By Pastor Shin Tan and Tsem Rinpoche At one of the highest points on the eastern seaboard, rural fieldstone buildings that resemble a Tibetan mountain monastery sit atop Lighthouse Hill. Founded in 1945, this “Jewel on a Hillside” is home to one of America’s most extensive collections of Himalayan artefacts and was “the only...
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A true melting pot, Malaysia is one of those rare places in the world where people of different ethnic origin, culture, tradition and religious belief have infused harmoniously to form a distinct multicultural society...
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Mount Wutai, better known as Wutaishan or Five Peaked Mountain, is a sacred Buddhist mountain located in Shanxi Province, China. Mount Wutai is identified by its five flat-topped peaks which are strongly believed to be the earthly abodes of Lord Manjushri, the Buddha of Wisdom. Each peak is inhabited by a different form of Manjushri. On the south peak resides the white form of Manjushri called Jvanasattva(智慧文殊菩萨). On the peak itself, there is a temple called Puji Temple (普济寺) where they house the Jvanasattva statue. On the West Peak there is Fa...
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What a beautiful article you must read and share. I read also after Kuan Yin was installed, Macau’s economy improved. Fantastic. Buddha images are known to improve and protect a region. I have heard of this many times. Tsem Rinpoche Kuan Yin of Macau The Kuan Yin statue in Macau at the...
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When this blog hit 1,000,000 views, Blog-Man found something to celebrate about! Watch him in his tight suit planking all over KL… perhaps we’ll see him again when the blog hits 2,000,000 million views? Very cute and well done. I am sure everyone out there will enjoy this very creative video my blog team...
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At 9.50am, on 20/08/2011, Kechara Soup Kitchen (Penang) was officially opened! The Chief Minister of Penang, YAB Lim Guan Eng, graced us with his presence and officiated KSK’s new soup kitchen building...
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