(E8) THE DALAI LAMA AT THOMAS MERTON’S GRAVE
Artist – Tom Dusterberg
Oil on Canvas
Artist – Tom Dusterberg
Oil on Canvas
(E8) THE DALAI LAMA AT THOMAS MERTON’S GRAVE
Artist – Tom Dusterberg
Oil on Canvas
Thomas Merton, a Trappist Monk from Abbey of Gethsemane in Kentucky, started to correspond with the Dalai Lama and, in time, he convinced his Abbot to allow him to go to Tibet thus setting a unique event of a cloistered Monk to visit a Buddhist Monastery. Thomas Merton died during that trip on December 10, 1968.
Some of the Tibetan monks have referred to Thomas Merton as a Buddha as he demonstrated there is very little in Buddhism that conflicts with Christianity. The Dalai Lama visits the Monastery and prays at Merton’s grave while in USA.
Artist – Tom Dusterberg
Oil on Canvas
Thomas Merton, a Trappist Monk from Abbey of Gethsemane in Kentucky, started to correspond with the Dalai Lama and, in time, he convinced his Abbot to allow him to go to Tibet thus setting a unique event of a cloistered Monk to visit a Buddhist Monastery. Thomas Merton died during that trip on December 10, 1968.
Some of the Tibetan monks have referred to Thomas Merton as a Buddha as he demonstrated there is very little in Buddhism that conflicts with Christianity. The Dalai Lama visits the Monastery and prays at Merton’s grave while in USA.
More Information on Thomas Merton:
Thomas Merton OCSO (January 31, 1915 – December 10, 1968) was an American Trappist monk, writer, theologian, mystic, poet, social activist, and scholar of comparative religion. On May 26, 1949, he was ordained to the priesthood and given the name "Father Louis".
Merton wrote more than 50 books in a period of 27 years, mostly on spirituality, social justice, and a quiet pacifism, as well as scores of essays and reviews. Among Merton's most enduring works is his bestselling autobiography The Seven Storey Mountain (1948), which sent scores of World War II veterans, students, and even teenagers flocking to monasteries across the US, and was also featured in National Review's list of the 100 best non-fiction books of the century. Merton was a keen proponent of interfaith understanding. He pioneered dialogue with prominent Asian spiritual figures, including the Dalai Lama, the Japanese writer D. T. Suzuki, the Thai Buddhist monk Buddhadasa, and the Vietnamese monk Thich Nhat Hanh, and authored books on Zen Buddhism, Confucianism and Taoism.
Thomas Merton OCSO (January 31, 1915 – December 10, 1968) was an American Trappist monk, writer, theologian, mystic, poet, social activist, and scholar of comparative religion. On May 26, 1949, he was ordained to the priesthood and given the name "Father Louis".
Merton wrote more than 50 books in a period of 27 years, mostly on spirituality, social justice, and a quiet pacifism, as well as scores of essays and reviews. Among Merton's most enduring works is his bestselling autobiography The Seven Storey Mountain (1948), which sent scores of World War II veterans, students, and even teenagers flocking to monasteries across the US, and was also featured in National Review's list of the 100 best non-fiction books of the century. Merton was a keen proponent of interfaith understanding. He pioneered dialogue with prominent Asian spiritual figures, including the Dalai Lama, the Japanese writer D. T. Suzuki, the Thai Buddhist monk Buddhadasa, and the Vietnamese monk Thich Nhat Hanh, and authored books on Zen Buddhism, Confucianism and Taoism.
