Thursday, September 23, 2010

Digital contents - Dharma teachings (Buddhism)

Undoubtedly, the internet has changed tremendously the way we learn and sharing of resources with web technologies.
Today this new friend takes the trouble to come and informed me that he found the book i gave him very interesting, and he tried to use the internet seeking explanation of the contents/terms he doesn't understand. I had mentioned the buddhanet to him before, but it has been long i last visited this site. Hence i did and find this very important initiative of Buddhist e-Library project:
- Buddhanet (Buddha Dharma Education Association Inc., Australia)
http://www.buddhanet.net/
http://www.buddhistelibrary.org/

A tribute to this great meditation Teacher/Master, Ven. Ajahn Chah from Wat Pa Pong, Thailand. His skillful means approach to Dharma teachings inspired and touched many hearts and minds with loving-kindness, compassion, wisdom.
- The Teachings of Ven. Ajahn Chah
http://www.ajahnchah.org/

also his well known disciple, Ven. Ajahn Sumedho, another great Teacher/Master:
http://www.forestsangha.org/
http://www.amaravati.org/

- Buddhanet (Taiwan) - this site need registration to participate/sharing in life forum, in Chinese language/Mandarin. There are hyperlinks to other similar sites of e-resources recommended by e-friends.
http://www.buddhanet.tw/

- Reading online (Dharma Realm Buddhst Association, Ven. Master Hsuan Hua's books/teachings)
http://www.drbachinese.org/online_reading/index.htm

- Below site is also rich in e-resources:
The Corporate Body of the Buddha Educational Foundtion (Taiwan)
http://www.budaedu.org/

- E-books / AV collections:
[Wisdom-Compassion Buddha Net] 慈悲法网
http://wwwzhibeifw.com/ebookdl1.htm
Related site:
http://www.larong-chuling.com/pages/category5.htm
Audio site 慧音系列 [AV Wiscom Series]:
http://www.larong-chuling.com/pages/category6.htm



stay tune...

Thursday, September 16, 2010

Chinese Dharma reading

I heard of this great Tibetan Master from my teacher, H.E. Kunde Rinpoche a couple times in conversations, but i didn't make any effort to look for His publications. Today, intended to help a new friend to look for dharma teaching in WWW, i found these sites (after listening to one of the dvds of H.E. Tsultim Lodu on Heart Sutra given by Kunde Rinpoche), those reading dharma in Chinese language may be interested to read online:
(copy the link sites to your web browser)
http://ishare.iask.sina.com.cn/f/4669629.html

堪布慈诚罗珠仁波切:正见:慧灯之光

related sites of the dharma teaching online by Zhi Bei Fa Wang (Net of Wisdom-Compassion):
http://www.zhibeifw.com/book/zhihailh/main.htm

i found these links of learning resources in the same site:
(mainpage: zhibeifw.com)
http://www.zhibeifw.com/book/htm
http://www.zhibeifw.com/book/cclz.htm
http://www.zhibeifw.com/ebookdl1.htm

other related sites (go to download centre):
http://www.xianmifw.com/book

Also i added these great Teacher/Master blog into my bloglist (rejoice...):
索达吉堪布
http://blog.sina.com.cn/suodj

堪布慈诚罗珠仁波切
http://blog.sina.com.cn/cichengluozhu


This is the link of series of Dharma teachings (i have not checked if the audio could be downloaded)
慈诚罗珠堪布佛法开示视频集
http://www.tudou.com/playlist/id/7395046/

i am sharing these sites, it looks intellectual learning. Personally, the laying of knowledge foundation of Buddhist Dharma teaching has helpled much in my personal mental /spiritual development. Interestingly, in the introduction of this Heart Sutra series of teaching, the Venerable Khenpo mentioned two categories of Wisdom : one that arising from realization of true nature of mind as non-self (emptiness) 【空性般若多罗密多】and Wisdom arising from knowledge 【文字般若多罗密多】.

If this sharing of knowledge sites' on Dharma teachings benefitted you, i am thankful and gradeful to my teacher, H.E. Kunde Rinpoche. It reflects the traditional Buddhist community spirit: great Teachers/Masters admire or recommend one another, having immense/unmeasurable altruistic joy to the attainment/knowledge of each other.

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personal contempalation as a student learning the dharma: knowledge on the principles of the Buddha's teachings of 'The Four Noble Truth', 'The Six Perfections", 'The Noble Eightfold Path' etc. - help to keep our mind check in meritorous acts such as : generosity, charity, helpfulness - are we doing it with altruistic joy/genuinely for the benefits of all beings/as a form for basic support for full-time practioners/Teacher , or are we 'expecting' extraordinary returns with minimal monetary gift/helps, miracle happens with clouded intentions... :)- i better read again what the Perfectly Enlightened One said about 'Right Thoughts', 'Right Action'...
As i was contemplating on my written words of my mind's reflection, i was thinking to-fro of modern economics which emphasized on returns of 'investment' in tangible forms. i guess we are very influenced by what we give 'expected'/'need'/'may need'/'intend' for some kind of positive returns. As i was hesitating on this interpretation of 'giving' and 'generosity' in layperson's perspective, i found this interesting article:
http://www.folou.com/viewthread.php?tid=118817

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Listening to this great Teacher speaking on the teaching of Heart Sutra, the narrative meanings effortlessly flows in explaining the teachings like nature's clear stream, even though Mandarin is not His first language/mother toungue . (this is the first time i listen to this dvd given to me a year ago, i am convinced even without meeting/seeing in person what Kunda Rinpoche described of them having ten & thousands students in their monastery in Tibet - even though some numbers might have been re-located due to some human beings' own insecurity reason), 'Emptiness‘ 空性 is spiritually special scripture. In His first lecture in the 'Heart Sutra', H.E.Tsultim Lodu mentioned it is the special dharma teaching in spiritual practice that transcend other spiritual tradition/religion...

cheers in reading...
i need to start writing my paper, it is 12 a.m. time...
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Sept. 29, 2010
i found this information site (Chinese) from the hyperlink of another blog:
http://www.edupro.org/

This portal site consists of Buddhist Dharma Teachings of major traditions (in Chinese), this portal also hosting syllabus oragnized systematically by chapters (including some syallabus texts from Malaysia).
Personally, i found teachings by the Ven. H.E. Sou Taji Khenpo, a well-know Teacher/Master, you may search by name in the portal:
http://read.goodweb.cn/

Wisdom-Compassion Net (Chinese) 慈悲法网

This impressive Chinese language website as reflected in the name:
http://www.zhibeifw.com/index.htm 慈悲法网

H.E. Kunde Rinpoche mentioned to me in a few personal Q&A i had with my teacher - this great Buddhist Master/Teacher, HH Jigme Punchok (法王晋美彭措), His Holiness has many students, and their wisdom-compassion works/activities have gained respect and recognition in the Buddhist communities.
Below are HH students' blogs, one of these blog appeals to me the nostalgic passion towards the great compassion of trying to preserve this seems 'fading'of thousand years of culture . It is a beautiful and artistic blog to read:
http://blog.sina.com.cn/sdjzwh

the other personal blog of this highly learned, humble, devoted Khenpo (PhD) Rinpoche, Sotaji Rinpoche 索达吉勘布 is as enlightening:
http://blog.sina.com.cn/suodj

Among other well-known students of His Holiness is this learned, intelligent, devoted Dharma Teacher, another Khenpo Rinpoche - H.E. Tsultim Lodu Rinpoche (慈诚罗珠仁坡切)

http://blog.sina.com.cn/cichengluozhu