Manohra Song
With its temples, ruins, pristine beaches, mountains and islands, it's easy to understand why Thailand is known as the Land of Smiles. The Buddhist temples. Sorrel relaxing on a barge. Cruising along the River of Kings. Thursday, November 9, 2000 ... [... more]
Getaway |
Golden Wheel Buddhist Retreat
Don visited the Golden Wheel Buddhist Retreat at Galston, in the northern suburbs of Sydney. The Asian-inspired garden is only six years old, but already it is one of the better gardens in Australia. It surrounds a Buddhist Temple where members ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Anne Teich
In 1978, at the age of 80, the Burmese forest monk Taungpulu Sayadaw left his native country for the first time and came to California, where he taught and established the West's first Burmese Buddhist temple and monastery. Revered as a saint in ... [... more]
Random House |
