Word: buddha
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...will take Monkette to the Monk Prom--Brainy Monk or Handy Monk? b) The construction of the world's largest bronze Buddha statue d) Who cares? Monk fight...
...dwell in the painting and endows it with a "soul." Among 200 scrolls on display is a 19th century image, third of a series probably consisting of four parts, of a 14-15th century reformer of Tibetan Buddhism, Tsongkhapa. A student of tantras who experienced visions of Buddhas, he is portrayed on the scroll as an enlightened being presenting instructions on how to follow his spiritual path. The exhibition also features a series of statues representing Buddhas, who the Tibetans believe are the embodiment of ultimate truth. One 16th century sculpture shows the revered Jowo Rinpoche, a gilded image...
After a bunch of choir stuff, principal Fred Dreier gave a speech. I heard phrases like "lived through Hiroshima," "suffered a stroke" and "Jesus Christ, Buddha and Thomas Jefferson," the last of which, sadly, was not the setup to a joke. I am not sure what his speech was about since I was busy crossing out paragraphs from my speech. Then the ESPN guy talked about a "mentally challenged" kid in his high school who had taught him something about something. Again I was busy crossing...
...After a bunch of choir stuff, principal Fred Dreier gave a speech. I heard phrases like "lived through Hiroshima," "suffered a stroke" and "Jesus Christ, Buddha and Thomas Jefferson," the last of which, sadly, was not the setup to a joke. I am not sure what his speech was about since I was busy crossing out paragraphs from my speech. Then the ESPN guy talked about a "mentally challenged" kid in his high school who had taught him something about something. Again I was busy crossing...
...Countries that are unable to convert all objects into smart objects will be eligible for U.N., World Bank and wto loans. Countries that want to protect certain objects from becoming smart (say cuckoo clocks in Switzerland or statues of the Buddha in Tibet) can appeal on grounds that it may reduce tourism, but in general such unilateralism will be frowned upon and sanctions may be applied...