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Scenes from the 12th Annual Lantern Festival at Forest Hills Cemetery

By REYNOLDS AVLON | July 19, 2010

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12th Annual Lantern Festival | Forest Hills Cemetery | July 15, 2010

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Dead Alive
There's something surreal about following a trail of flickering lanterns into serene Forest Hills Cemetery, only to be greeted by a roaring bonfire, a gaudily shrouded ziggurat, and skull-masked children dancing in the twilight.
Immaculate reception
Two Saturdays ago, His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama sat cross-legged on the 50-yard line and gently intoned that "the path to happiness in the individual and with society is through inner peace."
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Dead Alive
There's something surreal about following a trail of flickering lanterns into serene Forest Hills Cemetery, only to be greeted by a roaring bonfire, a gaudily shrouded ziggurat, and skull-masked children dancing in the twilight.
Immaculate reception
Two Saturdays ago, His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama sat cross-legged on the 50-yard line and gently intoned that "the path to happiness in the individual and with society is through inner peace."
VIDEO: Michael Jackson's memorial service
Thousands attend Michael Jackson's memorial inside the Staples Center in LA
Review: The Unmistaken Child
After the 2001 death of Tibetan Buddhist master Lama Konchog, his disciple Tenzin Zopa is charged with tracking down his reincarnation.
Busy options
For a place that is largely about performative hibachi dining and Asian kitsch, Kon is very into the Buddha.
Deep blue
If you’re going to explore the cosmos, better do it at night.
A wild night for Billy Ruane
The clock struck midnight at Billy Ruane's Memorial Birthday Bash last Wednesday night in Central Square, and suddenly, as if on cue, things kicked into high gear.
A decade of turmoil
9/11 has become such a given — such a fixed star in American culture and politics — that as the tenth anniversary approached, it was easy to imagine we had somehow come to terms with the attacks.
Twenty-nine-year-old Buddhist teacher Lodro Rinzler is the cool kid's Buddhist.
In his new book, Rinzler spells out mindful compassion for the millennial set, making room for one-night stands and cocktails on the weekend.
Celebrating Roman Totenberg
When not reporting on the Supreme Court for NPR, Nina Totenberg has spent the last few months working with her two sisters to plan a memorial for her father, Roman.
Recalling Russell Libby
When trying to come up with a few words to commemorate Russell Libby, the former executive director of Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association, who died in December at the age of 56, my first thought was: What could I possibly offer which is not already present in my father's stunning portrait?
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