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Brazil's Zu Lai Temple is the first branch of Fo Guang Shan Monastery (Buddha’s Light Mountain Monastery) in South America, and is acknowledged as the largest Buddhist temple on the continent.

The night was promising to be long as the first. Autumn frosts where setting on the ground amid the evening mist. We had huddled in the temple with blankets and oil lamps for a full night meditat

The night was promising to be long as the first. Autumn frosts where setting on the ground amid the evening mist. We had huddled in the temple with blankets and oil lamps for a full night meditation a

Dr. Lisa Kemmerer is a philosopher-activist dedicated to working against oppression, whether on behalf of the environment, nonhuman animals, or disempowered human beings. Her books include In Search o