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Compassionate Ven. Hai Tao Dharma talk & Life Liberation event in Singapore

Wow so close and good shot on Venerable!

Compassionate Venerable Hai Tao in Singapore.
Look at his schedule! http://www.lifetv.org.tw/calender.htm
Giving Dharma Talks or holding retreats or travelling on the road, in the air or sea almost everyday. His schedule is so packed for all sentient beings.
It is so good to see him, we rejoice on his deeds but we pain to see him tiring himself.

With palms together, we earnestly request , may he remain in good health to stay and teach us for eons, for the happiness and well-being of all wanderers in samsara.
Amituofo    _/|\_

Dharma in Comics for Adults too!

With Gratitude! (Gan En!)

I had a few questions in mind recently and they were resolved and my faith reinforced after reading... yes, the FaHuaJing in comics form.

It is with rekindled interest to visit the Buddhist Life Mission, Venerable Hai Tao's Dharma Centre in Singapore after getting a Buddhist story-book published by the Chung Hua Sutra Printing Association from Taiwan during a recent retreat.

It must be with much blessings that I was given this set by the volunteer during the visit to the centre.

I was told that this was just returned to the centre and most likely the volunteer must had noticed my excitement in discovering the other story-book/comics Gems at the centre that he offered them to me amongst other visitors.:P

With good and easier to understand explanation of the Sutra (I believe is just parts of it) incorporated into comics, I found the answers to a couple of queries that I had and appreciate this introduction to FaHuaJing as a sutra recommendable to all by the Buddha. I pray for the opportunity to be able to appreciate the actual text in the near future.

May more sutras be re-translated into easier to understand mode to reach out to more and printing of more such publications could be supported by all.

Amituofo!

The Buddhist Life Mission is located at 19-B Lorong Bachok (Off Geylang Lor 19) Singapore 387788.
It often organises life release activities and if you are interested, you may call their centre at 6836 9088 (after 12pm) for more details of their activities.
And just discovered they have a blog: http://buddhistlife2006.blogspot.com/ :-)

Gems - Buddhist Dharma Comics n Story books!

After getting some gems! from a recent retreat , I had the opportunity to revisit Ven Hai Tao's Dharma Centre in Singapore, Buddhist Life Mission, located at 19-B Lorong Bachok (Off Geylang Lor 19) Singapore 387788.

It is ironical that a centre advocating life liberation is located just a few shops away from a popular shop selling something that they are discouraging from. But maybe it could be good for the suffering beings who will likely receive prayers & merits from their neighbors.

Nevertheless, it is a good visit to the Dharma centre as I found more gems! Dharma in comics & story-book form for children & also adults! All printed & sent from Taiwan, good quality & mostly colorful. And even found one that they printed in English.

They may be the most pro-children Buddhist centre in Dharma books printing that I had encountered so far. Too bad we couldn't make an order earlier to print & distribute in time for coming Vesak celebration month but

Do Look out for their Cartoon DVDs on Life Protection that will be distributed in the free Distribution Booth in the coming Vesak @ Orchard 2010 (http://vesakcelebrations.sg/ )

As for the books, sorry but there will only be limited copies for those with affinity...

Buddhist Story-books for the Children

While attending a retreat at a temple, I found Gems! at their free distribution book booth.

They had a number of "Storytelling by Ven Hai Tao" which the books are dedicated to tell the stories in simplistic way to the children (and adults too!). They are simple to read to understand the morale behind the stories. However, there is one major setback in that they are printed in the more complex Chinese characters utilised by Taiwanese which may not be readable by children of other countries who are generally being taught the simpler version of Chinese characters. If they could be printed in the simpler Chinese Characters, it would make the reading easier and benefit more. Hopefully, they could reprint in the simpler Chinese character version to benefit more who read Chinese in future.

8 Precepts Event and Bodhgaya

A picture taken at Bodhgaya (India) in 2004

On entering the tent set up for the 8 Precepts event (presided by Venerable Hai Tao on 30/11/08, Sun), it reminds me of the visit to Bodhgaya (2004).

A picture of the Compassionate Venerable giving Dharma Talk in the evening.