Golden Chain
Can traditional value systems translate
across language and time? Will succeeding generations
understand the beliefs that sustained immigrant
ancestors?
For many Japanese Americans, a simple
Buddhist prayer weaves its way through generations of community
service. The expression may evolve, the core remains constant:
“I am a link in Amida’s golden
chain of love that stretches around the world. I will keep my
link bright and strong...
I will be kind and gentle to every living
thing, and protect all that are weaker than myself...”
Buddhism in America, acrylic, 24 x 36