Entry by 1128 – LilMrST
Hi hi …. Wow … this is sooo exciting …. First of all, I m glad and honoured to be able to be part of the Little Loop of Bliss … that’s the gang’s name, eh? lol …. What a brainy idea!!!! Yeah, yeah, it’s a good idea to keep each other updated of what’s going on in our lives and how’s the progress of our Dharma learning and practice so far … (mine sucks, no progress cos at home most of the time) ….. Kudos to the inventorsss ……. both of u r sooo cute ….
Neway, hmmm write 500 words per week huh … no problem I guess … lol … yes, like wat Pearl said, can draaaagggggg ttthhhhheeee wwwwooooorrrrrrdddddssssss ….. lol …..
hahahaha …
So, I m the third writer … maybe this week, as an introduction entry, I will just write about why I am in Buddhism. This will give all of you a good idea of my past relating to Buddhism.
My affinity with Buddhism started when I was primary one. In Indonesia, everyone must choose one of the five approved religion and religion study is a must in every school starting from primary level. My parents were brought up in the old Chinese Taoism tradition so naturally they chose Buddhism for me to learn in school. Before school, I was very much following a Taoist tradition and was even given away to ‘Kwan Im’ as God daughter as I was always sick.
During the period of 6 years in primary school, we learned the story of Siddharta Gautama from the day He was born until the day He reached Parinirvana. In between the story, the basic of Buddhism and some mantras were also taught. At the beginning of the class, we had to recite the sutras, like:
* Namo Tassa Bhagavato Arahato Samma Sam Buddhasa for three times
* - Buddhang Saranang Gacchami,
- Dhammang Saranang Gacchami,
- Sanghang Saranang Gacchami.
I loved the story so much that I didn’t wish it would end at primary six. At the start of each primary year, I would finish reading the book that was supposed to be learned for the whole year. I was just mesmerized by the whole thing and Lord Buddha was totally amazing to me. He was kind, full of compassionate, even to his enemy (Devadatta, Siddharta’s cousin, was the first ‘enemy’ that he had, who in the end become the disciple of Buddha), full of wisdom, etc, etc … To me, He was just perfect without any euphoric feeling.
I chose Buddhism study again in my three - year secondary school. By then, the Dharma teachings were going deeper, less stories and more theories. The mantras that we have to recite were also longer and more complicated. I remembered we had a class-ending song that goes like this:
Mari kita menghormati Sang Buddha, Junjungan kita.
Guru Buddha amatlah berjasa, mengajarkan kita Kebenaran.
Svathi Hotu, Sadhu Sadhu Sadhu
Meaning:
Let us pay respect to Lord Buddha, our guide
Guru Buddha is full of benevolence, teaching us the Truth
Svathi Hotu, Sadhu, Sadhu, Sadhu
To be continued .....
Hi hi …. Wow … this is sooo exciting …. First of all, I m glad and honoured to be able to be part of the Little Loop of Bliss … that’s the gang’s name, eh? lol …. What a brainy idea!!!! Yeah, yeah, it’s a good idea to keep each other updated of what’s going on in our lives and how’s the progress of our Dharma learning and practice so far … (mine sucks, no progress cos at home most of the time) ….. Kudos to the inventorsss ……. both of u r sooo cute ….
Neway, hmmm write 500 words per week huh … no problem I guess … lol … yes, like wat Pearl said, can draaaagggggg ttthhhhheeee wwwwooooorrrrrrdddddssssss ….. lol …..
hahahaha …
So, I m the third writer … maybe this week, as an introduction entry, I will just write about why I am in Buddhism. This will give all of you a good idea of my past relating to Buddhism.
My affinity with Buddhism started when I was primary one. In Indonesia, everyone must choose one of the five approved religion and religion study is a must in every school starting from primary level. My parents were brought up in the old Chinese Taoism tradition so naturally they chose Buddhism for me to learn in school. Before school, I was very much following a Taoist tradition and was even given away to ‘Kwan Im’ as God daughter as I was always sick.
During the period of 6 years in primary school, we learned the story of Siddharta Gautama from the day He was born until the day He reached Parinirvana. In between the story, the basic of Buddhism and some mantras were also taught. At the beginning of the class, we had to recite the sutras, like:
* Namo Tassa Bhagavato Arahato Samma Sam Buddhasa for three times
* - Buddhang Saranang Gacchami,
- Dhammang Saranang Gacchami,
- Sanghang Saranang Gacchami.
I loved the story so much that I didn’t wish it would end at primary six. At the start of each primary year, I would finish reading the book that was supposed to be learned for the whole year. I was just mesmerized by the whole thing and Lord Buddha was totally amazing to me. He was kind, full of compassionate, even to his enemy (Devadatta, Siddharta’s cousin, was the first ‘enemy’ that he had, who in the end become the disciple of Buddha), full of wisdom, etc, etc … To me, He was just perfect without any euphoric feeling.
I chose Buddhism study again in my three - year secondary school. By then, the Dharma teachings were going deeper, less stories and more theories. The mantras that we have to recite were also longer and more complicated. I remembered we had a class-ending song that goes like this:
Mari kita menghormati Sang Buddha, Junjungan kita.
Guru Buddha amatlah berjasa, mengajarkan kita Kebenaran.
Svathi Hotu, Sadhu Sadhu Sadhu
Meaning:
Let us pay respect to Lord Buddha, our guide
Guru Buddha is full of benevolence, teaching us the Truth
Svathi Hotu, Sadhu, Sadhu, Sadhu
To be continued .....
2 comments:
i seen this comic recently. its about the buddha's story comic. u might think its that conventional buddha's comic. but this time they have it in kinokuniya and the figures in the comic look like animes. at first i tot these artists juz wan to earn money and make buddhism the medium. but i flip thru and it realli tell the real stories of buddha. so i think this is pretty good to attract young cool pple nowadays. =D
Ooooh great ... go back must see the comics ... I really like to read the stories ... BuddhaNet.net also has the story but it's not complete ... only the outlines .. go back sg must see ... lol ...
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