Clipmarks | Vietnam ClipsVietnams Dispute With Zen Master Turns Violentclipped by: wiccantexanCommunist Vietnams sometimes edgy relationship with religious freedom is being tested in a dispute over a monastery inhabited by disciples of Thich Nhat Hanh, one of the worlds most famous Zen masters. For four years, the Buddhist monks and nuns at Bat Nha monastery in central Vietnam have been quietly meditating and studying the teachings of the 82-year-old Vietnamese sage who is perhaps the worlds best-known living Buddhist after Tibets Dalai Lama. Communist authorities have ordered the 379 Vietnamese monks to leave the monastery in Vietnams Central Highlands. They say the standoff stems from disagreements between two Buddhist factions at the monastery. But Hanhs followers believe they are being punished because of Hanhs praise for the Dalai Lama and his call to broaden religious freedom in Vietnam. Neolithic nurses cared for oldest known paralysis victim.clipped by: JohnWaterman Aug. 6, 2009 -- The remains of a man who could be the worlds oldest known paralysis victim have been unearthed by Australian bio-archaeologists in northern Vietnam. remains are between 3,500 and 4,000 years old and belong to an adult male who died around age 25. the young man suffered from paraplegia or possibly quadriplegia due to a rare disorder called Klippel-Feil Syndrome, a condition involving congenital fusion of the spine. The disorder, which can make sufferers look as if they have a short neck, is also often associated with various complications. In the case of M9, posture-related complications forced his head to tilt to his right side, a condition known as torticollis. M9 also likely had problems chewing. this man survived in a subsistence Neolithic economy with total lower body paralysis, and at best minimal upper body mobility needed intensive nursing analyzing this care allows us to draw out features of contemporary social practice evolution of social support in ancient societi Für die Inhalte dieses Feeds ist alleine der jeweilige Autor/Anbieter verantwortlich. Die Inhalte stellen nicht die Meinung von EasyRSS dar. Dies ist eine automatisch generierte E-Mail. Bitte antworten Sie nicht auf diese E-Mail. Wenn Sie Feedback an EasyRSS senden wollen, nutzen Sie bitte das Feedback Forumlar. Wenn Sie sich von EasyRSS abmelden wollen, gehen Sie bitte auf den Menüpunkt "Meine Daten". Ihr EasyRSS Team http://www.easyrss.de |
2009/08/07
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