Gaden Tripa – Gaden throne holder; Gaden Trisur – Gaden ex-throne holder (Emeritus) Background It is commonly believed that His Holiness the Dalai Lama is the spiritual leader of the Tibetans. Although His Holiness the Dalai Lama is widely respected, this information is in fact inaccurate. In Tibetan Buddhism, the majority of practitioners are...

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Dear friends around the world, I’m always asked where I come from and how I came to be a Buddhist monk. While I have blogged some articles about my life, ranging from my childhood until where I am today, I have not really written much about the heritage stemming from my biological parents. From...

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  Pengenalan Salah satu perayaan utama yang disambut di Malaysia merupakan Hari Raya Aidilfitri, juga disebut sebagai Hari Raya Puasa. Hari Raya bermaksud “hari perayaan” manakala Aidilfitri adalah terma Melayu untuk Eid ul-Fitr yang bermaksud “perayaan berbuka puasa”. Disambut pada hari pertama bulan Islam ke sepuluh (Syawal) menandakan berakhirnya bulan puasa atau bulan Ramadhan....

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Basic information Name: Yayoi Kusama (草间弥生) Date of Birth: 22 March 1929 Current age: 88 years old Place of Birth: Matsumoto, Nagamo, Japan   Childhood Born to a wealthy family, Yayoi Kusama began to display an exceptional interest in the arts at an early age, and even created art pieces of her own. Unlike most parents, Kusama’s mother and father were not affectionate towards her. It was reported that her mother frequently neglected the young Kusama. In other instances that caused her emotional pain, the young Kusama was asked by her mothe...

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Dear friends, If you have been following my blog, you will notice that I always try to feed stray animals. It saddens me very deeply to see starving dogs/cats wandering on the streets, suffering from hunger and vulnerable to abuse and harm. Recently, the Sultan of Selangor Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah and the Tengku...

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I’ve always appreciated creativity especially when it involves architecture. Creativity is not a quality that everyone possesses, but it can be acquired with determination and effort. A student sent me this article showcasing this wonderful food-producing architecture that promotes self sustainability. I love ideas like this very much and I hope that one day,...

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Dear friends around the world, I am very happy to share some thoughts I had with you. Sometimes when I am doing my mantras, walking, speaking, sharing dharma, eating or just having tea, different thoughts arise. These have been placed into wonderful picture memes by our team here. Picture memes help people to remember...

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Saya telah menetap di Malaysia selama lebih 20 tahun. Selama itu, saya menikmati budaya dan adat resam yang wujud di Malaysia, yang mana telah memberi inspirasi kepada saya untuk berkongsi dengan lebih lagi mengenai aspek-aspek Malaysia yang saya sangat sukai. Salah satu contohnya ialah Pesta Perahu Naga, yang berasal dari China tetapi telah diserapkan...

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Saya telah tinggal di Malaysia lebih 20 tahun, dalam pada masa itu, saya telah memupuk satu penghargaan yang besar terhadap budaya dan adat yang wujud di Malaysia, yang telah memberi inspirasi kepada saya untuk lebih banyak menulis tentang kekayaan kebudayaan negara ini. Kaum India telah mula berhijrah ke rantau ini sebelum penjajahan British lagi,...

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Malaysia adalah sebuah negara yang indah dengan pelbagai budaya dan sejarah yang kaya. Masyarakat dari pelbagai latar belakang etnik mempunyai pakaian tradisional yang berbeza yang mencerminkan budaya mereka. Saya ingin berkongsi dengan anda kepelbagaian dan keindahan pakaian di Malaysia. Berikut adalah beberapa pakaian etnik yang sering dipakai oleh rakyat Malaysia yang menunjukkan warisan budaya...

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Sahabat-sahabat di seluruh dunia sekalian, Saya telah tinggal di Malaysia lebih 20 tahun. Dalam jangka masa itu, saya telah memupuk satu penghargaan yang besar terhadap budaya dan adat yang wujud di Malaysia, yang telah memberi inspirasi kepada saya untuk lebih banyak menulis tentang aspek-aspek Malaysi yang memperkayakan kebudayaannya. Ini adalah salah satu lagi artikel...

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Latar Belakang Baba Nyonya, juga dikenali sebagai Peranakan atau Cina Selat, ialah keturunan pendatang Cina yang berkahwin dan berasimilasi dengan komuniti tempatan di Malaysia, Singapura dan Indonesia, di antara abad kelima belas dan ketujuh belas. Bilangan pendatang Cina meningkat ketika lombong timah di Kesang, Johor dibuka dan mula beroperasi. Dengan Melaka sebagai pusatnya, budaya...

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Saya telah lama mengagumi Chenrezig (dalam bahasa Tibet) atau Guan Yin, dalam semua bentuk manifestasinya di dalam Buddhisma, disebabkan oleh apa yang diwakilinya. Semasa saya masih muda, saya banyak bermeditasi tentang belas kasihan dan membaca banyak mantra-mantra, dan boleh saya katakan bahawa Chenrezig merupakan salah satu Buddha yang saya sentiasa doakan dan sembah. Saya...

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(By Tsem Rinpoche) I love it when people try new and creative ways to bring Buddhism to a new crowd. The world today is full of distractions caused by technological advancements, so it is apt that this Japanese Buddhist priest has adopted a techno-music approach, drawing from his DJ background, to attract a younger...

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Dear friends, It breaks my heart to see animals abandoned, hungry and suffering on the streets. Most of them are ignored by passersby, and some are even abused and killed for sport. I always carry some food and water in my car so that I can feed any hungry animal I come across and...

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Dear friends around the world,  I am very happy to share some thoughts I had with you. Sometimes when I am doing my mantras, walking, speaking, sharing dharma, eating or just having tea, different thoughts arise. These have been placed into wonderful picture memes by our team here. Picture memes help people to remember...

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Dear friends, I have been a fan of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), especially acupuncture, for quite some time now. During my time in Malaysia, I have met a few TCM doctors specializing in acupuncture who have been very helpful and skilled in treating various ailments, from swellings to joint pains, muscular aches, headaches, migraines,...

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Dear friends, In a world where our environment is changing for the worse, it does not rain like it used to in some parts of the world, and water is difficult to come by even in the wilderness. Most of us take our supply of water for granted, but imagine what wild animals must...

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我在马来西亚住了二十多年了。在这二十多年里，我对马来西亚的文化习俗产生了极大的兴趣并为之着迷。因此每每有机会，我都很愿意跟别人分享马来西亚文化的点点滴滴。

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When I was 18 years old, a student of Geshe Tsultrim Gyeltsen, a person by the name of Mr. Doren Harper had picked me up in his van from where I was staying in Los Angeles and took me over to Thubten Dhargye Ling Center. This was just before I had moved back into...

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