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"Buddhism is a legally recognized religion in Austria. Although still small in absolute numbers (10,402 at the 2001 census), Buddhism in Austria enjoys widespread acceptance. A majority of Buddhists in the country are Austrian nationals (some of them naturalized after immigration from Asia, predominantly from the People's Republic of China and Vietnam), while a considerable number of them are foreign nationals. As in most European countries, different branches and schools of Buddhism are represented by groups of varying sizes. Vienna not only has the largest number of foreign residents, but is also the place with the longest tradition of Buddhism in the country. Most of Austria's Buddhist temples and centres of practice can be found there; some with a specific Chinese, Vietnamese, Tibetan or Japanese appearance. The latest development has been the establishment of a “Buddhist Cemetery” around a stupa-like building for funeral ceremonies at the Vienna Central Cemetery. Buddhism was officially recognized under Austrian law in 1983. Russia is the only other "European" country to recognize Buddhism formally as "native" to its own soil, giving it official status, along with Orthodox Christianity, Islam, and Judaism. ==History== ===Early years=== By the late 19th century, due to the influence of Arthur Schopenhauer and Richard Wagner, artists and intellectuals in Vienna had started to take an interest in Buddhism. Karl Eugen Neumann (1865–1915), who had met the composer Wagner in his father's house, took great interest in what he had heard about Buddhism. In 1884 he decided to become a Buddhist and to study the original languages to be able "to see for himself". He translated large parts of the Pali Canon into German before dying in Vienna at the age of 50.Volker Zotz: Auf den glückseligen Inseln. Buddhismus in der deutschen Kultur. Theseus, Berlin 2000, p. 90-101 () In 1913 in Java, Arthur Fitz, a man from Graz, became the first recorded Austrian to be ordained as a Buddhist monk, taking the name Bhikkhu Sono. 1923 saw the foundation of a "Buddhist Society" in Vienna; and Austrians were among the participants at the 2nd International Buddhist Congress in Paris in 1937. The political situation in Austria -- an alliance between the Fascist regime and the Catholic Church from 1933 to 1938 followed by Hitler's conquest of Austria and the Second World War -- was highly unfavourable to the development of Austrian Buddhism. ===Since World War II=== The Peace Pagoda, a stupa in Vienna, Austria. In 1949 the "Buddhist Society of Vienna" was founded, and interest in Buddhism started to flourish again. Due to personalities like Fritz Hungerleider, who had returned from exile in the People's Republic of China in 1955 to become the society's president, and Dr Walter Karwath, who had spent years in Asia practicing medicine, Buddhism took a step out of literary and intellectual circles toward the broader world. The late 1970s saw the establishment of Dannebergplatz, the first Buddhist Centre in Vienna; the purchase of a rural property intended to become a retreat centre (Buddhist Centre Scheibbs); and the establishment of the first Buddhist Association outside Vienna (the Salzburg Buddhist Association), founded by Friedrich Fenzl, who had been a student at the Ryukoku University in Kyoto and who invited Kosho Otani, the Patriarch of the Nishi-Honganji branch of Jodo Shinshu, to visit Austria. Hemaloka Thero, Geshe Rabten, the 16th Karmapa, the 14th Dalai Lama and other eminent representatives from different Buddhist traditions visited the country, gave talks, and attracted dharma students. In 1979, Genro Koudela, who was ordained as a Zen priest in California by Joshu Sasaki, returned to Vienna, his city of origin, and established the "Bodhidharma Zendo" there. The new Buddhist Centre at Fleischmarkt, in the very centre of Vienna, became the home for Zen, Kagyu and Theravada groups. Since 1981 there is a branch of the Arya Maitreya Mandala in Austria, which was founded by Lama Anagarika Govinda.Arya Maitreya Mandala in Austria ===Buddhism recognized=== Buddhist Cemetery at the Vienna Zentralfriedhof Official recognition by the government in early 1983 ushered in a new era of Austrian Buddhism. A widely visible "Peace Stupa" was opened on the banks of the river Danube; and a retreat and study centre, Letzehof, affiliated with the Geluk school of Tibetan Buddhism, was opened in the western province of Vorarlberg. Vanja Palmers, a Zen monk of the Japanese Sōtō school, and Brother David Steindl-Rast, an Austrian-American Benedictine monk, founded a retreat centre high up in the Salzburg alpine region. The first centre in the south of the country, a retreat centre in the Burmese Theravada tradition, was established in the early 1990s. In 1993, Austria hosted an annual general meeting of the European Buddhist Union, which drew participants from a dozen European countries. A series of visits to the city of Graz by the Dalai Lama in 1995, 1998 (for the consecration of a large stupa), and in 2002 (to speak on "Kalachakra for World Peace") were a strong encouragement for Buddhists in Austria. ===Buddhist religious instruction at Austrian schools=== Official recognition also opened the doors for Buddhist religious education at schools. In 1993, the first few groups of children were given the chance to hear about the Buddhadharma on a regular basis as part of their syllabus. Twelve years after the project was started in the cities of Vienna, Graz and Salzburg, Buddhist religious education is being made available to school children of all age groups (6 to 19) at different types of schools in all of nine federal provinces of the Republic. A Teachers’ Training Academy was founded in 2001 to offer in-service teacher training for the teachers concerned. ==See also== *Culture of Austria ==Notes and references== ==External links== Most links are in German only. Vienna * Austrian Buddhist Union * Bodhidharma Zendo Vienna * Zen Dojo Wien (AZI - Teisen Deshimaru) * Arya Maitreya Mandala in Austria Lower Austria * Buddhist Centre Scheibbs Upper Austria * Zendo Linz (from web archive) Salzburg * Salzburg Buddhist Community * Meditation Centre Puregg * Salzburg Buddhist University Association Tirol * Deleg Rabten Vorarlberg * Carinthia * International Meditation Centre Styria * She Drup Ling Wien * Austria Soka Gakkai International Austria "

— Buddhism in Austria 🍇

"Slime may refer to: == Biology == * Slime mold, a broad term often referring to roughly six groups of Eukaryotes * Biofilm, an aggregate of microorganisms in which cells adhere to each other and/or to a surface * Slimy (fish), also known as the ponyfish * Snail slime, the mucus used by gastropods for locomotion * Subsurface Lithoautotrophic Microbial Ecosystem (SLiME), a biotope occupied by 'slime'. == Chemistry == *Gunge (UK) or Slime (US), a thick, gooey, yet runny substance used in children's TV programmes. *Flubber (material) rubbery polymer commonly called slime. * Slimes, another name for tailings, a waste material left after the process of separation of ores ==Geography== * Slime, a village, population 270, near Omiš, Croatia ==Fiction== * "Slime" (short story) (Russian: тина), a short story by Anton Chekhov * "Slime", a novelette by Joseph Payne Brennan. Originally published in the March 1953 issue of Weird Tales * Slimey the Worm, the pet of Oscar the Grouch on Sesame Street * Slime (Dragon Quest), the mascot of the Dragon Quest console role-playing game franchise * Slimer, a green ghost made of slime from the film Ghostbusters ==Brands== * Slime (toy), a viscous, oozing green material made primarily from guar gum and sold with a plastic trash can * Slime (brand), a brand of tire care products ==Music== * Slime (band), a German punk rock band, founded in 1979 and disbanded in 1994 ==Other uses== * Slime (video game), a 1982 video game for Atari 8-bit family * Slime (series), a video game series unrelated to the video game from 1982 ==See also== * Green slime (disambiguation) * Pink slime, a low-grade meat based paste * Blob (disambiguation) * Oobleck (disambiguation) * Slime ball (disambiguation) * * Category:Fluid dynamics "

— Slime 🍇

"Jacob's Trouble was an American Christian rock band formed in Atlanta, Georgia in the 1980s. The group originally consisted of members Jerry Davison (drums, lead vocals), Mark Blackburn (guitar, lead vocals), and Steve Atwell (bass). ==Biography== In 1989, Jacob's Trouble released their debut, Terry Taylor- produced album, The Door Into Summer, a mixture of original numbers and cover versions of songs by The Beatles and The Monkees. A year later the band released their second album, Knock, Breathe, Shine. The band received notice at the time for the song "About Sex", a song about the proper role of sex in society from a Christian perspective. Fearing a fundamentalist label, the band opted to remove the song from the album and replaced it with the more ambiguous "About Sex, Part 2". Despite this, the album was the group's best- selling record. They performed "About Sex" during a concert at Dellinger Park in Cartersville, GA. One of Jacob's Trouble's songs, "These Thousand Hills", was given much wider exposure when Third Day performed a cover of the song on their album Offerings. Jacob's Trouble was referred to as "being a band ahead of its time." After their second album the group added two new members (Ron Cochran on drums and guitarist Keith Johnston), allowing Davison to become the band's principal singer. The new line-up recorded the album ...let the Truth Run Wild! After the album's release Blackburn left the band. The band went on to record one more record, the self-titled Jacob's Trouble. Jacob's Trouble split after their fourth album and its subsequent tour. A collection of "rarities" was released in 1994 entitled Diggin' Up Bones, which featured the long-lost "About Sex". The group reunited briefly in 1998 to record a new song, "Step by Step," for a compilation album called The Jacob's Trouble Sampler Pak. Atwell, Johnston, and Cochran continue to record together under the name Janah. Jerry Davison recorded one CD under the name sideways8 in 1998 and occasionally releases songs via such Internet music sites as garageband.com and IUMA.com. He currently resides in Atlanta, Georgia where he serves as Creative Arts Pastor for Church at the Ridge in Hiram, GA. Mark Blackburn released two solo albums, Flowerchild (1996) and The Continuing Adventures of.... (1997). Blackburn is pastor of a church, Area251/Reallife Church, in his hometown of Dallas, Georgia. ==Discography== * Jacob's Trouble EP (cassette only) (1988) * Door into Summer (Aug. 1989) * Knock, Breathe, Shine (Aug. 1990) * ...let the Truth Run Wild! (March 1992) * Jacob's Trouble (May 1993) * Diggin' Up Bones (1994) * The Jacob's Trouble Sampler Pak (1998) ===Reissues=== * Jacob's Trouble / ...let the Truth Run Wild! (1998) Double Album released by KMG * Knock, Breathe, Shine / The Door into summer (2000) Double Album released by KMG ==External links== * Official Blog for Jacob's Trouble by Jerry Davison and his wife Cheryl Category:Christian rock groups from Georgia (U.S. state) Category:Musical groups from Atlanta Category:Musical groups established in 1989 "

— Jacob's Trouble 🍇

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