Here is the statue, bought at Polly Magoo's, then carried home to the priory in a snow storm this time last year. Over the follow days the statue, which had been 'antiqued', was tenderly cleaned and then painstakingly painted by Rev. Koten. On the
Lions Gate Buddhist Priory web site you will find the transcript of the talks given by Rev. Master Koten during a weeks retreat he gave at Shasta Abbey in 2004. (Go to the archives for all of the talks). The title of the retreat was: Female Buddhas: The Equality of Buddha Nature. These transcripts will eventually all be published in the
Journal of the O.B.C. however you can take a look at the teaching now.
Goodness! It is amazing what one discovers on the internet, and right in ones own back yard too! There are quite a few articles to be found on the OBC web site if you follow the link above. I see that Rev. Master Koten has one there which relates to his retreat topic.
