by James Browning | Sep 7, 2004 | Opinion
The birthday of Krishna is celebrated by Hindus with a joyous festival filled with worship (puja) in homes and temples, storytelling of Krishna’s antics and adventures as a youth, and a sportive ritual of breaking pots filled with milk products. Janmashtami is...
by James Browning | Nov 5, 2002 | Opinion
No longer an exotic import, Buddhism is firmly planted on American soil. It is growing both in its traditional and non-traditional forms. But this monastery isn’t in Asia. It’s just off Interstate 35 in Kansas City. The Rime Center is one of approximately...
by Gary Leazer | May 14, 2002 | Opinion
The Buddha wrote nothing, but taught that a person gains enlightenment by following the “Middle Path” between self-indulgence and self-mortification. Worldwide: 357,000,000 United States: 780,000 Founder Siddhartha Gautama (563-483 B.C.) was born in what...
