Northern Arizona will soon be home to a new Buddhist temple, and leaders are hoping its proximity to the Grand Canyon, in Williams, will help attract visitors.

The temple at the International Kadampa Retreat Center, Grand Canyon will open in late September.

To talk more about this, The Show spoke with Gen Kelsang Lingpur, a Buddhist nun and principal teacher at Kadampa Meditation Center Arizona in Tucson.

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