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I've been AWOL from fandom. Every time I've tried to get the fic machine going again, I've just gotten too busy. My relaxation time tends to be more of the sack out in front of late night TV variety these days.
The Buddhist temples I visited in Seattle were living room affairs, just starting.
You know, one person knew a Tibetan teacher, would fly that Lama in for teachings that would take place in her Capitol Hill apartment. Another group was well-established and had a large house in the suburban Greenwood neighborhood that had been renovated into a traditional temple, with a stupa out front. The other was in a group house in the University District, with three roommates upstairs and the downstairs devoted to the temple. They later bought a former church in Wallingford. A friend in Connecticut, well, his temple is also just a building downtown and land they just bought in the country a few years ago for a retreat place.
( There's a lot involved in a large Buddhist temple. )
There are other projects I'm sure I don't know about. Especially since things seem to just grow organically here, with people asking their friends to help with painting, etc. But yes, there's a lot involved in being part of a large Buddhist temple.
The Buddhist temples I visited in Seattle were living room affairs, just starting.
You know, one person knew a Tibetan teacher, would fly that Lama in for teachings that would take place in her Capitol Hill apartment. Another group was well-established and had a large house in the suburban Greenwood neighborhood that had been renovated into a traditional temple, with a stupa out front. The other was in a group house in the University District, with three roommates upstairs and the downstairs devoted to the temple. They later bought a former church in Wallingford. A friend in Connecticut, well, his temple is also just a building downtown and land they just bought in the country a few years ago for a retreat place.
( There's a lot involved in a large Buddhist temple. )
There are other projects I'm sure I don't know about. Especially since things seem to just grow organically here, with people asking their friends to help with painting, etc. But yes, there's a lot involved in being part of a large Buddhist temple.