“Quake Sees Tibetan Buddhist Monks Assert Roles”
by Danny Fisher
Image via Reuters.
Both Reuters and The New York Times report on the relief efforts of Yushu’s Tibetan Buddhist monastics in the wake of the recent, devastating earthquake. Reuters writes:
The Chinese government, which is run by the Communist Party, has responded to Wednesday’s disaster with a heavily-publicized rescue effort. Beijing is eager to show that its growing wealth and strength give it the means to surmount natural disasters that would paralyze other developing nations.
The thousands of soldiers and rescue workers in orange jump suits carrying out the government rescue and relief effort are joined by hundreds, if not thousands, of Tibetan Buddhist monks in crimson cloaks and jackets.
Thanks for this Danny. Do you get any feedback about snapshots? I sometimes enjoy reading your blog on the fly but it’s wicked hard to read with snapshots on using a mobile browser. Here’s one humble vote for disabling snapshots!
Best wishes,
Tyler
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