Posted in Buddhism by amituofo on April 3, 2008 # No Comment Yet
What is Qing Ming Jie?
In English, it is known as Tomb Sweeping Day which usually falls on somewhere between April 4 or April 5 of the western calender. It marks the middle of spring and is a sacred day for the dead.
This is one traditional not-to-be-missed festival customarily practiced by the Chinese in honor and […]
Posted in Buddhism by amituofo on March 31, 2008 # No Comment Yet
One day, two hell residents (let’s call them A and B respectively) were summoned before King Yama (the Lord of Hell in Buddhism).
“You two had finished serving your sentences here in Hell and are now eligible for parole and to be rebirth as human beings on earth,” said King Yama. “But remember, if both of […]
Posted in Buddhism by amituofo on March 30, 2008 # No Comment Yet
At a Zen Buddhist temple in southern Japan, even the dog prays. Mimicking his master, priest Joei Yoshikuni, a 1 1/2-year-old black-and-white Chihuahua named Conan joins in the daily prayers at Naha’s Shuri Kannondo temple, sitting up on his hind legs and putting his front paws together before the altar.
It took him only a few days […]
Posted in Buddhism by amituofo on March 28, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Recently I read an article on the keys to ‘Happiness’ that I would like to share with you.
Happiness is so elusive a goal to many of us that we keep searching for the answers when they are just right within us waiting to be unlocked.
unhappiness is a default condition because it takes less effort to […]
Posted in Buddhism by amituofo on March 26, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Since today is the birthday of Guan Yin Pusa which is celebrated thrice annually on the 19th day of the second, six and nine lunar month, I think it is appropriate that I write a thing or two about this Bodhisattva who is the most popular goddess in both Buddhism & Taoism.
There is a saying […]
Posted in Buddhism by admin on March 26, 2008 # No Comment Yet
The famous Chinese poet Su Tung-po (1036-1100) in the Song Dynasty wrote very simple Chinese Poems based on Buddhist Philosophy, he himself being a very religious person. He was appointed to the position of the Director of Literature for the Imperial Court.
One day he visited a Buddhist Temple and meditated with the Monk Buddhastamp. After […]
Posted in Buddhism by amituofo on March 25, 2008 # One Comment
Once upon a time a farmer had a horse. This horse ran away, so the farmer’s neighbors came to console him for his bad luck. He answered: “Maybe.”
The day after the horse came back, leading six wild horses with it. The neighbors came to congratulate him on such good luck. The farmer said: “Maybe.”
The day […]
Posted in Buddhism by amituofo on March 23, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Today I would like to share with you something out of my, well, life experience.
It happened when we moved into our new apartment a couple of months ago. Everything seemed to be fine and usual in the first few beginning weeks.
I had my first swim on the olympic-size pool and taught her the proper way […]
Posted in Buddhism by amituofo on March 21, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Several citizens ran into a hot argument about God and different religions, and each one could not agree to a common answer. So they came to the Lord Buddha to find out what exactly God looks like.The Buddha asked his disciples to get a large magnificent elephant and four blind men. He then brought the […]
Posted in Buddhism by admin on March 19, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Once there was a king who was so deeply moved by the suffering of beings in the world that he gave up his throne and became a monk named Dharmakara which means ‘Treasury of Dharma’.
Dharmakara was heavily influenced by the then Buddha Lokesvaraja and vowed to become a Buddha himself. He studied & observed at […]
