Comments on: Shwedagon donation box rumour http://www.myanmar2day.com/myanmar-news/2009/02/shwedagon-donation-box-rumour/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=shwedagon-donation-box-rumour Myanmar Life, Culture, Custom, Travel, Information Wed, 08 Feb 2012 06:01:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Bamarlay http://www.myanmar2day.com/myanmar-news/2009/02/shwedagon-donation-box-rumour/#comment-176 Bamarlay Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:47:53 +0000 http://www.myanmar2day.com/?p=848#comment-176 I am not sure if this story is true or not. I wish it is not true, but today, every thing has turned into business. Not only pagoda donations, many monasteries and monks in Myanmar are giving out lucky charms, astrological predictions and accepting donations by various means. This occurs not only at Shwedagon, but everywhere. Nowadays, it is becoming more and more difficult to find a true Theravada Buddhist monk who strictly follows the teachings of Lord Buddha. I am not saying there is none, but it is difficult to find now. It is really a sad thing for Buddhism. However, this is what Lord Buddha has already predicted a long time ago. Lord Buddha predicted that a few thousand years after his death, monks will not follow his teaching any more, that monks will be behaving the same as ordinary people, that monks will earn money, that monks will do things that he forbid them from doing. Finally, Buddhism will disappear from the face of the earth. Lord Buddha predicted that 5,000 years after the his death, Buddhism will completely disappear from the face of the earth, and that not a single soul would be able to say even a single sentence of his teaching. He taught us to accept this as a universal truth, that every thing has and end. So you have to accept this as a truth. You will realize that every single word of his teaching and his predictions are true. I am not sure if this story is true or not. I wish it is not true, but today, every thing has turned into business. Not only pagoda donations, many monasteries and monks in Myanmar are giving out lucky charms, astrological predictions and accepting donations by various means. This occurs not only at Shwedagon, but everywhere. Nowadays, it is becoming more and more difficult to find a true Theravada Buddhist monk who strictly follows the teachings of Lord Buddha. I am not saying there is none, but it is difficult to find now. It is really a sad thing for Buddhism. However, this is what Lord Buddha has already predicted a long time ago. Lord Buddha predicted that a few thousand years after his death, monks will not follow his teaching any more, that monks will be behaving the same as ordinary people, that monks will earn money, that monks will do things that he forbid them from doing. Finally, Buddhism will disappear from the face of the earth. Lord Buddha predicted that 5,000 years after the his death, Buddhism will completely disappear from the face of the earth, and that not a single soul would be able to say even a single sentence of his teaching. He taught us to accept this as a universal truth, that every thing has and end. So you have to accept this as a truth. You will realize that every single word of his teaching and his predictions are true.

]]> By: Alvin http://www.myanmar2day.com/myanmar-news/2009/02/shwedagon-donation-box-rumour/#comment-148 Alvin Thu, 05 Feb 2009 16:00:39 +0000 http://www.myanmar2day.com/?p=848#comment-148 Goodness! If this is true, then I am also guilty of giving money to cheaters, thinking that I was giving to the Buddha-Sassana. But how would I know as a tourist from a foreign country? My tour-guide did not forewarn me about this (perhaps it's not true?) Anyway, I'll be more careful when I visit all these places next time. Goodness! If this is true, then I am also guilty of giving money to cheaters, thinking that I was giving to the Buddha-Sassana. But how would I know as a tourist from a foreign country? My tour-guide did not forewarn me about this (perhaps it’s not true?)

Anyway, I’ll be more careful when I visit all these places next time.

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