Original Chinese Language Article: By Progressive Network (Translated by Adrian Chan-Wyles PhD) In China it is common to see people in tattered clothes haunting bridges,
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African Buddhist Monks Study Martial Arts and Medicine at China’s Shaolin Temple
Their presence in China serves to remind us of the unique Shaolin Temple tradition, and is the consequence of the fame of this temple’s reputation spreading throughout the world. Not only this, but China now exports martial arts equipment and training DVD’s, and Chinese teachers regularly teach abroad.
Vietnamese Ch’an Delegation Visits the Bailin Ch’an Temple, Zhao County, Hebei, China
Original Chinese Language Article: By Bailin Ch’an Temple (Translated By Adrian Chan-Wyles PhD) The visit to the Bailin Ch’an Temple occurred between the 9th and
Marx in Soho
Of course, the owners of this business (whom I have never met), might well be from the mainland of China and like many modern-day Chinese, be proud of their Marxist heritage – and why not?
Dharmakaya, Mind Ground, and Void
Nagarjuna – who read virtually all the known Buddhist sutras of his time, deduced that the Buddha was teaching from this philosophical position – which by necessity – has no position.
Master Xu Yun and Tibet 1911-12
Xu Yun achieved this by requesting that the well known Tibetan Lama living in China – the Venerable Dong Bao – also known as the ‘The Dharma King of the Four Gems’, be sent to Tibet to mediate between the Tibetan authorities and the Nationalist Government. Xu Yun was sent to personally meet with Dong Bao and deliver a Government letter requesting his help. At first Dong Bao declined due to old age, but Xu Yun said that the Tibetan people still tremble at the memory of a previous punitive Chinese army led by Zhao Er Feng – and that bloodshed could be avoided through discussion.
SANGHA KOMMUNE (SSR) 