Buddha Minds On Fire

Surrounded by the Buddha’s bounty,a calming serenity hushes the crowdas a docent provides a brief biography . . . The bump of knowledge crowns his head withTightly bundled curls of second-growth hair,Framed by long lobes stretched by gold earrings. “Only real Buddhas have these three things!”I hear her, but I wonder if it’s truly those thatmake Buddhas…