The Monastery Murder Massacre
The Monastery Murder Massacre that happened in Vesālī during the time of The Buddha is not well known among lay people
Basic Pali Terms for Dhamma
I have made a list of the most basic Pāḷi terms which will help you in your Theravāda Buddhist Readings and listening to Dhamma Talks.
Only In The West, Only In Asia
Most Westerners do not like the ancient commentaries or the Abhidhamma. Here is a story.
Pa-Auk Vaccination 2021
Pa-Auk finally vaccinated 2000 of its residents across its branch monasteries with a privately sponsored SinoPharm vaccine.
Buddhist Sun App
If you are a monk, nun or a practicing yogi who has vowed to not eat after Noon, you will benefit from this app.
Remembering 9/11
I once had a job interview at Merrill Lynch in The World Financial Center which was connected to The World Trade Center by a sky bridge.
Are Theravāda Bhikkhuni Ordinations Valid?
There is not much written in English explaining why bhikkhuni ordinations are rejected by the Theravada Community of Monks.
Did The Buddha Know Einstein’s Theory?
The Mass–energy equivalence is one of the most famous physics equations known to the general population. Did the Buddha know this beforehand? We all know this formula as the explanation for how nuclear energy works, but we really don’ t know much more than that. For my one of my birthdays, I asked a monk who was once a nuclear engineer from Chernobyl to explain to me how it works. He was very kind and took the time to explain it to me in very simple terms I could understand. I was very happy for this birthday gift! One of […]
The Most Basic Pali Chants to Learn
The most basic and essential chants for beginning lay people should know are listed in order of importance:
Free Buddha Pictures
Sometimes it is difficult to find free Buddha pictures. Even when Google shows you “free pictures,” sometimes, they require an account or were not really free in the first place. As a monk, even with our timeless Buddha, I still respect copyrights and encourage others to do the same. That is also one of the reasons why I use Linux as my main operating system. PhotoDharma.net has thousands of Buddha and other related pictures all with the Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike copyright. The website has over 150gb worth of photos. What does that mean? It means that you can do […]