the five-hundred year ban on entry by monks and nuns into the cities. But on the other hand, the Japanese Buddhist custom of marriage by Buddhist priests had a negative influence. After the war, this practice was the subject of intense controversy, and was eventually abolished.

During the fifty-odd years after the liberation of Korea from the Japanese rule, the Seon school, led by the dominant Jogye order, has been restored to a position of respectability in Korean society. Korean Buddhism remains today, especially in comparison to that of its East Asian neighbors, a remarkably vital and meaningful institution. Estimates of the percentage of active Buddhists in Korea today run around forty percent. Full scale, disciplined traditional Seon practice is being carried out at a number of major mountain19th in the nation and the Grand Canyon women are 21st. The Grand Canyon men’s team is ranked 22nd.

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Wednesday, December 30, 2009

The long wait is finally over for Chase Walker.

The Mesa State College senior re-joined the team this week for the first time since he took fifth place in the NCAA Division II national wrestling championships last March.

Although he became the school’s first Division II All-American wrestler in school history, he was disappointed he wasn’t a national champion.

“It’s nice to get back in the room and train real hard again,” Walker said. “I’m training for March. I’m training as hard as I can and letting it all hang out.”

Walker will wrestle in his first tournament with the Mavericks on Saturday and Sunday (Jan. 2-3) in the Midwest