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Joshu Sasaki Roshi, who brought Zen Buddhism to U.S., dies at 107
Buddhist teacher Joshu Sasaki Roshi, a leading figure in Zen Buddhism in America whose legacy was later complicated by allegations of sexual abuse, has died. He was 107. Roshi died Sunday afternoon at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, said Gento Steve Krieger, head monk at Rinzai-ji, also known as the Cimarron Zen Center, in Jefferson Park. He died of complications of old age, Krieger said. Roshi arrived in Los Angeles more than 50 years ago and was among a wave of Japanese teachers to tailor Zen Buddhism teachings to westerners. He once pledged to students that he would not die “until Zen is born in America.” “He was a Zen master,” Krieger said. “I don’t...
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Joshu Sasaki Roshi, who brought Zen Buddhism to U.S., dies at 107
Buddhist teacher Joshu Sasaki Roshi, a leading figure in Zen Buddhism in America whose legacy was later complicated by allegations of sexual abuse, has died. He was 107. Roshi died Sunday afternoon at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, said Gento...
Indiana law allows Satanists to perform marriages, but not Buddhists
An Indiana law is "irrational" and "absurd" for allowing Satanists to perform legal marriages while making it a crime for Buddhists and humanists to do the same, a federal appeals court said this week. It's been a rough few months for state...
The 5 most beguiling-weird-curious works at LACMA's new Korean show
Depictions of torture in hell, a graceful screen of mountains that feels contemporary and a snarling lion holding a mirror that reflects your misdeeds. The L.A. County Museum of Art's exhibition "Treasures From Korea: Arts and Culture of the Joseon Dynasty, 1392-1910" contains a bounty of...
LACMA's lovely show on Korea in a time of transformation
How remarkable that a simple piece of undecorated, fired white clay can be a riveting work of art. Yet there it is, beckoning quietly from a vitrine near the start of "Treasures From Korea: Arts and Culture of the Joseon Dynasty, 1392-1910."...
Deadly attack raises concern about growth of 'evil cults' in China
Wu Shuoyan was waiting for her husband and their 7-year-old son at a McDonald's when she posted a note on a social media site: "I met some crazy people." Twenty minutes later, she lay dead on the floor, beaten to death with a metal pole....
In China, a park warns citizens away from cults
Along the banks of the Ou River in this coastal Chinese city is a pleasant if ordinary green space that would hardly merit much attention except for the striking sign out front: Anti-Cult Theme Park. “Worship Science,” suggests a...
Peter Matthiessen dies at 86; acclaimed author wrote 'The Snow Leopard'
Peter Matthiessen, a rich man's son who rejected a life of ease in favor of physical and spiritual challenges and produced such acclaimed works as "The Snow Leopard" and "At Play in the Fields of the Lord," died Saturday. He was 86. His...
Harold Ramis dies at 69; writer, director of successful film comedies
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Controversy marks start to Myanmar's first census in three decades
TAUNGGYI, Myanmar — Wearing a white T-shirt emblazoned with the national census logo, Tin Naing counted off the ethnic groups living in just one section of this regional capital in eastern Myanmar. “Bamar, Shan, Pa’o, Intha...
Review: Norton Simon's 'In the Land of Snow' is an enlightening exhibit
At a time when museums seem to be torn between blockbusters and specialized scholarship, it's refreshing to come across "In the Land of Snow: Buddhist Art of the Himalayas" at the Norton Simon Museum, a no-nonsense exhibition that spares the bells...
Spring arts 2014: Art
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Obama meets with Dalai Lama despite opposition of China
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In time of drought, turning to Native traditions to plead for rain
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In a first for the Senate, the Dalai Lama gives the opening prayer
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Before bitcoin uproar, Dorian Satoshi Nakamato was a civic activist
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Review: Long Beach Opera's 'King Gesar' channels a legend
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Review: L.A. Phil and Disney Hall return to the music
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A shrine within a shrine reveals evidence of Buddha's birth
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Afghanistan Center is her monument to her great love
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Review: Monday Evening Concerts explores Beckett's 'Words and Music'
Words and music are stuck with each other. Like it or not, they have to get along. Untrusting of only our ears, we attempt to understand music through words. Words, in song, challenge music to give them new consequence. And, in great writing,...
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