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      <image:title>Cycling to Nirvana - Cycling to Nirvana</image:title>
      <image:caption>When I lived in Taiwan, I used to cycle the mountains and visit Buddhist monasteries.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Cycling to Nirvana - Cycling to Nirvana</image:title>
      <image:caption>When I lived in Taiwan, I used to cycle the mountains and visit Buddhist monasteries.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Cycling to Nirvana - Raleigh Super Course</image:title>
      <image:caption>This was my first ten-speed bike bought in Taiwan from fellow students when I first arrived in August, 1971 to continue my study of Chinese language.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Cycling to Nirvana - Conquering Mountains!</image:title>
      <image:caption>My trusty Raleigh up at mountain park outside of Taipei. Helmets weren't common in those days!</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Cycling to Nirvana - Custom Bob Jackson</image:title>
      <image:caption>My frist and only (to date) "custom" bike - a Bob Jackson steel road bike. Unfortunately, "Bob" sized the bike incorrectly - note the very low saddle height! Nonetheless, it rode great!</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Cycling to Nirvana - "Bob" and I</image:title>
      <image:caption>"Bob" and I lost somewhere along the coast of Taiwan!</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Cycling to Nirvana - Guerciotti - circa 1976</image:title>
      <image:caption>Guerciotti steel road bike - circa 1976. My Italian beauty! Bought the frame new and built up the bike.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Cycling to Nirvana - Nishiki Mountain Bike</image:title>
      <image:caption>Tried some off road riding in Taiwan with a Nishiki mountain bike - again, bought the frame and built the bike.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Cycling to Nirvana - Nishiki for the Road</image:title>
      <image:caption>Also rode the Nishiki on the road, great for steep Taiwan mountain roads.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Cycling to Nirvana - Nishiki Ti</image:title>
      <image:caption>Upgraded the mountain bike experience with a titanium version of a Nishiki mountain bike, set up for road bike riding.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Cycling to Nirvana - Kestrel Evoke SL</image:title>
      <image:caption>Finally made it to carbon fiber with this complete bike, a Kestrel Evoke. Smooth, agile handling. My present ride.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Cycling to Nirvana - Winter is Coming!</image:title>
      <image:caption>Ready for New England cycling.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Cycling to Nirvana - Winter?</image:title>
      <image:caption>But in Taiwan, what's winter? Cycling weather to dance on those pedals!</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Cycling to Nirvana - Honeymoon Transportation</image:title>
      <image:caption>When we got married in Taiwan, I had a hand-built steel tandem ready - quite an experience - fork used to bend forward and up!!!!</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Cycling to Nirvana - Motobecane Tandem</image:title>
      <image:caption>Bought new in New York - at that time, whole family on board. Later, shipped to Taiwan but not ridden very much due to traffic conditions.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Cycling to Nirvana - The Green Dragon!</image:title>
      <image:caption>A Trek steel tandem that was given to me! I fixed it up and it has severed us well - many miles of pleasant New England rides.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Tai Chi/Ji - Chen Style - Master Chen Fa-ke</image:title>
      <image:caption>Chen Fa-ke was born in 1887 and was the great grandson of Chen Chang-xing, the man who taught Taijiquan to Yang Lu Chan. Chen Fa-ke was Master Pan Yung-chou's teacher.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Tai Chi/Ji - Chen Style - Master Chen Fa-ke</image:title>
      <image:caption>Chen Fa-ke was born in 1887 and was the great grandson of Chen Chang-xing, the man who taught Taijiquan to Yang Lu Chan. Chen Fa-ke was Master Pan Yung-chou's teacher.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Tai Chi/Ji - Chen Style - Chen style Master Pan Yung-chou/Pan Wing Chow</image:title>
      <image:caption>Master Pan Yung-chou and one of his best students, Master Hsiao. For more information on Master Pan, please go to: http://www.chentaichi.com/masterpan.html</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Master Pan with two students.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Tai Chi/Ji - Chen Style - Master Pan and Students</image:title>
      <image:caption>Master Pan and my fellow students. A great and talented group of Chen style practitioners. The young man to the right of Master Pan, is Wen Pei Chou, who is now a Chen Taichi Master. For more on Wen Pei check out his wonderful site: http://www.chentaichi.com/paulchou.html</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Tai Chi/Ji - Chen Style - Chen style?</image:title>
      <image:caption>The author "attempting" Chen style!</image:caption>
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      <image:title>A Genre Writer's Notebook - Sailing with Li Bo and Tanzong</image:title>
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      <image:title>Tai Chi/Ji - Yang Style - Yang Cheng-fu</image:title>
      <image:caption>Master Yang Cheng-fu is responsible for establishing Yang Taichi as a major school of Taichi in China.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Tai Chi/Ji - Yang Style - Yang Cheng-fu</image:title>
      <image:caption>Master Yang Cheng-fu is responsible for establishing Yang Taichi as a major school of Taichi in China.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Tai Chi/Ji - Yang Style - Tung Family Taichi School</image:title>
      <image:caption>This was the badge we were issued back in the early 1970s. Chip Ellis, who wrote the remembrance of Master Tung above, is an old friend. We studied together with Master Tung.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Master Tung Ying-jie was the senior student of Master Yang Cheng-fu and the father of my teacher, Master Tung Hu-ling</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Tai Chi/Ji - Yang Style - Yang style Master Tung Hu-ling</image:title>
      <image:caption>Master Tung Hu-ling - a wonderful teacher who's modesty and sense of humor belied his skill and power.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Tai Chi/Ji - Yang Style - Master Tung - Dinner and Taichi</image:title>
      <image:caption>We hosted Master Tung for dinner at our home one night.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Tai Chi/Ji - Yang Style - Master Tung at speed!</image:title>
      <image:caption>This was a martial arts demonstration held in the University of Hawaii gym - circa. 1970s</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Tai Chi/Ji - Yang Style - Master Tung - A Sword Master</image:title>
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      <image:title>Tai Chi/Ji - Yang Style - Master Tung - Spirit of the Sword</image:title>
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      <image:title>Tai Chi/Ji - Yang Style - Taichi Demonstration</image:title>
      <image:caption>The author "attempting" Yang style Taichi.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Tai Chi/Ji - Yang Style - Tung Hu Ling Yang Taiji</image:title>
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      <image:title>Tai Chi/Ji - Yang Style - Master Dong Zeng-chen - Taichi Sword 董增辰師父示範太極劍</image:title>
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      <image:title>Buddhist Teachers - Ming Dynasty Bronze: Shakyamuni Buddha</image:title>
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      <image:title>Buddhist Teachers - Heart Sutra - Tang dynasty, translation by the Tripitaka Master Xuanzang</image:title>
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      <image:caption>I lived here for one year thanks to the invitation of my teacher, Ven, Cheng-yi. The Buddhist nuns in the background were my students to whom I taught English in exchange for my room and board. It was a wonderful opportunity to study the internal workings of a Chinese Buddhist association.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Even to his last days, the master continued his generosity.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Ven. Hsiao-yun was both a meditation master and a master artist. My initial introduction into Buddhist mediation was made possible through her generosity and tireless devotion to teaching the Dharma.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Ven. Hsiao-yun practiced and taught a combination of Tientai and Chan Buddhism. I attended a number of her seven-day meditation sessions on Yangming Mountain. They remain some of my most profound life experiences.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Ven. Hsiao-yun expressed the Buddhist reverence for Nature in her art. She eventually founded Huafan University in the mountains south of Taipei. The setting can be experienced as a living statement to the Chinese tradition of landscape painting.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>As disciple of the great Chan master Ven. Hsu-yun, I met Ven. Ling-yuan on one of my bike rides to monasteries in Taiwan. He was the living embodiment of an ancient Chinese Chan master - humorous, down to earth, humble, and profound.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Taken on one of my visits to Master Ling-yuan's monastery.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Ven. Chan master Hsu-yun was one of China's great 20th century representatives of the Chan (Zen) tradition. He was also Master Ling-yuan's master.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Ven. Chan master Hsu-hsiang is another master I met on one of my bike rides to Taiwan monasteries. He was a wonderful teacher who had a profound influence on me although he died much too young.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Ven. Chan masters Lai-guo and Hsu-yun meet. They represented two of China's greatest 20th century Chan masters.</image:caption>
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