(By Tsem Rinpoche) In a typical Thai Buddhist family, every male aged 20 and above is expected to be ordained as a monk for a period of time. It can be from 7 days up to a lifetime. Traditionally, when asking how long one has been a monk for, the Thai people would ask,...
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Dear friends around the world, The land of Tibet is where the Buddhadharma was preserved in its entirety following its transmission from India, so it is not surprising that Tibet is filled with many monasteries and eminent lamas who keep the teachings alive. The Dorje Shugden lineage is strong and thousands are initiated into...
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Many years ago, I went to visit Pastor Patsy who lives in the northern Malaysian state of Penang which is an island. I stayed for a few months and during that time, Pastor Patsy kindly offered to take me on a weekend trip to Thailand...
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An Shigao (安世高), a Parthian monk also known as Parthamasiris, was the first translator of Buddhist texts into Chinese and an early Buddhist missionary to China...
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People have been asking me, "Why did you leave everything behind in California, your life behind, to become a Buddhist monk?" And for me, the answer is fairly simple...
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Wat Phra Dhammakaya, the world’s largest Buddhist temple, is located in the district of Klong Luang, Pathum Thani Province, just north of Bangkok, Thailand. The grand complex was founded by the maechi Chandra Khonnokyoong and a monk, Luang Por Dhammajayo...
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Dear students and friends, I came across this article about how a monastery in China was overloaded with applicants wanting to become ordained! The surge in traffic to the monastery's website caused it to crash!...
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I just read the news and found out that Singapore's best actor has taken ordination vows! Wow! I am so amazed!
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I came across this news in the morning about how this Buddhist monk in America almost died due to a robbery. He was beaten very badly that he passed out for 24 hours before he regained consciousness to call for help.
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This is just an extremely brief biography of this illustrious master whose single-handed work to salvage the Dharma in this degenerate age brings only tremendous faith, tears and respect from deep within me...
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I wanted to share with you a very creative and neatly done gift that I recently received from young Nicole Lee...
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I have to say the review was very well done and reflects very well of the content of The Promise which was published by Kechara Media & Publications (KMP).
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) Yesterday, a long time student of mine Irene informed me she was hosting a group of Sangha members for dinner at Kechara Oasis (KO), Jaya One as a Dana offering.
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) Tan Sri has 3 children and the shocking news is his only son is a monk!
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) Ajahn Siripanno (Ajahn Siripanno gives an enthralling Dhamma talk on the timeless teachings of Ajahn Chah. The talk was given at the Ajahn Chah Remembrance Day on 16 January 2010 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.~by sampajanna ) I was forwarded this video of Ajahn Siripanno by a friend and watched. I...
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