Way Of Buddha

Don't Insult Religions

2009-05-12T21:24:00.000-07:00

Please don't insult religions , if Buddhist, Christians, Muslims or Jews or whoever... Take it seriously.....Why people tend to do these types of things to insult religions?

What does Victoria Secret mean by adding a Buddha image in bikini?

Happy Vesak

2009-05-07T02:09:00.001-07:00

Happy Vesak Day...
Vesak is celebrated as a religious and a cultural festival in Sri Lanka on the full moon of the month of May, for a duration of one week. Toranas are erected in various locations in Colombo and elsewhere in the country. In addition, colourful lanterns called Vesak koodu are hung along streets and in front of homes. They signify the light of the Buddha, Dharma and the Sangha.

The Cause and Effect Sutra

2009-04-28T03:51:00.000-07:00

The Cause and Effect Sutra

EFFECT	CAUSE
Why are you a respected person in this life?	Because you have built Buddha's images in your previous life.
Why in this life you have cars and various transportation facilities?	Because you have repaired broken bridges and paved roads for the benefit of others in your previous life.

For a Good Life...

2009-04-28T03:40:00.000-07:00

Whatever you do will come back to you....
You building Buddha's image is molding yourself....
Dress-up neatly and pay respect to the Buddha...
To protect the Tathagata Monastery is to protect yourself.....
What you rep what you sow(If you sow good, you reap good. If you sow evil, you reap evil)...
If you suffer in hell, blame yourself for what you did in your previous life...
The cause and effect ,ust not be treated as a small matter.....
The Buddha's words are truth, you must not slight....

The Precepts

2009-04-01T04:49:00.000-07:00

The precepts are a condensed form of Buddhist ethical practice. They are often compared with the ten commandments of Christianity, however, the precepts are different in two respects: First, they are to be taken as recommendations, not commandments. This means the individual is encouraged to use his/her own intelligence to apply these rules in the best possible way. Second, it is the spirit of the precepts -not the text- that counts, hence, the guidelines for ethical conduct must be seen in the larger context of the Eightfold Path.

The first five precepts are mandatory for every Buddhist, although the fifth precept is often not observed, because it bans the consumption of alcohol. Precepts no. six to ten are laid out for those in preparation for monastic life and for devoted lay people unattached to families. The eight precepts put together number eight and nine and omit the tenth. Lay people may observe the eight precepts on Buddhist festival days. Ordained Theravada monks undertake no less than 227 precepts, which are not listed here.

I undertake to observe the precept to abstain from ...

...harming living beings.
...taking things not freely given.
...sexual misconduct.
...false speech.
...intoxicating drinks and drugs causing heedlessness.
...taking untimely meals.
...dancing, singing, music and watching grotesque mime.
...use of garlands, perfumes and personal adornment.
...use of high seats.
...accepting gold or silver.

Samadhi Statue

2009-03-29T23:26:00.000-07:00

Samadhi Statue is said to belong to the Abeygiriya period of the 3rd or 4th century of Sri Lanka’s history. It is not known in whose period of rule it was sculptured but is thought to be one of four similar statues facing the North, South, East and West- this faces North.

The Statue is 7’3" in height, hewn from a single granite rock and said to have had two jewels for the eyes which are said to have gone missing in around 1914.The veracity of this is in question as the eyes are closed with no place for jewels. The canopy over the statue was constructed in 1959/60.

Pansil

2009-03-29T23:15:00.000-07:00