Fragrant Cloud Traditional Cache
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When I looked on Google Maps for the name of this Buddhist Temple, it read "Fo Guang Shan, Fragrant Cloud Temple". I thought that was a pretty nice name for a cache.
So being the research nerd that I am, I wondered why they named it "fragrant cloud". According to the Pluralism Project by Harvard University:
"The Austin chapter of the International Buddhist Progress Society met in a small shop until construction could finally begin for the Xiang Yun Temple. The temple was constructed with a four-fold mission: 1) fostering talent through education, 2) propagating Buddha Dharma through cultural activities, 3) benefiting society through philanthropic programs, 4) purifying human hearts and minds through Buddhist practices. Venerable Master Hsing Yun, founder of the Fo Guang Shan Buddhist Order, visited the groundbreaking ceremony personally. The site for the temple is surrounded by rolling hills covered with cedar trees, which produce a fragrant smell. The nearby Colorado river produces a fog in the morning and the hills often stop the fog from dissipating. The fog and the cedar trees are what inspired Master Hsing Yun to name the temple “Xiang Yun” which means “fragrant clouds.”
The cache is a film canister sized container within sight, but not in such a way to draw attention from, the Temple on the right of way of Highway 360.
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