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...clamp virtual martial law over Saigon. All the city's main pagodas were sealed off, and barbed-wire barricades blocked off streets. On the radio, Diem blamed Quang Due's "tragic death" on "certain minds, poisoned by seditious propaganda." Refusing to yield to Buddhist demands, Diem added: "Buddhism in Viet Nam finds its fundamental safeguards in the constitution, of which I personally am the guardian...
...warning seemed to sink in. At meetings with Buddhist leaders, government officials tentatively acceded to all their demands. The government promised to change existing laws so as to give Buddhism equal standing with Catholicism, granted Buddhists the right to fly their flags at religious festivals. It was the flag restriction at Hué last month that set off demonstrations in which nine Buddhist marchers were gunned down by government troops. Under prodding from Buddhist leaders, the government, which had blamed the Viet Cong for the Hué tragedy, reluctantly agreed to take the blame for the incident...
...nose to chin. In some areas, Buddha's features were made to resemble some perfect form in nature. His head had to be a perfect oval like the egg, his eyes were to be curved like lotus petals, his lips to have the fullness of the mango. As Buddhism spread, every new artist took his cue from such traditions, even to the extent of making exact copies of what had , gone before. But the creative spirit could not be bound: each civilization added something...
...world première in Bangkok, The Ugly American seemed to misfire, but Star Marlon Brando, 39, scored a clean hit. Off-screen he suavely discussed Buddhism with Thailand's King Bhumibol and told beautiful Queen Sirikit, "I have heard many wonderful things about you, but they do not compare with what you really are." Good-Will Ambassador Brando was "genuinely overwhelmed by the gentle Thai people. Smiles are pretty hard to come by on Hollywood and Vine." But when a little old lady chewing betel nut asked what he did for a living, Marlon went right back...
With the faddists mostly gone, a small group of serious Occidentals continue to find a unique serenity in Buddhism and often are the most active members of a congregation. There is no proselytizing and no dogmatic version of creation and salvation. Says the Rev. Takashi Tsuji, director of Buddhist Education for the Buddhist Churches of America (Jodo Shinshu): "There are 84,000 paths to the summit of the hill...