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Show ! They're Trying to Convert America to Buddhism - I V (Wf w: . - - y k J ' ' - ' si4 It BUDDHISM has gained a good ' v,' - I , fi v - many converts in the United ' . V?t- i - ' ' , States, especially in Boston and vl- VTf I 1 .-,; cinity, and now it appears that de- t .Jf , , i (; - termlned missionary effort is on V - ' Q ? ' 'f . foot to win members to the religion x f'MjK 17 ' " f throughout the country. Vekun H'.X , - iSI Furukawa, head of the Rlnznl sect , 1 'r' I - y of Buddhists, has come from Japan I ,,V -.L-.jJI B to give Ave years to the work in V rs i'TV America. Be has served as a priest V tM I J of hlg hoiy family." Thus she for forty years. Yukun is shown in , ' y L , abandoned her country, her rela-the rela-the center of the illustration. J?: d tlves and even her name. Hence-Above Hence-Above Is seen the consecration, in : l forth she Is known as Un-Kan, San Francisco, of Margaret Ledson. BV, , I v I whlch means "Cloud In the Valley." the first and perhaps the only f if U f J 1 "I expect to sail for Japan be-whlte be-whlte girl in this country. to be- l foli 1 J fore t))6 year ( out. he gai(i i come a Buddhist nun. While a U i LjiWZ,...l..J iJ don't know yet how my fourteen-monk, fourteen-monk, Nyogen Senzakl, held a razor ,:,. mm..- year-old son, Robert, is to be cared that signified her head must be .,,, ,ob nf for In my absence. I am expecting shaved. Margaret repeated the the norm , of Buddha .the task of lnwm,ymake hIra a cheia to serve words- emancipation from selfishness. I am "'ey..'" f the tpmnia in gan "My 'devotion Is to Buddha, the en- with Buddha now. I am a disciple ot the teD,p,e lightened one? ' My-devotion 1. to of bis teaching. I am a member Francisco. , BUDDHISM has gained a good many converts in the United States, especially in Boston and vicinity, vi-cinity, and now it appears that determined de-termined missionary effort is on foot to win members to the religion throughout the country. Vekun Furukawa, head of the Rinzal sect of Buddhists, has come from Japan to give five years to the work in America. He has served as a priest for forty years. Yukun is shown in the center of the illustration. Above is seen the consecration, in San Francisco, of Margaret Ledson. the first and perhaps the only white girl in this country to become be-come a Buddhist nun. While a monk, Nyogen Senzaki, held a razor that signified her head must be shaved, Margaret repeated the words: "My devotion is to Buddha, the enlightened en-lightened one. My-devotion Is to of his holy family." Thus she abandoned her country, her relatives rela-tives and even her name. Henceforth Hence-forth she Is known as Un-Kan, which means "Cloud In the Valley." "I expect to sail for Japan before be-fore the year Is out," she said. "I don't know yet how my fourteen-year-old son, Robert, is to be cared for In my absence. I am expecting they will make him a chela to serve on the altar of the temple in San Francisco." |