Word: monasticism
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The man in saffron loiters idly beside a Bangkok noodle stand, cradling a bowl stuffed with money. It's a dead giveaway. Real monks don't loiter when they beg. Real monks keep walking. It's part of the patimokkha?the monastic vows. But Thailand is teeming with phony monks...
“The message is that peace, love and compassion are central to the teachings of Buddha and of Christ, and people of both faiths are engaged in this kind of practice,” she said. “We turn to these teachings from deep within our...
Yan Ming was five when he arrived at Shaolin in 1969. He had suffered a near-fatal illness and his parents, believing he owed his recovery to Buddha, sent him to become a monk. It was a perilous time to join a monastic order. Mao Zedong's Cultural Revolution was...
The sewer chase should alert you that Dragon is a distant descendant of Les MisErables?with Liujian as Jean Valjean, Richard as Javert, Jessica as the prostitute Fantine and Jessica's daughter as Cosette. What's missing here is any attempt at literacy; the script's garish dialogue seems less...
In Tibetan buddhism, a mandala is a diagram depicting the relationships between man, world and divinity. Painstakingly painted with dyed sand, the circle and the square reflecting the diversity of the universe are connected by a central point, representing the highest goal in a spiritual quest. Since Buddhism began spreading...