Posted in Other Goodies, academia, buddhism, history, music, retroblogging, stuff, weblogs on Feb 21st, 2010
I raise these hands up to you, Teacher, guru, of this song,
This melody, sung so long / Ago, before the Bo tree.
In your kind home you taught me / To chant Pali reverently,
Treat books with care, so gently, And to daily humbly pray
To the Three Jewels, our teachers / And all creatures, ’til the day
You [...]
Posted in Other Goodies, current events, visual art on Dec 31st, 2009
Plenty of time to sort those resolutions folks.
Posted in Other Goodies, buddhism, current events, news, weblogs on Sep 9th, 2009
A few tidbits, Pchum Ben is upon us.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pchum_Ben
http://ladypenh.com/article10112.html
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2009090428201/National-news/police-presence-to-rise-for-holiday.html
http://chanroeun.wordpress.com/2008/09/16/pchum-ben-the-authorities-are-calling-for-respect-for-buddhism/
and a classic: http://www.scribd.com/doc/3786126/The-Pretas-Are-Coming
Tags: cambodia,khmer,buddhism