Buddha rising is an article on the national geographic website. it is about how Buddhism is gain popularity around the world not only in the east but in western countries with practical ways to still the mind and find enlightenment as well. For example:
Photographed by Steve McCurry
While most temples focus on one tradition to impart the teachings of the Buddha, the Hua Zang Si Temple in San Francisco, California, integrates practices from all Buddhist sects. Housed in an old German Lutheran church, the temple is run by resident nuns whose daily activities include meditation and discussion of Buddhist teachings (above), in view of a 21-foot (6-meter) Amitabha Buddha, the Buddha of Infinite Light who is revered by sects who chant his name as part of the path to enlightenment.
Photographed by Steve McCurry
Bill Yoshin Jordan (above), founder and director of the Santa Monica Zen Center, knots his priest's robe in preparation for sitting zazen, a form of meditation. Jordan hangs an American flag in the center to emphasize that the tradition forming here is an expressly American Buddhism rather than a transplant from Asia. Buddhism is attractive to many Americans because it does not require a choice between religions—as one of the center's students says, "I consider myself a JewBu."
Reading this article and the photographs that are attached it made me realize how much Buddhism is growing and that its not just in England but in America as well. This article is relevant to my project because it is about how Buddhism is growing. The temple that has open in my home town is proof that the religion is growing.
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