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...tree in Bodh Gaya, a town in eastern India, is the holiest place in all Buddhism. According to local lore, the tree is a direct descendant of the bodhi (a type of fig tree) where a prince named Siddhartha Gautama attained enlightenment 2 1/2 millenniums ago and became the Buddha. Today Buddhism is a religion associated with East Asia--with Thailand, China or Japan--where most of the world's Buddhists live. Yet Buddhism began in India at that very spot. The Buddha was born in Lumbini, Nepal, lived in eastern India, attained enlightenment in Bodh Gaya and then wandered...
Both McNitt and Director of Dining Services Ted Mayer says HDS is a dynamic workplace for students. McNitt cites innovations like the new Gaya juice bar in Loker Commons, fly-by lunches and the Visiting Chefs series. She notes that these changes were due in large part to student input and that the role of HDS student employees...
...without Europe. The nation that up to now has contributed mainly maids and labor and a place in the sun to the rest of the Continent desperately needs "the political education or background to know how to get what we want," as University of Barcelona Student Victoria Gaya puts...
...himself. Some, in fact, are following mythological paths today, unconsciously and without design. The hippie who leaves society and goes off to a commune, for example, is being guided by a mythological map of withdrawal and adventure laid down by Christ in the desert, the Buddha at Bodh-Gaya, and Mohammed in his cave of meditation at Mount Hira...
Junior John Reitz led the team by splitting his twelve matches. Gaya Tatrallyay was expected to be a challenger for individual honors, but his play was completely off. He lost several one-point decisions and finished at 4-8, while Marc Irvings, a sophomore, won only three bouts...