Duchesne Courier | 1926-08-27 | Page 5 | Long Term of Penance

Long Term of Penance Ten years meditation sitting in un one posture has hus just been completed by a n Chinese monk form formerly rl a steward on onboard onboard onboard board a British steamship His ten years was WIlS spent sitting In one position The man felt the religious urge urge ten ten years rears ago ngo and entered the Luan Luau Buddhist Buddhist Buddhist Bud Bud- monastery as a monk where his penance which is to sit alt in profound meditation with his mis legs c crossed osse under under under un un- un- un der him on a stool has earned him the tine name of or the meditating monk of ot Luan All day he hc sits on the stool meditating and aind nit at t night he inc sleeps in his bis cell In Jn the tine same position lie al always ul- ul ways welcomes foreign visitors oer Very very warmly and delights In chatting about former formel scenes