Toronto Buddhist Church will march in the Toronto Pride parade this month. Jodo Shinshu temples have done so for many years in the U.S., but is this the first Canadian Buddhist temple to officially march in a Pride parade?
Da ich diesen Account hier gerade von meinem alten umgezogen habe (leider ohne meine Follower mitnehmen zu können, da mein alter Account ein Adminaccount einer Single-User-Instanz war - da klappen umleitungen auf neue Accounts nicht) stelle ich mich kurz und knapp neu vor:
Internally-etched crystal balls (and other shapes) are everywhere here. You can find them in temple (Buddhist and Daoist both) souvenir shops, in souvenir shops in general for those not in ball form (for some reason crystal balls are used only in 风水(fēng shui)/religious contexts, less commonly as souvenir decorations) and they come in sizes ranging from 30cm+ (which are HORRENDOUSLY expensive!), down to 4cm or less.
I shared a pic recently of a 10cm crystal ball with Buddhist iconography in it, and here now are two 4cm crystal balls (again with Buddhist iconography).
Now here's a dirty little secret. Small crystal balls (10cm or less) are DIRT CHEAP. The 10cm ball I shared earlier can be purchased for about $6 and these two balls (not the stands, those I had from earlier) I picked up for about $0.50. Not each: total. Including shipping.
Which is why I laugh so hard when I see a supplier on Etsy selling 4cm crystal balls with identical etching for almost twenty bucks a pop. For $20 I can get a 20cm ball if I look carefully enough.
Sincere questions are also invited; DM me (there is also a live chat server explained at the above link), for perhaps answering on a future livestream.
The recorded video will be posted later (non-live) here: https://bhikkhu.ca/
It contains a true story about an unfortunate #Buddhist monk who had to sleep sideways on a marble stair on the stairs leading up to a large building - one side-ways-laying monk per stair (like dominoes). He additionally had to have his appendix out, and had to have all his toenails pulled out (among other difficulties).
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chanting, Myanmar, #teachers, appreciation, Sri Lanka, culture, facing difficulties and hardships, listening to advice, trusting our teachers, #teacher - student relationship, ideal practice environments
A giant in the 20th century history of Pure Land Buddhism has died: Rev. Haruo Seigen Yamaoka, former bishop of the Buddhist Churches of America. He counseled Buddhist conscientious objectors during Vietnam, oversaw the creation of the BCA Committee on Social Issues, published the BCA's first statement on ecology, and contributed in countless other ways to making the world a better place through application of Buddhist principles. #buddhism#buddhist#engagedbuddhism#jodoshinshu#shinbuddhism
hello there! new #Introduction post: I'm Andy, a guy from western Colorado. i am trying to do practical #Solarpunk in my life, am a #Buddhist (Rinzai Zen), an amateur permaculturist, husband, and cat-dad of two.
by day i do IT in the #Library industry; by night, i'm a roguish ne'er do-well. i love everything!
There's a parable (one of Aesop's fables) sometimes told in #Buddhist monasteries, relevant to the debate of federating with #Threads:
"The story concerns a farmer who finds a viper freezing in the snow. Taking pity on it, he picks it up and places it within his coat. The viper, revived by the warmth, bites his rescuer, who dies realizing that it is his own fault."
The Ven. #Jaseung, a former leader of the Jogye Order, [#Korea’s] largest #Buddhist sect, has died in a fire at a temple in Anseong, Gyeonggi Province, according to the Jogye Order on Thursday.
The Ven. Jaseung was visiting Chiljangsa temple in Anseong when a fire erupted at one of the buildings there