Author Archives for rinchengyatso

I don’t have a catchy title for this post–I’m just trying to stay awake


I'm pooped. On Thursday after the mid-day chanting service (called "yebul"), a visiting monk ascended the throne to teach.  We all had books layed out in front of us to read along while we stood on our knees, palms together.  Surprisingly, I was able to follow along in the text for the mo ...>

Back to School


I've just finished my first two weeks of school and I'm enjoying it so far.  I'm the only American in my class--most of the students are Chinese and Mongolian, with one Japanese student.  There is also a Malaysian woman training to be a nun here. Right now she's in the postulancy period, which is ...>

Oddities


I ride the subway here a lot.  Actually, sometimes it's above ground, so it's not entirely a subway, but...whatever.  Usually it's a quiet ride, but sometimes I meet some odd characters or see something that catches my eye. I once saw a woman with a shopping bag that said, "Ginsenocide."  Obviou ...>

A Red Herring


Rev. Danny Fisher has bloged about National Coming Out day in the U.S. coming up on October 11th.  With the presidential election looming, this issue is important.  The radical right says they have to defend the institution of marriage from all those nefarious gay people, but the issue is really ...>

Tradition and Change


Well, it's Saturday night and I'm avoiding homework.  I did about 45 minutes of studying earlier in the evening, but it's Saturday night for goodness sake.  It's just wrong to do homework on a Saturday.  So, I flipped on the telly but there was nothing of interest.  I checked the Buddhist stat ...>

What is Buddhism?


Aren't y'all special?  You get two posts in one evening!  Also check out "Tradition and Change Part II" just below this post. It's Saturday so I went back to the Buddhist English Library near Jogye-sa this afternoon for our weekly Dharma discussion group.  Unfortunately, I was the only native s ...>

Tradition and Change Part II


I said I wanted to wait to answer my own questions in the last post, so, here's my two cents.  Get it?  Tradition and Change -- my two cents?  ...I hear crickets.  This is why I'm a monk and not an entertainer. Check the comments to the last post to see what I'm responding to. Thanks to everyon ...>

Korean Temple Video


Here's a link to some video of Guin-sa, the head temple of the Korean Cheontae (Tendai or Tien Tai) order which focuses on the Lotus Sutra and chanting the name of the Bodhisattva of Compassion, Kwan Eum Bosal.  One of my friends from University of the West is a Cheontae monk.  I haven't been to ...>

Monasticism in the West


I just found this article on Urban Dharma, a site run by Kusala Bikkhu in Los Angeles.  It is a thoughtful piece about the role of the sangha (the ordained community) as Buddhism adapts to the West.  As always, I'd love to hear your thoughts. Also, I received a response to the post Tradition and ...>

Monasticism in the West


I just found this article on Urban Dharma, a site run by Kusala Bikkhu in Los Angeles.  It is a thoughtful piece about the role of the sangha (the ordained community) as Buddhism adapts to the West.  As always, I'd love to hear your thoughts. Also, I received a response to the post Tradition and ...>

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