It just so happened that a cat came along and appears to embody the Buddha at that exact moment – and this made for an excellent photograph!
Tag: china
The Seven Classes of Buddhist Disciples
Within the Chinese Buddhist tradition, there are seven classes of disciples:
Chinese and Tibetan Children Plant ‘Friendship Trees’
On March the 11th, 2009, Chinese and Tibetan children joined together to plant a number of ‘Friendship Trees’ in the Anju District of Suinang City, which is situated Sichuan province, southwest China.
Xu Yun’s Gatha (1959)
The created and the uncreated
Are like water and its waves.
2003: China Government Officials Visit the Most Venerable Yi Cheng
Such is the respect within which he is held by the Communist government of China that he remains sitting whilst government officials stand in his presence.
The Missing Chinese – My Conversation with Milan Svanderlik 29.3.15
Where are the missing Chinese people of the UK? Well, there are hundreds of thousands British born Chinese people living in the UK whose parents or grandparents cane from the British colony of Hong Kong. This number is augmented by probably a million ore mainland Chinese students who attend British universities – and others who are employed in UK business. During WWI, thousands of Chinese men were conscripted into the British Army to work as unarmed labourers on the frontline in France.
SANGHA KOMMUNE (SSR) 