Tom Pope, who practices with the Friends of the Western Buddhist Order, discusses sex before marriage from a Buddhist perspective.

Ben Niblock, who practices with the Friends of the Western Buddhist Order, discusses why a Buddhist might be vegetarian.

This is a joke that I made up myself, the punchline is a real gut-grabbing knee slapper. Don't steal this joke without telling everyone who invented it!

The One True God Most people realise that there is only one true God. Throughout history, this one true God has appointed many good men to tell others about Him so that humans everywhere may turn away from false gods and worship Him...

30 years ago, Matthieu Ricard, the son of French philosopher Jean-François Revel, decided to convert to Buddhism and become a mon...

FREE BURMA WE ARE BUDDHIST,TOO
Poetry reading for FREE BURMA,FREE Aung San Suu Kyi.
2008.4.19 EARTH DAY TOKYO

いとうせいこう 高木完 DJ BAKU DUB MASTER X
ミャンマー軍事政権に抗議するポエトリーリーディング

"Poetry-reading against the military regime of Myanmar"
by Seiko Ito

Don't threaten the unresisting priests.
Don't strike the unresisting priests.
Don't imprison the unresisting priests.
Don't kill the unresisting priests.
They are out of the Power,
And living in conformity with the law that is totally different from the Power.

To threaten and strike them, To imprison and kill them,
Those are totally lack of understanding and totally violence
to "the people who live in conformity to the different law".
And thus, destroying Others.

And we are Others, too.

Don't threaten the unresisting us.
Don't strike the unresisting us.
Don't imprison the unresisting us.
Don't kill the unresisting us.
We are out of the Power,
and always have right to live in conformity to the different law.

To threaten and strike us, To imprison and kill us.
Those are totally lack of understanding and totally violence
to "the people who own free will".
And thus, destroying Others.

Don't destroy Others.
Don't destroy them, and us.

Don't threaten.
Don't strike.
Don't imprison.
Don't kill.

The military regime of Myanmar!
The goverment of China!

Free Aung San Suu Kyi.
Free Aung San Suu Kyi.

Free Dalai Lama.
Free Dalai Lama.

We are them, too.
They are us, too.

Don't refuse a conversation.
Because, conversation is the only way to link Others.
If the Others fail to link,
Threatening, striking, imprisoning and killing start.

So, carry on a conversation! Carry on a conversation!
And talk together to carry on a conversation!
Thus, Freedom of Speech and Freedom of Press
is to prevent threatening, striking, imprisoning and killing.
To say carry on a conversation and to fall back on conversation,
are equall to stand squarely in the way of threatening, striking, imprisoning and killing.

The military regime of Myanmar.
The goverment of China.

Carry on a conversation. Don't threaten.
Carry on a conversation. Don't strike.
Carry on a conversation. Don't imprison.
Carry on a conversation. Don't kill.

Carry on a conversation!

We are them, too.
They are us, too.

Buddhist World Heritage Site clip from “Gamelan, Garuda & Ganesh”, a free Intrepid Berkeley Explorer video of Balinese dance, music & cultural highlights; plus Java’s Buddhist and Hindu World Heritage Sites. To enjoy all of this film, plus over 30 more, free, non-commercial, streaming travel videos from every continent, and still pictures, please ask a search engine for: Intrepid Berkeley Explorer

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Buddhist Chant - Heart Sutra (Japanese) Hannya Shingyo

Heart of Wisdom Sutra
http://www.budtempchi.org/hannyashingyo.html

[Leader]
Maka Hannya Haramita Shingyo

[Everyone]

Kanjizai Bosatsu Gyo Jin Hannya Haramita Ji

Sho Ken Go Un Kai Ku Do Issai Ku Yaku Sharishi

Shiki Fu I Ku

Ku Fu I Shiki

Shiki Soku Ze Ku

Ku Soku Ze Shiki

Ju So Gyo Shiki Yaku Bu Nyo Ze

Sharishi Ze Sho Ho Ku So Fu Sho Fu Metsu

Fu Ku Fu Jo Fu Zo Fu Gen Ze Ko Ku Chu

Mu Shiki Mu Ju So Gyo Shiki

Mu Gen Ni Bi Zets' Shin I

Mu Shiki Sho Ko Mi Soku Ho

Mu Gen Kai Nai Shi Mu I Shiki Kai Mu Mu Myo

Yaku Mu Mu Myo Jin Nai Shi Mu Ro Shi

Yaku Mu Ro Shi Jin Mu Ku Shu Metsu Do

Mu Chi Yaku Mu Toku I Mu Sho Tokko

Bodaisatta E Hannya Haramita

Ko Shin Mu Ke Ge

Mu Ke Ge Ko Mu U Ku Fu

On Ri Issai Tendo Mu So Ku Gyo Nehan

San Ze Sho Butsu E Hannya Haramita

Ko Toku A Noku Ta Ra Sanmyaku Sambodai

Ko Chi Hannya Haramita Ze Dai Jin Shu

Ze Dai Myo Shu

Ze Mu Jo Shu

Ze Mu To Do Shu

No Jo Issai Ku Shin Jitsu Fu Ko

Ko Setsu Hannya Haramita Shu

Soku Setsu Shu Watsu

Gyate Gyate Hara Gyate

Hara So Gyate Boji Sowa Ka

Hannya Shin Gyo


- ENGLISH TRANSLATION -

[Leader]
Heart of the Great Wisdom Sutra

[Everyone]
When a sincere truth seeker attains the wisdom of enlightenment, he realizes that all the five senses are empty and he transcends every suffering.

Listen: All things are no different from emptiness; emptiness is not different from all things. Form is emptiness; emptiness is form. Feelings, perceptions, impulses, consciousness are also like this.

Listen: The original nature of all things is neither born nor extinguished. There is no purity, no defilement; no gain, no loss.

In this world of emptiness there is no form, no feelings, perceptions, impulses, or consciousness. No eye, ear, tongue body, or mind. Therefore, no color, sound, smell, taste, touch, or thought. The world of form does not exist, nor the world of the mind or of ignorance; no old age and no death.

Yet there is continuous ignorance, old age, and death.

There is no suffering, no cause of suffering, no cessation of suffering; no wisdom and no attainment because there is nothing to be attained. The compassionate truth-seeker depends upon the wisdom of enlightenment.

When the mind does not become attached to anything, there are no obstacles and fear does not exist. This mind goes beyond all disruptive views and attains Nirvana. All the Buddhas of the past, present and future depend upon the wisdom of enlightenment--and so attain the supreme, wisdom of enlightenment as the great unexplainable true word, the great shining true word that is able to remove all suffering. It is true, not false. This true word of wisdom says:

Gyate Gyate Hara Gyate Hara So Gyate Bodhi Sowa Ka.

http://www.kabbalah.info/course/main/bb.php?id=video What does a Kabbalist do differently to a Buddhist? Does he meditate? Rav Michael Laitman, PhD talks about this with European MTV host Eden Harel.

Inspiring interview with Ethan Nichtern, Founder and Director of the Interdependence Project (The ID Project) in New York City and author of the new book "One City: A Declaration of Interdependence". This is a fascinating and personal discussion of Nichtern's idea of interdependence, as well as an enlightening conversation about Eastern ideas in general, such as Buddhism and meditation. Nichtern talks about how there is a strong current desire worldwide for a new social consciousness that properly balances inner peace with informed civic and social engagement and responsibility.

Golden symbol of both Laos and Laotian Buddhism, a clip from “Ho Asked Me to Go”, a free Intrepid Berkeley Explorer video of an exciting trip to Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, and ...

Harmony of the Soul: Shomyo (Ambient Version)
http://www.amazon.com/Buddhist-Chants-Harmony-Various-Artists/dp/B000001KL7

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SB 1.3.24 P Krsna Is the Source of All Incarnations
TEXT 24 LORD BUDDHA PREDICTED IN THE VEDAS
TRANSLATION
Then, in the beginning of Kali-yuga, the Lord will appear as Lord Buddha, the son of Anjana, in the province of Gaya, just for the purpose of deluding those who are envious of the faithful theist.
PURPORT
Lord Buddha, a powerful incarnation of the Personality of Godhead, appeared in the province of Gaya (Bihar) as the son of Anjana, and he preached his own conception of nonviolence and deprecated even the animal sacrifices sanctioned in the Vedas. At the time when Lord Buddha appeared, the people in general were atheistic and preferred animal flesh to anything else. On the plea of Vedic sacrifice, every place was practically turned into a slaughterhouse, and animal-killing was indulged in unrestrictedly. Lord Buddha preached nonviolence, taking pity on the poor animals. He preached that he did not believe in the tenets of the Vedas and stressed the adverse psychological effects incurred by animal-killing. Less intelligent men of the age of Kali, who had no faith in God, followed his principle, and for the time being they were trained in moral discipline and nonviolence, the preliminary steps for proceeding further on the path of God realization. He deluded the atheists because such atheists who followed his principles did not believe in God, but they kept their absolute faith in Lord Buddha, who himself was the incarnation of God. Thus the faithless people were made to believe in God in the form of Lord Buddha. That was the mercy of Lord Buddha: he made the faithless faithful to him.
Killing of animals before the advent of Lord Buddha was the most prominent feature of the society. People claimed that these were Vedic sacrifices. When the Vedas are not accepted through the authoritative disciplic succession, the casual readers of the Vedas are misled by the flowery language of that system of knowledge. In the Bhagavad-gita a comment has been made on such foolish scholars (avipascitah). The foolish scholars of Vedic literature who do not care to receive the transcendental message through the transcendental realized sources of disciplic succession are sure to be bewildered. To them, the ritualistic ceremonies are considered to be all in all. They have no depth of knowledge. According to the Bhagavad-gita (15.15), vedais ca sarvair aham eva vedyah: the whole system of the Vedas is to lead one gradually to the path of the Supreme Lord. The whole theme of Vedic literature is to know the Supreme Lord, the individual soul, the cosmic situation and the relation between all these items. When the relation is known, the relative function begins, and as a result of such a function the ultimate goal of life or going back to Godhead takes place in the easiest manner. Unfortunately, unauthorized scholars of the Vedas become captivated by the purificatory ceremonies only, and natural progress is thereby checked.
To such bewildered persons of atheistic propensity, Lord Buddha is the emblem of theism. He therefore first of all wanted to check the habit of animal-killing. The animal-killers are dangerous elements on the path going back to Godhead. There are two types of animal-killers. The soul is also sometimes called the "animal" or the living being. Therefore, both the slaughterer of animals and those who have lost their identity of soul are animal-killers.
Maharaja Pariksit said that only the animal-killer cannot relish the transcendental message of the Supreme Lord. Therefore if people are to be educated to the path of Godhead, they must be taught first and foremost to stop the process of animal-killing as above mentioned. It is nonsensical to say that animal-killing has nothing to do with spiritual realization. By this dangerous theory many so-called sannyasis have sprung up by the grace of Kali-yuga who preach animal-killing under the garb of the Vedas. The subject matter has already been discussed in the conversation between Lord Caitanya and Maulana Chand Kazi Shaheb. The animal sacrifice as stated in the Vedas is different from the unrestricted animal-killing in the slaughterhouse. Because the asuras or the so-called scholars of Vedic literatures put forward the evidence of animal-killing in the Vedas, Lord Buddha superficially denied the authority of the Vedas. This rejection of the Vedas by Lord Buddha was adopted in order to save people from the vice of animal-killing as well as to save the poor animals from the slaughtering process of their big brothers who clamor for universal brotherhood, peace, justice and equity. There is no justice when there is animal-killing. Lord Buddha wanted to stop it completely, and therefore his cult of ahimsa was propagated not only in India but also outside the country.

10,000 monks in protest for democracy.

Buddhism is a variety of teachings, sometimes described as a religion[1] or way of life that attempts to identify the causes of human suffering and offer various ways that are claimed to end, or ease suffering. This is formulated through the Four Noble Truths which teach suffering and its cessation through the Eightfold Path. It is a body of philosophies influenced by the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama, known as Gautama Buddha.[2] It is also a set of teachings to guide one to directly experiencing reality[3][4]. Many scholars say that there is not one Buddhism but many Buddhisms, and the latest edition of one textbook is retitled Buddhist Religions.[5] Buddhism is also known as Buddha Dharma or Dhamma, which means roughly the "teachings of the Awakened One" in Sanskrit and Pali, languages of ancient Buddhist texts. Buddhism began around the 5th century BCE in India with the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama, commonly referred to as "the Buddha".

Gautama, whose personal name according to later sources was Siddhartha, was born in the city of Lumbini[6] and was raised in Kapilavastu.[7] The traditional story of his life is as follows; little of this can be regarded as established historical fact. Born a prince, his father, King Suddhodana, was said to have been visited by a wise man shortly after Siddhartha was born. The wise man said that Siddhartha would either become a great king (chakravartin) or a holy man (Sadhu). Determined to make Siddhartha a king, the father tried to shield his son from the unpleasant realities of daily life. Despite his father's efforts, at the age of 29, he discovered the suffering of his people, first through an encounter with an elderly man. On subsequent trips outside the palace, he encountered various sufferings such as a diseased man, a decaying corpse, and a monk or an ascetic. These are often termed 'The Four Sights.

Gautama was deeply depressed by these four sights and sought to overcome old age, illness, and death by living the life of an ascetic. Gautama escaped his palace, leaving behind this royal life to become a mendicant. For a time on his spiritual quest, Buddha "experimented with extreme asceticism, which at that time was seen as a powerful spiritual practice...such as fasting, holding the breath, and exposure of the body to pain...he found, however, that these ascetic practices brought no genuine spiritual benefits and in fact, being based on self-hatred, that they were counterproductive."

After abandoning asceticism and concentrating instead upon meditation and, according to some sources, Anapanasati (awareness of breathing in and out), Gautama is said to have discovered what Buddhists call the Middle Way—a path of moderation that lies mid-way between the extremes of self-indulgence and self-mortification. He accepted a little milk and rice pudding from a village girl and then, sitting under a pipal tree or Sacred fig (Ficus religiosa), also known as the Bodhi tree, in Bodh Gaya,[10][11] he vowed never to arise until he had found the Truth. His five companions, believing that he had abandoned his search and become undisciplined, left. After 49 days meditating, at the age of 35, he attained bodhi, also known as "Awakening" or "Enlightenment" in the West. After his attainment of bodhi he was known as Buddha or Gautama Buddha and spent the rest of his life teaching his insights (Dharma).[12] According to scholars, he lived around the fifth century BCE, but his more exact birthdate is open to debate.[13] He died at the age of 80 in Kushinagara (Pali Kusinara) (India).

The most common way scholars categorize Buddhist schools follows the major languages of the extant Buddhist canons, which exist in Pāli, Tibetan (also found in Mongolian translation) and Chinese collections, along with some texts that still exist in Sanskrit and Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit. This is a useful division for practical purposes, but does not necessarily correspond to philosophical or doctrinal divisions since, despite the differences, there are common threads to almost all Buddhist branches:
All accept the Buddha as their teacher.
All accept the Middle Way, Dependent origination, the Four Noble Truths and the Noble Eightfold Path, in theory, though in practice these have little or no importance in some traditions.
All accept that both the members of the laity and of the Sangha can pursue the path toward enlightenment (bodhi).
All consider Buddhahood to be the highest attainment; however Theravada consider the Nibbana attained by Arahants as identical to that attained by the Buddha himself, as there is only one type of Nibbana. According to Theravada, a Buddha is someone that had discovered the path all by himself and taught it to others.

SEPTEMBER 20, 2007 BBC WORLD

Buddhist Prayer for Those Suffering in Factory Farms.

Consider adopting a cruelty free diet and lifestyle - Go vegan for peace, for yourself, for all sentient beings and the environment.

55 billion animals suffer and die in factory farms / year. 90 percent of all animals killed for "food" today are raised in factory farms.

Every sentient being is an individual, precious and possesses Buddha nature. Compassion is action - Speak out and be the change you wish to see in the world.

For more info on how to adopt a vegan diet & cruelty free diet - VeganOutreach - http://www.veganoutreach.org, http://www.veganyumyum.com

"For as long as space endures
And for as long as living beings remain
Until then may I too abide
To dispel the misery of the world."
Shantideva - 8th C Buddhist saint

Buddhist song

Buddhist monks before their lunchtime meal in Wiangsa temple, near Nan, northern Thailand.Moines bouddhistes avant leur repas de midi au temple de Wiangsa, pres de Nan, Thailande du Nord.http://thailandenature.xooit.fr/index...

A short clip of Lama Surya Das giving a basic description of Buddhist Meditation during one of his week-long meditation retreats.

Nepal Buddhist Temple segment from "India and Nepal", a free Intrepid Berkeley Explorer video. Visit all of India’s leading historic sites, including the Taj Mahal, Delhi, and Varanasi; plus Kathmandu, Nepal. Walk the streets of India’s cities. With urban cows, tigers, elephants, camels, and the wonderful people of India and Nepal. To enjoy all of this film, plus over 30 more free, non-commercial, streaming travel videos from every continent, and still pictures, please ask a search engine for: Intrepid Berkeley Explorer

mantra

An interview with Gudo Nishijima, a zen buddhist, on the practice of zazen, or zen meditation. Took place at a zen center on the outskirts of Tokyo.

we sow our proude

Prajna-paramita Hrdaya Sutram by Imee Ooi
http://www.alyta.com/HeartSutraSanskrit.html

Imee Ooi's website
http://www.immmusic.com/

Heart Sutra - Sanskrit-English
Translated by Zuio H. Inagaki
http://www12.canvas.ne.jp/horai/heart-sk.htm
(If you find a better site/translation, please post it. Thanks)

Namah sarvajnaaya
-Adoration to the Omniscient!

Aaryaavalokiteshvara-bodhisattvo gambhiiraayaam prajnaapaaramitaayaam caryaam caramaano vyavalokayati sma: panca skandhaah; taamshca svabhaava-shuunyaan pashyati sma.
-When Holy Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva performed the deep practice in the Perfection of Transcendent Wisdom, he contemplated that there were five aggregates but observed that they were devoid of essential nature.

Iha Shaariputra ruupam shuunyataa shuunyataiva ruupam, ruupaan na prithak shuunyataa, shuunyataayaa na prithag ruupam, yad ruupam saa shuunyataa, yaa shuunyataa tad ruupam.
-In this case, Shaariputra, form is voidness and voidness is itself form; voidness is not different from form, and form is not different from voidness; that which is form is voidness, and that which is voidness is form.

Evem eva vedanaa-samjnaa-samskaara-vijnaanaani.
-So it is for perception, conception, volition and consciousness.

Iha Shaariputra sarva-dharmaah shuunyataa-lakshanaa, anutpannaa, aniruddhaa, amalaa, na vimalaa, nonaa, na paripuurnaah.
-In this case, Shaariputra, all things have the characteristics of voidness; they neither arise nor perish; they are neither defiled nor pure, neither deficient nor complete.

Tasmaac Chaariputra shuunyaayaam na ruupam na vedanaa na samjnaa na samskaaraa na vijnaanaani.
-Therefore, Shaariputra, within the voidness, there is no form, no perception, no conception, no volition, nor consciousness.

Na cakshuh-shrotra-ghraana-jihvaa-kaaya-manaamsi.
-Neither is there eye, ear, nose, tongue, body or mind.

Na ruupa-shabda-gandha-rasa-sprashtavya-dharmaah.
-Neither is there form, sound, smell, taste, touch nor concepts.

Na cakshurdhaatur yaavan na mano-vijnaana-dhaatuh.
-Neither is there realm of sight, etc., until we come to the non-existence of realm of consciousness.

Na vidyaa, naavidyaa, na vidyaa-kshayo, naavidyaa-kshayo, yaavan na jaraa-maranam na jaraamarana-kshayo, na duhkha-samudaya-nirodha-maargaa, na jnaanam, na praaptir apraaptitvena.
-Neither is there wisdom, nor ignorance, nor extinction of wisdom, nor extinction of ignorance, etc., until we come to the non-existence of old age and death and the non-extinction of old age and death. Neither is there suffering, cause of suffering, extinction of suffering, nor the path leading to extinction of suffering. Neither is there wisdom nor acquisition because there is no grasping.

Bodhisattvasya prajnaapaaramitaam aashritya viharaty acittaavaranah. Cittaavarana-naastitvaad atrasto, viparyaasaatikraanto nishtha-nirvaanah.
-Depending on the bodhisattva's Perfection of Transcendent Wisdom, one dwells without any mental hindrance. Because of the absence of mental hindrance, one is fearless; freed from delusory thoughts, one will reach Nirvana.

Tryadhva-vyavasthitaah sarvabuddhaah prajnaapaaramitaam aashrityaanuttaraam samyaksambodhim abhisambuddhaah.
-All Buddhas dwelling in the three periods realize the highest, perfect enlightenment depending on the Perfection of Transcendent Wisdom.

Tasmaaj jnaatavyo prajnaapaaramitaa-mahaamantro mahaavidyaa-mantro 'nuttara-mantro 'samasama-mantrah, sarvadukha-prashamanah, satyam amithyatvaat, prajnaapaaramitaayaam ukto mantrah.
-For this reason, know that the Great Mantra of the Perfection of Transcendent Wisdom is the Great Wisdom Mantra, the Unsurpassed Mantra, and the Unequaled Mantra. It extinguishes all suffering, and is true and real because it is not false. It is the Mantra proclaimed in the Perfection of Transcendent Wisdom.

Tad yathaa gate gate paaragate paarasamgate bodhi svaaha.
-Namely, "Gone, gone, gone to the other shore;
Gone completely to the other shore.
Svaha."

Iti prajnaapaaramitaa-hridayam samaaptam.
-Thus ends the Essence of the Transcendent Wisdom Sutra.

Prajnaparamitra
http://www.alyta.com/HeartSutra.html

Pinyin

jie di jie di bo luo jie di bo luo seng jie di pu ti sa po he (3x)
guan zi zai pu sa xing shen bo re po luo mi duo shi
zhao jian wu yun jie kong du yi qie ku e
she li zi se bu yi kong kong bu yi se
se ji shi kong kong ji shi se
shou xiang xing shi yi fu ru shi
she li zi shi zhu fa kong xiang
bu sheng bu mie bu gou bu jing bu zeng bu jian

shi gu kong zhong wu se wu shou xiang xing shi
wu yan er bi she shen yi wu se sheng xiang wei chu fa
wu yian jie nai zhi wu yi shi jie
wu wu ming yi wu wu ming jin
nai zhi wu lao si yi wu lao si jin
wu ku ji mie dao wu zhi yi wu de yi wu suo de gu

pu ti sa duo yi bo re po luo mi duo gu
xin wu gua ai wu gua ai gu wu you kong bu
yuan li dian dao meng xiang jiu jing nie pan
san shi zhu fo yi bo re po luo mi duo gu
de a nou duo luo san miao san pu ti
gu zhi bo re po luo mi duo shi da shen zhou
shi da ming zhou shi wu shang zhou shi wu deng deng zhou
neng chu yi qie ku zhen shi bu xu
gu shuo bo re po luo mi duo zhou ji shuo zhou yue
jie di jie di bo luo jie di bo luo seng jie di pu ti sa po he (3x)

This is from a GlobeAware volunteer trip I took to Thailand at the end of 2006. The music choice may seem odd but wait till the end and you shall be enlightened.

Songkran - Thai New Year (13-15 April) The underlying significance of Songkran is the process of cleansing and purification - the purging of all ills, misfortune and evil and starting the New Year afresh with all that is good and pure...

Prayer for Liberation of Brother and Sister Animals.

May all sentient beings in the animal realm
subject to unbearable pain in labs throughout the world
be free from suffering.
May alternatives to animal experimentation and testing
be used immediately.
May Bodhicitta fill the hearts of those who imprison them.

May all sentient beings from the animal realm
who suffer endless days, months, years
locked in tiny cages unable to move, be filled with peace and calm.
May the many billions waiting in slaughterhouse lines be free of fear.
May the hearts of those who work in abattoirs
be filled with Bodhicitta so the very thought of harm is purified.
May they never kill again and may the slaughterhouse lines become immediately empty.

May no animal be afraid or depressed.
May their bodies be free of injuries, disease and illness.
May those who need homes, or who have been driven from them
find shelter, plentiful food & water.
May there be liberation for those
tortured for fur, entertainment or who are hunted.

May those who believe they are superior to our brother & sister animals
develop perfect equanimity.
And may they realise in their hearts
that all sentient beings possess Buddha nature
And they are not ours to kill or exploit.

May the many billions of land and sea dwelling sentient beings
who are abused, exploited and killed due to greed, hatred and ignorance
be free of suffering
May they experience complete and perfect enlightenment,
through the virtue of my efforts and prayers.
May I be a voice for the voiceless.
In short, may all human and non-human sentient beings
live together in harmony, peace and equanimity
and achieve perfect Enlightenment quickly.


Composed Feb 14, 2007 by Liberation of Brother & Sister Animals. http://www.lobsa.org

To help our brother & sister animals - Go Vegan, Join your local animal rights group & become active. Don't buy animal products, find alternatives and don't buy products tested on animals.

Sign US Animal Bill of Rights (international signatures welcome)
http://www.animalbillofrights/

Sanskrit: "Om Mani Padma Hum" (mantra of Avalokiteshvara)

Tibetan: "Om Mani Peme Hung" (mantra of Chenrezig)

http://www.nj.org/tv/buddhism.html
Tibetan Buddhist chanting, Venerable Drupon Thinley Ningpo Rinpoche (Rin - Po Che) chants "Om Mani Padme Hum."

The Meaning of the Mantra in Tibetan Buddhism
http://www.dharma-haven.org/tibetan/meaning-of-om-mani-padme-hung.htm

Please excuse the title in the video, it should be "Shingon".

Buddhist Chants: Harmony of the Soul
http://www.amazon.com/Buddhist-Chants-Harmony-Various-Artists/dp/B000001KL7

Track 10. Shomyo (Samporai, Jusan)

negaraku - malaysia national anthem
this montage is for the national anthem during malam kebudayaan cina, organized by utm city campus buddhist society.

Montage was compiled by me with Pr. Thanks to Visit Malaysia 2007 videos.
*don't expect anything out of this.

Malam Kebudayaan Cina
Evening of 24 October 2008
Stadium Chinwoo, Jalan Hang Jebat, Kuala Lumpur
Ticket RM 20.00, discount RM 8 for student
Performing drama and dances.
Multicultural performance by own students.

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Ven Dhammika Buddhist `Meditation talk Series part 2
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Nam Myōhō Renge Kyō (南無妙法蓮華經, also transliterated Namu Myōhō Renge Kyō; literally translated as Devotion to the Law of the Lotus Flower Scripture and exegetically translated as Devotion to the Mystic Law of cause and effect that exists throughout all the sounds and vibrations of the universe) is a mantra that is chanted as the central practice of all forms of Nichiren Buddhism. The mantra is referred to as Daimoku (題目, or the Great Invocation) and was first revealed by the Japanese Buddhist teacher Nichiren on the 28th day of the fourth lunar month of 1253 AD at Kiyosumi-dera (also, Seichōji) near Kominato in current-day Chiba, Japan. The practice of chanting the daimoku is called shōdai (唱題). The purpose of chanting daimoku is to attain perfect and complete awakening, and have actual proof of this practice to oneself and others of the validity of the Lotus Sutra.

The phrase is somewhat difficult to render into English because each word or set of words contains a complex set of symbolism and connotation, and without an understanding of the semiotic significance of the words, the full meaning is lost.

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The annual Esala Pageant popularly known as the Esala Perahara, held in the month of Esala (July - August) in Kandy needs no introduction to the Buddhist world. Originating from Indo-Aryan traditions, Esala festivities signify the victories of the mythical Hindu God Indra over the demon Vritra who prevented the burst of rain clouds. In fact Esala Perahara was originally a ritual invoking the blessings of the Gods to cause rainfall in the dry month. Later the Sinahla kings who possessed the sacred Tooth Relic coupled that event with the procession in honour of the sacred Tooth Relic, maintaining some of the ancient rituals of yore.

The sacred Tooth Relic was brought to Anuradhapura, the ancient capital of Sri Lanka, from Kalinga during the reign of the King Kitsiri Mevan (A.D. 303 - 331). That was about 500 years since the arrival of Theri Sanghamitta and the planting of the sacred Bodhi Tree.

The Chinese Buddhist traveller Fa Hien given an account of the rituals associated with the sacred Relic when it was taken to Abhayagiri vihara for the annual festival during the month of Esala. The fourteenth century Sinhala text "Dalada Sirita" gives a vivid description of these rituals. There was a strong conviction particularly among Sinhala Buddhists that the legitimate claim for the Sinhala Throne could be made by the possessor of the sacred Tooth Relic. The belief that the sacred Tooth Relic was a harbinger of rain never diminished even after the British occupation of Kandy. When the perahara was suspended by the British rulers in 1815 a severe drought and a crop failure followed. Due to public protest the perahara was allowed. It was reported that torrential rains followed the initiation of perhara rituals. The author of "Dalada Sirita" gives a vivid description of that event.

The perahara rituals begin with the planting of kap poles (about 60 cm in length cut from a lactiferous tree) within the premises of each dewale at an auspicious hour. Kapa symbolises god Indra and it is cut from a lactiferous tree to signify fertility and prosperity. When the kap-poles are brought to each Dewale they are placed on a clean mat where fresh mango and margosa leaves are spread. That ritual is associated with the Pattini cult. Goddess Pattini, according to mythical literature, was born out of a mango and her husband was killed under a margosa tree. When the kap poles are installed in each dewale premises the officiating priest (kapurala) circumambulates the kap pole on three consecutive days carrying the insignia of the respective deity.

At the beginning for five days the procession is confined to the dewala premises. The second stage of the perahara is the Kumbal Perahara. Here the relic casket along with such regalia traditionally associated with the ancient royalty of Kandy are taken out. The Relic Casket is taken out amidst the blowing of conch shells. A gaily decorated elephant carries the casket. A gun is fired when the Diyawadana Nilame takes his place in the procession.

The Diyawadana Nilame, according to historical traditions was the minister who supplied water to the King. The title "Nilame" was given to a Minister of the royal court. However a contrary view was held by some writers with regard to the duties of the Diyawadana Nilame. He was required to do everything within his capacity to ensure rain at the correct seasons. This conclusion was arrived at because there was another official in the royal palace with the title Ulpange Rala who made bathing facilities for the king.

The third stage of the perahara is the "Randoli" symbolizing the participation of the royalty in the procession. Randoli was the name of a special palanquin in which the Queen was taken. The perahara parades with full splendour at this stage

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