on saturday march 3, calli, christy, and i went to downtown wilmington to do our quick little interviews with the public. here are the questions we asked:
-What do you think Buddhism is?
-What kinds of things do you think of when you hear the word "Buddhism?"/ What do you associate with the word/religion "Buddhsim?"
-Do you know (of) any Buddhists?
-Do you think that Buddhism is prevalent in Wilmington?
-Are you aware that there is a Buddhist monastery less than 30 minutes from Wilmington?
-Do you consider yourself religious?
-Are you affiliated with any particular religion?
some people were very interested in what we were doing. i think 2 of our interviews were from men coming up to us actually, but we got turned down a few times as well. overall i think it went pretty well as we got a fairly broad range of answers. most people didn't have a great explanation for what buddhism is or else they just had a hard time verbalizing it. most people also thought that buddhism is not prevalent in wilmington even though about half knew of the monastery. i think only one person was not christian and again only one person knew someone who is buddhist.
things associated with buddhism: monks, a lot of praying, india, temples, shrines, a bald guy on the top of a mountain
peace, genevieve
The Buddhist Flag
The five colors of the flag represent the colors of the aura that emanated from the body of the Buddha when he attained Enlightenment
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