Word: buddha
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Christian hymn Lead, Kindly Light. That eclecticism reflected his great tolerance for all religions, one of his holiest--and least respected--precepts. "Truth," he preached, "is God," but he could never persuade India's warring religious sects to agree. His spiritual mentors were just as broad--Jesus, Buddha, Socrates, his mother. Gandhi later said his formative childhood impression was of her "saintliness" and her devout asceticism infused his soul. The family's brand of Hinduism schooled him in the sacredness of all God's creatures...
...CHARACTER OF FASHION Chinese ideograms--popularly known by the Japanese word kanji--are now cool. Hip to this fashion fusion is the National Hockey League, which is releasing team hats on Nov. 26; Fat Buddha Designs also makes hats. The trend began with rappers with kanji tattoos. Now designers like Darryl Smith have brought the look to their clothes...
...skinny on Bardo Pond, you might want to look up some of their terminology. Among the band's releases are albums entitled Bufo Alvarus and Aminata, words for hallucinogenic frogs and magic mushrooms, respectively. Their individual songs tend to focus on subjects such as Tibet, Buddha and outer space...
...Whether making a rap out of a Gilbert and Sullivan operetta, belting out a song about red shoes in Swedish, or fashioning an ode to dinosaur puke, the Redundant Steaks struggle to come up with songs appropriate for their titles. In reference to the two songs entitled "Missing Buddha" (one Angry, one Dyslexic), Vaux warns: "We couldn't come up with lyrics for that random title, so we just did some Indian improv... I wouldn't bother listening to those; they're very painful and long...
...dining area are like Japanese privacy screens, their slatted design evoking "exotic" bamboo. Various Ming-style vases and tureens once lined up like eager Maoists atop the salad bar, but have since disappeared in a fit of Amerocentrism. A rather unflattering painting of a beaming (and vaguely sickened) Buddha watches blissfully over the entire proceedings, as "offerings" of fruits and sweets (the traditional gifts given to the god) are heaped at his feet for students' consumption. In winter, you can hear the "ohm" of the House's generator beneath your feet...