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Featured May 13 , 2008
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On 12 May, 2008, a 7.9 earthquake in China's Sichuan province resulted in
massive damage and loss of life. In response to the tragedy, the
families of the dead are building makeshift altars on which they then
burn paper money and incense to honor their dead and to assure safe
passage into the afterlife.
In this temple, please leave your thoughts and offerings for the terrible calamity that has befallen the Chinese people. The Red Cross Society of China (RCSC) has mobilized a relief operation. For information on the disaster, how to contact friends and relatives in China and how to help, visit the RCSS website.  image 137300 |
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Om Mani Padme Hum (* Senex Caecilius, May 30, 2008 - 11:29 ) Ancestors Keep Watch (* Myrddin Silures, May 30, 2008 - 09:30 ) Adding my prayers (* Meritites Hatshepsut, May 18, 2008 - 11:31 ) Prayers for the people of China and Myanmar (* Murasaki Shikibu, May 16, 2008 - 03:26 ) Incense and thoughts for the people of Myanmar (* Spurius Furius, May 15, 2008 - 00:30 ) Prayer offerings for China (* Jia Li Shen Chi, May 14, 2008 - 12:50 ) Lighting more incense (* Ng Mui Ming, May 14, 2008 - 11:18 ) The earthquake (* Lara Vardhana, May 14, 2008 - 09:12 ) I will light (* Feiyan Zhou, May 13, 2008 - 23:34 )|
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