Little Monk Goes Viral

A little child dressed up as a monk in Fuzhou China has gone viral on Weibo

Friday, April 30, 2010

Manage Your Anger - The Buddhist Way

1.) Recognition and acknowledgment of anger is the first step of dealing with it. Mindfulness is the teaching of Buddha that helps manage anger by being aware that it exists and needs patience to face the problem. Then it will lead to practical ways to cease the anger.2.) Practice patience. In Buddhism patience is one of the foundations in the attainment of enlightenment. Anger can be best avoided through the practice of patience. Having patience...

Thursday, April 29, 2010

Daikokutoe

There are many religiuos festival celebrated in Japan every year and some of them are celebrated in very unique ways. One of them is the Daikokutoe festival.Daikokutoe is an ancient festival celebrated in Kamakura City , Japan. The festival is celebrated on the February 11 every year. During the ceremony Buddhist monks who have completed one hundred days of severe ascetic training will stand in the cold wind at the water basin within the precincts...

Buddhist Stoy - The Legend Of The Sparrows

You don’‘t need to be worried about my illness. I believe I will recoverg radually."Laying in bed, Mrs. Fan, who had been very sick for months, was saying in a weak voice to her husband. Mr. Fan patted her with his hand and comforted her,"You’‘re my wife, I must think of a way to help you recover from the illness. And I still hope that you will give birth to a son for me.""Ge! Ge! Ge!"Mrs. Fan kept coughing for a few times."See! Your illness is getting...

Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Boddhisattva In Metro

The title of this post is actually the title of this video. I do not know why it is given such a title but i do enjoy watching this video. If you are moody, this video will make you feel better. Just enjoy ...

Buddhist Personality : Methee Amornwuthikul

Name : Methee AmornwuthikulNationality : ThailandDate Of Birth : 18th May 1971Profession : Actor / Former nude model for gay magazinesThis former Thai actor who is a member of the Red movement was arrested by the police on April 22 for possession of military weapons belonging to the government. The weapons were confiscated from the army during the April 10 clash between the Reds and the soldiers. He had admitted that he was keeping the weapons for...

Praying For Peace

With the protest in Bangkok continues into the 2nd month, a mass prayer ceremony was held last Sunday ( April 25 ) in Bangkok. Thousands of Bangkokians in white clothes prayed for the return of peace to Thailand in a mass prayer session at the Temple of the Emerald Buddha....

Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Buddhist Personality : Jeff Wang

Name : Wang Jian FuNationality : TaiwanDate Of Birth : 7th October 1976Height : 176cmProfession : Actor ( Singapore based...

Buddhist Tourism Forum

Cambodia is hosting a regional Buddhist tourism forum which starts today until April 29. This forum is aimed at raising the interconnection between Buddhism and tourism in the region.A total of 20,000 participants including 3000 Buddhist monks are expected to attend this forum. Out of the 3000 monks expected 181 will come from the 13 participating countries in the region.The event is called "The Trail of Civilization and Art Performance" and is held at Bayon temple, one of the many temples built in Angkor Wat area in northern province of Siem Reap.The...

Monday, April 26, 2010

Dalai Lama On Larry King Live

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Sunday, April 25, 2010

Thai Ladyboy

and this one is Nong Poy, the winner of the international version of Miss Tiffany in 2004 who is now a TV drama actressIn most of societies, homosexuals and transgenders are very much frowned upon but not in Thailand. In Thailand transgenders are known as either "kathoey" or "ladyboy". Transgenders enjoy acceptance and much more respect in Thailand than their counterparts elsewhere. Why is this so ? Studies conducted on this have concluded that tolerance...

Saturday, April 24, 2010

Buddhist Personality : Sharon Prabakar

Name : Sharon PrabakharNationality : IndiaDate Of Birth : 9th April 1967Profession : Public speaker and singer...

Buddhist Story - A Stupid Son

Alas! What a stupid son I have! I am worried that he will not be able to preserve all of the property if I handed down to him. There was a wealthy man who was very astute and capable. However, he had a son who was very stupid and good-at-nothing. Hence the wealthy man had been very distressful.One day he again sat down in the living room and sighed. His son was sitting opposite to him and was just mindlessly giggling, "Hihi, hehe!!" "Ai", the wealthy man could not help making a sigh. Then the family old maid came in and said,"Master, there’‘s a...

Buddhist Personality : Wen Sheng Hao

Name : Wen Sheng HaoNationality : TaiwanDate Of Birth : 22nd February 1978Profession : Ac...