Buddhism Now
‘Invisible Snow’ This is a moving and inspiring film about a Buddhist monk, Koyu Abe, who instigated the planting of millions of sunflowers and other plants, beginning at his temple, Joenji, and spreading out into the surrounding area. The flowers are believed to absorb the radiation coming from the Fukushima nuclear plant.
With thanks to @puerhan and @pourmecoffee for sharing this on twitter.
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Reuters Tokyo Pictures.
For those who would like a bit more information about Sunflowers and radiation…
Why would anyone want to grow a field of highly radioactive sunflowers? (more…)
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