Japan’s rapping monk

A monk seeks to spread the Buddhist message to Japan’s younger generation by turning to rap


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Japan’s rapping monk

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  1. What does the sound of the bell do?
  2. Which verb is used to describe the combination of the sound of the bell and the chanting?
  3. How old is the temple?
  4. What language is used in his rapping?
  5. Who is his audience?
  6. How did the idea come to him?
  7. How does he describe his experience of listening to rap in English?
  8. What struck him about Buddhist sutras?
  9. How is he using his youth meetings and rapping?
  10. What does he hope the young will see?
  11. Which verb is used to describe his attention to free-styling?
  12. Where does he ‘moonwalk’?