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Toddler's Dance Destroys Monks' Intricate Sand Painting
May 23, 2007 The Kansas City Star
Talk about a test of faith.
Eight Tibetan monks spent two days cross-legged on the floor at Union Station, leaning over to meticulously create an intricate design of colored sand as an expression of their Buddhist faith. They were more than halfway done. And then, within seconds, their work was destroyed by a toddler.
Talk about a test of faith.
Eight Tibetan monks spent two days cross-legged on the floor at Union Station, leaning over to meticulously create an intricate design of colored sand as an expression of their Buddhist faith. They were more than halfway done. And then, within seconds, their work was destroyed by a toddler.
Video from the
Associated Press
Monks are bald, so they
couldn’t rip their hair out. But were they angry? Did
they curse?
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