Table of Contents

Table of Contents

 

• Words of Wisdom (Last updated on 2 October 2013)
• Causes and Effects (Last updated on 21 September 2013)
•  Book Abstracts (Last updated on 2 October 2013)
• Buddhist General Knowledge (Last updated on 2 October 2013)

• The Sutras
• Abhidhamma Pitaka (Last updated on 16 September 2013)
• Amitabha Sutra (Last updated on 16 September 2013)
• Dhammapada (Last updated on 2 October 2013)
• Diamond Sutra (Last updated on 22 August 2013)
• Heart Sutra (Last updated on 21 September 2013)
• Sutta Pitaka (Last updated on 16 September 2013)
• Sutra of the Wise and Foolish (Last updated on 12 August 2013)
• The Filial Piety Sutra (Last updated on 21 September 2013)
• The Great Chronicles of Buddhas (Last updated on 11 September 2013)
• The Jataka (Last updated on 16 September 2013)
• Video Links (Last updated on 2 October 2013)

Blog's Background, Objective, Guiding Principles and Wishes

Blog Background

On the 13th of January 2013, there born a forum discussion thread in Hardwarezone.com "Eat Drink Man Women" (EDMW) forum (http://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/) by forum member "AUTUMN&WINTER" titled "Buddhist Verses & Silent Readings For Reflection (静思语)" which collects together many Buddhist materials from various sources as well as discussion on Buddhist topics.

Being a regular reader of the above-mentioned thread, I find many of the postings beneficial and worthy of preservation for the benefits of other people who may not have a chance to visit that forum. More importantly, just as all things in this world is impermanent, I can foresee that the above-mentioned thread will one day be lost in oblivion by:

1. The creation of a "Buddhist Verses & Silent Readings For Reflection (静思语) 2" thread when the current thread has reached a large number of postings (current number of postings as on 10 August 2013 is more than 282 pages containing more than 4230 postings) which the forum moderator may feel justified to open a second discussion thread. When this happened, the original thread will be locked from new posting and hence will be "relegated" down the forum posting list and lost in sea of thousands and thousands of other threads in that forum, or
2. The possibility of the closure of EDMW sub-forum or the entire Hardwarezone.com forum, for whatever the reasons, or
3. Hardwarezone.com forum's possible change of policy not to host any postings of a religious nature like the above-mentioned thread which is centric upon Buddhist teaching, or
4. Possible crashes of Hardwarezone.com forum server and hence lost of all forum postings, or
5. Any other unforeseen reasons.

Blog Objective

To preserve and disseminate the Dharma for the benefits of all sentient beings - specifically, the preservation of the Gems of Buddhist wisdom hosted in Hardwarezone.com "Eat Drink Man Women" (EDMW) forum (http://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/). And in the process of doing so, it shall be done without bringing harm to all parties, for causing harm to others is not the Buddha's teaching. All merits generated in the process shall be dedicated to the benefits of all sentient beings in general and in specific, to Hardwarezone.com, the posting authors as well as the original source/owner(s) of posting materials used in the postings.

Blog Guiding Principles

1. This blog shall be operated in accordance with Buddha's teaching and best practise of benefiting others.
2. This blog shall be operated as a non-profit entity. All intellectual property of the relevant postings shall belong to Hardwarezone.com forum, the respective posting authors, as well as the original sources where the posting materials are sourced by the respective authors. If there is a complaint from relevant parties, the required posting shall be removed from this blog as soon as practically possible.
3. This blog shall be operated on a best-effort basis. It shall only be selective in the type of postings to archive. It shall not be comprehensive nor promised to be exactly accurate and verbatim of the original posting. Any inaccuracies detected shall be given the doubt that it is a genuine error rather than an intentional act.
4. The criteria for the selection of postings to archive shall be a closed matter not to be detailed to public in order to prevent any controversies as a result.
5. For a start, with exceptions of necessity, all entries in this blog shall be sourced from relevant postings from Hardwarezone.com forum. What is available in this blog here shall also be available in Hardwarezone.com forum. This is so as not to direct any traffic away from Hardwarezone.com forum (in the spirit of not causing harm to others' interest). Therefore, only posting of more than a month's old will be selected for archive here. Reader of this blog are therefore encouraged to visit Hardwarezone.com forum to read the latest up-to-date postings.

Blog Wishes

I wish all the relevant parties will give their generous blessing for the existence of this blog in the spirit of benefiting all sentient beings through the preservation and dissemination of the Dharma. I foresee possible intellectual property issues popping up. However, the Dharma, in my personal opinion, belongs to all. Even the Buddha has never claimed that the Dharma (intellectual property) belongs to him even though he was the One (as well as previous, present and future other Enlightened Ones) who illuminated it for us to see. The Buddha's teaching (Dharma) are based on the law of nature of the absolute reality. It is not created by anyone or belongs to anyone. It is therefore in this context of considerations that I decided to create this blog. I thank you for your kind generosity. May all of you reap the merits generated from this blog. You are the good causes of this merit thus generated, now and in future.