to adopt an aggressive strategy. to pop gait our religion. >> a poll earlier this year showed the numbers of people describing themselves as buddhists fell by 8% in 10 years. 59% of buddhists say religion is important, compared to to 90% of protestants. at this time of the year it's looking as being in declines. it is facing threats from a society seen as evermore materialistic and with less time for teachings from the buddha. and competition from others. partic

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in many of the buddhist temples here more spirit-based beliefs coexist with buddhism.they're gods, obvious with human failings. dance performances pay homage to the individual nats, performers claiming to actually channel them, bringing about one hopes a beneficial spiritual possession. but i'm not just here for a nat pue. i have a list. things to eat in myanmar. this is one of them. chicken curry. and from roadside joints like this nestled among the temple ruins, you're more than likely to catch a very enticing whiff. just delicious. spicy, but not to the point you want to scream out for mercy, but low simmered curry served with a side of sour soup made from rozelle leaves. with it you get fried ground chilies, pickled bean sprouts. you get the idea. these relishes, the dippy type of things, really interesting salad, but i'm not really a salad guy. salads here are happening. spicy, sour salty, it's delicious. delicious. a plethora of textures and flavors. they thought a lot about their food and clearly like eating, like feeding people. think a lot about the balances o

local craftsmen build shrines that celebrate thewo great religions of india buddhism and hinduism. ( steel drums beat rhytically ) at the sanctuaryf goa gajah, mysterious creatures guard the realm oford siva greatest of the hindu gods. deep within, three lingas, symbols of creation, mark his invisible presence. in buddhism, the unfolding of the self into ever-higher levels of awareness is imaged in the many-layered leaves and petals of the lotus. take refuge in the buddha and in his eternal law. turn from desire and leave behind the world of suffering. ( gong chimes discordantly ) be mindful of the teachings which reveal the order of existence and transcend passion, ceaseless and turbulent. where the gods nailed the island fast, between heaven and earth in the green heart of java the pilgrim reaches borobudor, the cosmic mountain. the ascent is a spiritual progress ich tranor the perception of ti and of space. the buddha of the east in the posture of meditation. e buddha of the north: absence of fear. e buddha of the west: "i call the earth to witness." the buddha of the south: "i gr

popular buddhism is headed in the opposite direction. >> for people like a former banker running his family's successful food business that is part of the appeal the ability to get guidance from a senior month and find the right path in business through prayer. >> businessmen running mid to small companies face employee problems. so i often pray that a lot of nice people work for me and help make the company grow. growth is preoccupying south korean buddhism as it becomes more business like and focused on its open recruitment. >> the eiffel tower was closed for several hours. employees say they experience abuse and assault when they confront the pick pockets. management says it is working with police to find a solution. >>> a new pew poll shows a large majority of americans identify themselves as christians, but in recent years numbers have been dropping and dropping fast. more members of non-christian religions, and more that claim no religion at all are making up a growing minority.

but popular buddhism is heading in the opposite direction. >> a former banker now running his family's successful food business that is the appeal. to find the right part in business through prayer. >> businessmen running mid- to small-cops i pray that nice people will come to work for me and help the company to grow. >> they try to become more business-like and more focused rement. >> as for their enduring popularity. it could have something to do with the whole feeling of confidence in that post-war period. in these days where france is less certain people are anxious about the future, this car gives them kind of a feel-good factor. >> of course, if you want to get more on all the stories we're following on al jazeera head over to our website at www.aljazeera.com.

buddhism in south korea tries colourful techniques to attract new members. - >>> shi'a mill asia in iraq have been deployed from a base near ramadi. i.s.i.l.'s capture of ramadi was a major set back for the government. iraq's deputy prime minister says the group can no longer be regarded as a local matter and is calling for international action against them. more than 40,000 people have left ramadi since it was captured by i.s.i.l. this week. thursday they took over the ancient syrian city of palmyra, the last border post between the two countries has fawn. i.s.i.l. is said to control half of syria and large parts of iraq's sunni heartland. >>> let's go live to baghdad where zeina khodr is groiping us. us. -- joining us. this is a controversial decision to bring in shia militia in a sunni area. what happened. >> government forces were too weak to hold on to areas, they have been slow to incorporate sunnis and has been reluctant to supply weapons to the tribesman. the only force capable of talking on ril are the shia militia. they led the offensive in dalai and sadr had een, and 6,000 are

popular buddhism today headed in the opposite direction. that is part of the appeal the ability to get. >> i pray that lots of nice people work for me helping to make the company grow. >> it is also preoccupying south korean buddhism as it tries to be more business like and focused on its own recruitment >>> well it's a beautiful weekend for golf unless you are planning to play on the course on the top of the country club at branson missouri it expanded by four holes, the sinkholes are more of a hazard than an opportunity to sink a puck. the biggest 35 feet deep, 60 feet wide no golfers were injured. >>> today a birthday, this woman turning 116 making her the world's oldest living person. experts say you are more like lacly to win the lottery than reach 116. i'm erica pitzi, stay tuned. the news continues next. goodnight. >>> yemen's government says it will not attend u.n.-backed peace talks as saudi arabia air strikes target houthi strongholds. >>> live from our headquarters in doha coming up in the programme an opposition leader in burund

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since taking his first higher education class 35 years ago steve studied buddhism in nepal got married, answered your numerous questions at the i.t. helpdesk, and never shied away from hard questions. when asked what it means to him to walk across the stage steve does not hesitate. he explains that his au education developed within him a better understanding of the world. for family in this audience, this is a very special day filled with great pride, as you watch the very first member of your family receive a college degree. what a fabulous [applause] moment and tremendous achievement. -- a fabulous moment and tremendous achievement. [applause] i suggest that i suggest that today is a day to revel in your differences and celebrate the environment that the university has provided and learning about the exploration of those differences. on this day, we celebrate more than just your journey to this moment we celebrate the capacity that the journey has instilled in you for the road ahead. that is why i i am so -- why i am so excited to be with you today. at t -30 seconds, we got the final

people in nepal marked the birthday of the founder of buddhism on monday. a memorial service was held at the shrine in the center part of the country. mourners joined monks and nuns to pray for the victims and for the country. >>> a team of japanese-canadian baseball players have visited japan on a double mission. they came to discover their heritage and pay tribute to the team that helped their ancestors settle into a new home an ocean away away. we have more. >> on three. >> one, two, three! >> reporter: a teenage baseball team has arrived from vancouver. all of its members are japanese-canadians. the squad was created last year to mark the century of a team that played a very special role for the japanese community in canada. the vancouver asahi was formed in 1914 by second-generation immigrants. at the time, 40 workers faced different types of discrimination. empty employment prospects were limited. this 94-year-old is the only surviving member of the baseball team. >> translator: the team traveled to many places for friendly games, as we wanted people

it's a cliche but many people in the west think of buddhism as a religion of tolerance and peace. and the leader there as a noble prize winner as a person of peace. explain the paradox. how can this be occurring? >> it has been a very peaceful country, but it is also very complex society with more or less 135 recognized minorities that live there. in 1982 there was a law which prohibit -- they're not recognized and defranchised and not supposed to vote and have all the restrictions and buddhist movement that is trying to prop you will gate -- they're trying to take over and coming over from they say they're not people who have been there for a long time and this has been happening quite a lot. there is a popular sentiment by the muslims and widely being perceived that there's not a lot of popular sentiment for them. on the other hand, they're being cautious because this is a year when collections are supposed to take place and she wants to be the president and she doesn't want to talk against them and she has said if i talk on behalf of them now, they maybe -- they come under more

. >> i never thought about it in terms of buddhism before. >> are you buddhist? >> no. >> everything is about history and if we need too keep you awake and we need a good storyteller and the history of fort mchenry is one this park ranger has told before. >> and they call me the chiefef interpretation and in normal words that is the head storyteller. >> i love that. who is that behind us. >> that is lori donaldson. he is the founders of baltimore and he was killed. >> he died in 1814? 1814, took a little trip. >> that is right. down the mighty miss is ip. and the battle of new orleans is cool, but the battle of baltimore cooler. >> so i'm off to learn about the battle baltimore. if only i can coax him out of his shell. >> and so the joke is -- which is really the truth, what is the most asked question in your park? do you know what the most asked question in any national park is? >> where is the bathroom? >> you got it, man. you got it. where is the bathroom. >> where is the bathroom? [announcer] everyone works hard for a reason. working together,we can help you

buddhism is one of many religions in vietnam along with christianity and ancestor worship.n city. we found a dozen employees cleaning the front of this five-star hotel. the people are friendly here. >> they are happy. welcome all the people come. >> reporter: denang was the site of a u.s. base. inside the mountain there's a cave where the vietcong built a secret hospital. they claimed to have shot down 18 u.s. helicopters from this perch. beneath marble mountain is marble beach. that's what the vietnamese call it. we know it as china beach made famous in movies and tv shows. the vietnamese have removed many references to china since the war. the war here has always been a battle for hearts and minds. this is the story of enemies who became friends long after the war. it begins with brigadier general van cherry. on april 16 1972 he fired a missile from his f-4 hitting a jet. vietnamese pilot hahn li ejected. years later a reporter arranged for them to meet. he asked cherry to find him. who was at first wary but quickly embraced his former enemy. >> when i met hahn li there w

buddhism is a religion in vietnam with christianity and ancestor worship. that is vibrant city.ple are doing business on every corner sidewalk and market and a clean city. we found a dozen employees cleaning the fnt of this five-star hotel. the people are friendly here. it was the site of a major u.s. air base. marble mountain inside the mountain there's a cave where the vietcong built a secret hospital. claiming to shot down 18 u.s. helicopters from this personal. beneath marble mountain is marble beach, that's what they call it. we know it as china beach made famous in tv shows. they sent troops here for rest and rerheecreation and they have removed references to the china since the war. it is a battle for hearts and minds. this is the story of enemies who became friends long after the war. it begins with brigadier general dan cherry. april 16 1972 he fired a missile from his f-4 hitting ajet. pilot hong mi ejected. 36 years later, a vietnamese tv host arranged for them to meet. he revealed that he had shot down an american airman. he asked cherry to find him. research and luc

. >> i hadn't thought of it in terms of buddhism before. >> i think of everything in terms of -- >> aret? >> no. >> fundamentally, all of history is a story, and if we have any hope at all of keeping you awake, we need a good story. and we have a good story teller. >> and they call me the chief interpretation and in normal words that is the head storyteller. >> i love that. who is that behind us? >> that is lori donaldson. he was one of the defenders of baltimore, and he was killed -- >> he died in 1814? 1814, took a little trip. >> that is right. >> 1814, took a little trip. and the battle of new orleans is cool, but the battle of baltimore cooler. >> cooler. got it. >> so i'm off to learn about the battle of baltimore from the head story teller. if only i can coax ranger vince out of his shell. >> one of the fun parts about our job is answering questions from visitors. so the joke is, what's the most asked question in your park do you know what the most asked question is in any national park? >> where's the bathroom? >> you got it, man. you got it, where's the bathroom. >> where is th

versus china it is a country so called the buddhist tradition and no one actually seriously practices buddhism or reits in the buddhist verses. in this country people read the bible. so in that sense the maturity of the chinese people are atheist. i'm trying to ask you, do you have any view or comment about a christian -- >> well again china has this policy, that policy come this policy. i like this one, don't like this one. this is the mirage, that america will have some effect. that the united states what we like -- all i'm saying is the biggest truck on the road is chinese and they are barreling down that road. they have their own plans. i disagree or agree, that doesn't matter. i'm just saying if you are not watching the biggest truck on the road they are going to be collisions. these collisions have cost the united states more than china. so i'm not trying to get you to accept anything veteran is doing. i'm just saying china's going to do what they want to do. that's the history. the more we are aware and the more we are realistic rather than dreaming as my book shows up all these chinas

and orthodoxy judaism islam buddhism. how are the other denominations responding to this close political relationship between the orthodox church and the kremlin? >> guest: a great question. the relationship actually -- the cooperative relationship is working with all the denominations, and you can see that even for those of us paying attention, there was a recent photo op with putin and representatives of the four official religions, all carefully placed to communicate the hierarchy of religions. the two rabbis standing farthest away from putin and then the most -- the patriarch closest. but the relationship between the more liberal wings of each religion and the more conservative and the traditional state controlled structures, which never went anywhere, basically mimics in all the other religions mimics what happened in the russian orthodox church, where the more liberal wing has been all but destroyed in the last few years. >> host: before we move on to boston one final question in this area, and the west and the unit

india was really like what he really learned their and then why is interest turned more towards buddhism which is low more of this world than hinduism, and have that affected his aesthetic judgments. a lot of these things i kind of know and i kind of got a feeling about but he wasn't the kind of person that would talk about this. these are very personal things, i don't think we will ever really know quite how we truly felt about all this other than it was one of the reasons why it was a gyroscope for him and kept him very consistent and kept his standards very high, and probably made them feel okay about being such a jerk sometimes, too. because he was just so sure that he was doing things for the right reason. and that can mean is a mystery that i don't think we can answer now. >> rick you've got the book and we've marked the passage at the very back. >> the last memorial service occurred at the apple campus in cupertino on october 20. nearly 10,000 people gathered on the lawn within the ellipse formed by the campus' main buildings. every apple retail outlets around the globe had been c

i just don't know asian traditions and i don't know buddhism and that there are limits to that tradition and questions that can't be answered i am not aware of them. >> it's interesting that the sources that tradition are countercultural now. it will be interesting to see where they emerge whether it's christian education has an important role than this. how how parents implicates us in what sources of input they have two engage in a countercultural message. you know know i have different academic experience going to wheaton college. the joke they are was the administration had and premarital sex because it may lead to dancing. [laughter] and i found it to be, i studied the elegy at wheaton college and it was a decision by parents in really understand this bar is the economics of studying theology in college that it was a place to get some things settled and i'm not sure how much of our educational process is now oriented towards getting some things settled. so these have to come from somewhere and unfortunately they are now coming onto "the new york times" bestsellers list as well. .. n

was really like what he really learned there are and then why do his interest turned more toward buddhismwhich is a little more of this world then hinduism and how that directed his aesthetic judgments. a lot of these things i kind of know and i kind of got a feeling about it but he wasn't kind of person i would talk about this. these are very personal things so i don't think i'll ever really know quite how he truly felt about all this other than it was one of the reasons why the gyroscope formed and it kept him consisted in kept his standards very high and probably made him feel okay about being such a jerk sometimes too because he was just so sure that he was doing things for the right reason. that to me is a ministry that i don't think we can answer now. >> correct you have got the book and we have marked the passage at the very back. >> the last memorial service occurred at the apple campus in cupertino in october. nearly 10,000 people gathered on the lawn within the ellipse formed by the campuses main buildings. every apple retail outlet around the globe had been closed for the occas

including nine americans and today buddhists are gathering to mark the birthday of the founder of buddhism and they're praying for the victims and burning incense in the capitol of kathmandu and as far as the u.s. response, the u.s. sent 1212 department of defense officials now on the ground, partner are with u.s. aid disaster response teams and have rescued 17 people so far and the defense secretary authorize $10 million in aid for the victims. >> a new york city police officer has died after a gunman shot him in the head of the weekend. that is according to the police commissioner, bill bratton, the officer was 25 years old. his nice is brian moore. police say he was in plain clothes did and saw the suspect carrying a handgun on sad night queens. investigators say the of stopped the ban who pulled out a gun and fired at least two shots. cops rushed the officer to a hospital where doctors performed emergency brain surgery. they took him to the -- off life support this morning the police commissioner calling him an exceptional officer. police arrested the suspect after the shooting and he

i just don't know asian traditions and i don't know buddhism. if there are limits to that tradition and questions that can't be answered i'm not aware of them. >> is interesting that the sources of that tradition or countercultural now. would be interesting to see where they emerge whether it's christian education that plays an important role in this how parents inculcate this and what sources of input they have two engage in a countercultural message. i had a different academic experience going to wheaton college. the joke there was the administration had and premarital sex because it might lead to dancing. [laughter] i found it to be studied the elegy at wheaton college and it was a decision my parents didn't really understand as far as the economics of studying theology in college but it was a place to get something settled. i'm not sure how much of our educational process is now oriented towards getting something settled. so it has to come from somewhere and fortunately they are now coming on "the new york times" bestsellers list. >> and i s

i just don't know asia traditions i don't know buddhism and if there are limits to that tradition questions that can't be answered within it, i'm not aware of them. >> it's interesting that the sources of that tradition or counterculture now. be interesting to see where they emerge whether it's christians -- how parents inculcate this, what sources of input they have to engage in a countercultural message. i had a different academic experience going to wheaton college. the joke there was that the administration banned premarital sex because it might lead to dancing. [laughter] >> i found it to be -- i studied the ago at wheaton college and it was a decision my parents didn't really understand. the economics of studying theology in college but it was a place to get some things settled. and i'm not sure how much of our educational process is now orient towards get something things settled. and so it has to come from somewhere, and fortunately now comes on "the new york times" bestseller list as well. >> say one thing.wheaton. when i was writing the book i went to a lot of schools and presente

aboutas clear it is all spiritual ties and as he mentioned previous to the visit, modi talked about buddhismemocratic are two ideals of the country. and how the countries' relationship and economy will strengthen asia. as mongolia, modi's visit compared to china and south inea is very significant terms of being the first prime minister level visit of one of asia's top -- fastest-growing economies. and you? angie: modi, thank you for that -- angie: khongorzul narangerel, thank you for that. the best the bloomberg news. new digital content in one address. also on bloomberg.com, why the world's enriches man said a $41,000 salary goes further. cook advisedim graduates. check it out. a look at some the corporate had stories -- corporate headlines. it has began restructuring ahead of his ipo later this year. the bank is trying to raise $1 billion. was formed in 1995. 195. morgan stanley ultimately sold the state in 2010. mitsubishi is planning its second share buyback of this year. the net income rose 5% to pass a one trillion yen mark for the first time. o will rise is first-year dividend. a drop

experience in india was really like what he really learned their and why his entries turn more towards buddhism which is a little more of this world and hindu with the. .. on the law and within the ellipse formed by the campus' main building. every apple retail outlet round the globe had been closed for the occasion with the story employees gathered to watch videos of the event streamed live to them over apple's virtual network. tick cook was the first speaker. cold play, and nora jones who music had been featured played short sets for the crowd. the two speakers provided the highlights. the apple board member who has been a close adviser to steve for many, many years. steve changed said campbell. yes, he had been charismatic and passionate and brilliant but i watched him become a great manager. he saw things others couldn't see. he dismissed as arrogant the tech leaders in the world who thought we were all stupid because we couldn't use these devices. he said, we're stupid if they can't use these devices. then campbell went on to address the steve he had known personally. his last seven and a

steve gamble studied buddhism in nepal, got married answered and numeral -- innumerable questions andever shied away from asking the hard questions. when asked what it means for him to walk across the stage, steve does not hesitate. he says that his au education and stilled and him a more vivid appreciation of life itself. for a handful of parents grandparents, aunts and uncles this is a very special day filled with great pride. as you watch the very first member of your family receive a college degree, what a fabulous moment and tremendous achievement. [applause] ms. sullivan: i suggest that today is not simply a day to celebrate what you have in common as the class of 2015, but also a day to revel in your differences. to celebrate the environment that the american university provided. to foster learning about and learning through the explanation of those differences. on this day, we celebrate more than just your journey to this moment. we celebrate the capacity that this journey has instilled in you for the road ahead. a capacity and a hunger to continue exploring new perspectives.

since taking his first higher education class 35 years ago steve campbell studied buddhism and nepal,ot married, answered your innumerable questions at the university i.t. help desk and never shied away from asking the hard question. when asked what it means to him to walk across the stage, steve doesn't hesitate. he explained that his education instilled in him a more detailed understanding of the world and a more vivid appreciation of life itself. for a handful of parents grandparents, and then all those in the audience, this is a very special day filled with great pride. as you watch the very first member of the family received a college degree. what a fabulous moment and to administer chief but. [applause] -- achievement. so i suggested it is not simply a day to celebrate what you have in common as the class of 2015 but also a day to revel in your differences and to celebrate the environment at american university provided to foster learning about come and limited exploration of those differences. on this day we celebrate more than just your journey to this moment. we celebrate th