Word: hat
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...many Westerners, the most familiar figure in contemporary Buddhism is the Dalai Lama, the point man for Tibet's aspirations to escape Chinese control. But among American Buddhists, his Gelugpa teachings are equaled in popularity by those of the related Kagyu Karma, or Black Hat, sect. Hence the consternation -- "a lot of confusion and pain," says Terry Sullivan, spokeswoman for Karma Triyana Dharma Chakra Monastery in Woodstock, New York -- that is spreading in American Buddhist circles over an ugly and odd battle for the Black Hat leadership...
...there were other, darker omens. A 15th century Black Hat prediction warned of a time of troubles between Karmapas Nos. 16 and 17; and that too came to pass. The nephew of the late leader, regent Kunzig Shamar, had long % jousted for power with his colleagues. Shamar announced that the letter from his uncle was a forgery. At a meeting in Rumtek to resolve the matter, he arrived accompanied by a squadron of Indian guards in military array. Several people were injured in the ensuing riot...
Shamar plans to press his protege's claim under India's constitutional guarantee of religious freedom; he predicted last week, "The outcome of this issue will be two branches of Black Hat Buddhism." That may leave many believers feeling a little like Shamar's young candidate when he received visitors at the fortress-like New Delhi Karmapa Buddhist Institute two weeks ago. Throughout the meeting, the would-be spiritual leader said nothing. But his eyes darted about nervously; he occasionally gulped deep breaths; and his hands were constantly wringing...
RELIGION: Two Small Heads for One Black Hat...
...frustrating. As a hockey fan, I tip my hat to Roy. As a Bruins fan, I load...