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CROSSES -- Eight monks buried guns, knives and a bear trap Saturday in the foundation of a Tibetan Buddhist monument in rural Madison County.
The consecration ceremony symbolizes the nonviolent nature of the monument, called a stupa, said Geshe Thupten Dorjee, a monk who lives in Fayetteville.
It's not a political statement about gun control, he told about 25 people who watched the ceremony at the Land of Infinite Bliss Retreat Center in a wooded area on a gravel road near Crosses.
"It's not about being against those who have a gun," he said. "It's about harmony and nonviolence."
Dorjee and Sidney Burris founded the Tibetan Cultural Institute of Arkansas in 2006 as a way to teach others about the culture of Tibet and Buddhist philosophy. Dorjee is an instructor in the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville. Burris is a professor of English at the college.
Buddhist structure emerging in Ozarks
It's kind of sad that it was necessary to add that "It's not about being against those who have a gun".
The consecration ceremony symbolizes the nonviolent nature of the monument, called a stupa, said Geshe Thupten Dorjee, a monk who lives in Fayetteville.
It's not a political statement about gun control, he told about 25 people who watched the ceremony at the Land of Infinite Bliss Retreat Center in a wooded area on a gravel road near Crosses.
"It's not about being against those who have a gun," he said. "It's about harmony and nonviolence."
Dorjee and Sidney Burris founded the Tibetan Cultural Institute of Arkansas in 2006 as a way to teach others about the culture of Tibet and Buddhist philosophy. Dorjee is an instructor in the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville. Burris is a professor of English at the college.
Buddhist structure emerging in Ozarks
It's kind of sad that it was necessary to add that "It's not about being against those who have a gun".
