Mettavalokanaya_Buddhist_Magazine_February_2018

“Mettavalokanaya” 

Offered to the 

High Buddhist 

Masters & 

Bhiksunies in 

Taiwan 

Most Popular & leading 

Buddhist Magazine in Sri Lanka, 

“Mettavalokanaya” Monthly Buddhist 

Magazine was recently presented to 

the High Buddhist Masters, Bhikkus 

& Bhiksunies in Taiwan by the 

Founder, President & Chief Editor 

of Mettavalokanaya, Mr. Buddhika 

Sanjeewa, at Taipei, Taiwan on February 

09 - 23, 2018. This is the first time that 

a Sri Lankan Buddhist Magazine was 

presented to the High Buddhist Masters, 

Bhikkus & Bhiksunies in Taiwan. 

The photographs show, 

“Mettavalokanaya” presented to the 

Chief Abbot of Pure Land Temple in Ban 

Qiao, Chu Lin Temple Xin Dian & Vice 

Abbot of Cih Ming Temple in Tai Zhong 

in Taiwan, Most Venerable Master Shih 

Tzu Cheng. 

“Mettavalokanaya” presented to 

the President of CHING-HUA Society 

Improvement Foundation, President of 

PHU-SIEN Benevolence Charity Home, 

President of The China International 

Offering Ceremony to All Buddha’s and 

Sangha’s Association (CIBSA), Chief 

Master, Abbot & President of the CI- 

FA Buddhist Temple in Taiwan Most 

Venerable Master Shih Ching Yao. 


the Ta Hsiuang Monastery Chief Master, 

Vice President Buddhist Association 

of Republic of China, Most Venerable 

Master Shih Ming Kuang (Chen Chih 

Ming). 

“Mettavalokanaya” presented 

to the Chief Abbot of Dhammakaya 

Meditation Association of Taiwan, 

Most Venerable Phramaha Tanut 

Jetthadhammo Thero. 

“Mettavalokanaya” 

presented 

to the, the President of Chinese Young 

Buddhist Association in Taiwan & the 

Honorary Adviser of the World Alliance 

of Buddhists (WAB) and President of 

the Outstanding Women in Buddhism 

Awards Most Venerable Bhiksuni Dr. 

Ming Yu. 


to the Founder of Auspicious World 

in Taipei, Taiwan and promoting the 

physical and mental health education 

Most Venerable Bhiksuni Yang Ding. 


the Deputy Abbot of Jin Guang Ming 

Temple Most Venerable Bhiksuni You 

Guo at the Temple premises in Taipei, 

Taiwan. “Mettavalokanaya” has been 

successfully distributed to over 40 

countries up to date, and also to all 

districts across Sri Lanka & worldwide 

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Most Ven. Aggamaha Pandita 

Dr. Walpola Piyananda Thero 

Chief Sangha Nayake Thero of 

America and President of USA & 

Canada Sanga Council, Chief Abbot 

& President of Dharma Vijaya 

Buddhist Vihara, Los Angeles, 

California, USA. 

In the late 1980’s Ven. Galaboda 

Nanissara started the New York 

Buddhist Vihara and appointed Ven. Dr. 

Kurunagoda Piyatissa to be the abbot. 

Later Ven. Henbunne Kondanna came to 

help the abbot with his work, and they 

have since opened satellite branches in 

New Jersey, Staten Island, Chicago, and 

Boston. 

In Canada there are nine Sri 

Lankan Theravada temples. The first 

one was founded in Toronto in 1978 by 

Ven. Dikwala Piyananda Maha Thera 

who, at the time, was president of the 

Washington Vihara. 

The Theravada forest meditation 

tradition is also expanding in the 

North America. The Ven. Dr. Henepola 

Gunaratana Maha Thera, former 

president of the Washington Vihara, 

established the Bhavana Society in 

West Virginia. Thailand’s Ajahn Chah’s 

disciples, Ven. Ajahn Amaro from 

London and Ven. Ajahn Passano from 

Canada, started a forest monastery, 

Abhayagiri, in Northern California. In 

Southern California, American born 

monk Thanissano Bhikkhu (Geoffrey 

DeGraff), started the Metta Forest 

Monastery near San Diego. 

Burmese monks, especially 

Mahasi Sayadaw’s Vipassanna group, 

started many temples in America. Lay 

teachers, like Joseph Goldstein and Jack 

Kornfield, started meditation centers 

that taught the Burmese tradition. Mr. 

S. N. Goenka, originally from Burma, 

Buddhism in North America…. 

but now living in India, comes to North 

America often to teach Vipassanna 

students in several centers. 

There are currently hundreds 

of Buddhist temples and meditation 

centers in the United States and Canada. 

In the Thai Theravada tradition alone 

there are over one hundred temples. 

Wat Thai in Los Angeles was the first of 

the Thai temples, and it was founded 

in 1967. There are also approximately 

200 Laotian and Cambodian Theravada 

temples scattered throughout the US 

and Canada, and a few Vietnamese 

Theravada temples as well. 

There are numerous Mahayana 

temples in North America, the Chinese 

tradition being the most active. They 

have beautiful centers throughout 

America, a good example of which is Hsi 

Lai Temple in Los Angeles County. The 

City of Ten Thousand Buddhas north of 

San Francisco is a Buddhist community 

for both the Sangha and the laity, and it 

also has schools for children. Every state 

and province has active Buddhist temples 

from this tradition. It is interesting to 

note that a Sri Lankan monk named Ven. 

Gunaratana converted to the Chinese 

tradition and became Ven. Chao Chu. 

He wound up learning three dialects of 

the Chinese language. He established 

the Los Angeles Buddhist Union, and 

combined the Chinese and Theravada 

systems into a hybrid form of Buddhism. 

There are numerous Tibetan 

Buddhist centers in the U. S. and 

Canada, the most prominent one being 

Tibet House in New York City, founded 

by Robert Thurman, and containing one 

of the greatest collections of Tibetan art 

in the world. 

In the Japanese tradition there are 

many different sects, the most popular 

in American being Zen. The Zen centers 

are now mostly run by Americans. In 

California the largest representation 

is from the Jodo Shinshu sect, which is 

organized as the Buddhist Churches of 

America, and has its headquarters in 

San Francisco. Other groups are Jodo 

Shu, Nichiren and Sokka Ga Kai, which 

has a university in Southern California. 

With regards to higher education, 

the Naropa Institute was founded in 

Boulder, Colorado, in the early 1980’s. In 

the late 90’s the University of the West 

in Los Angeles County was founded 

by Master Hsing Yun of the Fo Kuang 

Shan temple in Taiwan, along with the 

imminent Buddhist scholar, Dr. Ananda 

Guruge, former Ambassador from Sri 

Lanka to the US. 

In North America, as a result of 

Buddhism being primarily practiced by 

the immigrant population of different 

Asian cultures and their descendents, 

confusion between Buddhist Dhamma 

or teaching and Asian cultural traditions 

has come to light. This is not the 

fault of the monks coming from Asia, 

where there is complete integration 

between culture and religion due to 

long, intertwined histories in those 

countries. It is also not the fault of the 

students who, having been exposed to 

a particular form of Buddhism, believe 

that what they have learned is Dhamma, 

and not the cultural traditions that 

developed in the specific country of 

origin. They are unaware that there are 

distinct differences in the customs and 

cultures in terms of rites and rituals, 

which are the ethnic “dressing” of the 

Dhamma. A good example of this is 

the removal of shoes before entering 

all Theravada temples. In a Chinese 

temple, however, if you remove your 

shoes you are not allowed to enter the 

temple. The student typically thinks 

that the cultural custom is part of the 

religion, and they have no idea that they 

are really separate. 

As a result, I have noticed a trend 

in North America of the “Asian-ness” 

being removed from the presentation 

of the Buddha’s Teaching; a teaching 

which is for all people and for all times. 

The Buddha’s Teaching can be taught 

to anyone, anywhere for its relevance 

to the human condition, no matter the 

time or place. 

When Buddhist monks come 

directly from Asian countries such as 

Sri Lanka or Thailand, they usually 

do not understand the basic customs 

and religious traditions of the North 

Americans they hope to teach. A good 

example is the concept of “god,” which is 

introduced to the minds of Americans at 

a very young age. When the monks talk 

to Americans about Buddhism having no 

god, the Americans may misunderstand 

such statements, and react negatively 

to the teaching. The monks should be 

trained before leaving Asia in the ways 

and beliefs of the people in the New 

“Today 

in North 

America 

there are 

many 

courses 

of study 

Buddhist 

literature” 

World if their activities to share the 

Teachings are to be successful. 

In addition, before Buddhist 

monks and teachers come to North 

America they should learn American 

or Canadian English – or at least learn 

it as soon as they can after they arrive. 

This will help them avoid the inevitable 

misunderstandings that arise when 

the vernacular is not understood. 

While their fellow countrymen may 

understand perfectly the mother 

tongue, the children growing up in 

North America will not. They will speak 

American or Canadian English with only 

a basic understanding of the language of 

their parents. 

The founding monks at Dharma 

Vijaya were foresighted in that they 

initiated a Buddhist training ministry 

whose ordained ministers are called 

“Bodhicari.” It is not easy to be a 

Bhikkhu or Bhikkhuni in Western 

society, and our temples in America 

do not have the resources to properly 

train monks or nuns. These Bodhicari 

follow the Buddha’s teachings, keep 

twelve precepts, and learn the Dhamma 

in order to share it with others. They 

are the equivalent of the ministers of 

Japanese Buddhist Jodo Shinshu or 

ministers in the Protestant Methodist 

church. These Bodhicari have been 

practicing and working in their ministry 

for over two decades. 

In conclusion, I feel that Buddhism 

has been successfully transplanted 

in North America, and its roots have 

already deeply taken hold. In the 

coming decades I am quite sure that 

we will witness the integration of the 

benefits that the Buddha’s teaching 

offers to everyone: the hope for 

peace in one’s life, and freedom from 

suffering. The most wonderful aspect 

of Buddha sasana is that whether or not 

individuals in North America choose to 

become Buddhists, they can still partake 

of the benefits of the Buddha’s Teaching, 

which will surely enrich their lives. 



Chinese New Year meaningful 

celebration at Pure Land 

Temple, Taiwan…. 

The 

Golden 

Chinese 

New 

Year…. 

Chinese New Year meaningfully 

celebrated on February 16, 2018 at the 

Pure Land Temple premises in Taipei, 

Taiwan under the blessings & leading 

by the Pure Land Temple Chief Master, 

Most Venerable Master Shih Tsu Cheng. 

Chinese New Year, also known 

as the Spring Festival often called the 

Lunar New Year in Asia, is an important 

Chinese festival celebrated at the turn 

of the traditional Chinese calendar. This 

year of the Dog commences on Friday, 

16 February 2018. 

It is one of the World's most 

prominent and celebrated festivals, 

with the largest annual mass human 

migration in the world & strong influence 

on the lunar New Year celebrations. 

“Mettavalokanaya” wish to the 

all over the world Chinese people wish 

you happy Lunar New Year..!! “XIN NIAN 

KUAI LE..!!” 

Buddhika Sanjeewa 

After the visit to Taipei, Taiwan 

Sponsored by Malaysia Airlines 



Most Venerable Dr Dhammika 

Tawalama Nayaka Thero 

Chief Sangha Nayake Thero 

of Switzerland - Europe, Chief 

Abbot and Director of Geneva 

International Buddhist Centre, 

Switzerland 

As a practical teacher of infinite 

compassion and understanding, the 

Buddha was always mind full of the social 

and economic well-being of the masses 

and wished by his advice to alleviate 

the misery of the people and see that 

they lived with happiness and peace. 

According to the teaching of the Buddha, 

economic security should go arm in 

arm with spiritual values. Man should 

try to seek a balance between material 

and spiritual values. The changes and 

improvements of the modern science 

tend to make modern man more and 

more worldly minded and sensuous 

with result that he neglects or purposely 

ignores, the qualities of the heart and 

becomes self-interested and heartless. 

Buddha’s saying in the 

Dhammapada 

The victory creates enmity, The 

defeated live in distress. The peaceful 

live happily, giving up both victory and 

defeat >> 

As war begins in the mind of men, 

we should bear in mind that we live on 

a tiny speck of the universe called ‘The 

earth.’ Many thinks that this earth is 

progressing. We have all we need today. 

Material wealth, facilities and comforts 

to gratify our senses and we have experts 

in all the fields. But more and more the 

world is lacking in peace, harmony, 

solidarity and mutual responsibility. As 

the Buddha said >all 

remedial means must reach the heart. 

We must individually establish peace 

The Buddhist perspective…. 

in our own heart before we carry the 

message of peace to others and to the 

world. 

What we need to day is to bring 

about a change in man’s mind more than 

a change in the environment. Since wars 

begin in the mind of men, since conflicts 

are the cause of war, in our quest for 

peace, we have to remove the causes of 

conflicts. 

The preamble to the UNESCO 

charter reminds us that ‘It is in the mind 

of men that defence of peace must be 

constructed. In 25 centuries ago, the 

Buddha went on even much further, he 

declared that all things good and evil 

have their origin in the mind. Buddha 

says very often should one reflect upon 

one’s mind thus; For a long time has 

this mind been defiled by greed, hatred 

and delusion or ignorance. Mental 

defilements make beings impure, mental 

cleansing purifies them. Every man has a 

better man within himself. 

Real happiness and true peace 

are synonyms. There cannot be any 

happiness without peace. The goal of 

the Buddha’s teaching is peace, and 

above all, is the way to attainment of 

peace. We all have to make a sincere 

and genuine effort to spread peace, 

solidarity and brotherhood of man 

through the practicing the Dhamma and 

remove tension arising in the name of 

religion, cast, colour and other elements 

of disunity and disharmony. 

When speaking of the world peace, 

representing of different religions have 

an important role to play. Let us start this 

peace movement in our own countries 

both by preaching and writing on the 

name of peace. We go from village to 

village and town to town, society to 

society and speak to the people on the 

blessings of unity and peace and instruct, 

enlighten and gladden them as did by 

the Buddha in India 2560 years ago. 

Nation must work for their own 

welfare and development, but they 

should also take notice of, and not 

ignore the larger purpose of peace 

and universal security. All nations need 

peace whatever the world where they 

are; For without peace there will be no 

progress, no development, no harmony 

in the lives of the world. When there is a 

peace people can work with self-reliance 

and their development is based on selfreliance. 

Despite the best efforts of world 

leaders, crises keep erupting. Wars kill 

innocent people, the elderly and our 

children die continuously, endlessly. Many 

soldiers who are fighting are not there 

by their own initiative; real suffering is 

experienced by these innocent soldiers, 

which is very sad. The sale of weaponsthousands 

and thousands of types of 

arm and instruments - by manufactures 

in big countries fuels the violence, but 

more dangerous than guns or bombs 

are hatred, lack of compassion. Lack of 

respect for the rights of others. As long 

as hatred dwells in human mind, real 

peace is impossible. Therefore, we must 

do everything in order to stop war, and 

rid the world of nuclear weapons. 

23 centuries ago Emperor Asoka of 

India inscribed on stone concord indeed is commendable, 

Asoka the great followed in the footsteps 

of the Buddha, who said >Be united, wrangle 

not >> These are the positive utterances, 

we need today more than at any other 

time; for we live in an age of conflict 

and war, of hatred and violence all over 

the world. Never before has the need 

been greater for all of us to remember 

the sublimating and edifying message 

of the lord Buddha and the Emperor 

Asoka. Same principle of non-violence ( 

Ahinsa paramo Dhamma, non-violence is 

the ideal practice ) used by 14 th Dalailama 

in order to seek the solution of 

the Tibetan issue and also Thich Nhat 

Hanh contributed with this concept 

to make e nd o f the V ietname se war. 

Peace based on truth, love justice and 

freedom. If people are just and upright, 

stand to reason and face facts, the bonds 

of amity and understanding among the 

various nations, races, communities and 

religions will greatly strengthen. 

Peace through five precepts 

From the Buddhist point of view, 

another way of promoting peace by 

following the five precepts. Buddhist or 

non-Buddhists, any one observes the 

minimum five precepts, abstinence from 

killing, stealing, sexual misconduct, lying 

and drunkenness bring about peace and 

harmony everywhere. People do not 

fear or doubt those who observe and 

practise 5 precepts; for they are not 

murders, thieves, immoral persons, liars 

and drunkards, but good-hearted people 

who try to spread peace harmony, 

brotherhood and solidarity. 

In a global wise how many millions 

are expecting per day in the world to 

protect human from the humans, as 

well as for protecting of properties and 

also to avoid the misbehaviour of human 

acts. If the human kind would make an 

effort to respect these five trainings 

which are reasonable in every aspect to 

every human being, the world be much 

better place to live in. Man is the noblest 

creature on this earth. One should regard 

all other men as one’s own brothers and 

sisters of the same human family with no 

distinction of rank or religion or nation 

or country. 

We all are subject to decay and 

death. Death succeeds birth and birth 

succeeds death, repeating the process in 

cyclic order. In this process of recurring 

birth and death, life is very short and 

death is certain, everything it possesses 

is impermanent. Being subject to such 

a realistic nature, how foolish it is for 

man to quarrel over and fight with his 

neighbour for minor thing! 

Much of the world is now connected 

by a web electronic communication and 

instant information. In the 21 century 

our global economy has made nation 

and their people heavily dependent 

upon one another. Today it is impossible 

to remain isolated. So, if nation do not 

have mutual respect, understanding and 

friendship, there will be no peace. The 

people of one nation must consider the 

people of other nation to be like brother 

and sisters in the same human family. 

> said the Buddha who 

paved the way to peace by his message 

of loving kindness. 

May all beings be well and happy! 

May no harm come to them! May there 

upward path be smooth, sure and 

steady! 

“We must 

minimize 

anger and 

cultivate 

loving 

kindness 

and a warm 

heart” 



Training the Whole Mind…. 

Most Venerable Kakanadure 

Hemalankara Nayaka Thero 

The Chief Sangha Nayaka of Canada, 

the Founder and Chief Abbot of 

Ottawa Theravada Buddhist Vihara 

and Cultural Centre in Ottawa, 

Canada. 

When we train the mind, it’s not 

just a question of using a meditation 

technique to bludgeon the mind into the 

present moment. If that’s our approach, 

the mind is going to start rebelling, 

finding ways of slipping around our 

defenses, because there are times when 

the meditation technique is right for 

the situation and times when it isn’t. 

The times when it isn’t: That’s when 

the mind is going to rebel if you singlemindedly 

use just that one technique 

and don’t have other techniques or 

approaches up your sleeve as well. 

Meditation is not just a question 

of technique. In training the mind, you 

have to remember there’s a whole 

committee in there. In the past the 

committee has had its balance of power, 

its likes and dislikes, and the politics 

among the various voices in your mind. 

Each of them has different tricks for 

pushing its agenda on the rest. So just as 

these defilements have lots of tricks up 

their sleeves, you as a meditator need 

to have lots of tricks up your sleeve, too. 

One really basic trick is for when 

the mind says, “I’ve got to do this. I want 

to do that. I don’t want to meditate.” 

You’ve got to ask, “Well why?” And 

play kind of dumb, so that the mind 

really has to explain itself. It’s like lesson 

number one in any journalism class: If 

you really want to get a good interview 

out of people, you have to play dumb, 

ask stupid questions, so that they think 

they have to explain things to you very 

carefully. And oftentimes they reveal 

all kinds of things they wouldn’t have 

otherwise. 

It’s the same with your own mind. 

When greed, anger, and delusion come 

into the mind, they usually barge in 

with a lot of force and expect to push 

you right over. So one thing you have 

to do is to ask, “Well, why? Why should 

we follow that? Why should we want 

instant gratification?” And there will be 

an “of course‐ness” to their answer the 

first time around. “Of course you want 

it this way. Of course you want it that 

way.” “Well why?” If you’re persistent 

in being block‐headed like this, all 

the defilements will start revealing 

themselves. You’ll see how shabby they 

are. You’ll be able to get around them 

more easily. 

It’s like training a little child. 

Sometimes you have to be strict with 

the child, other times you have to offer 

rewards, patiently explain things. Other 

times you have to make up little games. 

In other words, you have to use your 

full psychology with the mind. But this 

time around you’re not using it for the 

purpose of deception, which is what the 

mind ordinarily does with itself. You’re 

using it for the purpose of truth and 

honesty, for what’s really in your own 

best interest. 

What does the wandering mind 

do for you? It gives a little bit of instant 

gratification and then that gratification 

goes, with nothing left to show for itself. 

If you keep allowing this to happen, 

where are you going to pick up the skills 

you’ll really need when aging, illness, 

and death hit with full force? This is 

why the Buddha stressed the principle 

of heedfulness all the time. We can’t 

just spend our time sniffing the flowers 

and looking at the sky. There’s work to 

be done. When the mind is untrained, 

it causes us a lot of unhappiness. If 

the mind is well trained, if it’s more 

tractable, it can bring a lot of happiness 

our way. 

In order for that to happen, you 

have to learn how to psyche yourself 

into the mood to meditate. Once it starts 

meditating and begins to see the results, 

it gets more willing and tractable—most 

of the time. Then there are times it 

starts rebelling all over again, totally 

irrationally. So you’ve got to sit down 

with it again, work things through with 

it again, to see exactly what issue got 

covered up the last time around and is 

only now getting exposed. 

This is one of the ways in which 

you learn a lot about your defilements. 

It’s not that you have to wait for a totally 

solid concentration before you can see 

the defilements clearly. A lot of learning 

about the defilements lies in learning 

how to struggle with them as you bring 

the mind to stillness. When that’s the 

kind of mind you have, it’s a really good 

mind to live in. We live in physical places 

only for a certain amount of time but in 

our own minds all the time. 



CYBA / CYBF / TYBA Celebrates 

Chinese New Year in Taipei, 

Taiwan…. 

2018 Chinese New Year Celebration 

was holding on the February 24, 2018 

at CYBA (Chinese Young Buddhist 

Association) in Taipei, Taiwan. As usual, 

the celebration was co-organized by the 

three Buddhist organizations that are 

Chinese Young Buddhist Association, 

Chinese Young Buddhist Foundation, 

and Taipei Young Buddhist Association. 

The activity began with a chanting 

of the “Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva 

Universal Gate from the Lotus Sutra” 

led by Most Venerable Hou Xian. The 

attendance of this CNY Celebration was 

about 200 Buddhist fold. 

The reciting of CNY Prayer and 

Lights offering were led by the Chairman 

of CYBF Most Venerable Ching Yao and 

the President of CYBA Most Venerable 

Bhiksuni Dr. Ming Yu. Most Venerable 

Ching Yao gave a welcome speech to 

encourage participants to learn Buddha’s 

mercy and wisdom to abandon suffering 

and obtain happiness. 

Also, Most Venerable Ching Yao 

has a great wish to introduce “Vesak 

Day” (which is in May every year) to the 

world, he wish Buddhists can all join to 

work on the promotion. Venerable Ming 

Yu wish people follow Buddha’s teaching 

to be well and happy. 

The program of this year’s 

ceremony was quite multiple that 

we had Magic show which brought 

participants a lot of fun. The magician 

Mr. Lai even invited several Masters 

to do magic tricks on stage. Children 

from Geng-Hsin Lien–Yuan education 

foundation performed traditional lion 

dancing, and singing with sign language 

which made people very touched. 

After the “Sanga Offering” 

ceremony, this joyful CNY celebration 

was ended by watching the Medicine 

Buddha Opera and having the delicious 

vegetarian buffet. Everyone even got a 

“surprise grab bag” before leaving. The 

ceremony goes to the end, but it’s just 

another new start for the Buddhists to 

go for following Buddha’s dharma. 






Peace inner heart makes 

Clean territory…. 

Most Venerable Master Tsu Cheng 

Chief Abbot of Pure Land Temple in 

Ban Qiao, Chu Lin Temple Xin Dian 

& Vice Abbot of Cih Ming Temple in 

Tai Zhong in Taiwan 

There are two ways to create 

peace and happiness. First is external. By 

obtaining better shelter, better clothes, 

food and friends, we can find certain 

measure of peace and happiness. But 

external peace and happiness cannot 

last long without its counterpart. The 

second is metal development, which 

yield inner peace and happiness by 

practicing Buddhism. 

To practicing Buddhism is not 

only on the purify of our mind, but 

also on bringing forth our Budhi mind 

(Bodhicitta), and having great mercy on 

living creatures. Our life is depended 

upon the help of others. Therefore, we 

also need to use any convenient method 

to let people cultivate the mind and 

wisdom and let their inner heart peace 

and happiness. 

In Vimalakirti, Buddha said that 

“If we want to get the Pure Land of 

Ultimate Bliss, then we should purify 

our mind and keep our heart clean.” 

In order to have an inner peace 

and happiness, we promote Buddhist 

perspective to purify people’s mind 

and use Buddhist precepts to purify the 

society, through learning and practicing 

Buddhism in daily life. As long as our 

inner heart is calm, the world we see is 

the Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss. As long 

as our heart is peaceful, our society will 

become harmonious. 

Most people pursue to get to the 

Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss by chanting 

Buddha. But they ignore that the main 

reason to get to the Pure Land of 

Ultimate Bliss is to self-purification that 

is to wipe out their mentally slaves to 

long existing opinions and traditions. 

They should get rid of evil and offer 

up all good conduct and enhance their 

personality perfect. Tai Xu master said 

that, “Perfect character can lead people 

to the road of to be a Buddha.” If we 

want to purify our mind and inner heart, 

we should eliminate three poisons- the 

greedy, hatred, and bewilder. 

The Buddha said that “the world 

what we see is depended on our inner 

heart.” Therefore, if we want to live in 

the clean territory, we should purify 

our mind and inner heart first, have 

a good nature, and offer up all good 

conduct. Let the world fulfill the spirit 

of self-altruism, and then the world will 

become better. 

Learning Dharma needs to be 

thoroughly understood what Buddha 

teaches, and needs to be practiced it in 

our daily life. 

There are eighty-four thousand 

Dharma famennian. The most priority 

of learning Dharma is bringing forth the 

Buddha mind (Bodhicitta) and having 

great mercy and gaining the prajna 

wisdom. If so, we can get the real 

advantages from Dharma and let our 

mind and inner heart become peace 

and our territory become clean. 

“Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss by 

Chanting Buddha”…. 



The 25 th Anniversary 

of passing away 

of Venerable 

Dr. Hammalawa 

Saddhatissa Nayaka 

Thero - Kingsbury 

Temple - London…. 

The 25th Anniversary of the passing 

away of Most Venerable Dr. Hammalawa 

Saddhatissa Sangha Nayaka Thero of 

United Kingdom and Europe, who was 

Head of the London Buddhist Vihara 

for over 25 years ceremony held at the 

Sri Saddhatissa International Buddhist 

Centre, London, United Kingdom on 

Saturday February 10, 2018. 

The Ceremony at organized by 

Aggamahapandita Most Venerable 

Galayaye Piyadassi Nayaka Thero, the 

Chief Sangha Nayaka of the UK and more 

than 30 Buddhist Monks from Sri Lanka, 

United Kingdom, Nepal and France 

attended the All Night Pirith Chanting 

and Alms offering puja. 

The dhamma sermons were 

delivered by Most Venerable Pahamune 

Sumangala Nayaka Thero, Deputy 

Secretary of the Malwatte Chapter 

and Most Venerable Murungasyaye 

Gnanissara Nayaka Thero, the Chief 

High Priest Judiciary of France and 

Chief Incumbent of the Jethavanarama 

Buddhist Temple in Paris, France. 

The 25th Anniversary of the 

passing away of Most Venerable Dr. 

Hammalawa Saddhatissa Sangha 

Nayaka Thero’s ceremonies ended with 

Heel Dana Alms Offering on Sunday 11, 

2018 morning. 



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The Nepalese 09th National 

Gyanmala Conference held in 

Kathmandu, Nepal on January 11 - 

13, 2018 under the management of 

Charumati Gyanmala (Devotional) 

Group of Charumati Buddha Vihara, 

Chabahil, Kathmandu, Nepal. 

The 09 th 

National 

“Gyanmala” 

Conference in 

Kathmandu, 

Nepal…. 

of Charumati Buddha Vihar & Founder 

and President of “Charumathi Buddhist 

Mission” Kathmandu, Nepal, Most 

Venerable Bhikkhu Tapassi Dhamma 

Thero. 

The Advisor of All Nepalese Bhikku 

Association (ANBA), Most Venerable 

Dhamma Shobana, Deputy Mayor 

of Kathmandu Metropolitan Khadgi 

Shrestha Ms. Hari Praba, President 

of Kathmandu Metropolitan word No 

07, Mr. Suddha Dongol, President of 

the Jhanamala Committee Mr. Kiran 

Doshi, Chief Patriot of NNTC Mr. 

Subarna Shakya, the Ambassador of 

Sri Lanka to Nepal Her Excellency W.S. 

Perera & Founder, Chairman & Chief 

Editor of Mettavalokanaya Buddhist 

Publications Centre, Mr. Buddhika 

Sanjeewa participated as the guests of 

the conference. 

The conference organized by the 

09th National Gyanmala Conference 

organize committee President, Vice 

President of the World Alliance of 

Buddhists (WAB), Executive Committee 

Member of All Nepal Bhikkhu 

Association, the President of Cultural 

Peace Walk committee, the Chief Abbot 

That was the first conference 

successfully organized by Buddhist 

Monk in Nepal. Most Venerable Bhikkhu 

Tapassi Dhamma Thero taken the golden 

opportunity & organized & managed 

everything superbly. More than 2000 

devotees were representatives in all 

districts in Nepal also participated this 

grand conference. 

National Gyanmala Committee has 

been organizing Gyanmala conference 

every 3 year. Charumati Gyamala 

Group is honored to assume the role 

of management of this great Buddhist 

event this year. 


After visit to Nepal 

Sponsored by Air India 



Special 


walk in 

Kathmandu, 

Nepal…. 

The special Buddhist walk 

held on January 12, 2018 under the 

management of Charumati Gyanmala 

(Devotional) Group of Charumati 

Buddha Vihara, Chabahil, Kathmandu, 

Nepal. The Gyanmala Group is the 

devotional singing group of Buddhist 

communities that convey the message 

of Buddhism and narrate stories of Lord 

Buddha through singing devotional 

songs. The Gyamala Group associated 

to Buddhist viharas visit communities, 

places with Buddhist shrines, etc. singing 

the glory of Lord Buddha and Buddhism. 

This has been a culture and a great way 

to promote Buddhism and Buddhist 

teachings in local communities. 



The World 

Alliance of 

Buddhists (WAB) 

01 st Executive 

Council Meeting 

in Bagan, 

Myanmar…. 

The World Alliance of Buddhists 

(WAB) 01st Executive Council Meeting 

held successfully at Bagan, Myanmar 

on January 20 - 25, 2018. This meeting 

held under the leadership by Most 

Venerable Palawadhammo (Dr. Pornchai 

Pinyapong), the President of World 

Alliance of Buddhists (WAB) & jointly 

hosted by Honorary President of WAB 

and Chief Abbot of Aungzabu Tawya 

Dhamma Center, Yangon Most Venerable 

Pandawontha Maha Sadhamajotikadaja 

Aungzabu Bhikkhu and Dr. Daw Hnin 

Hnin Aye, Vice President of both 

WAB and Abhidhamma University of 

Myanmar. International Organization’s 

Esteemed Executive Council members 

participated this meeting at Bagan, 

Myanmar. 


After visit to Myanmar 



The World 

Alliance of 

Buddhists (WAB) 

Alms Offering to 

20,000 Monks 

in Mandalay, 

Myanmar…. 


(WAB) with Myanmar - Thai friendship 

merit makes Alms offered to 20,000 

Monks on January 21, B.E. 2560 (2018) 

at Mandalay Chanmyathazi Airport 

premises, Myanmar. This Alms offering 

ceremony was successfully jointly 

organized by Myanmar Government & 

Dhammakaya Foundation. Honorary 

President of WAB and Chief Abbot 

of Aungzabu Tawya Dhamma Center, 

Yangon Most Venerable Pandawontha 

Maha Sadhamajotikadaja Aungzabu 

Bhikkhu and Most Venerable 

Palawadhammo (Dr. Pornchai 

Pinyapong), the President of World 

Alliance of Buddhists (WAB), Dr. Daw 

Hnin Hnin Aye, Vice President of both 

WAB and Abhidhamma University 

of Myanmar & thousands of people 

from Myanmar and Thailand were 

participated this special Alms Offering 

Ceremony. 



Photographs by 

Sakulpat Suwannop 

Pensiri Mahasutthikul 

Dhammakaya Media Channel 

Department (DMC) 




(WAB) Robes & Necessities 

Offering to 3,500 Nuns in 

Mandalay, Myanmar…. 


(WAB) with Myanmar - Thai friendship 

merit makes Robes & Necessities 

Offering to 3,500 Nuns on January 

22, B.E. 2560 (2018) at Mandalay 

Kyauktawgyi Buddha Temple premises, 

Myanmar. Honorary President of 

WAB and Chief Abbot of Aungzabu 

Tawya Dhamma Center, Yangon 

Most Venerable Pandawontha Maha 

Sadhamajotikadaja Aungzabu Bhikkhu 

and Most Venerable Palawadhammo 

(Dr. Pornchai Pinyapong), the President 

of World Alliance of Buddhists (WAB), 

Dr. Daw Hnin Hnin Aye, Vice President 

of both WAB and Abhidhamma 

University of Myanmar & thousands 

of people from Myanmar and Thailand 

were participated this special Offering 

Ceremony. 





Most Venerable Mandawala 

Pannawansa Thera 

The Consultant & Mediation Master 

of Washington Buddhist Vihara, 

Washington DC, United State of 

America (USA) 

In the Western world of today 

there is a famous expression: “Living in 

the present moment” They also says: 

“Here and now!” Most of the people 

who use these expressions do not 

know their origin. They come from the 

‘Satipatthana Sutta’. In Sanskrit there is 

the word: Kshana, the shortest possible 

moment. Life is a sum of Kshanas. Past is 

gone and future has not yet come. The 

only moment that exists is the Present. 

Therefore we should live in the 

present moment. Sages like Buddha 

who live in the present moment are not 

swayed by past worries and unending 

future projects. Meditation is living in 

the present moment. A Brahmin comes 

to Buddha and asks about his spiritual 

practice. In response to his question 

Buddha says: we eat, we sleep, we walk 

etc. 

Then Brahmin replies: we also do 

the same thing. At the Brahmin’s answer 

Buddha says: But there is a difference; 

when we eat we know that we eat, when 

we sleep we know that we sleep, when 

we walk we know that we walk. This is 

meditation. In Buddhism there are three 

words which are very important: Smruti; 

Samadhi; Prajna 

01. Smruti is Mindful awareness 

02. Samadhi is Concentration 

03. Prajna is Transcendental 

wisdom 

In meditation we should be 

mindful of our every action. In our 

daily life mindful awareness offers 

Meditation and Medicine…. 

us tranquillity and inner peace. For 

instance, a housewife can chop her 

vegetables by being aware of chopping 

vegetables without being mentally 

vagabond. If she continues this way she 

practises meditation without thinking 

that she is in meditation! Some people 

are of the opinion that one has to be 

older to sit in meditation. This concept 

is utterly false and baseless. We have to 

meditate because we need it. We need 

silence. 

Otherwise everyone becomes 

mad. If a surgeon who is cutting open a 

skull of a patient happens to think of his 

home while the operation is being done 

the patient’s life would be in danger. He 

has to be absorbed in his action. He has 

to be mindful of what he is doing. That 

is meditation. This is being in Smruti or 

Sati. While in meditation one can come 

to a point where he or she understands 

that there is no separation between him 

or her and the rest of the world. 

He or she thus understands nonduality 

through which automatically 

arises compassion. That is why in 

Buddhism Prajna and Karuna are 

complementary. (Transcendental 

wisdom and Compassion) It is 

noteworthy to mention that the word 

charity is derived from Karuna (Karunacaritas-charity) 

While you continue 

to be in Smruti (mindfully aware) 

automatically Samadhi (concentration) 

comes about. While you are in perfect 

Samadhi, one day Prajna (transcendental 

wisdom) arises. 

This is the realisation of truth and 

then you are not shaken by ups and 

downs of the life. You are safe from all 

the vicissitudes of fortune. The face 

of the Buddha is always wreathed in a 

slight smile! He is not shaken by outside 

ups and downs. Analysis and reasoning 

are not connected to meditation. In 

Meditation you become an observer 

who does not judge! Just be an observer, 

as if you are standing by the side of the 

road watching the traffic-no judgment, 

no evaluation, no condemnation, no 

appreciation-just pure observation. 

The meditator surpasses death and he 

experiences the eternity in the Kshana. 

Please read the following poem of 

William Blake: 

“To see a World in a Grain of Sand 

And a Heaven in a Wild Flower 

Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand 

And Eternity in an hour” 

The Austrian scientist Erwin Schrodinger 

writes thus: 

“Eternally and forever, there is 

only Now; this one and immutable Now; 

the Present is the only thing which has 

no end.” 

It is interesting to know that 

Meditation and Medicine are from the 

same language root. In Sanskrit too 

Vyadhi and Samadhi are of the same 

root. Our ancestors had understood the 

fact that the meditation is a therapy. 

Today in many hospitals in the USA 

meditation is practised as a means of 

treatment. At present, Neurotheology 

(a new science discipline) studies the 

changes that take place in the brain while 

in meditation. Scientists have found that 

simple change of thought process would 

bring about radical changes inside brain. 

In other words, the effects of meditation 

are scientifically proved. 

Enlightenment can be studied 

and is scientifically proved. One easy 

meditation method is Anapanasati. 

You become aware of your breath. You 

can meditate on your in-breath and 

out-breath. While you continue this 

awareness your mind calms down. 

Especially, we are not sufficiently 

attentive to our breathing. It is this 

breath that makes us grow, makes our 

bones solid, but we are not paying due 

attention to it. We are not grateful to 

our life-giver. We just let it happen. If 

you start to breathe mindfully then your 

mental and physical health ameliorates. 

Meditation relieves karma. 

In many languages the word for the 

soul and mind is the same as breathing. 

01. Anima, Spiritus (Latin) 

02. Pneuma, Psyche (Greek) 

03. Ruah (Hebrew) 

Atman is the German verb for 

breathing! (Atman is soul in Sanskrit!) 

Buddha: In this fathom long body I 

see the world, its birth and its extinction. 

Socrates: Know yourself then you 

will know gods and the world. 

Jesus: The Kingdom of God is in 

you. 

Mohamed: One who knows 

himself will know the God. 

Jalal Uddin Rumy: I looked around 

me to see the God, but He was not there, 

then I looked into me and He was there: 

Nietzsche: The Kingdom of God is 

a state which forms itself inside heart. 

Most Venerable Wathogala 

Dhammika Nayaka Thero 

The Chief High Priest Judiciary 

of Italy and Chief Incumbent of 

Brescia Buddhist Temple in Italy, 

Royal Pandith 

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The Head Monk of Ooyin Pariyatti 

Monastery and University of Global 

Peace, Yankin Hill, Patheingyi Town, 

Mandalay, Myanmar, Most Venerable 

Sayadaw Bhaddanta Dr.Zawtika 

Thero celebrated his 59th Birthday 

meaningfully on January 28, 2018. 

A group of 420 Theros also 

engaged in a ‘pindapatha’ procession in 

line with the celebrations on that day. It 

was very colorful event on the day. 

Most Venerable Sayadaw 

Bhaddanta Dr.Zawtika was born on (10) 

waxing day of Tapotwe, (1320), January 

28, 1959 in the township of Ngazun, 

Mandalay Division, in central Myanmar. 

At the age of ten, he was ordained 

as a sāmanera (novice) under the abbot 

of Theintaw Monastery Sayadaw U 

Nyāna by supporting of his parents and 

at the age of (12), he was conveyed from 

Letpankyin village to U Nandobhāsa 

who is a lecturer of Mahāzawtikāyāma 

Monastery, Monywa Town by the 

Shwemokehtaw Sayadaw U Vannita. 

However, he became a layperson again 

at the age of (17) and (18). He made a 

living as a cultivator together with his 

parents during these two years. At the 

age of (19) and (6) months, he went to 

Monywa in order to offer vegetable oil 

for Okekantawya Sayadaw. 

Fortunately, he was ordained as a 

sāmanera (novice) again by supporting 

of Okekantawya Sayadaw. At the age of 

(19) and (8) months, he later received 

his higher ordination as a Buddhist monk 

under the patronage of Okekantawya 

Sayadaw Bhaddanta Nandobhāsa 

Mahāthera. The patron-donors then 

for the Venerable Bhaddanta Zawtika 

were Daw Kyaw Kyaw and Daw Khway 

who live in the Southern part of 

Chanmyatharsee, Monywa Town. His 

parents took novitiation ceremony and 

ordination again for him on the full 

moon day of Pyartho in that year. 

The teachers and the places 

he studied are as follow; Theintaw 

Monastery Sayadaw U Nyāna and 

Shwemokehtaw Monastery Sayadaw 

U Vannita in Letpankyin village, 

Sayadaw U Candasiri, the head monk of 

Mahāzawtikāyāma Taik and lecturers, 

the great chief monk of Okekantawya 

Monastery Sayadawgyi and his lecturers, 

assistant lecturers in Monywa Town, 

the head monk of Sāsanamandaing 

Sayadaw U Pannājota and lecturers in 

Bago Town, Sayadaw U Sudassana and 

Sayadaw U Vepulla in Mahāvijaya Pali 

University, Pakokku Town, Sayadaw 

Most Venerable 

Sayadaw 

Bhaddanta 

Dr.Zawtika 

Thero’s 59 th 

Birthday Alms 

offering for 

420 monks in 

Myanmar…. 

U Sirindabhivamsa, the head monk 

of New Masoeyein Monastery, 

Sayadaw U Kesarābhivamsa, Sayadaw 

U Kovidābhivamsa, Pitakanayūpadesa 

Monastery, the first Masoeyein in 

Mandalay and so on. The teachers 

mentioned above are from primer to 

Pahtamange, Pahtamalat, Pahtamagyi 

and Dhammacariya. 

In addition to these teachers, 

for studying M.A (Master of Arts) 

there are also his English and Chinese 

teachers who are the older becoming 

and temporary monk, U Tejavanta in 

Okekan Forest Monastery, Sutaungpyae 

Sayadaw U Kelasiri in Hinthar Village, 

Ayartaw Town, U Nar Than (Professor, 

University of Monywa), U Carana, U 

Candimar and Mr.Oliba at Buddhist and 

Pali University in SriLanka. 

For his doctoral thesis and Ph.D. 

(Doctor of Philosophy), these are his 

teachers who are the rector Sayadaw, 

Dr.Nandamālābhivamsa (University of 

Abhidhamma), Supervisor Sayadaw, 

Dr.Acinna, (Sulatpyae), (Professor, 

University of Abhidhamma) and the 

Head of Department, International 

Theravāda Buddhist Missionary 

University, Sayadaw Dr.Dhammapiya 

(Mettānanda Ngarkyanpyan), External 

examiner (Professor, Head of Pariyatti 

Department, International Theravāda 

Buddhist Missionary University) and so 

forth. He studied Chinese language from 

the great teacher, U Aung Nyein Chan at 

Kyintawya, Mandalay. 

The higher examinations he 

passed are Pahtamange, Pahtamalat, 

Pahtamagyi, Dhammācariya, M.A 

(Master of Arts) at Buddhist and Pāli 

University (B.P.U) in SriLanka, Ph.D 

(Doctor of Philosophy) at the University 

of Abhidhamma. 

The missions he has been 

performing are a secretary of the 

Organization of Yankin Hill trustee 

and the Conservancy Council of Rule 

and Regulation for twenty years, a 

secretary of the association of Township 

Samghanāyaka for three years, a 

warden of township monastic education 

group for three years, the chairman and 

a secretary of Patheingyi Township Pali 

Pahtamapyan examination invigilators 

for eight years, a person in authority 

of divisional Dhamma School wardens, 

the unity of the whole Myanmar 

Samgha University and College, the 

chair of working committee. Apart from 

Township Samghanāyaka, Bha/Ka, Pali 

Pahtamapyan association, he is still 

serving the other Buddhist missionary 

organizations. 

His particular missionary 

activities are a lecturer for seven 

years at Okekantawya Monastery, 

Monywa, a founder and a leader of 

Ooyin Pariyatti Monastery, Yankin hill, 

Patheingyi, Mandalay, a main lecturer 

of International Institute of Abhidhama 

(Mandalay Branch) for nine years, a 

professor for one year, and an instructor 

of Dhamma Literature Training School 

for laymen regarding Abhidhamma, 

Pahtan, Dhamma- cakkapavattanasutta 

and Mahāsatipatthana Course etc. 

Moreover, he occasionally taught 

English Training Course to the monks 

and novices at the other monasteries 

namely Okekantawya Monastery 

Monywa, Mahābodhi Monastery, 

Insein Ywama Monastery in Yangon and 

Masoeyein Monastery in Mandalay. 

Therefore, he has been teaching Pali 

and English not only monks and novices 

but also laymen for thirty four years 

from getting his Dhammacariya degree 

up to now. 

He also attempted to establish new 

branch teaching monasteries, Yengone 

Pariyatti Monastery near Yankin hill, 

Patheingyi Township and Ayemya Ooyin 

Pariyatti Monastery, Sagaing Town for 

his senior pupils. 

From 2008 until here, he has been 

serving as a lectureship at International 

Institute of Abhidhamma (I.I.A). He 

started opening College of Global Peace 

(C.G.P), Diploma in English Course 

together with 120 students at his 

Pariyatti monastery in the year 2015. 

His holiness venerable sayadaw Zawtika 

was awarded World Harmony Award by 

the Parliament of the World’s Religions 

in May 26 , 2015. 

His objective is able to begin 

University of Global Peace (U.G.P) in 

the late this year, 2018. Therefore, he 

has started running of constructions 

of his new university. His outstanding 

thirty six students have been dispatched 

to SriLanka in order to study for M.A 

course. Among them, thirty were 

already graduated from there. 

The Maha Sangha presided by the 

Most Venerable Sayadaw Bhaddanta 

Dr.Zawtika Thero and more than 420 

other Venerable Bhikkhu and Bhikkhuni 

Sangha participated for this grand 

ceremony. 

“Mettavalokanaya” wish to the 

Most Venerable Sayadaw Bhaddanta 

Dr.Zawtika Thero all the best of luck in 

his future endeavors. Sending you the 

blessings of Buddha, Dharma & Sangha 

with Metta for good health and long live 

!! “Suki Deegauko Bava” 


After the visit to Myanmar 




Most Venerable Master Shih Ming 

Kuang (Chen Chih Ming) 

The Ta Hsiuang Monastery Chief 

Master, Vice President Buddhist 

Association of Republic of China 

The third-generation abbot of 

Haixia Temple in Qianxia Mountain, 

namely the current Abbot, Mingguang 

Master, and the common surname Chen 

Mingzhiming, born in the 41st year of 

the Republic of China, in the woods of 

Taipei County. They have made great 

efforts to learn from the small ones. 

The junior high school of Renai, and the 

Jianguo High School, was then admitted 

to the Department of Statistics of the 

University of Zhongxing. 

After graduating from university, 

they served in the military service 

military police. They continued to study 

after retiring and were admitted to the 

Institute of Management Sciences of 

the Jiaotong University to graduate with 

a master's degree. This is because the 

mage is In Shukoku Senior High School, 

when he was trying to enter university; 

he came to the woods and studied at 

the Haiming Temple. He was deeply 

concerned and cared by the elders of 

the Haiming Temple, and he became a 

teacher of the Heavenly Kingdom. Seed, 

after attending university, he will be 

converted to Sambo, and Ms. Li Wuming 

will become a teacher and become a 

Buddhist. 

After the graduated from the 

Institute, the Master was seven years 

old. In the sixty-seven years of the 

Republic of China, he became a monk and 

became a teacher. He took the majestic 

priesthood as a teacher. In December of 

that year, he was given a full ordination 

at the Songshan Temple in Taipei. 

Buddhism and Ming Kuang 

Master’s Life…. 

After the ordination of the Master, the 

Master studied Buddhist doctrine. In 

the 69th year of the Republic of China, 

he studied at the Senior Research Class 

of the Ten Party Conservancy College 

and graduated from the senior class for 

three years. When he was close, he was 

the elders of the Dean and the president 

of the hospital, Nan Huai’s elders. In the 

72nd year of the Republic of China, he 

was thirty-one years old. 

After his abdication, he felt that 

the Dharma should be proclaimed 

more diversified and in different ways. 

In the 73 years since the beginning 

of the Republic of China, Buddhist 

children's summer camps, Buddhist 

youth meetings, women's associations, 

Guanyin choirs, Buddhist lectures, 

etc. The introduction of Dharma into 

the society and the various Buddhist 

activities were quite successful. In 

1987, the country was invited to host a 

children's summer camp at Zhuangyan 

Temple in New York, USA. In 1979, he 

was appointed abbot of the New York 

Dajue Temple in the United States. 

In the Republic of China in 1982 and 

1987, he served as the representative 

for the second and third sessions of the 

National Assembly. 

In 1982, he was appointed as 

the Abbot of the United States in New 

York City, Zhuangyan Temple, and took 

over as President of the American 

Buddhist Association and Abbot of the 

Huguosi Temple in the United States. In 

1984, he was appointed abbot of the 

Taichung Zhongtian Temple. In 1991, he 

was appointed as the third generation 

abbot of the Haiming Temple of Qianxia 

Mountain and connected to the old 

Buddhist monk Shi Wuming in Shanghai. 

In 1994 and 98 respectively, He was 

elected as the 13th and 14th Chairman 

of the Buddhist Association of Taipei 

City. In 101st year of the Republic of 

China, the Master received a Ph.D. in 

Honor of Buddhism from Thailand’s 

Chulalongkorn University of Technology. 

In the same year, he was employed as 

a state policy adviser to the Presidential 

Palace. 

The Master is currently the Vice 

Chairman of the Buddhist Association 

of China, Chairman of the World 

Buddhist Sangha Promotion Committee, 

Chairman of the Society for Economic 

Development of the World Buddhist 

Association, Chairman of the Haixia 

Temple of Qianxia Mountain, Abbot of 

the Huguo Temple of the United States, 

Abbot of the Ruyi Temple of Australia, 

and the North Casting Daci Temple 

Abbot, Sun Moon Lake Xuanzang Temple 

Abbot, American Marilin Zen Academy 

Lecturer, Taichung Zhongtian Temple 

Abbot, Taipei Daxiong Fine House 

Abbot. Looking at the mage from the 

moment of the monk’s diligence, taking 

the spirit of promoting the housework as 

the mission, Lee Sang as the goal of his 

career, he organized various activities to 

introduce the Dharma into the society, 

enlightened the minds of the world, and 

devoted himself to the aspirations of 

Buddhism, which was a model for later 

learning. 

Ming Guang Master's Buddhahood 

Mingguang Master Taiwanese 

County, Taiwan, born in 1952, graduated 

in 1978, graduated from the Institute of 

Management Sciences at the National 

Chiao Tung University in 1979. He is 

currently the executive director of the 

Republic of China Buddhist Association, 

the chairman of the World Buddhist 

Sangha Youth Committee, the abbot of 

Daxiong Jingshe, the chairman of the 

American Buddhist Association, and 

the abbot of the Zhongtian Temple 

in Taichung. He has served as the 

American Buddhist Association Dajue 

Temple and the Abbot of Zhuangyan 

Temple for nearly ten years. His major 

works include "Systematic Views on 

the Principles of Buddhist Studies" and 

"Overview of the Taiwanese Buddhist 

Children's Education in the Republic of 

China", "Buddhism and Life" and other 

books. 

The wizards entered the gate 

of Buddhism. They actually entered 

this level of Christianity. The reason 

is that the affinity of Christianity is 

relatively high. From the old people 

to the children, they all have a set of 

communication methods. They attach 

great importance to education, and 

they begin Sunday school with children. 

There are a variety of ways to go to youth 

fellowships and go to school choirs to 

worship on Sundays. The wizard had 

participated in Sunday School because 

of his curiosity. He felt that the story of 

the Bible was good; he entered junior 

high school and began to participate in 

juvenile fellowship. The teacher liked to 

sing and lived in the campus choir. The 

priest and the priest are very kind, so 

after they went there they liked it. Every 

week they went and unknowingly had 

a deeper understanding of the biblical 

teachings. The mages were in this 

environment and they were The pursuit 

of planting seeds, even think that being 

a pastor is also very sacred. 

Drums and bells wash the heart 

During the high school graduation 

preparations for the college entrance 

examination, the Master went to the 

Haiming Temple in the woods for a 

period of time to concentrate on his 

studies. He started to eat fast with the 

Master every morning and listened 

to the gong and drum bells. He felt 

very cool and special. At that time, 

an interesting picture was reading 

in the Buddhist temple in the 


Children's 

Education 

is most 

valuable…. 

morning. Participate in fellowships. 

After graduating from university, in 

the second year of studying the institute, 

he wanted to find a clean place to write 

a thesis. At this time, the mage thought 

of the temple. There happened to be a 

cause. The friend introduced the mage 

to the Daxiong Garden House on the 

four-dimensional road to hang up the 

list. Days are a good time for the Master 

to gradually develop in Buddhism. The 

Master participates in Master's morning 

and evening classes and gradually reads 

the Buddhist scriptures. Especially when 

reading the chants of high chants, it is 

full of joy and joy. Words and deeds are 

full of admiration for the founder of the 

Druids. The seeds of the original pursuit 

of truth, after seeing the chanting of 

Gao Du, were inspired by the bottom. 

Resolutely leave home for no regrets 

As the top ranked at home, but 

also by higher education, parents' 

expectations and the responsibility 

of the court, is waiting for the Master 

to complete, and the Dharma is like 

a magnificent Baoshan, if you want 

to know the content of Baoshan, you 

have to whole-heartedly Investing, 

climbing on your own, looking up in 

the mountains is not conducive to the 

pursuit of truth. After some decision, 

the Master resolutely became a monk. 

At that time, he did bring great trouble 

to his family. He could not explain it 

on the spot. He had to rely on time to 

prove that when he told his family, "I 

will definitely return!" However, I had to 

come back. The other way was to walk 

past and come back and tell everyone 

how to go. From the time he was a 

monk to the present, for a full twentyone 

years, although the Master himself 

had not yet gone, it was okay. His family 

members had followed. 

It was originally thought that they 

would lose their family. Now it seems 

that it is not like that. The Master said 

modestly: “I am like everyone else, and 

I still work hard in this red light.” This 

is our current president, Ming Guang 

Master! Since 1989, the Master has 

been busy traveling to and from New 

York and Taipei. In 1990, the Master 

was appointed as the abbot of the 

Dajueji Temple at the invitation of 

the American Buddha Association. 

In 1992, he became the abbot of the 

Zhuangyan Temple. Since 1988, the 

Master overcame limited manpower 

and material resources to open a 

children's and youth's Buddhist 

summer camp in Zhuangyan Temple. 

He created a precedent for the 

children of the United States and 

Canada to study Buddhism. The 

summer camp was led by the 

Master himself and became a 

schoolchildren's favorite. ! 

The children who study 

Buddhism will not be bad, and 

education will start from the 

seedlings. For every summer 

vacation, the Master will always 

walk across the Taiwan Strait, the 

two sides of the United States 

and East Asia, and even all parts 

of Southeast Asia, to contribute his 

compassion and love to the next 

generation! In addition to paying 

for the next generation, the virtues of 

the respect and honor of the Master 

are respected by everyone. Whenever 

he sees him at the solemn temple, he 

always smiles, respects the elderly, and 

cares for the young. In his gestures! 



Sugath Rajapakse 

Formerly Senior Commercial 

Manager at Sri Lankan Airlines and 

presently Consultant to Air India 

GSA in Sri Lanka. 

There are host of definitions today 

to describe a living city. According to 

www.thelivingcity.com, It is a platform 

for the future when buildings talk to one 

another. Other definitions of the same 

site are, an exploration of the vitality 

of the city through new forms of public 

space-air and facade, a prototype façade 

that breathes in response to air quality. 

Other definitions of other people are 

such as you live in urban core, when a 

cow crossing the street is replaced by 

bumper to bumper traffic etc. www. 

yelp.com. Then there are definitions 

about ancient cities. The word City is 

derived from the Latin word civitas. 

According to Professor M.E. 

Smith of Arizona state university a 

city is described as "The demographic 

definition, based on the concepts 

of Louis Wirth, identifies cities as 

large, dense settlements with social 

heterogeneity", meaning that they are 

defined as large communities of people 

who have decided to live together for a 

common purpose under laws observed 

by all. Also according to Joshua J Mark, 

in the study of the ancient world a 

City is generally defined as a large 

populated urban center of commerce 

and administration with a system of 

laws and, usually, regulated means of 

sanitation. However according to him 

this is only one definition and there can 

be many more. 

With regard to the definition of 

sacred city, as per Cambridge Dictionary, 

is considered to be holy and deserving 

Sri Lanka - Anuradhapura 

The Living City…. 

respect, especially because of a 

connection with a god. Also according 

to Reverso Dictionary sacred city can 

be defined in many ways, such as 

exclusively devoted to a deity or to 

some religious ceremony or use; holy; 

consecrated worthy of or regarded with 

reverence, awe, or respect; protected 

by superstition or piety from irreligious 

actions; connected with or intended for 

religious use. 

With regard to the city of 

Anuradhapura there are three areas, the 

New Town, the Old Town and the Sacred 

City. All the venerated places in the city 

today are in the sacred city. But is the 

city of Anuradhapura a scared city? Also 

in the Sinhala version it is termed as 

Pooja Nagaraya. In my understanding, 

none of these terms describe the city of 

Anuradhapura. In fact, Anuradhapura is 

probably the only living city in this world 

with 2,300 years of history. Why do I say 

so? 

There are many definitions to living 

such as having a life, active, functioning, 

do for a living etc. in short the right living 

is about the present moment and not the 

past or the future. In the Sakunaggi Sutra 

(the Hawk), Enlightened One extolled us 

to live in the present moment and be 

in the Paternal Territory and not in the 

Territory of Mara by digressing to past 

or future all the time. Also in the Baddha 

Eka Raththa (One Right Moment) Sutra 

too it is well explained on how one lives 

in the present moment. 

So how can a city be a living city? 

It can be living only if the city as a whole 

is in the present moment all the time. 

The city of Anuradhapura has been 

living always in the present moment in 

all its 2300+ years. Yet someone might 

say this is wrong as the city is more than 

2,300 years old. From the time Arahath 

Mahinda Thero came to this country 

and expounded the sublime Dhamma 

to the King Devanampiyathissa and his 

followers, despite the many invasions 

of the nation by foreign forces, the city 

of Anuradhapura lived in the present 

moment. 

That has been achieved through 

the practice and following on the path 

of the sublime Dhamma. When Buddha 

was dwelling in Pavarika Mango grove 

in Nalanda, a householder named 

Kewadda reqested that a Bhikku be 

appointed to his area who can perform 

miracles. Enlightened One refused 

and told him there are three forms of 

miracles, Iddi Prathihar or performing 

acts such as going by air, walking over 

water or diving into earth, Aadesana 

Prathihar or reading minds of others, 

both which Buddha rejected but said 

only Anusasana Prathihar is the only 

way. What is Anusasana Prathhar? it 

is explained by Enlightened One as, 

evan vitakketha, ma evan vitakkaitha, 

evan manasikarotha, ma evan 

manasskaththa, idan pajahatha, idan 

upasajjantha viharatha. Have these 

thoughts and not these, contemplate 

these and not these and live in this way 

and not in this way. All of these mean 

virtue, concentration and wisdom and 

what leads to these three, and that 

is why we are told to come and see 

Dhamma and comprehend by self. 

As we all know the Dhamma 

is Swakkhatha to be done here and 

liberation of nirvana is here and now 

and not Durakkhatha to be done later, 

to be seen and comprehended now in 

this life (sandittika) as opposed to after 

this life in the next life (samparayika), 

(akalika) timeless as it applied to then, 

applies to now and will apply to future. 

As the Dhamma is here and now 

one can come and see with wisdom, 

get ever closer to the truth moment 

by moment, and is for the wise to 

comprehend from self with these very 

six agencies. (Swakkhatho Bhagavatha 

Dhammo Sandittiko Akaliko Ehipassiko 

Opanaiko Pachachaatthan Wedithabbo 

Vinnuhithi.) In the initial days of the 

city, there were Arahath Bhikkus and 

Bhikkunis. But later even when no such 

enlightened Bhikkus or Bhikkunis were 

there, the sublime Dhamma continued 

its existence in the present moment 

through Virtue, Concentration and 

Wisdom of the lay persons. Despite the 

many years when Anuradhapura was 

under the control of foreign invaders or 

during the days when Portuguese, the 

Dutch followed by English ruled either 

part or whole country or when famine 

struck this nation, the Bhikkus and the 

lay disciples kept the sublime Dhamma 

living through practice. 

Even today there are many yogis 

who practice Mindfulness and Vipassana 

Meditation and walking on the path to 

ultimate purification at locations in the 

city. But for some inexplicable reason, 

of late the practice of Dhamma seems 

to be relegated with Pooja or offering to 

the Sri Maha Bodhi and the many Stupas 

taking prominence. Indeed, in my recent 

visit to the city in October 2017 what I 

noticed was the Poojas of long saffron 

robes to Ruwanweli Stupa or offering 

of flowers, lighting oil lamps and 

incense sticks and recitation of stanzas. 

Often one can witness such offerings 

where tens of thousands of flowers 

or thousands of Parishkara are being 

offered at Ruwanweli and other Stupas 

or at Sri Maha Bodhi. Such veneration 

can be classified into Aamisa Pooja. The 

word Aamisa in Marghadi Language 

refers to a hook. In fact, with these 

venerations we get hooked on to this 

inglorious Samsara and with no escape. 

But on the other hand by walking the 

path to purification through Virtue, 

Concentration and Meditative Wisdom 

a yogi can find ultimate solace or at least 

clear the first hurdle of Stream Entry in 

this very life without procrastinating and 

seeking the ultimate bliss of Nirvana in 

a future life as is done by many at the 

present time. 

Indeed, the two week retreat that I 

did in October this year was participated 

by many from foreign climes as well 

as even Sri Lankans of other faiths. 

Meditation Mindfulness and Vipassana 

also is the path to the Ten Parami. A 

person who decides to walk this path 

would first observe either 5 precepts, 

8 livelihood precepts or the 8 precepts 

observed on Poya days. Steeped in 

virtue and abiding in 6 senses restraint, 

the yogi has to let go of the many 

comforts enjoyed at home, be happy 

with the frugal food and not partake 

meals in the night and be happy with 

the living quarters with just basic needs. 

Also one has to give up telephones, TV, 

newspapers and chatting with others 

and practice noble silence. Abiding in 

this way yogi will meditate and develop 

meditative wisdom by striving with great 

effort. Such a meditative yogi through 

development of wisdom will develop 

forbearance and not be irritable. With 

Mindfulness one develops insight and 

through that begin to realize the truth of 

the arising and ceasing of all conditioned 

things. With the development of the 

higher mind traits one develops unfailing 

determination to go on this sublime 

path come what may. With forbearance 

developed one begin to build loving 

kindness to all living beings and will be 

most virtuous. These great attributes 

lead the yogi to build equanimity and 

imbibed by all these higher mind traits 

one develops selfless giving devoid of 

any craving and expectations. 

People who practice meditation 

especially in Anuradhapura will realize 

that great positive energies are still 

present in the locality due to following 

in the path of sublime Dhamma by 

Arahath Bhikkus and Bhikkunis, the nonreturners, 

once returners, the stream 

enterers and the mundane people, and 

energize even present day meditative 

yogis. Meditators over the years with 

their compassion, loving-kindness and 

equanimity mind radiation always have 

had a positive impact on the four Maha 

Bhutha of Pathavi or hardness, Apo or 

liquidity, Thejo or heat Wayo or air/ 

oscillation. These four foundations 

found in differing amounts in this 

planet earth due to the positive vibes of 

meditation yogis will not react resulting 

in a peaceful and happy environment. 

Any person who is on this right path will 

immediately realize this factor when he 

or she enters the living city. 

From a tourism perspective, with 

our nation receiving millions of tourists 

the authorities should get the message 

across to the whole world. Also all 

hotel in and around the city should be 

encouraged to have short sessions on 

Mindfulness Meditation to say the least 

for about an hour a day so that those 

tourists who wish to take part can do so. 

Mind wellness is the forerunner 

to physical wellness. Meditation builds 

mind wellness and enable people to 

overcome the plaguing mental stress 

that is so prevalent in the society today. 

Report for the year 2016 on facts 

pertaining to 2014 situation of the 

Mental Health Foundation UK states, 

“This year’s Fundamental Facts follows 

the recent publication of the 2014 Adult 

Psychiatric Morbidity Survey (APMS). 

This highlights that, every week, one in 

six adults experiences symptoms of a 

common mental health problem, such 

as anxiety or depression, and one in 

five adults has considered taking their 

own life at some point. Nearly half of 

adults believe that, in their lifetime, 

they have had a diagnosable mental 

health problem, yet only a third have 

received a diagnosis. The APMS brings 

to the fore the widening gap between 

the mental health of young women and 

young men. Women between the ages 

of 16 and 24 are almost three times as 

likely (at 26%) to experience a common 

mental health problem as their male 

contemporaries (9%) and have higher 

rates of self-harm, bipolar disorder and 

posttraumatic stress disorder. This is 

clearly an issue that needs a deeper look 

and a strategy for addressing the factors 

that are causing it.” 

Recent events in our planet bear 

testimony to the absence of mindfulness 

in human beings. A 16 years old boy is 

alleged to have killed his mother and 11 

years old sister at their flat in Greater 

Noida India. The boy is said to be under 

the influence of “High School Gangster 

Escape Game” involving violence. In 

USA last year 2017, 01 October a sniper 

attacked a concert killing 59 people 

and injuring 529 others. On 31 October 

attacker drove vehicle into people on a 

bike path killing 8 and injuring 12 people. 

Then on 5th November shooting attack 

in a church during worship service killed 

27 people while 30 others were injured. 

Then we all know of the killing of 17 

school children and adults at a school 

in Florida by a boy who was expelled 

earlier from the school. Even in Sri 

Lanka the stress factor is taking its toll. 

A little argument resulted in killing of 

a husband by his spouse in November. 

In the same month a man travelling in 

a Three Wheeler was shot dead. Early 

December two people shot dead a 42 

years old lady. All this bear testimony to 

the fast disappearing loving-kindness, 

compassion etc. due to absence of 

mindfulness. 

The best treatment one can have 

is Meditation and what better place 

than the Living City of Anuradhapura, Sri 

Lanka. 



Special Blessing 

Ceremony for 

Chinese New Year 

at Ta Hsiuang 

Monastery, 

Taiwan…. 

Chinese New Year blessing special 

ceremony held on February 18, 2018 

at the Ta Hsiuang Monastery premises 

in Taipei, Taiwan under the blessings & 

leading by the Ta Hsiuang Monastery 

Chief Master, Vice President Buddhist 

Association of Republic of China, Most 

Venerable Master Shih Ming Kuang 

(Chen Chih Ming). 

Most Venerable Palawadhammo 

(Dr. Pornchai Pinyapong), the President 

of World Alliance of Buddhists (WAB) 

& Most Venerable Bhiksuni Dr. Ming 

Yu, the President of Chinese Young 

Buddhist Association in Taiwan & the 

Honorary Adviser of the World Alliance 

of Buddhists (WAB) and President of 

the Outstanding Women in Buddhism 

Awards also joint as invites Guests. 

Chinese New Year, also known 

as the Spring Festival often called the 

Lunar New Year in Asia, is an important 

Chinese festival celebrated at the turn 

of the traditional Chinese calendar. This 

year of the Dog commences on Friday, 

16 February 2018. 

It is one of the World's most 

prominent and celebrated festivals, 

with the largest annual mass human 

migration in the world & strong influence 

on the lunar New Year celebrations. 






Most Venerable Master 

Shih Ching Yao 

The President of CHING-HUA Society 

Improvement Foundation, President 

of PHU-SIEN Benevolence Charity 

Home, President of The China 

International Offering Ceremony to 

All Buddha’s and Sangha’s Association 

(CIBSA), , Chief Master, Abbot & 

President of the CI-FA Buddhist 

Temple in Taiwan 

The World Famous Respectful 

& Great Master…. 

Ching Yao was born in 1954 in 

Chiayi County, Taiwan. His birth name 

was Hsu Min Hui and graduated from 

Edition &Interview Department of Shih 

Hsin University. After graduation, being 

a police & politic reporter for 5 years 

made him a keen observer, keeping a 

good relationship with the field as well. 

However, In 1970, a fatal car accident 

changed his life. As a result, he decided 

to renounce the luxury and comforts of 

the material world, and lead a monastic 

life. In 1982, the venerable master 

Kuang Hau shaved Hsu's head and gave 

him the Dharma name of Ching Yao ( 

淨耀 ). Besides, he was a disciple of 

contemporary and venerable master Yin 

Shun for 03 years. 

Well cultivated by both deans, 

Master Ching Yao expected himself to 

give fresh energy to dharmacakra, and 

be able to bring the essence of Buddhism 

to every place where his footsteps went. 

Hence, there are two goals in Master 

Ching Yao’s life. 

The first one is “to propagate 

Dharma and maintain the right 

ordinance”. The emphasis in Buddhism 

is not on seeking fame and wealth but 

on seeing, knowing and understanding 

the Truth, and leading to supreme 

enlightenment. This requires that each 

individual assume responsibility for his 

or her own emancipation. 

The other one is “to amplify the 

Buddha's sprit “.Wherever he went, 

no matter what difficult situations he 

encountered, he always promulgated 

Humanistic Buddhism to everyone 

in society. He is a master with an 

overwhelming desire to share his 

illumination of humanity, doing 

deathbed care and medical service, 

counseling the prisoners, promoting 

the concept of anti-drugs and doing 

charitable work. In all, Master Ching 

Yao has no ego or any selfish aims 

but ventures out into the world to 

each one who is seeking wisdom and 

enlightenment. 

Most Venerable Master Shih 

Ching Yao’s great achievements…. 

Firstly, Master Ching Yao is the 

only person who strides across 3 public 

security systems in Taiwan. Over the 

past 22 years, Master Ching Yao has 

helped those who are suffering in prison 

or from drug abuse, which becomes the 

stable strength of cultivated function 

in prison owning to his Humanistic 

Buddhism teaching. Nowadays, he is still 

busy in visiting every prison in Taiwan 

monthly. There are over 100,000 mantimes 

taking benefit from his caring and 

teaching. 

Secondly, the belief of Master 

Ching Yao’s cultivation – The benefit to 

cultivate an evil person is larger than 

that to cultivate 500 good me, this is 

his belief to practice his cultivation 

through caring, counseling and teaching 

the so-called villains to prevent crime 

committing. If we can take care of 

the villains more, we will see the 

impermanent nature of all things, and 

we can then get all advantages for 

ourselves and offspring eventually. 

Thirdly, set up volunteer work team 

for counseling in prison - Since 1986, 

master himself not only has worked 

towards the mission of prison caring 

but also set up volunteer work team for 

counseling in The Society Improvement 

Foundation and Chinese Buddhist Pu- 

Xian Fu Hua Association , both of which 

are non-profit organizations. 

Fourthly, affirmed by the 

Government due to devote him to public 

welfare through charitable programs. 

Ministry of Interior, Ministry of 

Education, Law Service Department and 

Health bureau and other government 

organizations or associations have given 

over 30 awards to Master and the order 

since 1993. 

Fifthly, to concern about prisoner’s 

human rights, rectify a miscarriage 

of justice, and care about prisoners’ 

family members - Quite a few death 

penalty prisoners had learned to behave 

themselves properly after Master’s 

counseling and teaching. Master 

dedicated his whole life to rectify many 

miscarriages of justice. His mind was set 

on finding the ways to comfort every 

prisoner and his or her family members 

as well. He would talk to them according 

to their characteristics and intellectual 

faculties, to inspire them step by step 

and to alleviate their sufferings. It was at 

this point where he decided to become 

a different kind of monastic. 

Sixthly, to build Pu-Xian Ci-Hai 

homeland for misbehaved youth. From 

2002 and on, Master Ching Yao was 

worried about the unfavorable situation 

of misbehaved children and youth who 

were lacking of parents’ love or family 

members. He decided to change the 

situations and used the site for midway 

home construction to help them 

complete their regular curriculum and 

attain their job skills, which will be able 

to be used by the end of April this year. 

Seventhly, promote the anti-drug 

concept through mummeries activities 

in every school and community Since 

1990, his routine work as a mission has 

been to provoke the sense of drug free 

to people , by beholding the self-mind, 

keeping away from the defilement of 

sensual pleasures, the defilement of 

heresy, and the defilement of ignorance. 

Eighthly, Master spent much of his 

time on relief efforts outside of Taiwan 

- Since 1991, in respond to the plead 

of “Global Anti- Terrorism, Rescue the 

People who are in need“,Master has 

been active in charitable ventures on a 

worldwide basis such as international 

disaster assistance, medical aids and 

fund raising for Sri Lanka, El Salvador, 

India and Mongolia and so on. 

Over the recent years, interests 

in charitable services have grown in 

Most 

Venerable 

Master Shih 

Ching Yao’s 

Vision is most 

Important to 

The World…. 

Taiwan, yet few of them concern about 

the darkest side of social issues (i.e. 

prisoners and drugs abasement) due 

to the daunting challenges lying ahead. 

Although, Master Ching Yao will still face 

many insurmountable difficulties in the 

future. However, throughout the years 

the accomplishments he has achieved 

in Humanistic Buddhism and Cultivation 

are magnificent. 

Most Venerable Master Shih 

Ching Yao is the President of CHING- 

HUA Society Improvement Foundation, 

President of PHU-SIEN Benevolence 

Charity Home, President of The China 

International Offering Ceremony to 

All Buddha’s and Sangha’s Association 

(CIBSA), Founder of PHU-SIEN 

Dharma Guardian Association, Chief 

Master, President of CHING-HUA 

Merit Association, Commissioner 

of Transaction for Narcotics Control 

- Executive Yuan, Commissioner 

of grievance deliberation group of 

Prejudice against People who live in 

Taiwan, National Immigration Agency, 

Ministry of the Interior, Lecturer of 

National Anti-Drug Education Media 

Campaigns of Ministry of Education, 

Commissioner of Taipei County Drug 

Abuse Prevention Center, Teacher of 

Taipei Detention Center in Tu-cheng, 

Teacher of Juvenile Detention Center 

in Tu-Cheng, Religious Staffs Religious 

Teacher and Volunteer of Taichung Drug 

Abuser Treatment Center, Religious 

Teacher of Taichung Prison, Religious 

Teacher of Taichung Detention Center, 

Director of Foundation for Poison 

Control, Director of Buddhist Lotus 

Hospice Care Foundation, Managing 

director of Child Welfare League 

Foundation, Founder of Association 

for the Promotion of Chinese Buddhist 

Music, Founder of Taipei Kuan-yin 

Counseling Hot Line Association, Advisor 

of World Fellowship of Buddhist Youth, 

Master of Chinese Youth Buddhist 

Association, Master of Buddhist Youth 

Association of Vancouver - Canada, 

President of Jing Hua Society Cultural 

Foundation, President of Puxian Cihai 

Juvenile Placement Centre, Chairperson 

of the International Affairs Council 

Master CY, Chief Abbot of PHU-SIEN 

Monastery in Taipei, Chief Abbot of 

Avalokitesvara Monastery in PHING-SH, 

Chief Abbot of TUNG-FU Monastery in 

Hua-Lien & Chief Abbot & President of 

the CI-FA Buddhist Temple in Taiwan. 




Most Venerable Amugoda 

Somananda Nayaka Thero 

Chief Judicial Sangha Nayake Thero 

of Southern Province - Sri Lanka, 

Chief Incumbent of Amugoda Sri 

Jayasumanarama Purana Maha 

Viharaya 

The “Karma” means action, work 

or deed; it also refers to the spiritual 

principle of cause and effect where 

intent and actions of an individual 

(cause) influence the future of that 

individual. Good intent and good deed 

contribute to good karma and future 

happiness, while bad intent and bad 

deed contribute to bad karma and future 

suffering. Karma is closely associated 

with the idea of rebirth in many schools 

of Indian religions. In these schools, 

karma in the present affects one's 

future in the current life, as well as the 

nature and quality of future lives - one's 

saṃsāra. 

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Amazing 

Experience with 

Your Mind & 

Meditation…. 

The core concept of our research 

and development is the conversion 

of cognitive state by brain wave 

physiological feedback. We try to make 

people find the sublimation of emotion 

from real life through this feedback 

method. In the short period, people 

turn from stress to relaxation. Negative 

transformation Positive pessimistic into 

optimism. Brainwave wearable devices 

provide people with the mentality of 

change, with positive and optimistic 

attitude courage to face the problem, so 

as to achieve a confident life. 

Dabao Technology is committed 

to the brain waves in the innovative 

research and development industry, 

team research and development 

achievements, including algorithms, 

software development, hardware 

manufacturing, marketing and cloud 

services; and 30 domestic and foreign 

“Make your brain a 

New Look.”…. 

William Chang 

Meditation Teacher & Chief 

Executive Officer of Alchemy 

Brainwave Education Research in 

Taipei, Taiwan 

are mutual causation and interaction 

between the two. EQ Also follow the 

upgrade, so heart impatient, frivolous 

heart to find a peaceful destination. 

In the current highly competitive 

environment, the pressure has become 

the norm of modern people! Dabao 

technology products provide a timely 

manner to solve the problem of ways to 

meet the needs of all walks of life. 

The projects…. 

01 - Acting God read technology 

- brain wave instrument products. 

02 - Children's concentration training 

- Brainwave Classroom. 03 - Custom 

Brainwave Music ‧ Body and Mind 

Balance Sleep Promotion - Brainwave 

Music Healing System. 04 - Sell academic 

/ research and development related SDK 

kit and brain wave experiment kit. 

The Campaign…. 

01 - Mind Wave Mobile brain cube 

mobile version - Using Bluetooth to 

transmit the latest and most advanced 

single-channel brain wave instrument. 

Use the most advanced Think Gear AM 

chip. Brain wave sampling rate of 512 

per second to meet academic needs. 

AAA AAA dry batteries, continuous 

measurement of 6 to 8 hours. 

02 - Brainwave Prediction 

brainwave personality assessment 

system - EEG understanding of self. 

Studies prove that personality affects 

career choices, job satisfaction, stress 

and leadership behavior. Through the 

analysis of a person's characteristics or 

types through brainwave, brainwave 

information can be statistically analyzed 

in a short period of time. Subjects 

according to yellow, orange, green and 

blue brainwave personality analysis 

and color contrast, Use words and 

data charts simple quantification, truly 

showing their own characteristics, 

thereby allowing themselves to better 

understand their own characteristics, no 

longer use the subjective consciousness 

to judge people things. 

In addition, through the record to 

find out the interest, and the appropriate 

way to nurture their concentration, to 

enhance learning, find the right place to 

do the right things, control the current 

mood. Brainwave Music Healing System 

and Brain wave technology tailored 

- personal brain wave audio with 

Brainwave Classroom-21 day parentchild 

learning light - Illuminate Your 

Mind Illuminate Your Mind. 

These Features are - 01. To 

improve the problem of insomnia. 02. 

Reduce the impact of negative emotions 

03. Increase self-positive energy. 

04. To enhance children's learning 

effectiveness and work efficiency of 

workers. 05. Make your brain a new 

look. This specifications are 21 days 

learning software, brain waves relax 

lights. 

Alchemy Technology and Dabao 

Technology Headquarter situated at 6F.- 

2, No. 89, Boguan Road, North District, 

Taichung City 404, Taiwan (ROC). 

scholars jointly in this area on the 

constant innovation. At present, Dabao 

Technology has extended brainwave 

applications to academic research to 

enhance children's focus, adult sleep 

aids, emotional adjustment, personality 

analysis, character conversion, driving 

fatigue monitoring and polygraphs and 

other products; distribution agents also 

across multiple countries. 

Redevelopment of products is the 

perpetual goal of Dabao Technology. 

Constantly, R & D is always based on 

the two focuses of concentration and 

meditation. The focus and meditation 

(relaxation, meditation and meditation) 



The Knowledge or Wisdom…. 

Most Venerable 

Phrarajbhavanajahn (Luang Por 

Dattajeevo Bhikkhu) 

Vice Abbot of Wat Phra 

Dhammakaya, Vice President of the 

Dhammakaya Foundation, Most 

Popular and Respected Dhamma 

Teacher & Author in Thailand. 

Buddhists use 

meditation to 

achieve the 

absolute 

Goal of life…. 

Whether we use the word 

‘knowledge’ or ‘wisdom’ depends on 

the interpretation by the individual. 

A human being’s first source of 

rudimentary knowledge arises from 

memorization of things experienced by 

the senses. But this is not a complete 

basis of knowledge as the powers of 

self-awareness and reasoned responses 

have not yet been established. 

We have to admire those who are 

born with a memory like a computer, for 

they possess an ability to recall anything, 

anytime. However, they cannot make 

conclusions or analyze the knowledge 

accumulated as a source of memorized 

knowledge without something that is 

more advanced to make use of their 

stored information. Memorizing and 

recalling the formula to solve quadratic 

equations is of no use if we do not 

understand how to use the formula or 

for what it is used. 

This leads us to the second source 

of knowledge, which is attained through 

work and experience, and application 

of that knowledge in life and work, 

plus the more powerful elements of 

contemplation, thought and analysis, 

until the knowledge develops into an 

understanding of the purpose for which 

our memorized knowledge has been 

stored. This is still not complete or 

absolute knowledge. There is another 

source of knowledge, another type of 

wisdom. The third source of knowledge 

is knowledge derived from an individual’s 

‘Inner Light.’ This knowledge has nothing 

to do with thought or analysis, memory 

or contemplation; it is the pure wisdom 

that arises from within. 

An absence of knowledge is often 

referred to as being ‘in the dark’; not 

knowing is like being in the dark. As 

children we used to fear the dark, we 

used to imagine all kinds of terrible 

monsters or creatures hiding in the 

shadows to hurt us, and this caused us 

to be afraid; it bred fear in our young 

hearts. But once the sun rose in the 

morning, light was shed on the Earth, 

on our world, and we were able to see 

the truth; what seemed to be a monster 

lurking behind the old oak tree was 

merely a broken branch. Our perception 

was distorted by the night’s obscurity. 

But as adults the darkness retains 

its power, defilements cause our minds 

to be dark and obscured. Our perception 

is twisted and we are quite literally ‘in 

the dark’, in a state of not knowing, in 

ignorance. We see and perceive the 

world in an obscured way. The only way 

to remove the darkness is with light, the 

inner light. 

Inner light allows us to see the 

world the way it is, to see the Truth. 

Inner light is thus our source of wisdom 

and knowledge, and the source of 

our happiness and it is the same for 

everyone. ‘Inner Light’ is not only a 

metaphor, but is the real luminosity of 

the mind when it stands still. Brighter 

than the sun at midday, yet not hot and 

scorching but cool and soothing like 

moonlight on still water. 

The darkness or obscurity caused 

by defilements in our minds influences 

every aspect of our lives. Thus, 

defilements influence every thought 

we have ever had, influence our every 

decision, our every word and action. A 

human being with an untrue perception 

is likely to cause suffering for himself 

and for others. Defilements cause us to 

see differences in humankind. 

With our defiled minds we label 

everyone we see, finding negativity in 

people around us. We develop negative 

thoughts, feelings and emotions 

because of our defiled minds. We see 

our fellow human beings as enemies 

because of our defiled minds. Because 

of defilements we have feelings of 

sadness, anger, jealousy and we suffer. 

Thus, once we realize this we can see 

that defilements are the true enemy 

of humankind. We will want to be free 

of the power of defilements; we will 

want to have knowledge; we will want 

to know the Truth; and we will move 

towards Light. 

This type of wisdom is the 

GATEWAY to true ENLIGHTENMENT that 

is also found with ascetics and monks in 

many religions and faiths the world over. 

The intensity of ‘Inner Light’ depends 

on the technique and depth of the 

Meditation method applied. Inner light 

helps not only to know but also to see 

the true nature of the world and life. 



Promote the 

Vegetarian 

Foods 

Worldwide…. 

There is good concept for Prayers before 

Meals…. 

Most Venerable Bhiksuni Yang Ding 

Founder of Auspicious World in 

Taipei, Taiwan and promoting 

the physical and mental health 

education 

With the medical background, 

Most Venerable Bhiksuni Yang Ding was 

aspired to ease the suffering from illness 

by combining Buddhism with ancient 

and modern medical science. She has 

founded the Auspicious World in Taipei 

and dedicated her life in promoting the 

physical and mental health education. 

She also founded Yang Qing (meaning 

rest and cleanse) Kitchen whose 

mission is to teach people how to make 

nutritious vegetarian cuisines and to 

promote vegetarianism in order to save 

the earth. 

減肉少排碳 

地球好呼吸 

溫室冰融溢 

生靈何所依 

蔬食護⼤大地 

日日彩虹餐 

克己存少欲 

氣定心自怡 

一餐一祈福 

心淨世界淨 

醒覺心文明 

大地保生機 

減肉少排碳 

地球好呼吸 

溫室冰融溢 

生靈何所依 

蔬食護⼤大地 

日日彩虹餐 

克己存少欲 

氣定心自怡 

一餐一祈福 

心淨世界淨 

醒覺心文明 

大地保生機 

The story of a bird putting out the fire 

“I am the guardian of our Earth 

I promote meatless diet to reduce 

carbon emissions 

So, our Mother Earth can finally breathe 

Greenhouse effect makes the ice melt 

Where else can all beings live? 

Protect the world with vegetarian diet 

Enrich everyday life with rainbow 

cuisines 

With a self-disciplined mind and less 

desires 

We help cleansing the world by purifying 

our mind 

Bless all creatures before every meal 

We thank the world with sincerity 

With an awakened mind 

Lives are sustained on our Mother 

Earth” 

Pray before every meal, we touch the 

heart of heaven and earth 

Once upon a time, there was a big 

fire in the forest. When all the animals 

were anxiously escaping from the fire, a 

bird was trying its best to save its family 

and home by putting out the fire. It 

carried the water from the lake with its 

peak and feathers and sprayed it upon 

the fire. After a few rounds going back 

and forth, it became extremely tired. 

This act of benevolence moves a divine 

being into sending rainfall to distinguish 

the fire. This story tells us that although 

we have limitation in our individual 

strength, there’s no boundary in our 

mind. 

Global warming has become 

almost irreversible; it is time to promote 

nutritious and healthy vegetarian food 

with the help of our mental power. We 

encourage all people to pray for the 

earth before every meal. Just as the 

bird that touches the heart of the divine 

being, our earth will be reborn because 

of our right efforts. 

The Tao of Eating - To protect our 

lives and earth with right food. To nurse 

one’s body and mind with right food. To 

enter the way of Tao with right food. 

According to a UN report, animal 

husbandry is responsible for 51% of 

greenhouse gas emissions and is the 

main reason for global warming. It is 

everyone’s responsibility to save the 

earth and all beings with vegetarian diet. 

If one person can persuade 10 people 

toward vegetarian diets, then the 10th 

power of 10 is ten billion. This is the ace 

in our hand to win back our earth. 

There are already many 

organizations in the world promoting 

vegetarianism. Even the Christians have 

founded their vegetarian union, we as 

Buddhists should be active in this. You 

are welcome to join the Firefighting Bird 

Campaign to vow not to eat the flesh of 

all beings to save our earth. Please tick 

the boxes below: 

01 - One vegetarian meal per day 

02 - One vegetarian meal per week 

03 - Vegetarian meals per week 

04 - Tell 10 friends of yours to pray 

before every meal 

05 - Request local restaurants to 

provide vegetarian dishes 

06 - Organize a group to promote 

vegetarian diet 



“Mettavalokanaya” offered to the High 

Buddhist Monks in Myanmar (Burma)…. 

Most Popular & leading 

Buddhist Magazine in Sri Lanka, 

“Mettavalokanaya” Monthly Buddhist 

Magazine was recently presented to the 

High Buddhist Monks in Myanmar by 

the Founder, President & Chief Editor 

of Mettavalokanaya, Mr. Buddhika 

Sanjeewa, at Yangon & Mandalay, 

Myanmar (Burma) on January 20 - 

25, 2018. This is the first time that a 

Sri Lankan Buddhist Magazine was 

presented to the High Buddhist Monks 

in Myanmar (Burma). 

The photographs show, 

“Mettavalokanaya” presented to the 

Honorary President of WAB and Chief 

Abbot of Aungzabu Tawya Dhamma 

Center, Yangon Most Venerable 

Pandawontha Maha Sadhama Jotikadaja 

Aungzabu Bhikkhu at Temple Premises 

in Yangon, Myanmar (Burma). 


to the Chairman of the State Maha 

Sangha Nayaka Committee (Ma Ha 

Na) Myanmar Most Venerable Bamaw 

Sayadaw Dr. Ashwin Kumara Bhivamsa 

Thero at Temple Premises in Mandalay, 

Myanmar (Burma). 


to the Head Monk of Ooyin Pariyatti 

Monastery and University of Global 

Peace in Mandalay, Most Venerable 

Sayadaw Bhaddanta Dr. Zawtika Thero at 

Temple Premises in Mandalay, Myanmar 

(Burma). 

“Mettavalokanaya” has been 

successfully distributed to over 40 

countries up to date, and also to all 

districts across Sri Lanka & worldwide 

absolutely free of charge distributing. 

“Mettavalokanaya” Buddhist Magazine 

will continue to aim to be the magazine 

that will take the higher teachings of the 

Enlightened One to those in Sri Lanka 

and across the world. The magazine 

comprises of special articles written by 

leading Buddhist Monks in Sri Lanka & 

overseas as well as lay people. 

More information about the 

magazine and all published articles can 

be accessed on the website - www. 

mettavalokanaya.com, as well as on 

12 socials medias Mettavalokanaya 

Facebook page, Youtube, Google +, 

Twitter, Blogger, Instagram, Linkedin, 

Yumpu, Flickr, Pinterest, Tumblr and 

Wikipedia. 



Buddhika Sanjeewa, as the Founder, President & Chief Editor of Mettavalokana Buddhist Publications Centre, I printed and published this “Mettavalokanaya” Buddhist Magazine as 

a publication of Mettavalokana Buddhist Publications Centre on February 26, 2018 at M. D. Gunasena & Co (Pvt) Ltd, No.20, San Sebastian Hill, Colombo 12, Sri Lanka. 

Registered at Department of Post in Sri Lanka - QD/205/News/2017

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