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Japanese Mob Boss Plans To Learn About Reincarnation and Karma Really Fast
Goto offered few clues at his ordination, reportedly brushing off questions about his decision with a curt statement: "Buddha will make me his disciple and enable me to start a new life." Adelstein, who went into hiding in fear for his life after his story was published, recommends that his tormentor fill out an organ donor card and give his liver to a "more deserving" person.
"It would be a good and final chance for him to achieve some absolution. Because I think that the odds are he's going to be experiencing reincarnation first hand, a lot sooner than he expects."
The Gangster That Became A Buddhist Priest. Bye Bye Goto! May your karma find you wherever you are.
Japanese underworld boss quits crime to turn Buddhist Tadamasa Goto will enter priesthood after falling foul of yakuza leaders for allegedly passing information to the FBI. Justin McCurry in Tokyo guardian.co.uk,(...)
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