Curious - any Buddhist-turned-Christian converts here?
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That's why lor!Originally posted by laurence82:which faith allow u to act immorally?
I asked him whether his temple allow him to touch woman....hahhahaha
(see my reply above)
It gives me the impression that he went to church to touch woman & kenna hood ...hahahahha -
U didnt noe he went to forum bbq last year and made lewd remarks abt our forum ladies?Originally posted by Honeybunz:That's why lor!
I asked him whether his temple allow him to touch woman....hahhahaha
(see my reply above)
It gives me the impression that he went to church to touch woman & kenna hood ...hahahahha
lucky u didnt go last year... -
you got beat him up?Originally posted by laurence82:U didnt noe he went to forum bbq last year and made lewd remarks abt our forum ladies?
lucky u didnt go last year...
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check out last year bbq topic in chit chat, i also posted oneOriginally posted by Honeybunz:you got beat him up?
he was 'bashed'... -
Put up his pic in all temples in Singapore to warn them.Originally posted by laurence82:check out last year bbq topic in chit chat, i also posted one
he was 'bashed'... -
Hmm...
In Buddhism... as a lay Buddhist (in fact i think these are very general and can apply to everyone) the least you can do is to abide the 5 precepts.. if you cant even do that, at least pls work on it (to safeguard your blessings):
1. Panatipata veramani sikkhapadam samadiyami
I undertake the precept to refrain from destroying living creatures.
2. Adinnadana veramani sikkhapadam samadiyami
I undertake the precept to refrain from taking that which is not given.
3. Kamesu micchacara veramani sikkhapadam samadiyami
I undertake the precept to refrain from sexual misconduct.
4. Musavada veramani sikkhapadam samadiyami
I undertake the precept to refrain from incorrect speech.
5. Suramerayamajja pamadatthana veramani sikkhapadam samadiyami
I undertake the precept to refrain from intoxicating drinks and drugs which lead to carelessness.
It is called 'Wu Jie' in Chinese... heard before right?
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Ya .. i take before CME during sec school one .. in chinese somemore.Originally posted by An Eternal Now:It is called 'Wu Jie' in Chinese... heard before right? -
got learn this in sec school meh?? how come i dun remember ....Originally posted by Icemoon:Ya .. i take before CME during sec school one .. in chinese somemore. -
Ya , I also dunno got learn b4. Maybe briefly ba.Originally posted by ben1xy:got learn this in sec school meh?? how come i dun remember .... -
Got learn .. we studied the major religions in Singapore. Mine was in chinese.
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erm, my family was buddhist la, i from young follow their rites and all that, seemed meaningless, so i tried every religion, and settled with christianity. sadly i'm backsliding haha
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Alarm bells start to ring when I read "rites".Originally posted by dumbdumb!:erm, my family was buddhist la, i from young follow their rites and all that, seemed meaningless, so i tried every religion, and settled with christianity. sadly i'm backsliding haha
I suspect your family concentrated too much on rites and ignored proper scriptural studies.
Buddhism got what rites? Can Eternal Now enlighten us? -
You in chinese school is it?Originally posted by Icemoon:Got learn .. we studied the major religions in Singapore. Mine was in chinese. -
na bei .. i tot he is Andy LauOriginally posted by happyharvest: -
You're right, Buddhism does not focus on rites and rituals. It is a form of respect and reverence for a Buddhist to do the "3 prostrations" to the Buddha everyday. On top of that.. depending on the person, he may practise repentance or chanting sutras/scriptures. I do not do chanting at home.Originally posted by Icemoon:Alarm bells start to ring when I read "rites".
I suspect your family concentrated too much on rites and ignored proper scriptural studies.
Buddhism got what rites? Can Eternal Now enlighten us?
I'm curious, what kind of rites is dumbdumb! refering to? -
could i ask something. how is this buddhism different from shintoism? also wad abt zen buddhism, i am a little confused. would aprreciate it .. if u could enlighten me. many thanksOriginally posted by An Eternal Now:You're right, Buddhism does not focus on rites and rituals. It is a form of respect and reverence for a Buddhist to do the "3 prostrations" to the Buddha everyday. On top of that.. depending on the person, he may practise repentance or chanting sutras/scriptures. I do not do chanting at home.
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Originally posted by Icemoon:na bei .. i tot he is Andy Lau
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Shintoism is an indigenous belief system/religion of the Japanese that emphasize the worship of spirits and gods in the nature. I must say the more 'modern' form of Taoism we currently know has similarities with Shintoism. In China, the teachings of Tao can be said to have started by Lao Tzu... in the beginning Taoism has no rituals nor rites nor was it a religion, but more like a philosophy. The only scripture that Lao Tzu had taught was the Tao Te Ching. But later many forms of rites/rituals/practise/worship/gods become part of Taoism. Thus Taoism becomes the indigenious religion of China.Originally posted by ben1xy:could i ask something. how is this buddhism different from shintoism? also wad abt zen buddhism, i am a little confused. would aprreciate it .. if u could enlighten me. many thanks
Buddhism on the other hand, is neither like Shintoism nor like Taoism. It is not an indigenious belief rooted in local culture nor a religion. While Buddhism first started from India, its teachings has spread throughout the world, now increasingly in the Western countries. We also does not emphasize on rituals and rites, nor worship gods or spirits. The practise of chanting is also not a rite nor a ritual. This tradition of chanting started way back when Buddha passed into Parinirvana. After 3 weeks, a council of 500 enlightened monks met and recited the words of Buddha, the precepts, and so on. The teachings are orally passed down through the routine practise of chanting so that the words of Buddha are not lost... so the teachings are orally passed down in the very beginning. Later they are written on palm leaves, etc. It is only a few hundred years later that they are compiled into written text. The tradition of chanting continues until today.. so that we may be well versed in the sutras, understand the teachings of Buddha, attain realisation, and apply the teachings in our lives. Usually (depending on schedule) when I go to my dharma centre every weekend Saturday, before the dharma talk we would have a chanting + meditation session.
In the beginning, there were no images nor statues of Buddha. The first images/statues of Buddhas started several hundred years after the Buddha's passing into Parinirvana. We do prostration out of respect and reverence, also a way to lessen our 'ego-form', not to be mistaken as a form of worship. Buddhists generally do not worship any supreme beings.
The 4 dharma seals/3 dharma seals apply to all the authentic Buddhist traditions. What are the dharma seals? Impermanence, non-self, nirvana. But it is also said... that there are 84000 dharma doors towards enlightenment. An analogy: there are 10 gates surrounding the great palace, each gate leads to the same place (goal). Zen Buddhism is one of the Buddhist traditions, that focuses on the practise of Meditation & Koans, in order to achieve Enlightenment/Self-realisation. It's direct lineage started from Buddha from India, and later an Indian monk Bodhidharma, the 28th Patriarch of Zen, brought Zen Buddhism to China. However it is not to be mistaken that all Buddhist traditions that practise meditation means they are Zen Buddhism. -
You might want to know that some asian cultures, this respect and reverance also extends to parents, elders and teachers.Originally posted by An Eternal Now:...
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We do prostration out of respect and reverence, also a way to lessen our 'ego-form', not to be mistaken as a form of worship. Buddhists generally do not worship any supreme beings.
For most burmese/myanmar, who are buddhist, they usually pay reverance in this order, the buddha, the dharma, the sangha, parents/elders and teachers, also by prostration.
Personally, i find this practice develops humility.
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wah .. two Buddhism experts here.
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regarding the reverance and respect for elders, isn't this more in tandem with conficianistic teachings rather than Buddhism? or maybe i'm wrong?Originally posted by soemt:You might want to know that some asian cultures, this respect and reverance also extends to parents, elders and teachers.
For most burmese/myanmar, who are buddhist, they usually pay reverance in this order, the buddha, the dharma, the sangha, parents/elders and teachers, also by prostration.
Personally, i find this practice develops humility.
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If people want to do rites, so what? Arent baptism, eucharist and all these forms of rites too?
I wonder if its the thinking of men, to be 'more superior' and 'more intellectual' than the others, to concentrate so much on scriptures, doctrine and thinking, that they start to ignore rites, rituals and charity, or on top of that, works. -
wah your go until so in depth o_O
my dad is a buddhist/taoist... he does meditation and pray to gods. so naturally, i followed him last time. still remember watching a movie about buddha last time... he also plays those chants on tape?
i did try meditation last time...
my mum's mum used to be a catholic, but converted to taoism cos she married my grand pa. then my family faced lots of problems, and she converted to Christianity.... along with her whole family
one of my friends brought me to church camp, and i had an experience.. and a feeling of peace that lasted few months after the camp...so yes, i converted...then my mum followed..my dad and aunt are still buddhists/taoists tho.
lol still remember studying in sch during history lesson that buddhism is a way of life not a religion, something like that? read teh newspapers that there are christians who are buddhists too...? -
Its easier to classify all as religions. Its heck of a time wasted, everytime the topic is on religion, someone come up and say his faith is not a religion, his is a way of life, a relationship with god, yada yada
Is this something like a Uniquely Singapore campaign?
