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Yeah.

Yeah.

Yeah. Well, speaking of the Defense Department and DARPA, when I was at Stanford, I took a class on Indian Buddhism by a freshly minted PhD from the University of Wisconsin. who told us that these departments around the country were established by the Defense Department to understand Buddhism because they were thinking, who are these monks that set themselves on fire?

Yeah. Well, speaking of the Defense Department and DARPA, when I was at Stanford, I took a class on Indian Buddhism by a freshly minted PhD from the University of Wisconsin. who told us that these departments around the country were established by the Defense Department to understand Buddhism because they were thinking, who are these monks that set themselves on fire?

Yeah. Well, speaking of the Defense Department and DARPA, when I was at Stanford, I took a class on Indian Buddhism by a freshly minted PhD from the University of Wisconsin. who told us that these departments around the country were established by the Defense Department to understand Buddhism because they were thinking, who are these monks that set themselves on fire?

And so they established centers of Buddhist studies at a number of American universities. Yeah, and she was one of the grad students.

And so they established centers of Buddhist studies at a number of American universities. Yeah, and she was one of the grad students.

And so they established centers of Buddhist studies at a number of American universities. Yeah, and she was one of the grad students.

Yeah. Whoa. Yeah, yeah.

Yeah. Whoa. Yeah, yeah.

Yeah. Whoa. Yeah, yeah.

Yeah, it was a national security kind of issue, which I can understand.

Yeah, it was a national security kind of issue, which I can understand.

Yeah, it was a national security kind of issue, which I can understand.

Yeah, I think it was of interest to understand what is Buddhism, what do they teach, how do they do it.

Yeah, I think it was of interest to understand what is Buddhism, what do they teach, how do they do it.

Yeah, I think it was of interest to understand what is Buddhism, what do they teach, how do they do it.

Yeah. Well, it established a number of centers of Buddhist studies around the country. So there was a positive outcome. But the motivation was kind of mixed.

Yeah. Well, it established a number of centers of Buddhist studies around the country. So there was a positive outcome. But the motivation was kind of mixed.

Yeah. Well, it established a number of centers of Buddhist studies around the country. So there was a positive outcome. But the motivation was kind of mixed.