Word: buddha
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Buddhist priest's most lucrative activity is writing kaimyo, posthumous names (example: "Heroic disciple to Buddha residing in ravine full of sunshine and nightingales"), without which deceased Buddhists cannot reach "the better world." A kaimyo can cost between $650 and $1,300; prices for more lavish names reach several million dollars. The fees are taxexempt. Many priests, however, have also turned entrepreneur, running lots, wedding halls and real estate agencies. Although priestly income is taxed at a top rate of 20%, vs. 43.3% for corporations, the bureau charges have been engaging in loose bookkeeping...
...Sherman family in Manhattan no longer huddles reverently in front of an ordinary boob tube that sits in the corner like a Buddha. Instead, the Shermans laze back in their den and let a wave of sight and sound wash over them from a new $16,000 audio-video system that does just about everything but get up and fetch the beer and popcorn. When Advertising Executive Sherman watches a football game on the new set, the clamor of the crowd blares at him from four speakers installed around the room, and larger-than-life players scramble across...
...first such group ceremony outside of Rome. The new saints were killed under 19th century monarchs of the Yi dynasty, who suppressed what was then a tiny, alien sect. The site of the canonization Mass, Seoul's Yoido Plaza, is usually reserved for the May 8 observance of Buddha's birthday. But since the Catholics' ten-story cross and shell-shaped altar were too monumental to be dismantled in time, the Buddhists agreed to step aside...
...only way to encourage such secular motives? Equally effective would have been the merry Santa scene without the religious accoutrements. The city of Pawtucket, already showcasing enough symbols of the happy season to fill several acres of displays, went on to add a creche--but no menorah or Buddha...
...narrative remain muted, her conclusion equivocal. Even Lex, from whom violence might have been expected (he once pointed a pistol at a triumphant Arnie on campus), drifts off in a paralysis of frustration and despair. The final chapters echo with questions like those Arnie addresses to the Buddha...