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The compassinate great man

Sometimes We can see someone who are not vegetarians  but they can change overnight because of the compassion pouring out from their heart. But most people their compassion is hidden forever until his last day in this life. These uncompassionate people doing all the killing job but expect other people compassionate towards them, I think it is unlikely and of course they will be killed sooner or later.
Let's see the compassion story here. The compassinate great man

Buddha : Ten attainment

In our practice, we strive to attain:

True sincerity
towards others,
Purity of mind
within,
impartiality
towards everything we see,
proper understanding
of life and the universe, and
Compassion
in helping others in a wise unconditional way.
In attaining these, we will
See through
to the truth of impermanence,
Let go
of all wandering thoughts and attachments,
Attain freedom
of mind and spirit,
Accord with proper conditions
to get along with the situation, and
Be mindful of Amitabha Buddha,
follow his teachings,
and vow to reach the Western Pure Land.

Buddha : The ten vows

Only when we have applied the first four of the five guidelines: the Three Conditions, the Six Harmonies, the Threefold Learning, and the Six Paramitas, will we truly be a student of the Buddha and be close to Bodhisattvas. Based on the foundation of the Six Paramitas, we can progress to the next level of our practice, which is comprised of the Ten Great Vows of Samantabhadra Bodhisattva.

These vows were taught to us by the Buddha in the Avatamsaka Sutra. This is the last stage of our cultivation leading to Buddhahood. We cannot practice the Six Paramitas and advance to the Ten Great Vows until we have fulfilled the first four guidelines. The main characteristic of Samantabhadra Bodhisattva is an immeasurably broad and compassionate heart. Every one of his vows is complete and perfect.
The Ten Great Vows of Samantabhadra are:
1. To respect all Buddhas
2. To praise Tathagata (one of the ten names for Buddha)
3. To make offerings extensively
4. To repent karmic obstacles
5. To rejoice at other’s meritorious deeds
6. To request the turning of the Dharma wheel
7. To request the Buddha to remain in this world
8. To constantly follow the Buddha’s teachings
9. To accommodate all sentient beings, and
10. To dedicate all merits universally
The distinctive feature of the practice of Samantabhadra is that this bodhisattva has a mind as broad as the universe. As a result, each of his ten vows is ultimate and perfect in itself.

Buddha : Six Paramitas

To interact successfully with others, the Buddha taught us the Six Paramitas, or Perfections. The fourth of the Five Guidelines, the paramitas are the practices of bodhisattvas.

The Six Paramitas are:
1. Giving (dana)
2. Precept observation (shila)
3. Patience (kshanti)
4. Diligence (virya)
5. Meditative concentration (dhyana)
6. Wisdom (prajna)
The first paramita is giving. Giving counters greed, and ensures that in the future we will have ample resources to continue helping others. The underlying meaning of giving is letting go.
Second is the giving of teaching. By teaching others, we are helping them to learn how to rely more on themselves. We give material resources to try to solve immediate needs. But, if we want to solve needs that are more far-reaching, we teach.
Third is the giving of fearlessness. It is to remove the insecurities, worries, and fears of others, whether the “other” is human or non-human.
Fourth is diligence, or enthusiastic effort. It is the joy that we bring to our practice and to all that is worthwhile in our lives. It is the true delight that arises from deep within us when we are doing what is wholesome. It enables us to keep going when we feel tired or overwhelmed. It is refreshing and inspiring. Cultivating enthusiastic effort counters laziness.
The fifth perfection is meditative concentration. Our practice and training in discipline and not harming others will reduce and gradually eliminate our harmful verbal and physical behaviors. Our minds will become calmer and less agitated. When our minds are thus settled, we will be better able to concentrate.
The sixth paramita is wisdom. Wisdom counters ignorance, and enables us to know how best to help others and to improve ourselves, including our ability to get along well with others. This wisdom is not that which is gained through intense study and analysis of many diverse subjects. That would be seeking wisdom from external sources. It is our innate, all-knowing wisdom.

Buddha : Three conditions

In the Visualization Sutra, we learn how of how Queen Vaidehi, suffering from overwhelming family misfortune, bitterly said to the Buddha, “Life is filled with suffering. Is there not a place without suffering? I wish to live in such a world.” Through his extraordinary abilities, Shakyamuni Buddha displayed for the queen all the worlds of all the Buddhas in the universe.

She vowed to be born into Amitabha Buddha’s Western Pure Land, the world of Ultimate Bliss and requested that Shakyamuni Buddha teach her how to accomplish this.  
He taught her to practice the Three Conditions explaining that they were “the true causes of pure activities of all Buddhas of the three time periods.” Therefore, they are a crucial part and foundation of our practice. This important statement tells us that all Buddhas of the three time periods of the past, the present, and the future, rely on the Three Conditions as the foundation for their cultivation and attainment of Buddhahood.
The First Condition is:
1. Be filial to and provide and care for parents
2. Be respectful to and serve teachers
3. Be compassionate and not kill any living beings
4. Cultivate the Ten Virtuous Conducts. Physically, we are to refrain from killing, stealing, and sexual misconduct. Verbally, we are to refrain from false speech, harsh speech, divisive speech, and enticing speech. Mentally, we are to refrain from giving rise to greed, anger, and ignorance.
The Second Condition is:
5. Take the Three Refuges
6. Abide by the precepts
7. Behave in a dignified, appropriate manner
The Third Condition is:
8. Generate the Bodhi mind
9. Believe deeply in causality
10. Study and chant the Mahayana sutras
11. Encourage others to advance on the path to enlightenment

Buddha teaching Introduction of pure land learning

Whether in bustling cities or quiet villages, Venerable Master Chin Kung, a wise monk in his eighties, thinks only of following the examples set by the Buddha and the ancient sages and virtuous people—teaching. He teaches to help millions of people understand the true meaning of life. For the past fifty years, he has done so diligently and tirelessly.

His teachings range from that of the natural love between parents and children to that of the compassion and loving-kindness of Buddhas and sages. With a broad and impartial mind, he guides people to elevate their spiritual states.

He is prudent and considerate in all things: from interacting with people and handling matters and affairs to learning about the universe. With insightful wisdom, he inspires people to broaden their minds.

From Guidelines for Being a Good Person, which instills proper thoughts in children, to the Avatamsaka Sutra, which describes the ultimate and perfect state of Buddhahood, he explains the profound teachings in simple language and enriches people’s lives.

From one trillionth of a second of a thought to the endless transmigration as ceaseless as a running river, he expediently uses such analogies to awaken people to overcome their limitations.

Master Chin Kung does not come from an illustrious family nor did he attend a university. Traveling the five continents, he thinks only of how to fulfill the teachings as taught by the Buddha and sages. Living a life of sincerity and respect, he helps all religions work together; propagates the true teachings of the sages; and promotes equality, harmony, and the concept of a global family.

Never tired of learning or teaching, he teaches ceaselessly to help people understand the truth of life and the universe to the world.

“Compassion is the essence, and expediency is the means.” He always cares about the well-being, harmony, and happiness of all people. This is his great heart of compassion as he ceaselessly thinks of benefiting all beings.

“Learning to be a teacher; acting as a role model.” His unselfish teaching and behavior always encourage people to act proactively, work hard, and cultivate virtues.

He emulates the ancient sages and returns to the true nature. His sincerity, respectfulness, humility, and amiability constantly remind people to understand their true self.

Master Chin Kung was born in tumultuous times, during the early years of the Republic of China when there was much warfare. He has dedicated his life to propagating the teachings of the Buddha and the sages. Although he only graduated from middle school, he always had a sincere, enthusiastic attitude in learning and great respect for his teachers and their teachings. Therefore he was able to learn from Professor Fang Dongmei, a great philosopher of his time; Zhangjia Living Buddha, an eminent monk of Tibetan Buddhism; and Mr. Li Bingnan, a great master of Buddhism and Confucianism for a total of thirteen years. He was a diligent and aspiring young man, cared about and highly regarded by his teachers.

When young, Master Chin Kung felt a strong antipathy towards religion, especially Buddhism. But Professor Fang told him, “The Buddha was a great philosopher and also a sage. Buddhism is the pinnacle of all philosophies in the world, and learning Buddhism is the ultimate enjoyment of life.” The master thus put aside his prejudice and started to read the sutras. As time went on, he began to have a better understanding and appreciation of the Dharma.

Shortly after starting to read the sutras, he began to study with Zhangjia Living Buddha. He started to learn about Sakyamuni Buddha and diligently practice Zhangjia Living Buddha’s teaching of “seeing through; letting go.” From this, he laid a solid foundation for learning Buddhism.

Master Chin Kung often contemplates Mr. Li Bingnan’s teaching of “the utmost sincerity can invoke responses.” For the past fifty years, the master has lectured extensively and ceaselessly on various sutras and assimilated many different teachings. All these diverse studies have only served to deepen his absolute confidence in the Pure Land teachings, further enabling him to encourage people to learn the Pure Land method.

After Master Chin Kung became a monk, times were difficult, and he was fortunate to gain the support of Ms. Han Ying, a lay practitioner who had been listening to the master’s lectures, and her family. He stayed at their home for seventeen years. Ms. Han worked hard to arrange for places for him to lecture. He thus was able to have thirty years of lecturing experience and attained profound flexibility, patience, meditative concentration, and wisdom.

Today when we respectfully look at the master, we see him receiving abundant praise and the admiration of many people. Also we can listen to his lively, skillfully delivered, and deeply impressive lectures via the Internet, satellite television, and DVDs. Let us carefully perceive and realize the true compassion of this master who “only wishes for all sentient beings to leave suffering and does not seek happiness for himself.”

This infinite compassion is based on sincerity, purity, impartiality, and proper understanding. No matter what hardships he has encountered, how he has been questioned, criticized, or demeaned, he has always continued to move forward. It is this true, infinite compassion that has enabled him to attain wisdom and eloquence. From this compassion arose the perseverance that enabled him to cheerfully disregard hardships as he traveled around the world to promote global harmony. Because of this selfless compassion, no matter how he was questioned or criticized, he has been able to look far ahead and aim high as he earnestly and tirelessly teaches all beings to break through delusion and attain awakening.

Master Chin Kung is learned in Confucianism, Buddhism, and the teachings of the sages. He has mastered the teachings of all the Buddhist schools and can perfectly explain Buddhism. He is familiar with various fields, such as astronomy and science. He is adept at extracting the quintessence of various religious teachings. His broad-mindedness and profound wisdom, especially the mindset that “I shall never regret even if no one in the world knows me” is truly beyond the understanding of people who, like me, hold shallow views.

Now, from my limited understanding of Master Chin Kung, I would like to summarize the important concepts of his teaching. Although I am limited in vision, I am hoping to elicit wiser opinions from others. I will try to introduce him from all aspects so that we can learn from this master who has lived from the twentieth to the twenty-first century, whose mind accommodates all faiths, and whose wisdom transcends time. More importantly, through learning his teachings and emulating his behavior, we will be able to broaden our horizon and have a correct understanding of the teaching of the sages. When we have an in-depth understanding and practice accordingly, together we will be able to enjoy the truth, goodness, beauty, and wisdom, which are already innate in our lives.

Buddha education Buddha teaching

Recently I have the chance to learn Buddha education. I am now more understanding. Through Master Chin Kung tirelessly explanation. Master Chin Kung said that obstacles in learning Buddha education like those deaf, blind one or those handicapped one. When people born before Buddha or after Buddha. Even people born in the time Buddha lived, not all got chance to hear Buddha teaching. At that time, many kings liked to listen Buddha teaching. Even today not many people have the chance to learn Buddha education. If we got the luck, we not only know there is the teaching called Buddha education but also have the chance to learn this highest philosophy. Buddha teaching usually will appear on those cultural rich region. Buddha helped those mature one to attain awareness. Those who want to attain Buddhahood must be disciplined one, follow the rules strictly. After Buddha passed away, his disciples recorded his teaching on leaves. After many years, the Buddha teaching went to China and the Buddha teachings become part of China culture. Those people who have good roots, good condition and good lucks will be able to learn Buddha education.

Buddha teaching the Six Harmonies

The Three Conditions are the basis for individual cultivation whereas the Six Harmonies are the basis for group cultivation. The Sangha is a group of four or more people who properly practice the Buddha’s teachings together, especially the Six Harmonies that are to:

The Six Harmonies are:
1. Harmony in having the same viewpoints
2. Harmony in observing the same precepts
3. Harmony in living together
4. Harmony in speaking without conflict
5. Harmony in experiencing Dharma bliss
6. Harmony in sharing benefits
First is harmony in having the same viewpoints, which means establishing consensuses in a group. The group members must uphold the same principles and methods that they are studying and practicing for harmonious group cultivation. If we want a stable society, everyone needs to get along with one another.
Second is harmony in observing the same precepts. When we live and practice together, we need to have rules, or else there will be disorder.
Third is harmony in living together as a group. The purpose of establishing a cultivation center is to help every participant in the group succeed in their practice. Living together in a group, practitioners can support each other. 
Fourth is harmony in speaking without conflict. By reducing, and ideally eliminating, disputes, people will be better able to focus on their cultivation.
Fifth is harmony in experiencing Dharma bliss. When we learn and practice a Dharma Door, the basic achievement that we should attain is happiness.
Sixth is harmony in sharing benefits. In the sangha, everything is shared fairly and whenever possible, equally. In this way, everyone’s basic needs will be met. Special needs are also to be considered. Understanding that everything in the sangha is an offering, nothing should be wasted. This will insure that future needs will also be met.

Buddha teaching Threefold Learning

The third of the Five Guidelines is the Threefold Learning. To counteract the problems of the people in our world and age, the Buddha taught:

1. Moral self-discipline
2. Meditative concentration
3. Innate wisdom
Moral discipline counteracts our habits for wrongdoing. Meditative concentration counteracts the tendency of our minds to wander and have scattered thoughts. Wisdom counteracts ignorance, our wrong views and knowledge, and our lack of correct knowledge.
We begin with moral self-discipline, with training. On a basic level, we abstain from killing; from stealing; from sexual, or sensual, misconduct; from lying; and from the taking of intoxicants. On a broader basis, we behave in a moral and ethical way in everything we do.
Next is meditative concentration. In meditative concentration, we focus our attention on whatever we choose. There are no distractions or worries, no doubts or drowsiness, no discriminations or attachments: We remain unaffected by our environment and maintain a calm, undisturbed mind.
Third is intuitive wisdom. Intuitive wisdom is not an intellectual pursuit nor is it a measure of academic intelligence. It is knowing and understanding, and it arises from within us when our minds are clear and calm.

Big Buddha Buddha teaching

Afghanistan had a huge Buddha few years ago but this was destroyed by the people there. They were destroying something that their ancestors relied on. They destroyed it because these people were the most stupid one but we can not blame them because they did not know about Buddha education like their ancestors. In Hong Kung, Big Buddha will be survive there because people there know about the need to have the big Buddha. Once merely a remote monastery hidden by lush, mountain scenery, the Po Lin Monastery made it to the world map when the extraordinary Tian Tan Buddha statue (informally known as the Big Buddha) was erected in 1993. Sitting 34 metres high and facing north to look over the Chinese people, this majestic bronze Buddha draws pilgrims from all over Asia.
The eyes, lips, incline of the head and right hand, which is raised to deliver a blessing to all, combine to bring a humbling depth of character and dignity to the massive Buddha, which took 12 years to complete. Climb the 268 steps for a closer look at this remarkable statue, and to enjoy the sweeping mountain and sea views that can be seen from its base.
Opposite the statue, the Po Lin Monastery is one of Hong Kong’s most important Buddhist sanctums and has been dubbed ‘the Buddhist World in the South’. Home to many a devout monk, this monastery is rich with colourful manifestations of Buddhist iconography and its pleasant garden is alive with birdsong and flowery scents. You can also enlighten your appetite at their popular vegetarian restaurant.

Buddha teaching United nation celebrate Vesak day

"Now more than ever, we need the spirit of non-violence to help inspire peace and quell conflict... I offer my best wishes to believers celebrating Vesak Day, and my sincerest hopes that we may all draw on spiritual ideals to strengthen our resolve to improve our world."
UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon in a Vesak Day message pointed out that Vesak Day is a celebration for Buddhists worldwide and an opportunity for all members of the international community to benefit from their rich traditions. UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon
He said, This year's observance, falling at a time of widespread strife and misery, is an occasion to examine how Buddhist teachings can inform our response to prevailing challenges.
UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon further added, "Confronting the troubling problems facing our world is consonant with Buddhism. The Buddha himself, as a young prince, left the safety of his palace to discover the four sufferings, of birth, sickness, old age and death.
"While such painful realities cannot be avoided, Buddhism offers insights into how to cope with them. Its history is replete with inspiring examples of the transformative power of Buddhist philosophy.
"The legendary King Ashoka, a conqueror who presided over a brutal reign in India some three centuries after the Buddha's passing, ultimately converted to Buddhism, renounced violence and embraced peace.
"The values that King Ashoka espoused, including human rights, democratic governance and respect for the dignity of life, are common to all great religions.
The fact that he was able to embrace them after years of brutal war offers proof that the goodwill of individuals can end widespread suffering.
"Now more than ever, we need the spirit of non-violence to help inspire peace and quell conflict.
"I offer my best wishes to believers celebrating Vesak Day, and my sincerest hopes that we may all draw on spiritual ideals to strengthen our resolve to improve our world.

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Vesak In Malaysia

Uganda vesak day

Buddha teaching Hell scenes

Every human being has different life or destiny because of his own action. We all must not blame others if our destinies are no good. Ir is our own behaviors so we must not blame others. Whatever we encounter good or bad are the results of our thoughts, action. If a person wants good life but doing all kinds of bad deeds, then for sure his life will be slowly toward misery sooner or later. So, why always have the habits of hurting others? Why always create troubles for others? Why killing others for our own selfish motives? It is easy to see ourselves whether we are ready good or not? If you always resisting doing good, then you have to think again, your life will be in agony somehow, why not having clear mind mind? Tp prevent you going to hells after this life, please be cautious in whatever your do. Many caring people spreading the hell scenes in Internet, they just want to remind people try their very best doing all good acts. Let's see the hell scenes to remind ourselves so as to stop our habitual bad thoughts. Hell scenes  .

Incarnation real cases Buddha teaching

Children that remember previous lives
A professional scientific study of children that remember previous lives was initiated by Dr. Ian Stevenson, professor of psychiatry at the University of Virginia School of Medicine, in the late 1960s. Since then Ian Stevenson has gathered close to 3000 cases of children that remember previous lives, often as named, identifiable persons. Stevenson's cases have been gathered from Ceylon, India, Alaska, Thailand, Brazil, Burma, Turkey, West Africa, Lebanon and the USA. Stevenson has published 65 detailed reports about his findings in which the information the children remembered has been matched with the data of their former identity, family, residence and manner of death. Birthmarks and scars on the children have been found to match the experiences from the remembered previous life, especially in cases of violent deaths.
Typically a case begins when a child around the age of 3 without any kind of prompting begins to speak of a former life. The child will mention people and places that nobody in his family has heard about before and will, in certain cases, describe details of his former death. The child will be quite insistent in claiming to have a different name, and he will tell his astounded parents that he is, in fact, somebody else. He may also say that he has other parents or a wife or children that live in a different city or even a different country. The child continues talking about it for several years, generally to the great annoyance of the parents.
When Stevenson, through a network of helpers, learns about such a child, he arranges a visit and takes notes of all the data that the child recounts. If possible, Stevenson arranges that the child be taken to the town where he says he lived before. At this visit the child will then typically lead the way through the streets to his former home and will spontaneously recognize and greet persons like old friend calling them by their pet names. When the child enters the house, where he lived before, he will comment upon changes in the decoration, will ask about persons and things that he thinks are missing and remember events from the past. In certain cases he reveals knowledge about secret hiding places or where the family gold is hidden, about family debts or old scandals, all of which is confirmed to be true by the surviving family of the former personality. The child knows nothing about the time after the death of his former personality.
From Stevenson's book "Twenty Cases Suggestive of Reincarnation" the case of Swarnlata can be mentioned.
Swarnlata was born in 1949 in Pradesh in India into a middle class family. She started to talk about a former life at the age of three when one day her father was taking her for a ride and they passed the town of Katni, which was more than 100 miles from their home. Swarnlata suddenly pointed out the window and asked the chauffeur to turn down a street to "my house", where she said they could get a better cup of tea than on the highway. She told her father more than 50 facts about her life in Katni and the father made a note of these. She said that her name was Biya Pathak and that she had two sons. She described every detail of her home and how there was a railway behind her house. She said that she had died from a throat disease and was treated by a Dr. S.C. Bhabrat in Jabalpur. In 1959, when Swarnlata was 10 years old, news about the case reached Ian Stevenson and he initiated an investigation. He found the house where the Pathak family lived using only Swarnlata's description and he found everything just as Swarnlata had described it. He interviewed the Pathak family that informed him that Biya Pathak had died in 1939 and had left two sons and a husband. A few months later Biya's husband, her brother and one of her sons traveled to the town where Swarnlata lived in order to see her and test her memories. Swarnlata knew nothing about their arrival and they arrived at her house in the company of nine other persons and hid their identity. Swarnlata immediately recognized her (Biya's) brother and called him by his pet name. Afterwards she recognized her husband and behaved in a subservient manner as befitted a Hindu wife. She also recognized her son who had been 13 years old when she died. She reminded her husband that he had hidden 1200 rupees from Biya before she died and that the money had been in a particular box when he took it, which he confirmed to be true. A few weeks later Swarnlata visited her "former home" in Katni for the first time and she immediately commented on changes in the house and she identified the room where Biya had died. She revealed intimate details from the life of the family, she recognized old servants and commented in a good-humored way on how things had changed during the last 20 years. She had no knowledge of events after 1939.
Swarnlata's story is so well documented that it clearly points to her being the reincarnation of Biya Pathak. Ian Stevenson can with certainly rule out that Swarnlata had any normal way of knowing the intimate details she revealed about Biya. She had never been to Katni in her life as Swarnlata, nor did she have any kind of knowledge about the Pathak family. Yet she knew their most intimate secrets and a large number of details about their life. This strongly suggests reincarnation. However, Ian Stevenson never claims that he has proved that reincarnation is a fact; he merely cautiously says that his cases suggest that reincarnation happens. Stevenson's work is of monumental proportions and nobody who has studied his work can avoid being impressed by the meticulous care and strictly scientific approach with which he has carried out his research.
Ian Stevenson has mainly published monographies for the scientific community, but the following books have been published for the general reader: "Twenty Cases Suggestive of Reincarnation" and "Where Biology and Reincarnation Intersect". In his book "Old Souls" journalist Tom Shroder pays a tribute to Ian Stevenson's work and gives an account of his working methods during field trips to India and Lebanon.
Carol Bowman is an American researcher who herself has gathered several hundred cases of children with past life memories. Her cases are mainly from the USA and have been offered to her by parents who suspected that specific behavioral patterns in their children could have their origin in former lives.
Carol Bowman has published two books about her findings: "Children's Past Lives. How Past Life Memories Affect Your Child" and "Return from Heaven".

I listen to Master Chin Kung Budda talk

Today I listen to Master Chin Kung live talk 2012淨土大經科註 第334集, it ready enlighten me, In this talk Master Chin Kung mentioned that the real disaster  is no chance to hear Buddha teaching. Master Chin Kung mentioned eight disasters that block us to learn Buddha teaching, for example those worldly intelligent and those who have quite wit to argue one, they themselves never realize the need to learn Buddha teaching. For those people who always act like scientists want proof then it is difficult for them to benefit of learning Buddha education. For learning Buddha education, we need to believe what Buddha's wisdom. That wisdom is different from worldly intelligence or knowledge. Master Chin Kung mentioned about the science quantum theorem that discovery proved that what Buddha talk was correct... Buddha mentioned all materials are indeed empty, scientists had discovered that mind set  or mind vibration create materials, so mind set is very important for our destinies. Master Chin Kung said that we have so many thoughts within a second and the thoughts will affect so many things, how can we know that? even the old film projector running movie, s second needs 24 film, we then thought that it was so real. How about we just put one film and blacken the other 23 films, we can only see a light bit we do not see clearly that one film.

Master Chin Kung talk about Buddha statue

Namoamituofo