Tag: buddhism

  • The Golden Custodians of the Dhamma: Myanmar’s Timeless Spiritual Heritage

    Across the plains of Myanmar, thousands of golden stupas rise toward the sky, catching the light of dawn and dusk in radiant brilliance. These sacred monuments are more than architectural wonders — they are enduring symbols of a civilization shaped by the teachings of the Buddha. Myanmar (formerly Burma) has long been regarded as one…

  • The Essentials of Buddha-Dhamma in Practice

    Anicca, dukkha and anattā are the three essential elements inthe Buddha’s teachings.If you know anicca (impermanence) truly, you know dukkha(unsatisfactoriness) also as a sequel and anattā (no-self) as theultimate truth. It takes time to understand the three together.Anicca is, of course, the essential factor which must first beexperienced and understood by practice. A mere reading…

  • The Great Discourse on Traces Left Behind

    1. On Past Lives So I have heard. At one time the Buddha was staying near Sāvatthī in Jeta’s Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s monastery, in the hut by the kareri tree. Then after the meal, on return from almsround, several mendicants sat together in the pavilion by the kareri tree and this Dhamma talk on the subject of…

  • The Pair of Sal Trees

    Then the Buddha said to Ānanda, “Come, Ānanda, let’s go to the far shore of the Golden River, and on to the sal forest of the Mallas at Upavattana near Kusinārā.” Known today as Kushinagar, it is a popular site for pilgrims, with many ancient stupas, Buddha images, and a peaceful park for meditation. “Yes, sir,” Ānanda…

  • Бурхан багшийн амьдралын эцсийн үе

    Хос сала модны дор Махапаринирваан Бурхан багш Айушман Анандад ийнхүү айлдав: “Ананда аа, нааш ирэгтүн! Хиранявати голын цаадах Кушинарагийн ойд орших Маллагийн сала модны төгөл рүү очъё! хэмээсэнд Айушман Ананд: “Тэгье ээ Багшаа” хэмээн хариулав. Ийнхүү Ананд тэргүүтэй олон лам хуврагийн хамтаар Бурхан багш Хиранявати голыг гатлан Маллагийн сала модны төгөлд хүрч очоод: “Ананда аа,…