When Taiwanese Bhikkuni Teaches In A Prison

I am a Taiwanese Bhikkuni of Buddhism in Taiwan. I have been ordained for almost 30 years and have been teaching Dhamma to the prisoners who mostly are under a death sentence at the biggest jail in Taiwan for more than 20 years.

Practice of Chastity#2

For married people, housewives and husbands should keep the Five Precepts, content only with their spouses, and do not betray the ones they are married with

Blinded By Love

We made plans to marry. My parents objected to the marriage because they did not like anyone from his lineage. However,I did not listen to my parents because I was blinded by love and it was my first love.

The Value of Life

Although we realize that our lives will not last a thousand years, sometimes we still let ourselves drift down into the stream of worldly pleasures which causes us suffering

The Ordination

The Noble Truth of the Origin of Suffering #1

After explaining the Noble Truth of Suffering, Lord Buddha continued with an explanation of the origin of suffering

If we have to visit or take care of our relative who is seriously ill, how do we do to look after them or to motivate them to think positively?

I would like to ask a question, if we have to visit or take care of our relative who is seriously ill, how do we do to look after them or to motivate them to think positively?

Author’s Preface

Buddhism is unique in teaching a way to overcome suffering, with its aim definitively to liberate oneself from the Cycle of Existence [vadda-samsara] thereby attaining the highest eternal happiness

The Practice of Austerities#1

Once passing the 30 steps of Buddhist practice, we should find that we still have many impurities that can be improved upon. Consequently

The Four Noble Truths : 1. Explanation of the Noble Truth of Suffering

The Lord Buddha’s explanation of suffering includes all four of suffering’s implications in the light of the Four Noble Truths: