Posted in Fotoblog on May 21st, 2008
Taken on Wesak Day (19/5/08) at the entrance to the Maha Vihara Buddhist Temple in Brickfields, Kuala Lumpur. The road leading to the temple was lined with stalls selling a myriad number of items, some of which has no relevance to this sacred day for Buddhists. Overall, the scene outside the temple took on a […]
Posted in Fotoblog on May 20th, 2008
With their shaven heads and being of similar height, these two novice monks from Thailand look like brothers. It’s difficult to tell them apart. They were helping to put the flowers into plastic bags to be distributed to devotees.
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Posted in Fotoblog on May 19th, 2008
The parents of these young girls are giving them a head start in learning about the Buddha’s enlightening teaching on compassion, kindness, sharing and giving. (You will recall seeing the pre-school kid in my previous post…remember ‘face to face with the Buddha’?)
Photo taken at the Wesak Day celebration held at the Thai Buddhist Chetawan Temple.
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Posted in Happenings, Fotoblog on May 19th, 2008
Happy is the birth of Buddhas.
Happy is the teaching of the Sublime Dhamma.
Happy is the unity of the Sangha.
Happy is the discipline of the united ones.
- Dhammapada v 194 -
Today is Wesak Day, which commemorates three important events in the life of Lord Sakyakmuni Buddha - His Birth, Enlightenment and Passing Away.
As in previous […]
Posted in Bon Appetit on May 18th, 2008
There are a number of Hainanese cafes in KL and PJ. During a recent weekend, while driving in the Damansara Utama township, we popped in to Sukico Hainan Cafe for lunch. It’s located along Jalan SS21/39, directly opposite Fitness First (Uptown 5).
Sukico offers a fairly wide choice of items on its menu, from light to […]
