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Yes, @Cinorjer. There's no way to prove why he's not saying anything, so it's indecent for anyone to insist that his silence is a political strategy. That's the same thing people say when trying to f… (View Post)
Michael Turton has an in-depth piece on the curious life and politics of Master Hsing Yun here: http://michaelturton.blogspot.com/2009/03/china-calms-taiwan-with-buddhism.html (View Post)
(Quote) I think one problem is that the West doesn't tend to have a realistic picture of life--or the variations of life--in a monastery. The vast majority of boys and girls in monasteries and nunner… (View Post)