Many years ago, one man with the surname Ou-Yang suggested one very surprising fact to all people in China, "Buddhism is not a religion, nor a philosophy, but it is an education which is needed by the world much".
True, you can see that Buddhism is an education once you read through what I'm going to write.
In morning and evening recitations, we first bow to Sakyamuni Buddha and recite "Namo Ben Shi Shi Jia Mou Ni Fo", which means "I take refuge in the Original Teacher Sakyamuni Buddha". Do you see the word "teacher"? This obviously means we do not bow to the Buddha with the intentions to gain benefits(at least realy understanding Buddhists don't), the intentions of bowing or even kneeling in front of Him are simple.
1. To thank Buddha for what he had taught.
2. To always keep his teachings in mind.
3. To remind ourselves that if He could achieve Buddhahood, we, too can.
We also DO NOT regard the Buddha as a supernatural being, He was born to our world by his "humanly" mother, and was made up of mere flesh and blood. Nothing more. The only difference between us and the Buddha is----WE ARE NOT DIFFERENT!!. We have what he had, therefore we can achieve what he had achieved.
Therefore, Buddhism is an education, its core principle-love. The teachings of Buddha is based on this very one word.
"Do not commit evil,
Do good,
Keep your mind pure,
These are the teachings of the Buddha."
Friday, June 5, 2009
Amitabha!
My intentions are simple-to introduce Pureland Buddhism to you.
I myself am a Purelander. I come from a Chinese family, and obvoiusly my religious background is a mixture of folk belief, Buddhism, and Taoism, which can be likened to "Rojak"(a famous delicacy in M'sia and S'pore)
A few years back, I got to know about the true essence of Buddhism, that was when I really studied and put Buddhism into practice.
I hope I won't bore you, but I will try my best to convey Buddhism in a simpler way, and of course in simple English(sorry but this is the best I could do).
I hope everyone of you are willing to pin-point my mistakes!!
And please, no bashing..hehe.
I myself am a Purelander. I come from a Chinese family, and obvoiusly my religious background is a mixture of folk belief, Buddhism, and Taoism, which can be likened to "Rojak"(a famous delicacy in M'sia and S'pore)
A few years back, I got to know about the true essence of Buddhism, that was when I really studied and put Buddhism into practice.
I hope I won't bore you, but I will try my best to convey Buddhism in a simpler way, and of course in simple English(sorry but this is the best I could do).
I hope everyone of you are willing to pin-point my mistakes!!
And please, no bashing..hehe.
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