He has conducted a mass ritual for Buddhists and met with several lawmakers on Capitol Hill.

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For Buddhists it is the country's holiest shrine.

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Muslims and Rakhine Buddhists blame each other for the violence, reports say.

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The U.S. is the top destination for the world's migrating Christians and Buddhists, as well as those with no particular religious affiliation, including atheists and agnostics, a new study shows.

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Hundreds of Sikhs, Hindus, Christians, Buddhists, Jains and Jews convened for the interfaith prayer meeting, held at the north end of Union Square, which has become a popular gathering place for mourners since the attacks.

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Human and animal lives may not necessarily be considered equivalent, but practising Buddhists preach kindness to animals and empathy for their suffering.

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The Rakhine Buddhists and Muslims, believed to be mainly Rohingya, blame each other for the violence.

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