Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva
This article was originally published at Feng Shui Times on 29 March 2001. One of my fav. Bodhisattvas.
A friend related this story to me : She was sleeping on her bed when she felt something sit on her chest. The thing was heavy and she found it difficult to breathe. It was as if she [...]
The Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara
This article was originally published at Feng Shui Times on 16 February 2001.
In many Buddhist temples, there will be images of the Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara or popularly known as “Guan Shi Yin Pu’sa” (Guan-Yin for short). Most images depict the Avalokitesvara as a benevolent woman clad in white robes, holding a vase of pure water in [...]
The 5 Buddhas Of Our Kalpa
This article was originally published at Feng Shui Times on 2 February 2001. Edited for clarity (I was very young when I wrote this, people).
Most people know that the founder of Buddhism was Sakyamuni, known also as the Gautama Buddha. But do you know that there are three other Buddhas who had descended in this [...]
Theravada VS Mahayana
This article was originally published at Feng Shui Times on 29 January 2001.
It’s Buddhism. Both originated from India. So why are they divided into 2 or more groups?
Louis Vuitton, Donna Karen, Armani, Versace, Vera Wang, Dolce and Gabbana – they are basically selling clothes. Different brands, yes but still dealing with apparel.
Several hundred years after [...]