Tue, 20 Jun 2006
Vandals
I mentioned earlier that the Tibetan Meditation Center in Frederick suffered some minor vandalism shortly before I did the Chenrezig retreat. Now I learn that the Vietnamese Buddhist center in Frederick has suffered more serious vandalism, including having a statue stolen. In both cases it seems to be drunk and rowdy local teenagers, tearing things up for the hell of it.
Within the last month, the intruders have been getting bolder, she said. They have smashed windows and broken into the meditation center -- a renovated barn surrounded by paths, statues and park-like landscaping -- and stolen or destroyed religious artifacts, paintings, candles and tools.
