Martin Goodson
News Round Up
25th July 2020
Buddhist priest sues to halt inmate's federal execution because of coronavirus risk
The Natural World as a Powerful Teacher. Elizabeth Monson invites us to consider how the natural world can do far more than provide us with a peaceful environment for meditation. We can engage with it, she says, as an interactive medium within which we can access and abide in the nature of the mind.
India Expresses Concern Over Buddha Statue Smashed To Pieces In Pakistan. A rare life-sized statue of Buddha was smashed into pieces with a sledgehammer by construction workers in Mardan district of the Pakistani province. The statue belonged to the Gandhara civilisation and was nearly 1,700 years old, a senior Pakistani official had said
Animals in Priestly Robes in Japanese Art. Otsu-e folk art dresses up animals in familiar clothes to poke gentle fun at human society.