Angkor wat,The world heritage, locates in Cambodia,Srok Khmer.
This is the International Theravada Buddhist Missionary University where i am studying Buddhist literature,Yangon,Myamar(Burma).
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Wednesday, January 31, 2007
My University
Angkor wat,The world heritage, locates in Cambodia,Srok Khmer. This is the International Theravada Buddhist Missionary University where i am studying Buddhist literature,Yangon,Myamar(Burma).
Sunday, January 28, 2007
some of my friends in Battambang
They are my friends staying at Kampheng monastery where i had ever stayed for more than 3 years, located in Battambang provice,Cambodia.
Sunday, January 21, 2007
Sunday, December 24, 2006
Buddhism and Science
Western interest in Eastern religions, especially Buddhism, historically coincided with the rise of modern science and the corresponding perceived decline of religious orthodoxy in the West. Put simply: Modern science initiated a deep spiritual crisis that led to an unfortunate split between faith and reason—a split yet to be reconciled. Buddhism was seen as an "alternative altar," a bridge that could reunite the estranged worlds of matter and spirit. Thus, to a large extent Buddhism's flowering in the West during the last century came about to satisfy post-Darwinian needs to have religious beliefs grounded in new scientific truth.As science still constitutes something of a "religion" in the West, the near-absolute arbiter of truth, considerable cachet still attends the linking of Buddhism to science. Such comparison and assimilation is inevitable and in some ways, healthy. At the same time, we need to examine more closely to what extent the scientific paradigm actually conveys the meaning of Dharma. Perhaps the resonance between Buddhism and Western science is not as significant as we think. Ironically, adapting new and unfamiliar Buddhist conceptions to more ingrained Western thought-ways, like science, renders Buddhism more popular and less exotic; it also threatens to dilute its impact and distort its content.
Saturday, December 23, 2006
Burmese Buddha image style and Buddha's teaching
Buddha is the greatest scientist in the history of mankind." I have often heard this at bana sermons. This is completely wrong. Scientists are people who are constrained to work solely within and accept only, the knowledge generated by the scientific method. They generally reject knowledge generated by the other method. The Buddha did not use the scientific method and therefore he is not a scientist.
Of the two methods of acquiring knowledge available to the human being the Buddha used the right brain centered intuition method, where as the western approach to acquiring knowledge used the left brain method. The Buddha trained his mind to an extreme high state of enlightenment (Buddhahood) from where he could understand the true reality of nature in its totality. It is based on such knowledge that he propounded a philosophy which is most conducive to balanced and happy living which leads to living in harmony with others, living in harmony with nature, meaningful living devoid of stress, anxiety, jealousy and empty pride, ultimately ending up in a meaningful state full of bliss. That was over 2500 years ago. Science began much later.
Science is often explained as systematic formulated knowledge. It is knowledge needed to understand the phenomena that we observe and those that influence our lives. For the early man science represented a cumulative process of increasing knowledge and ability to understand what is around him. It also meant a sequence of victories over ignorance and superstition. During the time of the Buddha, science was still speculative explanation of common sense observations by intellectuals who devoted much of their time for thinking and understanding natural phenomena. Science helped to develop technology essential for producing things needed to make life more comfortable.
During the seventeenth century the French Mathematician Rene Des Cartes restricted the scope of science to only what is material by bifurcating the universe as matter (res extensa) and mind (res cogitans) and limiting science to the study of the former. The science that evolved on the basis of Cartesian bifurcation was confined to material objects within the limits of perception of human sensory organs which are unable to perceive anything that extended beyond three spatial dimensions.
Pagoda in the middle of river
On December 19, 2006 I and my devotees have an excursion to the one of famous pagodas where is located in the middle of river.They are very kind and generous to make meritorious deeds in Buddhism. They have faithfully dispatched me and my one of my friends from Lao to the shrine Pagodas. 
Thursday, December 21, 2006
My excursion at the zoo
He is an Internet cafe owner with his whole family who dispatched me to the Zoo located in Yangon,Myanmar
On Sunday I and internet cafe owner with his whole family had cheerfully travelled to the zoo where is famous in Myanmar.
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
Saturday, November 04, 2006
Shwedagon known as Singuttara Cedi in Cambodia
Shwedagon ,which is well-known throughout the local and foreign countries and where the walking-stick,water strainer, robe and hair of the four Buddhas, Kakusandha,konagamana,
Kassapa and Gotama,have been enshrined respectfully, is Burmese national auspicious heritage.
On Nov 4,2006 i had satisfactorily joined in the national ceremony which is annually held all over the country on the occasion of the last Kathina seasion on the full moon day. I am in its good book of what it was actively celebrated.
The foolish has contempt for their nation, and praise others, not realiszing that they are become the slave of the others.
The clever praise their own nation, and have comtempt for others, not realizing that they are making enemies that may greater.
The wise praise the good in all nations , all are seeking fulfillment of the good and not building agression.
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