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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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I haven't had many photos to show you. However, when someone inquired I found this site on the Web. There are some very good shots.…
Postcard from Burma
Postcard from Burma Dog Update. Tiny Tim, the scrawny lame puppy I’ve been feeding, is still holding in there. He is not growing as fast…
Picky Eaters in the Land of the Fork.
Picky Eaters in the Land of the Fork. The reception committee of the Springdale Buddhist Center and PingPong Club held a lavish banquette for its…
Postcard from Burma
Postcard from BurmaElectricity Update. Now that the Rainy Season is over we seem to haveelectricity only about half of the time. It has generally been…
Mahayana/Theravada Finale: In the Land of the Fork.
Mahayana/Theravada Finale: In the Land of the Fork. This is the last in the series on Mahayana and Theravada Buddhism. I'msorry I have not been…
Postcard from Burma
Postcard from Burma Well, it's been a quiet month at Sitagu Buddhist Academy. SitaguSayadaw was away for about a month, and returned yesterday for about…
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…