Buddhist Answers to Question asked 009 : Who was the Buddha?

Published on Oct 1, 2014

Buddhist Answers to Questions Asked presented
by Venerable Sander Khemadhammo
Master's degree in Psychology from Radboud University-Netherlands, Wat Phra Dhammakaya Thailand.

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Impermanence

Aniccā vata saṅkhārā,
uppādavayadhammino;
Uppajjitvā nirujjhanti,
tesaṃ vūpasamo sukho’’ti.

Impermanent indeed are formations;
Their nature is to arise and vanish.
Having arisen, they cease:
Their appeasement is blissful.

Buddhist altar makers recreate armor worn by feudal clan chief

By HIROSHI ONO, Asahi Shimbun, August 28, 2016 HIKONE, Shiga Prefecture (Japan) -- Artisans in various fields banded together to recreate a suit of armor worn by Ii Naotaka (1590-1659), a feudal lord of the Hikone domain. The Hikone Chamber of Commerce and Industry and its partners hope that armor products can become a commercial success while showcasing the excellence of local craftsmen. At the heart of this plan lies the “Hikone Butsudan” Buddhist altar manufacturing industry. According to tradition, artisans involved in manufacturing weaponry switched to producing Buddhist altars during times of peace. The “Hikone Premium Katchu,” the name of the prototype armor suit, weighs 23 kilograms, and its trunk part is 41.1 centimeters high.

Nearly 200 ancient pagodas damaged in Burma quake

By Min Kyi Thein And Esther Htusan, The Associated Press, Aug. 25, 2016 Some of the structures, constructed from the 10th to the 14th centuries, were engulfed in huge clouds of dust when the tremor struck, while others lost their iconic tips. BAGAN, BURMA -- Using brooms and their hands, soldiers and residents of an ancient Burma city famous for its historic Buddhist pagodas began cleaning up the debris Thursday from a powerful earthquake that shook the region and damaged nearly 200 temples. << The ancient Myauk Guni Temple suffered significant damage in the 6.8 magnitude quake.  (YE AUNG THU / AFP/GETTY IMAGES)   At least four people were killed and as many as 185 brick pagodas were damaged in Bagan after a 6.8 magnitude quake struck the area on Wednesday. The tremor was centred about 25 kilometres west of Chauk, just south of Bagan.

Buddhist Answers to Question asked 008 : What is merit?

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Published on Oct 1, 2014

Buddhist Answers to Questions Asked presented
by Venerable Sander Khemadhammo
Master's degree in Psychology from Radboud University-Netherlands, Wat Phra Dhammakaya Thailand.

Who am I?

"We want to know ourselves: "Who am I?"
We are nature, a physical and mental process that is happening at this point in time. We need to be like a scientist, researching ourselves: "Why am I so angry? Why am I so anxious and worried all the time?" Once you know, suffering becomes less and less."
~ Sayadaw U Tejaniya

Mindfulness has lost its Buddhist roots, and it may not be doing you good

June 5, 2015 The Conversation

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Mindfulness as a psychological aid is very much in fashion. Recent reports on the latest finding suggested that mindfulness-based cognitive therapy is as effective as anti-depressants in preventing the relapse of recurrent depression.

While the authors of the paper interpreted their results in a slightly less positive light, stating that (contrary to their hypothesis) mindfulness was no more effective than medication, the meaning inferred by many in the media was that mindfulness was superior to medication.

2 fake Buddhist monks from China arrested in West Jakarta

By Coconuts Jakarta August 23, 2016

The two fake monks surrounded by West Jakarta Immigration officials during a press conference today. Photo: Twitter/@IMIGRASIHUMAS

The art of conning people in the name of religion is as old as human civilization itself, and there are certainly many religious con artists lurking in Jakarta as well.

Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta SN 56.11

Buddhist Answers to Question asked 007 : What is meditation?

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Published on Oct 1, 2014

Buddhist Answers to Questions Asked presented
by Venerable Sander Khemadhammo
Master's degree in Psychology from Radboud University-Netherlands, Wat Phra Dhammakaya Thailand.

Are there any specific spiritual goals for lay Buddhists?

Buddhist scholar prescribes solution to human sufferings

The Himalayan Times, August 21, 2016 Nepal, Kathmandu -- Most of human sufferings are unnecessary and can be easily avoided, a Buddhist scholar from Hong Kong, Venerable Hin Hung, has said. Buddhist scholar and Director of the Centre of Buddhist Studies at the University of Hong Kong Venerable Hin Hung addresses the opening ceremony of Ethics and Virtues Institute of Nepal, on August 12, 2016, in Kathmandu. Photo: Ethics and Virtues Institute of Nepal

Commission on Arakan State to be Formed With Buddhist and Muslim Members

By LAWI WENG, THE IRRAWADDY, August 17, 2016

RANGOON, Burma -- Plans are underway to form a new commission to resolve the communal and humanitarian crisis in Arakan State, which will include Muslim and Buddhist Arakanese representatives—but from Rangoon rather than Arakan State.

The Central Committee for Peace and Development in Arakan State convene in Napyidaw on August 9. (Photo: Myanmar State Counsellor Office / Facebook)

The new nine-member commission is to play a consultative role in Arakan State - soliciting views from local Buddhist and Muslim communities, to be forwarded to the central government, which is keeping a tight rein on the region and delegating few decisions to state-level leaders.

Buddhist Answers to Question asked 006 : What did the Buddha teach?

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Published on Oct 1, 2014

Buddhist Answers to Questions Asked presented
by Venerable Sander Khemadhammo
Master's degree in Psychology from Radboud University-Netherlands, Wat Phra Dhammakaya Thailand.

The sublime way

Dhammapada 258

One is not wise

Only because one speaks a lot.

One who is peaceful, without hate, and fearless

Is said to be wise.

Doncaster’s Buddhist centre offers an island of calm in the storm

Doncaster Free Press, Aug 18, 2016

Doncaster, UK -- As the sun rises each morning a group of Buddhists gather to clear their minds and meditate at a unique place of worship on a remote island.

<< Lama Oser, reisdent teacher, pictured. Picture: Marie Caley NDFP Gomde MC 

You could be forgiven for thinking this serene scene is in some far off exotic land in the Far East.

But far from it - we are actually in a former farmhouse on the outskirts of Doncaster.

Buddhist Answers to Question asked 005 : What are the benefits of meditation?

Published on Oct 1, 2014

Buddhist Answers to Questions Asked presented
by Venerable Sander Khemadhammo
Master's degree in Psychology from Radboud University-Netherlands, Wat Phra Dhammakaya Thailand.

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Sonakolivisa Thera-Thag 13:1.6

Meet The Fourth-Grader Recognized As A Reincarnation Of A Buddhist Lama

by Carol Kuruvilla, The Huffington Post, Aug 17, 2016

Jalue Dorje likes soccer, Pokemon cards, and praying for people.

Minneapolis, Minnesota (USA) -- Jalue Dorje is a 9-year-old from the suburbs of Minneapolis, Minnesota. His life is filled with the typical past times of a soon-to-be fourth-grader: collecting Pokemon cards, playing soccer, watching shows on his laptop.

But Dorje also has responsibilities of a more spiritual nature. Along with perfecting his swimming strokes in the pool, the young boy spends his summer vacations learning Tibetan Buddhist mantras, practicing religious calligraphy, and attending ceremonies.