Area Buddhists planning to rebuild after arsonist destroyed temple
Posted Jan 27, 2017 at 6:45 AM
By Danae King
The Columbus Dispatch
For some local Buddhists, the religion's principle of impermanence became all too real a year ago when their temple burned to the ground.
Victims of a random act of violence, members of Columbus Karma Thegsum Choling have worked to move on from the tragedy and rebuild. One year later, plans are on track for a new, bigger temple and Buddhist principles have gotten the group through the tough time.
"A key in Buddhism is everything is impermanent," said Kim Miracle, director of the center. "We've really had to work with this idea of impermanence this year, and learn to be flexible and grateful."
A few weeks after the fire, the temple moved what was left of its shrine into the basement of Tifereth Israel, a synagogue on Broad Street on the Near East Side that opened its doors to the KTC members.
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