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BUDDHISTS DEDICATE CENTER

MADISON COUNTY RETREAT TO TEACH MEDITATION, NONVIOLENCE

Posted: October 29, 2011 at 4:46 a.m.

CROSSES — The road to the Land of Infinite Bliss Retreat Center was muddy last Sunday. The thunderstorm that had soaked the earth the night before was an auspicious sign, said His Holiness Ngawang Tenzin Rinpoche, a revered Buddhist teacher from Bhutan. So were the blue skies the day of the dedication and the crowd of eager devotees.

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A Buddhist monk performs a traditional Bhutanese dance during the dedication. His Holiness Ngawang Tenzin Rinpoche, right, ke... (By: David Frank Dempsey)

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His Holiness Ngawang Tenzin Rinpoche, right, chants prayers during the dedication of the Land of Infinite Bliss Retreat Cente... (By: David Frank Dempsey)

AT A GLANCE

TIBETAN CULTURAL INSTITUTE OF ARKANSAS

Mission: To help the Tibetan people preserve their culture within the emerging global village

Programs: Outreach and education, philanthropy and a spiritual community

Information: artibet.com

SOURCE: STAFF REPORT

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Religion, Pages 6 on 10/29/2011

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