HIDDEN TEMPLE ADVENTURES IN BAGAN, MYANMAR
Check out my adventures among the thousands of ancient stupas (temples) in Bagan, Myanmar. I discover a couple hidden temples where you can climb to the top through small, hidden stairways that most tourists don't know about. Here is a list of the temples I visit through out this video:
- Ananda Temple (large temple great to begin with)
- Pitaka Taik (very dark temple)
- Shwegu Gyi Phaya (large upstairs terrace overlooking temples)
- Dhammayan Gyi Temple (ancient original wall paintings)
- Mingalazedi Pagoda (closed due to 2016 earthquake)
- Manuha Temple (huge laying Buddha)
- Unnamed temple just south of Myin Ka Bar Village (west side of main road with hidden stairway to top)
- North Guni Temple (hidden stairway to top with 360 degree views of all temples - very difficult to find)
- Pyathetgyi Pagoda (huge castle-like temple)
Check out my write up about my experience in Bagan.
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What is inside the Htaukkant Thein Tample, Mrauk U
The Htukkanthein temple is a bunker-like Buddhist temple on a small hill located across from Shite-Thaung temple. The structure has a dark interior and a long spiraling corridor leading to the inner chamber. (keep walking because the Buddha at the end is hidden…The Journey is the Reward!).
The temple’s name translates to “cross beam ordination hall”. As the very massive structure is built on raised aground, has small windows and just a single entrance, it is believed that the Htukkanthein served as a place of refuge during times of war.
The Htukkanthein temple was built in 1571 by King Min Phalaung, whose reign brought prosperity and expansion of the Mrauk U empire. Min Phalaung built more than a dozen pagodas, the Royal Palace (1577) as well as the Pitaka Taik, the only remaining library building. The Pitaka Taik is a small, very ornate stone building decorated with carvings of floral motifs found near the Htupayon pagoda, a little to the North. It was used to store the Tripitaka, the ancient Buddhist texts that the King received from Ceylon (present day Sri Lanka).
Built on top of a small leveled hill the square Htukkanthein temple built of massive sandstone blocks and brick measures 32 meters long on each side. The structure is surrounded on all sides by massive stone walls. Stairways on the East and South side lead to the temple, the East one being the main entrance.
On top of the Htukkanthein’s flat surface is a large central bell shaped stupa topped with a circular, mushroom shaped hti. It is surrounded by 4 smaller, similarly shaped stupas at the corners, also topped with a hti. A window in the central dome allows the rays of the sun to illuminate the principal Buddha image in the central chamber. You will find this hidden chamber if you continue… it looks like you’re going to a dead-end, keep going!
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Sayadaw U Vannissara - How to Live a Peaceful Live
After an intensive retreat yogis often ask what they should do in their busy life to stay close to the dhamma. Sayadaw provides the answer by using the MahaNama Sutta (AN 11:11) in which the Buddha preached similar answer to Prince MahaNama.
Sayadaw U Vannissara delivered this talk on June 28, 2014 and it's one of a series of dhamma talks for his 30-day Vipassana Retreat at Tathagata Meditation Center in San Jose, CA.
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Wywiad z Bhante Dhammiką / Interview with Bhante Dhammika [NAPISY PL + ENG]
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Wywiad z Bhante Shravasti Dhammiką, nakręcony w Townsville, w Australii w 2018 roku. Jeden z najczęściej wydawanych autorów buddyjskich na świecie, Bhante Dhammika, opowiada o swoim życiu pełnym przygód i spotkań ze sławnymi buddystami, dzieli się także swoimi doświadczeniami medytacyjnymi. Jego bogata osobowość i humor niezwykle inspirują do praktyki Ścieżki w sposób racjonalny, uprzejmy i inteligentny.
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Kalyana - Well-Informed Buddhist - 12 Sense-bases & 18 Elements 2of4
The late Venerable Sayadaw U Silananda ofen said that he wants his students to be well informed buddhist according to the definition of the great commentator Budhaghosa. His objective was to equip his students with the basic understanding of the dhamma so they could deepen their dhamma learning later on.
Sayadaw reminded his students numerous times that a true heir of the Buddha is someone who practices his teachings and not just through book learning. So he made a great attempt to teach his students the Dhamma from both theoritical and practical aspects.
In this series Sayadaw taught us all topics that a well informed Buddhist should be familiar with and they are:
1. Five Aggregates
2. Twelve Sense Bases
3. Eighteen Elements
4. Four Noble Truths
5. Dependent Origination
6. Four Foundations of Mindfulness
7. Four Supreme Efforts
8. Four Means of Accomplishment
9. Five Faculties
10. Five Powers
11. Seven Factor of Enlightenment
12. Eight Factors of Path
We're grateful for Sayadaw U Silananda's compassion in spreading the Buddha's teachings in the West. May this series of lectures help all listeners as much as it has helped his students.
His biography could be found online at ttp://tbsa.org/articles/SayadawUSilanandaBio.html
Reference:
• Book Well-Informed Buddhist by Sayadaw U Silananda, edited by U Hla Myint and a Vietnamese version by Pham Phu Luyen. Both are published by Tathagata Meditation Center.
• Manual of Abhidhamma by Narada Maha Thera
• Comprehensive Manual of Abhidhamma, Bhikkhu Bodhi - General Editor
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Theravada | Wikipedia audio article
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Theravāda (; Pāli, lit. School of the Elders) is the most ancient branch of Buddhism still extant today, and the one that preserved their version of the teachings of Gautama Buddha in the Pāli Canon. The Pāli Canon is the only complete Buddhist canon which survives in a classical Indian language, Pāli, which serves as both sacred language and lingua franca of Theravāda Buddhism. For more than a millennium, Theravāda has focused on preserving the dhamma, and it tends to be very conservative with regard to matters of doctrine and monastic discipline. Since the 19th century, meditation practice has been re-introduced, and has become popular with a lay audience, both in traditional Theravada countries and in the west.As a distinct school of early Buddhism, Theravāda Buddhism developed in Sri Lanka and subsequently spread to the rest of Southeast Asia. It is the dominant form of religion in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, and Thailand, and is practiced by minority groups in India, Bangladesh, China, Nepal, and Vietnam. In addition, the diaspora of all of these groups as well as converts around the world practice Theravāda Buddhism. Contemporary expressions include Buddhist modernism, the Vipassana movement, and the Thai Forest Tradition.
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Theravada
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The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
- Socrates
SUMMARY
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Theravāda (; Pāli, lit. School of the Elders) is the most ancient branch of Buddhism still extant today, and the one that preserved their version of the teachings of Gautama Buddha in the Pāli Canon. The Pāli Canon is the only complete Buddhist canon which survives in a classical Indian language, Pāli, which serves as both sacred language and lingua franca of Theravāda Buddhism. For more than a millennium, Theravāda has focused on preserving the dhamma, and it tends to be very conservative with regard to matters of doctrine and monastic discipline. Since the 19th century, meditation practice has been re-introduced, and has become popular with a lay audience, both in traditional Theravada countries and in the west.As a distinct school of early Buddhism, Theravāda Buddhism developed in Sri Lanka and subsequently spread to the rest of Southeast Asia. It is the dominant form of religion in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, and Thailand, and is practiced by minority groups in India, Bangladesh, China, Nepal, and Vietnam. In addition, the diaspora of all of these groups as well as converts around the world practice Theravāda Buddhism. Contemporary expressions include Buddhist modernism, the Vipassana movement, and the Thai Forest Tradition.
Theravada | Wikipedia audio article
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00:01:37 1 Ambiguity
00:02:44 2 History
00:02:53 2.1 Origins
00:05:53 2.2 Transmission to Sri Lanka
00:09:19 2.2.1 Development of the Pali textual tradition
00:12:35 2.2.2 Sri Lankan Theravāda sects
00:14:31 2.2.3 Mahāyāna influence
00:16:45 2.2.4 Reign of Parakramabahu I
00:19:42 2.3 Spread to Southeast Asia
00:20:43 2.3.1 Myanmar
00:22:51 2.3.2 Cambodia and Thailand
00:25:19 2.4 Tantric and esoteric innovations
00:27:05 2.5 Modernisation and spread to the West
00:28:15 2.5.1 Reaction against Western colonialism
00:30:24 2.5.2 Sri Lanka
00:32:08 2.5.3 Myanmar
00:35:04 2.5.4 Thailand and Cambodia
00:37:36 2.5.5 Modern developments
00:39:56 3 Texts
00:40:05 3.1 Pali Canon
00:42:53 3.2 iVinaya/i (monastic discipline) and iAbhidhamma/i
00:45:40 3.3 Non-canonical literature
00:48:11 4 Study (ipariyatti/i)
00:49:15 4.1 Core doctrines
00:50:25 4.2 Dhamma theory
00:51:21 4.2.1 Characteristics
00:55:58 4.2.2 Classification of dhammas
00:57:55 4.3 Two truths
01:03:04 4.4 Doctrinal differences with other Buddhist schools
01:03:45 4.4.1 View of the Arhat
01:04:33 4.4.2 View of the Buddha
01:05:11 4.4.3 Insight is sudden and perfect
01:05:59 4.4.4 Philosophy of time
01:07:26 4.4.5 Rebirth and Bhavanga
01:08:34 4.4.6 Rupa (the physical)
01:11:38 4.5 Modern trends
01:13:49 5 Practice (ipaṭipatti/i)
01:14:00 5.1 Textual basis
01:17:09 5.2 Moral conduct
01:20:03 5.3 Meditation
01:20:23 5.3.1 Re-invention
01:22:48 5.3.2 Techniques - isamatha/i and ivipassana/i
01:27:39 5.3.3 Aims of meditation
01:28:41 5.3.4 Four stages of enlightenment
01:29:40 5.3.5 Nirvana
01:31:33 5.4 Other practices
01:33:28 6 Lay and monastic life
01:33:39 6.1 Distinction between lay and monastic life
01:38:29 6.2 Lay devotee
01:41:55 6.3 Monastic vocation
01:45:03 6.4 Ordination
01:49:59 6.5 Monastic practices
01:53:19 6.6 Bhikkunis
01:59:49 6.7 Monastic orders within Theravāda
02:02:27 7 Festivals and customs
02:02:49 8 Demographics
02:04:53 9 See also
Listening is a more natural way of learning, when compared to reading. Written language only began at around 3200 BC, but spoken language has existed long ago.
Learning by listening is a great way to:
- increases imagination and understanding
- improves your listening skills
- improves your own spoken accent
- learn while on the move
- reduce eye strain
Now learn the vast amount of general knowledge available on Wikipedia through audio (audio article). You could even learn subconsciously by playing the audio while you are sleeping! If you are planning to listen a lot, you could try using a bone conduction headphone, or a standard speaker instead of an earphone.
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I cannot teach anybody anything, I can only make them think.
- Socrates
SUMMARY
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Theravāda (; Pāli, lit. School of the Elders) is the most ancient branch of extant Buddhism today, and the one that preserved their version of the teachings of Gautama Buddha in the Pāli Canon. The Pāli Canon is the only complete Buddhist canon which survives in a classical Indian language, Pāli, which serves as both sacred language and lingua franca of Theravāda Buddhism. For more than a millennium, Theravāda has focused on preserving the dhamma as preserved in its texts, and it tends to be very conservative with regard to matters of doctrine and monastic discipline. Since the 19th century, meditation practice has been re-introduced, and has become popular with a lay audience, both in traditional Theravada countries and in the west.As a distinct school of early Buddhism, Theravāda Buddhism developed in Sri Lanka and subsequently spread to the rest of Southeast Asia. It is the dominant form of religion in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, and Thailand, and is practiced by minority groups in India, Bangladesh, China, Nepal, and Vietnam. In addition, the diaspora of all of these groups as well as converts around the world practice Theravāda Buddhism. Contemporary expressions include Buddhist modernism, the Vipassana movement, and the Thai Forest Tradition.
Theravada | Wikipedia audio article
This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
00:01:37 1 History
00:01:46 1.1 Origins
00:04:49 1.2 Transmission to Sri Lanka
00:08:16 1.2.1 Development of the Pali textual tradition
00:11:35 1.2.2 Sri Lankan Theravāda sects
00:13:33 1.2.3 Mahāyāna influence
00:15:48 1.2.4 Reign of Parakramabahu I
00:18:48 1.3 Spread to Southeast Asia
00:19:50 1.3.1 Myanmar
00:21:59 1.3.2 Cambodia and Thailand
00:24:30 1.4 Tantric and esoteric innovations
00:26:17 1.5 Modernisation and spread to the West
00:27:27 1.5.1 Reaction against Western colonialism
00:29:37 1.5.2 Sri Lanka
00:31:20 1.5.3 Myanmar
00:34:17 1.5.4 Thailand and Cambodia
00:36:50 1.5.5 Modern developments
00:39:12 2 Texts
00:39:21 2.1 Pali Canon
00:42:08 2.2 iVinaya/i (monastic discipline) and iAbhidhamma/i
00:44:57 2.3 Non-canonical literature
00:47:29 3 Study (ipariyatti/i)
00:48:32 3.1 Core doctrines
00:49:41 3.2 Dhamma theory
00:50:38 3.2.1 Characteristics
00:55:14 3.2.2 Classification of dhammas
00:57:10 3.3 Two truths
01:02:20 3.4 Doctrinal differences with other Buddhist schools
01:03:01 3.4.1 View of the Arhat
01:03:49 3.4.2 View of the Buddha
01:04:27 3.4.3 Insight is sudden and perfect
01:05:14 3.4.4 Philosophy of time
01:06:41 3.4.5 Rebirth and Bhavanga
01:07:49 3.4.6 Rupa (the physical)
01:10:53 3.5 Modern trends
01:13:06 4 Practice (ipaṭipatti/i)
01:13:16 4.1 Textual basis
01:16:23 4.2 Moral conduct
01:19:17 4.3 Meditation
01:19:37 4.3.1 Re-invention
01:22:01 4.3.2 Techniques – isamatha/i and ivipassana/i
01:26:51 4.3.3 Aims of meditation
01:27:53 4.3.4 Four stages of enlightenment
01:28:49 4.3.5 Nirvana
01:30:41 4.4 Other practices
01:32:35 5 Lay and monastic life
01:32:46 5.1 Distinction between lay and monastic life
01:37:35 5.2 Lay devotee
01:41:02 5.3 Monastic vocation
01:44:13 5.4 Ordination
01:49:11 5.5 Monastic practices
01:52:32 5.6 Bhikkunis
01:59:06 5.7 Monastic orders within Theravāda
02:01:44 6 Festivals and customs
02:02:06 7 Demographics
02:04:11 8 See also
Listening is a more natural way of learning, when compared to reading. Written language only began at around 3200 BC, but spoken language has existed long ago.
Learning by listening is a great way to:
- increases imagination and understanding
- improves your listening skills
- improves your own spoken accent
- learn while on the move
- reduce eye strain
Now learn the vast amount of general knowledge available on Wikipedia through audio (audio article). You could even learn subconsciously by playing the audio while you are sleeping! If you are planning to listen a lot, you could try using a bone conduction headphone, or a standard speaker instead of an earphone.
Listen on Google Assistant through Extra Audio:
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Speaking Rate: 0.7951318578331621
Voice name: en-US-Wavenet-A
I cannot teach anybody anything, I can only make them think.
- Socrates
SUMMARY
=======
Theravāda (; Pāli, lit. School of the Elders) is the most ancient branch of extant Buddhism today, and the one that preserved their version of the teachings of Gautama Buddha in the Pāli Canon. The Pāli Canon is the only complete Buddhist canon which survives in a classical Indian language, Pāli, which serves as both sacred language and lingua franca of Theravāda Buddhism. For more than a millennium, Theravāda has focused on preserving the dhamma as preserved in its texts, and it tends to be very conservative with regard to matters of doctrine and monastic discipline. Since the 19th century, meditation practice has been re-introduced, and has become popular with a lay audience, both in traditional Theravada countries and in the west.As a distinct school of early Buddhism, Theravāda Buddhism developed in Sri Lanka and subsequently spread to the rest of Southeast Asia. It is the dominant form of religion in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, and Thailand, and is practiced by minority groups in India, Bangladesh, China, Nepal, and Vietnam. In addition, the diaspora of all of these groups as well as converts around the world practice Theravāda Buddhism. Contemporary expressions include Buddhist modernism, the Vipassana movement, and the Thai Forest Tradition.
Theravada | Wikipedia audio article
This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
Theravada
Listening is a more natural way of learning, when compared to reading. Written language only began at around 3200 BC, but spoken language has existed long ago.
Learning by listening is a great way to:
- increases imagination and understanding
- improves your listening skills
- improves your own spoken accent
- learn while on the move
- reduce eye strain
Now learn the vast amount of general knowledge available on Wikipedia through audio (audio article). You could even learn subconsciously by playing the audio while you are sleeping! If you are planning to listen a lot, you could try using a bone conduction headphone, or a standard speaker instead of an earphone.
You can find other Wikipedia audio articles too at:
You can upload your own Wikipedia articles through:
The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
- Socrates
SUMMARY
=======
Theravāda (; Pāli, lit. School of the Elders) is the most ancient branch of Buddhism still extant today, and the one that preserved their version of the teachings of Gautama Buddha in the Pāli Canon. The Pāli Canon is the only complete Buddhist canon which survives in a classical Indian language, Pāli, which serves as both sacred language and lingua franca of Theravāda Buddhism. For more than a millennium, Theravāda has focused on preserving the dhamma, and it tends to be very conservative with regard to matters of doctrine and monastic discipline. Since the 19th century, meditation practice has been re-introduced, and has become popular with a lay audience, both in traditional Theravada countries and in the west.As a distinct school of early Buddhism, Theravāda Buddhism developed in Sri Lanka and subsequently spread to the rest of Southeast Asia. It is the dominant form of religion in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, and Thailand, and is practiced by minority groups in India, Bangladesh, China, Nepal, and Vietnam. In addition, the diaspora of all of these groups as well as converts around the world practice Theravāda Buddhism. Contemporary expressions include Buddhist modernism, the Vipassana movement, and the Thai Forest Tradition.