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He who, having traversed this miry, perilous,
and delusive round of existence,
who has crossed over, and reached the other shore,
who is meditative, calm, free from doubt,
and, clinging to nothing, has attained to nibbāna:
him do I call a holy one. (Dpd 414)
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Postcard from Burma
Postcard from Burma Kathina Day.Last week was Kathina Day, a time when lay people make donations ofrobes to monks. Not that they don't at other…
Mahayana/Theravada 4: The Authentic Teachings
Mahayana/Theravada 4: The Authentic Teachings If you poll the followers of the various schools with the question,"Which is the True Buddhism?" you will probably find…
Postcard from Burma
Invitation Day. The vassa, or rains retreat, ended on the last full moon day, October3. The tradition as defined by the Buddha is to stay…
Postcard from Burma
MEALTIME The monks at Sitagu eat in the dining hall, generally around 5:40amthen again around 10:45. Since our vows do not permit us to eat…
Bhikkhu Cintita Joins the Ranks of the Newly Old
On September 27 I will turn 60! In Buddhism we have this Self thing,or rather don't have it. To be a Self requires the view…
Postcard from Burma
“The Alley” The Guest House where I live is situated along the South side of the Sitagu grounds, actually just outside the monastery fence, but…
Another Postcard from Burma
Postcard from Burma (Think of these postcards as very big, or as the writing on them as very small.) Wigglet is in heat. I’ve described…
Postcard from Burma
Postcard from Burma We are finally getting some rain here in Sagaing. This is the Rainy Season, one of three official four-month seasons, the others…
Mahayana/Theravada IV: The Cultural Dimension.
Mahayana/Theravada IV: The Cultural Dimension. Many good Theravada Buddhists in Myanmar seem to feel that there is something mistaken in Mahayana Buddhism. There are…
Two Sides to Any Story
Sitagu International Buddhist Academy is square, with a 620-foot wall running along each of the four sides. I live in the Guest House, which runs…
Some pictures of me in my red Theravadan robe
I no longer look like that guy with the cat. Here I am sitting under a bohdi tree.
Mahayana/Theravada III: The Great Schism
Mahayana/Theravada III: The Great Schism. The Buddha was very concerned with schism in the sangha. He defined schism very clearly, warned about its arising…
Mahayana/Theravada II: The Pa Auk Tawya Encounter
Theravada/Mahayana II: The Pa Auk Tawya Encounter This Spring I spent almost two months at the Pa Auk Tawya meditation center in Mon State,…
Pictures!
The following link will take you to some pictures from the Burma pilgrimage. Scott, who took the pictures, may already have posted them to the…
Postcard from Burma
Classes are in full swing at Sitagu International Buddhist Academy (SIBA). The place is full of resident monks, and monks and nuns from the densely…