April 28, 2008
Source: Kennebec Journal/Morning Sentinel
http://morningsentinel.mainetoday.com/news/local/4936565.html
Rocio Orantez of Oakland and her teachers, Stef and Margaret Barragato of Treetop Zen Center, reflect the growing religious pluralism in America.
Buddhism is America's fourth-largest religion, next to Christianity, Judaism and Islam, according to the article, "American Buddhism on the Rise," published in a 2006 article in the Christian Science Monitor.