The picture in my blog header shows the man-made cave used for the Sixth Buddhist Council. Soon after regaining Independence, the Government of Myanmar began plans to hold a Sixth Buddhist Council (Chaṭṭha Saṅgāyana) in Myanmar, with four other Theravāda Buddhist countries (Sri Lanka, Thailand, Cambodia, and […]
Author: pesala
Fake News
As far as possible, one should avoid speech that is displeasing to others, but sometimes it is necessary to refute untruths. Nowadays, there is a lot of fake news available as it is easy for rumours to spread without anyone checking the facts. Even […]
Free OpenType Fonts for Pali
I have updated my Pali OpenType font to include all of the currency symbols, including those new in Unicode version 10.0 Download Pali as a 7-Zip Archive. I need fonts with a wide range of diacritics for Pāḷi and Sanskrit words in Buddhist Publications. Over the […]
The Reclining Buddha
The image of a Reclining Buddha that I use in my Forum Profile has great significance in Buddhism. The image is not of the Buddha sleeping, but of him lying on his death-bed just before his final passing away (parinibbāna). For most people, the last hours […]
I cannot Stand Intolerance
If there is one thing that I cannot stand, it’s intolerance. Many countries are populated by people from a wide range of ethnic origins, speaking different languages, and holding divergent views on religion and ethics. Diversity is not a new phenomenon, and intolerance is […]
The Salla Sutta
The Salla Sutta is found in the Suttanipāta. The Buddha taught the Salla Sutta for the benefit of a certain householder whose son had died. Unable to abandon his grief, the householder had not eaten for seven days. It is not as well known as […]
