Word: naropa
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Dates: during 1977-1977
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...snow lion by the Japanese artist Tatsumura. His own paintings and calligraphy decorate the other walls. Six disciples, among them a scientist, a classicist and a physiotherapist, cluster around him, each dressed, like the master, in a dark suit. All are part of Chogyam's new kingdom: Naropa Institute, named for a great 8th century Buddhist scholar, the largest Buddhist study center...
Unlike many transplanted Eastern sects, which offer little more than meditation, Chogyam's tantric teachings are what Naropa calls "both an intellectual discipline and a practical psychology based on meditation." A rigorous but still unaccredited college, sandwiched between a Chinese restaurant and a delicatessen, Naropa offers degree programs in psychology, Buddhist studies and art, as well as certificate programs in Western dance, theater and poetry. Its faculty includes Modern Dancer Barbara Dilley, Novelist William Burroughs and Poets John Ashbury and Allen Ginsberg. Says Resident Poet Anne Waldman: "Naropa is fast becoming the poetics capital of America...