Interesting to read the attacks on Xu Yun’s age (purported to have been 120 years of age at his death) emanating from pro-Western Taiwan Chinese
Author: Adrian (釋大道)
Adrian Chan-Wyles is a British expert specialising in the forensic translation of historical and contemporary political, cultural and philosophical Chinese texts - providing reliable English language interpretations. A number of his English language articles (interpreting Chinese affairs) have been published within the PRC - referenced in a number of Chinese language academic and news texts as examples of reliable transliterations regarding the (correct) 'foreign' understanding of Chinese culture.
Civil Disobedience: Resist Sutton Council’s Bin Privatisation
Public health will suffer because of the decision of Sutton Council to privatise the bins – and it is the responsibility of Sutton Council alone. Resist this tyranny by not co-operating or assisting in this unfolding catastrophe.
The Problem with Lloyd Pye (1946-2013)
Enjoy the work of Lloyd Pye by all means, but view them in the context within which they historically appear, and remember that Lloyd Pye never established a competent understanding of Darwin’s theory throughout his many lectures and writings. Therefore, what Lloyd Pye was really rejecting, was his own limited idea of what he thought Darwinian theory was.
Han Era Chinese Palace Found in Southern Russia (1st Century BCE – 1st Century CE)
It is believed that following his capture (and/or defection) to the Xiongnu in 99 BCE – the Han Dynasty general Li Ling (李陵) established an imperial-style palace in what is today Russia.
North Korea has a Right to Defend itself Against US Aggression
The United States is the aggressor in Asia. As a capitalist country, it requires wars to fuel its sagging boom or bust economy, and in
Torquay: Abandoned Car Saga (17.4.2017)
What concerns me is the nature of the car’s contents – with a fast-food drink container and straw left near the gear-stick – as if the owner had just popped-out to get something before quickly returning – only never to have returned. The car is obviously not ‘stolen’ or the police would have got involved – so where is the owner? It was left near the seafront, and it is not beyond the realm of possibility that the owner suffered a fatal accident walking on he rocks, or even committed suicide.
SANGHA KOMMUNE (SSR) 