If a man's thoughts are muddy,
If he is reckless and full of deceit,
How can he wear the yellow robe?
Whoever is master of his own nature,
Bright, clear and true,
He may indeed wear the yellow robe. Buddha
Dear Respected Venerable and Dhamma Friends
Please help keep your eyes on Buddhist monks who watch love movies, karaoke, sexual movies and share obscene photos online. Many of them do this on Youtube and Facebook. These types of monks are not the true followers (disciples) of Lord Buddha. They are fake monks. They are creating very bad images for Buddhism and the community. Many Buddhist have already lost trust on them, including myself. They need to get disrobed (leave the monkhood) in order to do so. Please take down their info as much as you can and report them to the abbot of the temple they reside for step 1. As far as I know, many abbots are watching love movies and karaoke as well. Please do not support Buddhist monks who are violating Buddhism rules. Monks are supposed to be spiritual and role models to laypeople. We worship them because they are wearing orange or yellow robes that represent Lord Buddha; because they can do what many ordinary people cannot do. Monks should spend time studying Buddhism, practicing compassion and meditating to cut down craving, lust and unlimited desire not entertaining themselves with movies, karaoke, games, sexual images and chatting with girls about love. Please pass this message around. It's time to stand up and give them the lesson.
We as laypeople, as Buddhists, bring food to the temples to monks, hoping they could dedicate these food to our love ones, our ancestors who have already departed from this earth. How could these fake Buddhist monks dedicate such thing to our ancestors, our love ones? Only pure monks have the ability to do so. Fake monks only have the ability to draw your money into their pockets by sweet talking. Please stay away from sweet talk monks as well.
Our country would be at peace if many pure Buddhist monks exist…
Lord Buddha left his palace, his wealth, his beautiful family to be a beggar, to cut down the craving and unlimited desire. Many Buddhist monks these days are walking the opposite path. They ordained to get rich, ordained for power and fame.
Respectfully,
Jendhamuni Sos
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Uposatha Sutta: The Observance
Translated from the Pali by Thanissaro Bhikkhu © 1997–2012
Alternate translation: Ireland
I have heard that on one occasion the Blessed One was staying in Savatthi at the Eastern Monastery, the palace of Migara's mother. Now at that time, the Blessed One — it being the observance day — was sitting surrounded by the community of monks. Then Ven. Ananda — when the night was far advanced, at the end of the first watch — arose from his seat, arranged his robe over one shoulder, stood facing the Blessed One with his hands placed palm-to-palm over his heart, and said to him: "The night, lord, is far advanced. The first watch has ended. The community of monks has been sitting here long. Let the Blessed One recite the Patimokkha to them." When this was said, the Blessed One remained silent.
Then a second time, when the night was far advanced, at the end of the second watch, Ven. Ananda arose from his seat, arranged his robe over one shoulder, stood facing the Blessed One with his hands placed palm-to-palm over his heart, and said to him: "The night, lord, is far advanced. The second watch has ended. The community of monks has been sitting here long. Let the Blessed One recite the Patimokkha to them." When this was said, the Blessed One remained silent.
Then a third time, when the night was far advanced, at the end of the third watch, as dawn was approaching and the face of the night was beaming, Ven. Ananda arose from his seat, arranged his robe over one shoulder, stood facing the Blessed One with his hands placed palm-to-palm over his heart, and said to him: "The night, lord, is far advanced. The third watch has ended. Dawn is approaching and the face of the night is beaming. The community of monks has been sitting here long. Let the Blessed One recite the Patimokkha to the community of monks."
"Ananda, the gathering isn't pure."
Then the thought occurred to Ven. Maha Moggallana: "In reference to which individual did the Blessed One just now say, 'Ananda, the gathering isn't pure'?" So he directed his mind, encompassing with his awareness the awareness of the entire community of monks. He saw that individual — unprincipled, evil, unclean and suspect in his undertakings, hidden in his actions, not a contemplative though claiming to be one, not leading the holy life though claiming to do so, inwardly rotten, oozing with desire, filthy by nature — sitting in the midst of the community of monks. On seeing him, he got up, went over to that individual, and on reaching him said, "Get up, my friend. You have been seen by the Blessed One. You have no communion with the community of monks." Then the individual remained silent. A second time... A third time, Ven. Maha Moggallana said, "Get up, my friend. You have been seen by the Blessed One. You have no communion with the community of monks." And for a third time the individual remained silent.
Then Ven. Maha Moggallana, grabbing that individual by the arm, having expelled him through the outside door of the porch and locking the bolt, approached the Blessed One and on arrival said, "I have expelled that individual, lord. The gathering is now pure. Let the Blessed One recite the Patimokkha to the community of monks."
"Isn't it amazing, Moggallana. Isn't it astounding, how that individual waited until he was grabbed by the arm." Then the Blessed One addressed the monks: "From now on I will no longer perform the observance or recite the Patimokkha. You alone, monks, will perform the observance and recite the Patimokkha. It is impossible, it cannot happen, that a Tathagata would perform the observance or recite the Patimokkha with an impure gathering.
"Monks, there are these eight amazing and astounding facts about the ocean that, as they see them again and again, have the Asuras greatly pleased with the ocean. Which eight?
"[1] The ocean has a gradual shelf, a gradual slope, a gradual inclination, with a sudden drop-off only after a long stretch. The fact that the ocean has a gradual shelf, a gradual slope, a gradual inclination, with a sharp drop-off not just after a stretch:[1] This is the first amazing and astounding fact about the ocean that, as they see it again and again, has the Asuras greatly pleased with the ocean.
"[2] And furthermore, the ocean is stable and does not overstep its tideline... This is the second amazing and astounding fact about the ocean that, as they see it again and again, has the Asuras pleased with the ocean.
"[3] And furthermore, the ocean does not tolerate a dead body. Any dead body in the ocean gets washed to the shore and thrown up on dry land... This is the third amazing and astounding fact about the ocean that, as they see it again and again, has the Asuras greatly pleased with the ocean.
"[4] And furthermore, whatever great rivers there are — such as the Ganges, the Yamuna, the Aciravati, the Sarabhu, the Mahi — on reaching the ocean, give up their former names and are classed simply as 'ocean'... This is the fourth amazing and astounding fact about the ocean that, as they see it again and again, has the Asuras greatly pleased with the ocean.
"[5] And furthermore, though the rivers of the world pour into the ocean, and rain falls from the sky, no swelling or diminishing in the ocean for that reason can be discerned... This is the fifth amazing and astounding fact about the ocean that, as they see it again and again, has the Asuras greatly pleased with the ocean.
"[6] And furthermore, the ocean has a single taste: that of salt... This is the sixth amazing and astounding fact about the ocean that, as they see it again and again, has the Asuras greatly pleased with the ocean.
"[7] And furthermore, the ocean has these many treasures of various kinds: pearls, sapphires, lapis lazuli, shells, quartz, coral, silver, gold, rubies, and cat's eyes... This is the seventh amazing and astounding fact about the ocean that, as they see it again and again, has the Asuras greatly pleased with the ocean.
"[8] And furthermore, the ocean is the abode of such mighty beings as whales, whale-eaters, and whale-eater-eaters; asuras, nagas, and gandhabbas. There are in the ocean beings one hundred leagues long, two hundred... three hundred... four hundred... five hundred leagues long. The fact that the ocean is the abode of such mighty beings as whales, whale-eaters, and whale-eater-eaters; asuras, nagas, and gandhabbas; and there are in the ocean beings one hundred leagues long, two hundred... three hundred... four hundred... five hundred leagues long: This is the eighth amazing and astounding fact about the ocean that, as they see it again and again, has the Asuras greatly pleased with the ocean.
"These are the eight amazing and astounding facts about the ocean that, as they see them again and again, have the Asuras greatly pleased with the ocean.
"In the same way, monks, there are eight amazing and astounding facts about this Doctrine and Discipline that, as they see them again and again, have the monks greatly pleased with the Doctrine and Discipline. Which eight?
"[1] Just as the ocean has a gradual shelf, a gradual slope, a gradual inclination, with a sudden drop-off only after a long stretch, in the same way this Doctrine and Discipline has a gradual training, a gradual performance, a gradual progression, with a penetration to gnosis only after a long stretch. The fact that this Doctrine and Discipline has a gradual training, a gradual performance, a gradual progression, with a penetration to gnosis not just after a stretch: This is the first amazing and astounding fact about this Doctrine and Discipline that, as they see it again and again, has the monks greatly pleased with the Doctrine and Discipline.
"[2] And furthermore, just as the ocean is stable and does not overstep its tideline, in the same way my disciples do not — even for the sake of their lives — overstep the training rules I have formulated for them... This is the second amazing and astounding fact about this Doctrine and Discipline that, as they see it again and again, has the monks greatly pleased with the Doctrine and Discipline.
"[3] And furthermore, just as the ocean does not tolerate a dead body — any dead body in the ocean getting washed to the shore and thrown up on dry land — in the same way, if an individual is unprincipled, evil, unclean and suspect in his undertakings, hidden in his actions — not a contemplative though claiming to be one, not leading the holy life though claiming to do so, inwardly rotten, oozing with desire, filthy by nature — the community has no communion with him. Holding an immediate meeting, they banish him from the community. Even though he may be sitting in the midst of the community, he is far from the community, and the community far from him... This is the third amazing and astounding fact about this Doctrine and Discipline that, as they see it again and again, has the monks greatly pleased with the Doctrine and Discipline.
"[4] And furthermore, just as whatever great rivers there are — such as the Ganges, the Yamuna, the Aciravati, the Sarabhu, the Mahi — on reaching the ocean, give up their former names and are classed simply as 'ocean'; in the same way, when members of the four castes — noble warriors, brahmans, merchants, and workers — go forth from home to the homeless life in the Doctrine and Discipline declared by the Tathagata, they give up their former names and clans and are classed simply as 'contemplatives, sons of the Sakyan'... This is the fourth amazing and astounding fact about this Doctrine and Discipline that, as they see it again and again, has the monks greatly pleased with the Doctrine and Discipline.
"[5] And furthermore, just as the rivers of the world pour into the ocean, and rain falls from the sky, but no swelling or diminishing in the ocean for that reason can be discerned; in the same way, although many monks are totally unbound into the property of Unbinding with no fuel remaining, no swelling or diminishing in the property of Unbinding for that reason can be discerned... This is the fifth amazing and astounding fact about this Doctrine and Discipline that, as they see it again and again, has the monks greatly pleased with the Doctrine and Discipline.
"[6] And furthermore, just as the ocean has a single taste — that of salt — in the same way, this Doctrine and Discipline has a single taste: that of release... This is the sixth amazing and astounding fact about this Doctrine and Discipline that, as they see it again and again, has the monks greatly pleased with the Doctrine and Discipline.
"[7] And furthermore, just as the ocean has these many treasures of various kinds — pearls, sapphires, lapis lazuli, shells, quartz, coral, silver, gold, rubies, and cat's eyes — in the same way, this Doctrine and Discipline has these many treasures of various kinds: the four frames of reference, the four right exertions, the four bases of power, the five faculties, the five strengths, the seven factors for Awakening, the noble eightfold path... This is the seventh amazing and astounding fact about this Doctrine and Discipline that, as they see it again and again, has the monks greatly pleased with the Doctrine and Discipline.
"[8] And furthermore, just as the ocean is the abode of such mighty beings as whales, whale-eaters, and whale-eater-eaters; asuras, nagas, and gandhabbas, and there are in the ocean beings one hundred leagues long, two hundred... three hundred... four hundred... five hundred leagues long; in the same way, this Doctrine and Discipline is the abode of such mighty beings as stream-winners and those practicing to realize the fruit of stream-entry; once-returners and those practicing to realize the fruit of once-returning; non-returners and those practicing to realize the fruit of non-returning; arahants and those practicing for arahantship. The fact that this Doctrine and Discipline is the abode of such mighty beings as stream-winners and those practicing to realize the fruit of stream-entry; once-returners and those practicing to realize the fruit of once-returning; non-returners and those practicing to realize the fruit of non-returning; arahants and those practicing for arahantship: This is the eighth amazing and astounding fact about this Doctrine and Discipline that, as they see it again and again, has the monks greatly pleased with the Doctrine and Discipline.
"These are the eight amazing and astounding facts about this Doctrine and Discipline that, as they see them again and again, have the monks greatly pleased with the Doctrine and Discipline."
Then, on realizing the significance of that, the Blessed One on that occasion exclaimed:
The rain soddens what's covered,
& doesn't sodden what's exposed.
So open up what's covered up,
so that it won't get soddened by the rain.
8 comments:
Before the World Wide Flood - which was 1600 years after creation, men & women lived up to 700 and well over 900 years old. And they did it without becoming monks living holy lives in remote pagoda from the rest of society.
Man was meant to live in a state of holiness contineously without having to die the physical death and spiritual death. Now its hard to grasp what I'm saying to most people who read this. It was the conscientious of sin that Buddha sought enlightment. Sin separate man from his creator. The Creator has a law in effect when he created man in his own image. The law says: "The day you disobey my law you will surely die". The command was: "Don't eat from the tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil."
Well, we know man die because he did disobey the only command from his Good Creator, God. "For the wages of sin is death..." Sin demands its payment from you & I by us dying physically and spiritually. Sin is the death virus. All of us has it, period!
Let say that Buddha has escaped the virus of sin & death through his Englightment quest. Well, in truth if he did were able to "Purified" his conscience from all wrongs, then by the truth of God, the Creator, he would have been able to reverse the command of God from dying physically and spiritually. It was the Knowledge of Good and Evil that brought death into humanity.
Sin worketh death, it doesn't matter what background you are from. Since sin worketh death, it is impossible for man to bring peace into this world without first destroying the Power of Sin.
So far there is only one man who was able to destroy the Power of Sin and Death - that was Yeshua, the Messiah, of Israel. If you read the account of his crucifixtion, no man was able to find fault with this man. Lies had to be made up to bring false accusations against him.
Through Adam, sin entered the world and brought death to all, but through Yeshua, sin was destroy by his death and resurrection. And this can only be realize by putting one's trust in him. We still die physically but we have passed from darkness into light by faith and trust alone.
But there is a time in the future when physicall death will be done away with. Yeshua has the keys of life and death in his hand. Only he has control of everyone destiny.
Wild~Wisconsinite
Hi Jendhamuni Sos,
I stopped going to Buddhist Temple since my aunt told me she heard one abbot talked on the phone with a woman whose office next her.. said he wanted to squeeze her..."
I also heard s group of evil Khmers fighting with each other about who control the Temple. They do business with the monks.
I loved Buddha because our ancestors inherited Buddhism from India for us to peacefully practice our minds, etc../ but when Yuon came, we lose almost everything.
Now I turned to God, the Almighty one, because Buddha from India cannot help protect Cambodia from Yuan.
The evils take refuge inside Buddhist Temples. ABOLISH Buddhism now and ADOPT Christianity of GOD.
This is the job of ah Tep Vong and Ngourn Ngeth.... If they don't care why you care?
You have to get rid ah Hun Sen then replace with Ven. Luorn Sovath, then the moral of Buddhist monks will come back.
How can Buddha teaching help khmer not to cheat themselves and cheat the community?
ex: most khmer elders live under social security Disability, they lie to get this fund)saved up money and compete each other to donate their SSI saving money to the temple. Some event donate up to $10,000.00 to build temple. They want to be fame among their community but lie to SSI that they are poor. Why Budha teaching been around century but khmer still never learn to live honestly?
Is this the karma that cause their Camobodia suffering?
Buddha was adopted by Jayavaraman VII, the usurper from Java who claimed that he related to Khmer royal the bloodline of "Kambuja". His rule/reign were from one war to many wars invading other countries near by, he looted and he destroyed and burned down other nastions' kingdoms to expand his own.
Jayavaraman VII's domestic policy was to suppress Khmer people through this Buddhism. Jayavaraman VII did not have to use sorts/weapons to kill the Khmer people, but Buddha's teachings were more than good enough for him to subdue them from rising against his absolute authority.
Now the Communist in Cambodia uses it the same while the monks like Tep Vong and his comrades (monks) are the supreme monk leaders to subdue the people along with the communist party (CPP).
About 99% of Khmer Monks are the work of evils.
Buddha was an Indian man who reached the enlightenment, His teaching is how to end the sufferings. But those evil men abused His teachings, they use it to suppress the poor and the weak for their own power.
Whatever has happened, we end not sufferings but we accumulate more sins, more sufferings on the top of that.
However, at the END, only The Almighty GOD will TRIUMPH.
More Temples build and build, and Khmers have monks and temples more than the numbers of the poor people.
More temples, more corruptions, monks and the organizers who build the temples share their profit.
How long are these Cambodians realize that the Buddhism from India is only used by the dictators to subdue them? India is a birth place of Buddha, but Indian people are more and more turn to GOD.
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