Mugen Train’ blends Buddhist impermanence, Shinto philosophy and samurai ethics into a lesson on courage and suffering.
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In Treorchy, South Wales, the bereaved will gather and remember their loved ones and place named flags in a yellow heart made of local stones. A group set up by bereaved families during the ...
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The pumice will likely reach Shikoku and other parts of Japan’s main islands via the north-flowing Kuroshio Current, according to the institute. The institute said the stones will eventually ...