Religious Diversity News - The Pluralism Project

Brian Hanrahan leaves the hustle and bustle of Boston University each week and retreats to the Won Buddhism of Boston temple in Somerville, where the resonating sound of a gong indicates the start of meditation services.

Though he was born and raised Catholic, Hanrahan, a College of Arts and Sciences freshman, said he sought another religion when the Catholic Mass no longer struck a chord with him, he started attending Won Buddhism services four years ago in his hometown of Glenside, PA.