Word: buddhists
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...through binoculars. "The reality is that they were taking direct aim at people trying to cross the pass." As the mountaineers looked on, the guards allegedly shot dead one Tibetan?later identified by the Washington D.C.-based NGO International Campaign for Tibet as Kelsang Namtso, a 17-year-old Buddhist nun?while the others scattered. Shortly after, Chinese border guards marched through the base camp with about half a dozen Tibetan children they had apparently captured...
...worlds are more pluralistic than ever, having been made much more complex by the worldwide migration of people both as refugees and immigrants. Over the past four decades, the U.S. has become a multi-religious nation to a greater extent than ever before. There are Islamic centers, Hindu and Buddhist temples, synagogues, and a multitude of contesting churches in every major city...
...wanted to write her term paper on women’s issues in Islam and discovered the breadth and power of Muslim feminist writers she didn’t know existed, the Muslim student who discovered the writings of Abraham Joshua Heschel, and the atheist who found that Buddhist philosophers didn’t “believe in God” either...
...everyone's path to enlightenment, but guests are expected to attend. For good measure, some temples offer classes in meditation, calligraphy, flower arranging and vegetarian cooking. Opportunities to sample the latter, in fact, are typically the highlights of any shukubo stay. Known as shojin-ryori, this unique Buddhist cuisine is prepared by the monks using seasonal ingredients; no one minds if you whisper up a carafe of warmed sake, either. Your bill can range from $60-90 per person per night, with breakfast and dinner included. Tipping is not necessary but reservations are. A growing number of shukubo offer online...
...futon and an urn of green tea. There is no dawn ceremony but private meditation sessions can be arranged. RENGEJO-IN: This beautiful temple, tel: (81-73) 656 2233, is located atop Mount Koya - a place of pilgrimage for over a thousand years, home to Japan's oldest Buddhist sect (the Shingon-shu) and a World Heritage Site. You can reach it via a 90-minute train ride from Osaka, followed by a cable-car ascent. The 48-room shukubo is famous for its tofu and lavish temple altar. Meditation is held twice daily with instruction in English and Japanese...