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By the way, isn't the Fo Guang Shan Dicitionary in the process of being translated into English? Do you mean the Fo Guang Buddhist Dictionary? If so, then no, not at this point at least. Though we are translating a 22 volume Illustrated Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts, coming out this year 2014. ~~ H...

Hehe, thanks for that -- though I'm not going to watch it! haha!

I didn't know that they'd put it up on Youtube already.
This was at Hsi Lai Temple, Los Angeles, the Sunday before last.
This particular topic is something I've already done several times before, though.

~~ Huifeng

As mentioned earlier, I think that with these categories you are comparing apples and oranges.

~~Huifeng

Related Facebook Group page here:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/563659287054451/

~~ Huifeng

Here's a review of the program from 2010 by a good friend of mine, Justin W, in his Patheos blog, <American Buddhist Perspective> (a Montanan studying Buddhist studies in the U.K.). This is a great blog for a range of Buddhist related stuff, by the way. http://www.patheos.com/blogs/americanbuddhist/...

Qing Tian wrote:One question: why the imposed age restriction?

Good question. The main reason is that different age groups have different needs.

~~Huifeng

2014 Fo Guang Buddhist Monastic Retreat What: Fo Guang Buddhist Monastic Retreat Where: Fo Guang Shan Monastery, Taiwan When: 2014, Summer, June 26th 6am to July 24th 5pm—28 days total Who: 50-60 university / college students or graduates within 3 years after graduation aged 18-35 with an interest ...

2014 Fo Guang Buddhist Monastic Retreat What : Fo Guang Buddhist Monastic Retreat Where: Fo Guang Shan Monastery, Taiwan When: 2014, Summer, June 26th 6am to July 24th 5pm—28 days total Who: 50-60 university / college students or graduates within 3 years after graduation aged 18-35 with an interest...

Zhi wrote:Hi everybody

My username is Zhi and I practice for now Ch'an and Pure Land and I am from a land down south where our Father (called Madiba) passed away recently.

Amitofo

Lekker like a cracker, mate!
Where do you practice in ZA?

~~ Huifeng

ylee111 wrote: I apologize if I have in any ways offended you venerable Huifeng.

No offence taken at all.
I ask questions like this for a living.


~~ Huifeng

KerryZenner wrote:I want to become a Zen Buddhist but I am not quite sure how to.

By going to the Buddha, Dharma and Sangha for refuge, and preferably taking the five precepts.

~~ Huifeng

KerryZenner wrote:I want to become a Zen Buddhist but I am not sure how to. Can anyone help me with this?

Pretty much the same way that one becomes any kind of Buddhist, that is, by going to the Buddha, Dharma and Sangha for refuge, and taking the five precepts.

~~ Huifeng

:shrug: I mean by a subschool of religion not a pejorative like cult. Okay. But, defined in what terms? By school, do you mean that it's defined in terms of specific doctrines or teachings? Or in terms of particular practices? Though, either way, even in the same monastery people may have different...

Anybody want to address the issue of what is meant by "sect"?
I can't help but think that several of those listed above are not even in the same category.

~~ Huifeng

Has a census or poll ever been done within the Buddhist sangha of which sect has the most followers (or at least people self-identifying as a member of a subgrouping)? I am guessing it is a Mahayana school since China is one of the world's largest Buddhist countries and has the most biggest populat...

More like strict as in schedule wise, not strict as in by the book Vinaya wise.

~~ Huifeng

Any written texts from Zhiyi himself explaining his meditation system of samatha and vipasyana? The Smaller Text on Calm and Insight, 小止觀 The Greater Text on Calm and Insight, 摩訶止觀 The Six Entrances to the Sublime, 六妙門 and The Explanation of the Perfection of Dhyana 釋禪波羅密. The first three are avail...

I'm hoping to finish it off over the (Taiwan) winter break, and have it published before June or so. If you would like to be a proof reader for a draft stage, please let me know. Though I'd prefer grad-level studies in this sort of thing, which I know, Jeeprs, you have.

~~ Huifeng

The idea that western academics of Buddhism are not practitioners may be a bit of a generalization and cliche, for a while it is definitely the case that not all of them are practicing Buddhists, a large number definitely have strong empathy and inclination toward a fair amount of Buddhist ideas. On...