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Faith (saddhā) BuddhaLand
Moral conduct (sīla)
Moral shame (hiri)
A Buddhist haven emerges in rural
Moral fear (otappa)
Character development Kentucky, thanks to a generous retiree.
(bhāvanā)
By Carolyn Gregoire SPRING 2019
Generosity (dāna)
Insight into the three
characteristics (anicca, dukkha,
anattā).

The Buddha succinctly
summarizes the relationship
between mundane and
transcendental happiness in
this beautiful verse (204) of the
Dhammapada

Arōgyā paramā lābhā

Health is the greatest gain

santutthi paramam

dhanan
Contentment is the highest
wealth

vissāsa
paramā nāthi
The trustworthy are the best Illustration by James Noel Smith
relatives
If you drive just an hour up Highway 71 from Louisville, Kentucky, toward
Nibbānan paramam Cincinnati, Ohio, you’ll come upon 200 acres of gently rolling hills and
sukhan pristine countryside—an area that’s emerging as an oasis of Buddhist
Nibbāna is the highest spiritual life.
happiness. EH
Appropriately dubbed “The BuddhaLand,” the Kentucky property has been
turned into an offering to the Buddha and his teachings by its proprietor,
Nam Do, a 70-year-old retired engineer and Louisville resident originally
from Vietnam. Since buying the property in 2002, Do has been offering