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...camp. His wife and children were killed. Bo was allowed to live because he could paint, and Pol Pot wanted portraits of himself. "If (the work) was not correct, I would have been executed," Bo says. After the Khmer Rouge fell, he returned to the countryside and worked painting pagoda interiors. Recently, he heard about a magazine article on Tuol Sleng survivors that omitted his name. Bo wanted it known that he is very much alive and that he wants to help prosecute former Khmer Rouge officials, particularly Tuol Sleng's ex-warden, Kang Khek Ieu, "Duch", who has been...
Indolent afternoons are spent dipping in the pool, the only activity possible once the temperature reaches a scorching 45?C. But valuable sightseeing time is not wasted?from the deck chairs, guests can gaze up at the magnificent whitewashed silhouette of the 900-year-old Gawdawpalin Pagoda, or between dips stroll through the garden to visit a pair of 11th century temples, one of which houses a well-tended golden Buddha. It's a place to get away from it all, literally. "It would be easier to take tea with the Queen," says Voss, "than to get a phone call...
Having been disbarred and kicked out of the Lindbergh Palace, his home for the past 20 years, as well as catching wind of his wife’s upcoming nuptials, Royal decides to reconcile with his family by feigning his impending death. With his manservant Pagoda (Kumar Pallana) at his side, he proceeds to wreak the necessary havoc to disrupt his family’s otherwise ignoble states...
...China's history for future generations." Yong Xin clearly has his eye on the value of the franchise. He wants Shaolin to be named a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and he has restored many of its monuments, including a stela that dates to the early Tang dynasty, a pagoda-style bell tower and the Talin, or Stupa Forest, an aptly named field of richly inscribed monks' tombs. But he doesn't have a light touch. Last summer when he wanted to restore Shaolin's bucolic backdrop, he bulldozed most of the village surrounding the temple. That took serious clout: more...
After your reverie, come back down to earth with tea blended from fruits such as Chinese dates or plums. Or attend a ceremony at the temple's green tea house, which looks out onto a small copse and a graceful traditional pagoda that supports a massive bronze bell. For those in need of a jolt of the real world, there will be no objections if you bring your own coffee. For more information call (82-2) 3672-5945 or e-mail kilsangsa@yahoo.co.kr. More information can also be had from Seoul's expat Buddhist community: call the Lotus Lantern Buddhist Center...