Good news.Sri Lankan Buddhists are finding that their tradition's principle of good karma is bearing fruit. After the collapse of the World Trade Center On September 11, 2001, the two main towers of the World Trade Center complex were each hit by aircraft as part of the September 11, 2001 attacks. The south tower (2 WTC) collapsed at 9:59 a.m., less than an hour after being hit, and the north tower (1 WTC) followed at 10:28 a.m. , Sri Lankan Buddhists were the first to provide financial assistance to victims' families, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Bill Doyle of the WTC WTC World Trade Center, see there United Family Group. With this in mind 9/11 families are raising money for a Sri Lankan village destroyed by last December's tsunami. The group has raised $141,000, presenting part of that sum at a February 12 candlelight vigil A candelight vigil is an outdoor assembly of people carrying candles, held after sunset. Such events are typically held either to protest at the suffering of some marginalized group of people, or in memory of lives lost to some disease, disaster, massacre or other tragedy. in memory of both WTC and tsunami victims. |
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