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Meditation, hunt-a-monk and two hours of silence: Welcome to Buddhist summer camp

At Dharma Camp is in the foothills of Oregon's Cascade Mountains, campers make friendship bracelets, play games and try to keep their fidgety bodies still enough to meditate. For some teens, summers camps can be an important time to explore their religious beliefs outside of home.

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