Happiness

What are the 3 kinds of Buddhist Gifts?

Three kinds of gift are mentioned in Buddhism, namely:

1: Amisa dāna: The gift of material things,
2: Abhaya dāna: The fearless gift of life,
3: Dhamma dāna: The gift of real Truth.

“What burning ‘paper money’ really meant those days.”

What burning ‘paper money’ really meant

Excerpt from Bro. Tan’s teachings on 30 March.

Nalanda Buddhist Society © 2014.

During a funeral ceremony in ancient China, paper-made models of houses, sedan chairs, treasure chests, clothes, daily utensils, and even effigies of servants, were burnt as the cortege was leaving home for burial in the cemetery.

Buddha is not a god

If the Buddha is not a god, then why do people worship him?

YVK: Letter from death row: Drugs and the law

Sabahan Yong Vui Kong, 21, is on death row in Singapore for drug trafficking. Malaysiakini is publishing Yong's final letters to Yetian, a member of the Save Vui Kong Campaign, in the next few weeks as he faces death.

Jun 23, 1110:16am

Qing Ming

Today O5/April/2O14 ~ Qing Ming Festival 清明节

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