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Saturday, October 30, 2010
Friday, October 29, 2010
Yeongsan Jae
Yeongsan Jae is a performance art, which contains various art genres such as music, dance, drama, literature and philosophy. It is rooted in Buddhism and has merged with diverse Korean traditions.Yeongsan Jae is one of the most important, traditional Buddhist rituals in Korea. This ceremony is held in hopes of leading both the living and the dead into the joy of enlightenment and perpetual peace.Yeongsan Jae is one of several kinds of memorial services, which might be performed on the 49th day after one's death, its purpose being to guide the soul...
Monday, October 25, 2010
Why Do Monks And Nuns Shave Their Heads ?
In the Buddhist sutras, texts, there is a description of the body in which it is said that the hairs of the head and face have 16 obstacles for keeping clean and looking good, so they should be removed. Hair is often used a metaphor for human being’s illusion or ignorance, so it is called the ‘weeds of ignorance.’ Thus, cutting the hairs implies symbolically getting rid of ignorance. The body and the mind should be kept clean in order to reach the final aim of true understanding. Thus cutting and shaving the hair represent a sort of determination...
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Online Praying
Who is this ? A Buddha's in student's robe ? No, it's the latest god to appear in China. Over there they call 'him' the 'God Of Test'. Students, mostly taking the extremely competitive entrance examinations log in to a website featuring this 'God of Test' to pray for good results in their examinations. This 'God of Test' was first highlighted in June this year during the examination season in China and at that time, the website alraady had 40 million...
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Just Photos - Praying Beauties
Contestants of Miss World 2010, who are currently in China, praying during their visit to the Nanshan Temple in Hainan on October...
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Buddhist Personality ; Tuesday Vargas
Name : Tuesday VargasNationality : PhilippinesProfession : Actress / ComedianShe discovered Buddhism during her trip to Thailand in 2006 and was greatly inspired by the Buddhist way of life and shortly thereafter she decided to convert to her new found faith. She practices Theravada School of Buddhism. According to her Buddhism has allowed her to create her insights based on her own experiences and reasoning rather than blind faith. She tries to...
Sunday, October 17, 2010
The Future Dalai Lama ?
The Dalai Lama's not getting any younger. He turned 75 on recently and by all accounts he's in good health. But, inevitably, the question of who will succeed one of the world's most revered spiritual leaders looms large. Increasingly, the spotlight has been turned to the Karmapa Lama. He is close to the Dalai Lama and calls him "a spiritual and personal father figure." As head of one of the major schools of Tibetan Buddhism, he is also an accomplished...
Thursday, October 14, 2010
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