Original Chinese Language Text By: duitang.com (Translated by Adrian Chan-Wyles PhD) Buddha said: ‘Many experiences encountered in life happen without planning and cannot be predicted,
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Exploring the philosophy (and practice) of Early and Later Buddhism.
Buddhist Vegetarianism: Do Plants Possess Life?
Original Chinese Language Source Text: By Dharma Master Ming Zheng (Translated by Adrian Chan-Wyles PhD) Dharma Master Ming Zheng’s Dharma Words: All sentient beings are
Definition of a Ch’an Monastic Community Leader
In China a ‘Zhu Chi’ refers to the man or woman who presides over a Buddhist temple. In ancient India, however, the same post was referred to as the ‘Wei Na’ (維那) [i.e. ‘Maintainer of Affairs’], whilst during the Sui and Tang Dynasties, this role was referred to as the ‘Si Zhu’ (寺主) [i.e. ‘Temple Master’].
Freeing Tibet from the Western Imagination
‘On 25 April 1945, so the story goes, a group of battle-weary Russian soldiers were making their cautious way through the shattered remnants of Berlin,
Enlightenment
As matter is essentially the product of light energy ‘slowed down’, it logically follows that all is light in either a coarse (i.e. matter) or
My Experience with ‘ghosts’
Just as people believed ‘miracles’ happened during the religiously dominated medieval period, people living in the post-modern era continue this tradition and ‘believe’ that they too are also experiencing paranormal events.
SANGHA KOMMUNE (SSR) 