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Monks on the road for peace

Tibetan Buddhists bring message that ‘happiness is an internal event’

Tibetan monks from the Gaden Shartse Monastery meditate in a Maumee home where they are staying. Front row from left are Geshe Jampa Norbu, Geshe Kelsang Gyatso, and Jang Chub Chophel. Back row from left: Lobsang Phuntzok, Tenzin Lobsang, Lobsang Yeshe, and Lobsang Wangchuk. 
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Monks bring art, message of compassion and tolerance to Bluffton

September 17, 2008 – 6:02PM
Beth L. Jokinen
Published Sept. 18, 2008
LIMA – Tapping a sand-filled metal cone, the Tibetan monks created what some would consider a masterpiece worthy of keeping forever.
But that’s not their way. In most cases, even those creations taking weeks to make, are swept away; a reminder of Buddha’s last words [...]