(By Tsem Rinpoche and Joy Kam) Gal Vihara, also known as Gal Viharaya, means stone or rock temple in Sinhalese. It is a Buddhist temple situated in the second largest ancient city of Sri Lanka, in the Northern Central Province of Polonnaruwa. The Buddha images at Gal Vihara are known to be very sacred...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) Sri Lanka is a beautiful country where the majority (70%) of the population are Buddhists of Theravadan tradition. However, Sri Lankan Buddhism is unique because, in addition to focusing on the practice of attaining self-liberation through one’s own effort, they adopt the practice of Bodhisattva of Compassion, Avalokiteshvara. Within the Sri...
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Sri Lanka, previously known as Ceylon, is a beautiful country with many great places to visit for pilgrimage or holiday. The country houses no less than eight UNESCO World Heritage sites, many of which contain holy and sacred objects of veneration such as the relics of Buddha Shakyamuni or ancient Buddha images that have...
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Since I was a child, I have been fascinated with Bigfoot, and have read books and watched many documentaries about the subject. It was one documentary I saw as a kid that got me started and it’s been a lifelong interest in Bigfoot. Recently, I encountered an article from Times-Standard News on the Finding Bigfoot...
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Sejarah Kaum China merupakan kumpulan etnik kedua terbesar di Malaysia selepas kaum Melayu. Masyarakat Malaysia yang berketurunan Cina terdiri daripada beberapa sub-etnik, seperti Cina Min, Cina Yue, Cina Hakka, Cina Wu dan Cina Utara. Penempatan pertama yang dibuka di Malaysia ditubuhkan pada abad ke-15 apabila Puteri China, Hang Li Po telah dikahwinkan dengan...
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மலேஷியா பல்வேறு கலாச்சாரங்களின் மற்றும் வரலாற்றை ஒரு அழகான நாடு. பல்வேறு இன பின்னணியில் இருந்து மக்கள் தங்கள் கலாச்சாரத்தையே பிரதிபலிக்கும் என்று பாரம்பரிய உடையை தனித்துவமான செட் வேண்டும். நான் உங்களுடன் பகிர்ந்து கொள்ள மலேஷியா உள்ள மாறுபட்ட மற்றும் அழகான ஆடைகளை இருக்க முடியும் எப்படி விரும்பினார். இங்கே தங்கள் துடிப்பான கலாச்சார பாரம்பரியத்தை காட்ட என்று மலேசியர்கள் அணியும் மிகவும் பொதுவான இன உடைகளில் சில. திசெம் ரின்போச்சே ...
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மலேசியாவில் வசிப்பதற்கு நான் அதிர்ஷ்டம் செய்திருக்க வேண்டும்.மேலும், மலேசியா என் வசிப்பிடம் என சொல்லிக் கொள்வதில் நான் பெருமை படுகின்றேன். நான் நானாக இருப்பதற்கும், என்னுடைய குறிக்கோளை தொடர்வதற்கும், அன்புள்ளம் கொண்ட மக்களை சந்திப்பதற்கும் மலேசிய திருநாடு வழிவகுத்துள்ளது. பல ஆண்டுகளுக்கு முன்னர், காடேன் ஷார்சே மடத்தைத் சேர்ந்த என்னுடைய ஆசிரியர்களுள் ஒருவரான கியாம்ஜே லாத்தி ரின்போச்சே அவர்களும், என்னுடைய பாதுகாவலரும் என்னை இங்கே இருக்கும்படி கேட்டுக்கொண்டனர். அந்த தருணத்தில், எனக்கு அது ஏன் என்று...
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Dear Friends, I was sent the following post and thought that it was amazing how far China has come over the years. Not so long ago China was treated with suspicion as some countries in the west may have viewed her with caution due to a different way of governing the vast nation. Now...
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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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History The Chinese people are the second largest ethnic group in Malaysia after the Malays. Malaysians of Chinese descent consist of several sub-ethnicities, such as Min Chinese, Yue Chinese, Hakka Chinese, Wu Chinese and Northern Chinese. The first established Chinese settlement in Malaysia was formed in the 15th Century when the Chinese Princess,...
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மலாய்க்காரர்களுக்கு அடுத்து மலேசியாவின் இரண்டாவது பெரும்பான்மையான இனமாக சீன மக்கள் திகழ்கின்றனர். மலேசிய சீன வம்சாவளியினர், மின் சீனர்கள், யூ சீனர்கள், ஹக்கா சீனர்கள்...
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Ke hadapan sahabat-sahabat di seluruh dunia, Saya telah menetap di Malaysia selama lebih 20 tahun dan sejak itu saya mula menghargai kepelbagaian budaya dan adat resam Malaysia. Selama itu, saya menikmati budaya dan adat resam yang wujud di Malaysia, di mana ia telah memberi inspirasi kepada saya untuk berkongsi dengan lebih lagi mengenai aspek-aspek...
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我已在马来西亚居住20多年了。这么多年来，马来西亚文化与风俗习惯中所蕴含的多样性令我十分欣赏，于是我想针对这个国家的丰富文化多写一些文章。 早在英国殖民马来亚以前，印度人就已开始迁移到本区域来，希望借此开拓贸易网、扩张影响力及推广他们的信仰。
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Malaysia is a beautiful country with diverse cultures and a rich history. People from different ethnic backgrounds have distinct sets of traditional attire that reflect their cultures. I wanted to share with you just how varied and beautiful clothes in Malaysia can be. Here are some of the more common ethnic costumes worn by...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) Early Years Bill Porter was born on 3 October 1943 in Los Angeles, California. His father, William A. Porter, was a convicted bank robber who was sentenced to 20 years in prison in Michigan in the 1920s. During this unfavourable time, William’s sisters Pearlie and Pauline moved to Michigan to be...
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I have lived in Malaysia for over 20 years. During this time, I have developed a great appreciation for the cultures and customs that exist in Malaysia, which have inspired me to write more about the rich cultures of this nation. Indian people have been migrating to this region even before the British colonised...
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Dear friends around the world, This article “Trump or Hillary: A perennial nature of Tibetans to wait for the shooting star” is an extremely well-written, interesting and poignant, yet hauntingly accurate assessment of the Tibetan situation in waiting for help from Western powers such as the United States. I do not have the pleasure...
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I have always admired Chenrezig (Tibetan) or Guan Yin in all her manifestations in Buddhism because of what she represents. When I was younger, I meditated a lot on compassion and recited a lot of mantras, and I can say that Chenrezig is one of the few Buddhas that I always prayed to and...
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