One day a very rich businessman called Anathapindika invited Buddha Shakyamuni to his place in Shravasti. The Buddha accepted his invitation and sent Shariputra, one of his main disciples, to Shravasti to find a place for him and his sangha to live. In accordance with the direction of the Buddha, Shariputra looked around Shravasti and chose a park which belonged…
The Celebration of the Rebirth of His Holiness Penor Rinpoche With immeasurable happiness and joy on hearing about the rebirth of the genuine reincarnation of our guru, His Holiness Penor Rinpoche, the family of Namdroling Monastery assembled in the Monastic Jr. High School grounds, where prayers of auspiciousness and prayers of long life were chanted in front of the holy…
As the saying goes, ‘knowledge is wealth’. I feel this quotation has very relevant meanings for bridging secularism and spirituality. Education in this context means to educate people in the union of secularism and spirituality. The word ‘secular’ literally describes the things that do not have any connection with religion or spirituality. But if we take secularism and spirituality to…
The word ‘religion’ came from the West and it has various meanings and definitions, none of which suit the concept of Buddhism. If we conceive of Buddhism as a religion it has a negative implication that can result in wrongly conceptualizing the intrinsic nature of Buddhism. Here, I justify my stance against the notion that ‘Buddhism is a religion’, since…
I vividly remember the days when I was a child. We lived in a cloistered society. As children we would play for the whole day. There were no systematic games; life seemed to be beautiful in those days. We would neither worry about the future nor regret the past. Those summers with my family, friends and loved ones still linger…
Early one morning my parents were preparing to go somewhere. I was just 12 years old at the time and was wondering where we were going. Later I could make out that we were certainly going to visit a monastery as they were carrying kabne (a long white shawl for men), rachu (a colourful short scarf for women), incense sticks,…
What would be the situation in this world if there were no death? If beings were not bound to die, then the lives on this Mother Earth would be in jeopardy. If there were no death then all the lives in this entire universe would be very difficult to live as the result of an abrupt rise in the number…
When the disciples like me lacked enough fortuneYou demonstrated passing away from this world.Though in reality you are beyond birth and death,I, who believe conventional truth, was left without a guardian. From our sacred field, marvellous to behold,Where every lovely tree and flower resides, and the excellent masters and disciples dwell,You departed for the sublime pure realm,Leaving us like orphaned…
“Practice makes a man perfect.” ~Anonymous~ Whether we have spiritual or mundane priorities in our lives, we need to know the correct methods and flawless knowledge that can lead us to accomplishment in order to achieve these goals. We can obtain these tools for success by relying on genuine teachers. Through their guidance we become enlightened and know everything, which…
When I was a child, one of my friend’s uncles told me, “In the 6th century BCE the world’s first university called Nalanda was built. It rose to prominence in the 5th century CE as the greatest monastic-cum-educational institution for listening, contemplating and meditating on the Dharma in the whole Buddhist world. Nalanda’s curriculum included the ‘three baskets of teachings’(Tripitaka)…
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