Big Bang Nuns
Hacker, Randi
Hacker, Randi
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Broadcast Transcript: This is how the world began: not with a bang but with a spinning slap kick. At least, this is what His Holiness Gyalwang Drukpa implied when he brought a group of teen-age Buddhist kung-fu nuns to visit the CERN large hadron super-collider in Geneva. The nuns demonstrated some high-energy martial arts moves while His Holiness explained to the particle physicists just how similar their energy is to the energy of the cosmos. Each gender has a unique energy and both types are needed for the cosmos to work optimally. In acknowledging the equality of female energy, His Holiness departs wildly from Buddhist tradition in which nuns were forbidden to practice martial arts. A quirky viewpoint, huh? Or should we say quarky? #hacker #china #ceas
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This is one of hundreds of 60-second radio spots created by the Center for East Asian Studies (CEAS) for Kansas Public Radio (KPR). The purpose of this outreach program is to introduce the people of Kansas to the culture and current issues of East Asia.
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2013-02-06
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Center for East Asian Studies, University of Kansas
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China, Gyalwang Drukpa, Hadron Super-collider, Martial Arts, Cern, Buddhist Nuns, Geneva, Particle Physics