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Melihat bahwa pembahasan mengenai mahzab Mahayana selalu OOT, karena banyaknya member2 mempertanyakan sesuai dengan aliran laen, sehingga pembahasan mengenai topik itu sendiri menjadi kacau dan ujung2nya selalu membahas antara T vs M...

Gw coba memfasilitasi dengan membuat thread khusus bagi member2 yg ingin bertanya...
Selanjutnya, jika ada pertanyaan2 OOT yg ujung2nya T vs M, akan dilempar k thread ini...

Silahkan berdikusi, mempertanyakan, atau mengkritik , tapi harap masih dalam koridor kesopanan dan tidak menghina atau merendahkan..

 _/\_

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Tibetan / [ask] Apakah Lojong itu?
« on: 15 February 2009, 11:06:09 AM »
Sesuai dengan judul, mohon bantuan penjelasan dari teman2.... ^:)^
Dan sekalian testimonial bagi yg sudah mempraktekkannya yaahh... ;)

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Sutra Mahayana / THE BUDDHA SPEAKS ABOUT AMITABHA SUTRA
« on: 31 January 2009, 09:15:29 PM »
Copas from http://online.sfsu.edu/~rone/Buddhism/amitabha.htm#TRANSLATION

THE BUDDHA SPEAKS ABOUT AMITABHA SUTRA

Translated from Sanskrit to Chinese by
the Tripitaka Master Kumarajiva at Yao Ch'in

Thus I have heard, at one time time Buddha dwelt at Sravasti in the Jeta grove in the garden of the Bene-factor of Orphans and the Solitary  together with a gathering of great Bhiksus, 1250 in all, all great Ar-hats whom the assembly knew and recognized:  Elders Sari-putra, Mahamaudgalyayana, Mahakasyapa, Mahakatyayana, Mahakausthila, Revata, Suddhipanthaka, Nanda, Ananda, Rahula, Gavampati, Pindola-bharadvaja, Kalodayin, Mahakaphina, Vakkula, Aniruddha, and others such as these, all great disciples; together with all the Bodhisattvas, Mahasattvas: Dharma Prince Manjusri, Ajita Bodhisattva, Gandhastin Bodhisattva, Nityodyukta  Bodhisattva, and others such as these, all great Bodhisattvas; and to-gether with Sakra, chief among gods, and the numberless great multitudes from all the heavens.

At that time the Buddha told the Elder Sariputra, "Passing from here through hundreds of thousands of millions of Buddhalands to the West, there is a world called Ultimate Bliss.  In this land a Buddha called Amitabha right now teaches the Dharma. Sariputra, for what reason is this land called Ultimate Bliss? All living beings  of this country endure none of the suf-ferings, but enjoy every bliss.  Therefore, it is called 'Ultimate Bliss'.

Moreover, Sariputra, this Land of Ultimate Bliss is everywhere surrounded by seven tiers of railings,  seven layers of netting,  and seven rows of trees,  all formed from the four treasures and for this reason named 'Ultimate Bliss'.

Moreover, Sariputra, the Land of Ultimate Bliss has pools  of the seven jewels,  filled with the eight waters  of merit and virtue.  The bottom of each pool is pure, spread over with golden sand. On the four sides are stairs of gold, silver, lapis lazuli, and crystal; above are raised pavilions adorned with gold, silver, lapis lazuli, crystal, mother-or-pearl, red pearls, and carnelian.

In the pools are lotuses as large as carriage wheels: green colored of green light; yellow colored of yellow light; red colored of red light; white colored of white light; subtly, wonderfully, fragrant and pure.

Sariputra, the realization of the Land of Ultimate Bliss is thus meritoriously adorned.

Moreover Sariputra, in that Buddhaland there is always heavenly music, and the ground is yellow gold. In the six periods of the day and night a heavenly rain of mandarava flowers falls, and throughout the clear morning each living being of this Land, with sacks full of the myriads of wonderful flowers, makes offerings to the hundreds of thousands of millions of Buddhas of the other directions. At mealtime they return to their own country, and having eaten, they stroll around,

Sariputra, the realization of the Land of Ultimate Bliss is thus meritoriously adorned.

Moreover Sariputra, in this country there are al-ways rare and wonderful varicolored birds: white cranes; peacocks,  parrots  and egrets ; kalavinkas  and two-headed birds . In the six periods of the day and night the flocks of birds sing forth harmonious and elegant sounds. Their clear and joyful sounds proclaim the five roots,29 the five powers the seven Bodhi shares, the eight sage-ly way shares,30 and dharmas such as these. When living beings of this land hear these sounds, they are alto-gether mindful31 of the Buddha, mindful of the Dharma, and mindful of the Sangha.

Sariputra, do not say that these birds are born as retribution for their karmic offenses. For what reason? In this Buddhaland there are no three evil ways of re-birth.32 Sariputra, in this Buddhaland not even the names of the three evil ways exist, how much the less their actuality! Desiring that the Dharma sound be widely proclaimed, Amitabha Buddha by transformation made this multitude of birds.

Sariputra, in that Buddhaland, when the soft wind blows, the rows of jewelled trees and jewelled nets give forth subtle and wonderful sounds, like one hundred thousand kinds of music played at the same time. All those who hear this sound naturally bring forth in their hearts mindfulness of the Buddha, mindfulness of the Dharma, and mindfulness of the Sangha.

Sariputra, the realization of the Land of Ultimate Bliss is thus meritoriously adorned.

Sariputra, what do you think? Why is this Buddha called Amitabha? Sariputra, the brilliance of that Buddha's light is measureless, illumining the lands of the ten directions everywhere without obstruction; for this reason he is called Amitabha.33

Moreover Sariputra, the life of that Buddha and that of his people extends for measureless limitless asankhyeya kalpas; for this reason he is called Amitayus.34 And Sariputra, since Amitabha realized Buddhahood, ten kalpas have passed.

Moreover Sariputra, that Buddha has measureless limitless "sound-hearer" disciples,35 all Arhats, their number incalculable; thus also is the assembly of Bodhi-sattvas.

Sariputra, the realization of the Land of Ultimate Bliss is thus meritoriously adorned.

Moreover Sariputra, those living beings born in the Land of Ultimate Bliss are all avaivartika.36 Among them are many who in this very life will dwell in Buddhahood.37 Their number is extremely many, it is incalculable and only in measureless, limitless asankhyeya37 kalpas could it be spoken.

Sariputra, those living beings who hear should vow, 'I wish to be born in that country.' And why? Those who thus attain are all superior and good people, all coming together in one place. Sariputra, one cannot have few good roots, blessings, virtues, and causal connections to attain birth in that Land.

Sariputra, if there is a good man or good woman who hears spoken 'Amitabha Buddha' and holds the name, whether for one day, two days, three, four, five days, six days, as long as seven days, with one heart uncon-fused, when this person approaches the end of life, be-fore him will appear Amitabha Buddha and all the assem-bly of Holy Ones. When the end comes, his heart is without inversion; in Amitabha Buddha's Land of Ultimate Bliss he will attain rebirth. Sariputra, because I see this benefit, I speak these words: If living beings hear this spoken they should make the vow, 'I will be born in that land.'

Sariputra, as I now praise the inconceivable bene-fit from the merit and virtue of Amitabha Buddha, thus in the East are also Aksothya Buddha,38 Sumeru Appearance Buddha,39 Great Sumeru Buddha,40 Sumeru Light Buddha,41 Won-derful Sound Buddha,42 all Buddhas such as these, number-less as Ganges' sands. In his own country each brings forth the appearance of a vast and long tongue, every-where covering the three thousand great thousand worlds,43 and speaks the sincere and actual words, 'All you living beings should believe, praise, and hold in reverence the inconceivable merit and virtue44 of this Sutra of the Mindful One of Whom All Buddhas Are Protective.'45

Sariputra, in the Southern world are Sun Moon Lamp Buddha,46 Well-Known Light Buddha,47 Great Blazing Shoulders Buddha,48 Sumeru Lamp Buddha,49 Measureless Vigor Buddha,50 all Buddhas such as these, numberless as Ganges sands. In his own country each brings forth the appearance of a vast and long tongue, everywhere covering the three thousand great thousand worlds, and speaks the sincere and actual words, 'All you living beings should believe, praise, and hold in reverence the inconceivable merit and virtue of this Sutra of the Mindful One of Whom All Buddhas Are Protective.'

Sariputra, in the Western world are Measureless Life Buddha,51 Measureless Appearance Buddha,52 Measureless Curtain Buddha,53 Great Light Buddha,54 Great Brightness Buddha,55 Jewelled Appearance Buddha,56 Pure Light Buddha,57 all Buddhas such as these, numberless as Ganges sands. In his own country each brings forth the appearance of a vast and long tongue, everywhere covering the three thousand great thousand worlds, and speaks the sincere and actual words, 'All you living beings should believe, praise, and hold in reverence the inconceivable merit and virtue of this Sutra of the Mindful One of Whom All Buddhas Are Protective.'

Sariputra, in the Northern world are Blazing Shoulders Buddha,58 Most Victorious Sound Buddha,59 Hard to Injure Buddha,60 Sun Birth Buddha,61 Net Brightness Buddha,62 all Buddhas such as these, numberless as Ganges sands. In his own country each brings forth the appearance of a vast and long tongue, everywhere covering the three thousand great thousand worlds, and speaks the sincere and actual words, 'All you living beings should believe, praise, and hold in reverence the inconceivable merit and virtue of this Sutra of the Mindful One of Whom All Buddhas Are Protective.'

Sariputra, in the world below are Lion Buddha,63 Well-Known Buddha,64 Famous Light Buddha,65 Dharma Buddha,66 Dharma Curtain Buddha,67 Dharma Maintaining Buddha,68 all Buddhas such as these, numberless as Ganges sands. In his own country each brings forth the appearance of a vast and long tongue, everywhere covering the three thousand great thousand worlds, and speaks the sincere and actual words, 'All you living beings should believe, praise, and hold in reverence the inconceivable merit and virtue of this Sutra of the Mindful One of Whom All Buddhas Are Protective.'

Sariputra, in the world above are Pure Sound Buddha,69 King of Past Lives Buddha,70 Superior Fragrance Buddha, 71 Fragrant Light Buddha,72 Great Blazing Shoulders Buddha,73 Vari-colored Jewels and Flower Adornment Body Buddha,74 Sala Tree King Buddha,75 Jewelled Flower Virtue Buddha,76 Vision of all Meaning Buddha,77 Such as Mt. Sumeru Buddha,78 all Buddhas such as these, numberless as Ganges sands. In his own country each brings forth the appearance of a vast and long tongue, everywhere covering the three thousand great thousand worlds, and speaks the sincere and actual words, 'All you living beings should believe, praise, and hold in reverence the inconceivable merit and virtue of this Sutra of the Mindful One of Whom All Buddhas Are Protective.

Sariputra, what do you think? Why is it called Sutra of the Mindful One of Whom All Buddhas Are Protective? Sariputra, if a good man or good woman hears this Sutra and holds to it, and hears the names of all these Buddhas, this good man or woman will be the Mind-ful One of whom all Buddhas are protective, and will irreversibly attain to anuttara-samyak-sambodhi. There-fore, Sariputra, all of you should believe and accept my words, and those which all Buddhas speak.

Sariputra, if there are people who have already made the vow, who now make the vow, or who are about to make the vow, 'I desire to be born in Amitabha's Country', these people whether born in the past, now being born, or to be born in the future, all will irreversibly attain to anuttara-samyak-sambodhi. Therefore, Sariputra, all good men and good women, if they are among those who have faith, should make the vow, 'I will be born in that country.'

Sariputra, just as I am now one who praises the merit and virtue of all Buddhas, all those Buddhas equally praise my inconceivable merit and virtue saying these words, 'Sakyamuni Buddha can complete extremely rare and difficult deeds. In the Saha Land, in the evil time of the five turbidities,79 in the midst of the kalpa turbidity, the view turbidity, the affliction turbidity, the living beings turbidity, and the life turbidity, he can attain anuttara-samyak-sambodhi and for the sake of living beings, speak this Dharma which in the whole world is hard to believe.'

Sariputra, you should know that I, in the evil time of the five turbidities, practice these difficult deeds, attain anuttara-samak-sambodhi and for all the world speak this dharma, difficult to believe, extremely difficult!"

After the Buddha spoke this Sutra, Sariputra and all the Bhiksus, all the gods, men, and asuras, and others from all the worlds, hearing what the Buddha had said, joyously welcomed, faithfully accepted, bowed and withdrew.

END OF THE BUDDHA SPEAKS OF AMITABHA SUTRA

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Tolong ! / Help! URGENT!
« on: 13 December 2008, 05:38:37 AM »
Sekitar jam 1 pagi, ketika nyokap sedang mengendarai mobil temannya, nyokap menabrak mobil orang kaya.Mobil tersebut Rolls Royce yang katanya harga mencapai 12M...Gw kurang begitu mendapat detilny, karena saat ini nyokap masih shock dan tidak dapat menjelaskan secara rinci mengenai kronologis kejadiannya...
Yang pasti, pemilik mobil tersebut meminta ganti rugi, dan sudah dibawa ke kantor polisi. Tuntutan ganti ruginya mencapai 100 juta, suatu nilai yg hampir mustahil untuk kita ganti...

Sebenarnya, sesuai dengan cerita nyokap, sebenarnya nyokap tidak kencang, dan pada mobil penuntut hanya terjadi goresan dan sedikit penyok.Tetapi si penuntut tersebut sepertinya sangat tidak bersahabat, bahkan ingin menahan nyokap d penjara, karena takut nyokap kabur...Tetapi karena surat2 nyokap lengkap, dan nyokap pun mengendarai tidak dalam keadaan mabuk, tidak ada alasan untuk menahan nyokap di penjara saat itu..Dan sampai saat ini, oleh polisi urusan masih dipending, hanya sim dan stnk yang ditahan..Nyokap hanya menandatangani surat pernyataan penyitaan sim dan stnk.
Katanya hari Senin nanti, baru akan diproses lebih lanjut...Nyokap sempat bertanya2 kepada polisi, bagaimana jika tidak sanggup bayar, karena nilai tuntutannya yang hampir mustahil untuk dibayar.Kata si polisi, jika tidak ada damai, akan dibawa k pengadilan.
Hal ini sama saja akan lebih menyulitkan, karena kita tahu, bagaimana sistem pengadilan kita.Dan selalu berujung dengan UUD, dan tentunya akan sangat sulit untuk menang dalam pengadilan melawan orang yang kaya sepert itu...
Yang ingin ditanyakan ialah, apakah jika tidak sanggup bayar, secara hukum nyokap bisa dipenjara?
Apakah ada yg bisa membantu menyelesaikan masalah ini?
Gw sih sudah berpikir, satu2nya jalan yg bisa dilakukan ialah bernegosiasi dengan penuntut tersebut.Dan  itu akan dilakukan Senin nanti...
Saya secara pribadi mohon bantuan dan doa dari teman2, semoga hati si penuntut tersebut bisa melunak pada saat Senin nanti....
Terlepas dari salah atau benar, rasanya udh sangat sulit untuk mebuktikan.so, saya berasumsi pihak mama saya yg salah, dan kita memank tidak akan mangkir jika harus diminta ganti rugi...Tapi nilainya yang mencapai ratusan juta bagaikan membunuh kita sekeluarga secara tidak langsung....

Dan secara psikologis, nyokap sangat shock dan trauma....Sangat ketakutan dan banyak pikiran2 negatif yg dipikirkan....Gw lebih takut hal ini akan berdampak lebih besar kepada nyokap secara psikologis dibandingan dengan dampak ekonomi yang dikeluarkan...

Untuk kali ini, saya sangat butuh bantuan doa dari teman2...Semoga nyokap dapat berpikir dengan jernih dan tidak menjadi terlalu ketakutan, dan si penuntut pun tidak terlalu memaksakan nilai tuntutannya.... ^:)^

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Video Game / Games wajib bagi pecinta andrenalin!
« on: 18 November 2008, 10:56:28 PM »
Coba kunjungi www.hotel626.com Itu semacam game berbasis flash...DAn seru banget, untuk loading awal memank lama jika speed internet tidak cepet...Tapi setelah itu akan jadi lebih cepet lg....
Dan gerakinnya  cukup dengan menggerakkan mouse doank...
Klo udh ada yg nyoba, sharing d sini yah...

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Mahayana / [ask]Jambala
« on: 05 November 2008, 12:03:32 AM »
Ada teman2 yang mengenal sosok ini?
Bisa minta info mengenai beliau?
Kalo bisa sekalian sutra-nya gtu...
Klo image-nya udh dapet darri om google, tapi bnyk yg gw kaga ngarti...
Mohon bimbingannya yahh... ^:)^

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Mahayana / Melafalkan sutra...
« on: 16 October 2008, 11:03:21 AM »
Hal ini sebenarnya sering terbersit di pikiran gw, dan gw yakin hal ini sering dialami oleh beberapa rekan sewaktu mengikuti pembacaan sutra...
Hampir semua sutra mahayana dibacakan dalam bahasa Mandarin, ada beberapa sutra yg terkenal secara umum, mungkin kita pernah membaca artinya, sehingga walaupun tidak mengerti secara detil, kita masih mengerti secara garis besar makna dari sutra tersebut...Lantas apa yg terjadi ketika melafalkan sutra yg hampir tidak kita ketahui?
Apa makna dari pelafalan sutra? Ketika kita tidak mengerti sutra, sulit untuk memfokuskan pikiran sewaktu sedang keng.Gw pernah menanyakan kepada beberapa orang,katanya sih, kalo kaga ngerti, ga masalah, yg penting tetap jgn biarkan pikiran melayang, fokuskan saja pada pembacaan,kita keng itu tidak hanya untuk diri kita sendiri, tetapi untuk makhluk2 lain yang mungkin saja sangat ingin mendengarkan dhamma yg terkandung dalam sutra..

Bagaimana nih pendapat temen2 di DC? Karena gw sendiri juga masih bingung, klo dpt bacaan sutra yg kaga ngarti makna sebenarnya...

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Mahayana / 88 Budha
« on: 16 October 2008, 10:43:42 AM »
Kemarin sewaktu k Ekayana, pas2an ada kebaktian mahayana, krn udh d sana, jadi skalian ikut aja dah...Walaupun kaga tau baca sutra apa, yg penting ada teks, dan ikutin baca, sedikit bingung jg, krn gw kaga prnh baca sutra ini, pas baca halaman depan, judulnya sutra 88 buddha atau bodhistva gtu, maap gw lupa judulnya secara pasti, ada yg bisa bantu jelaskan?

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Kesehatan / [ask] Mengenai postur tulang
« on: 11 September 2008, 09:11:45 PM »
Bro, karena tadi habis dari sinshe yang seorang orthopedi juga, sewaktu di periksa seluruh badan, untuk mengetahui apakah ada efek dari jatoh dari motor,(takutnya ada luka dalam dan tulang yang geser) ternyata tulang punggung gw banyak yang sudah "pindah jalur"...Katanya tulang punggung gw hampir berbentuk S, nah, katanya ini bisa diebabkan benturan akibat jatoh dari motor, atau juga karena lifestyle(posisi tidak benar saat duduk, apalagi di depan komp)...Katanya karena posisi kita yag tidak seimbang saat duduk di depan komp, secara perlahan mengubah posisi tulang punggung kita...

Mungkin bagi kita yg masih muda kaga bakal terasa efek sampingnya, tapi akan berefek sangat fatal ketika tua nanti...Saat ini aja, saya yang baru berumur 20, sudah terlihat efek sampingnya, yaitu postur kaki kanan dan kaki kiri yang tidak seimbang...Katanya kalo tua bisa pincang sebelah....

Ada rujukan mengenai postur tubuh yang baik pada saat di depan komp?

Ow iya, sekedar sharing pengalaman, ada baikknya jika pernah mengalami kecelakaan karena benturan tubuh yang keras, sebaiknya diperiksa secara internal....Karena sudah banyak kasus, karena merasa "baik" saja setelah jatuh dari motor, ada yang secara "tiba" meninggal, atau pun cacat fisik secara permanen, karena adanya luka dalam, syaraf terjepit, syaraf geser, ataupun karena penggumpalan darah...

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Kesehatan / [ASK] Cek Kesehatan
« on: 11 September 2008, 09:02:15 PM »
Bro apoteker...
Kan kita tahu mencegah lebih baik daripada mengobati..Nah, yang pernah gw baca, untuk umur2 tertentu dan untuk jenis kelamin tertentu, ada baiknya mengecek kesehatan kita secara rutin...
Nah, bisa kasih semacam tabel gtu ga, klo umur berapa, baiknya check apa aja...Trus untuk yang special case, yang life style-nya suka kurang tidur, makan tidak teratur, suka makan junk food,ato kurang olah raga, lebih baik apa yang diperiksa....

Soalnya terkadang, kalo kita langsung k dokter, untuk minta rujukan check up, kan sayang biaya konsultasinya....Mumpung ada yg kuliah ttng kesehatan, kan ada baiknya kita memanfaatkan sebaik mungkin..

Thx yang oom Rubah

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Waroeng Mandarin / Everyone is Number One
« on: 01 September 2008, 11:36:05 AM »
mau juga donk, yg every one is number one...

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Kesehatan / [ASK] Manfaat Yoghurt..
« on: 10 August 2008, 10:32:17 PM »
Sesuai dengan judul, teman2 ada yang bisa bantu menjelaskan mengenai yoghurt n berbagai khasiatnya?
Yang saya denger, yoghurt itu bermacam2 jenis sesuai dengan bakteri yang digunakan untuk memfermentasi susu tersebut...Yang sekarang lagi suka minum sih yoghurt kefir...Kefir ini produk rumahan, tapi rasanya enak, dan konon khasiatnya baik untuk tubuh...Bahkan, kefir ini bisa diproduksi sendiri lho..soalnya pernah diajarin...tapi karena gw kaga telaten dan bagi gw cukup ribet, gw lebih suka beli aj...

gmn tmn2? ada info laen mengenai yoghurt?

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Mahayana / [ask] hok lok siu
« on: 11 July 2008, 04:03:45 PM »
Tadi lagi bongkar2 lemari, ternyat ada poster lama dengan tulisan
Hok Lok Siu :mempunyai arti: rejeki yang berlimpah,kedudukan/ keturunan yang baik,sehat dan panjang umur.
Gambar ini dapat dipajang d rumah, kantor, toko, dsb; dengan menghadap ke depan.
Gambarnya sih ada 3 sosok utama, 1 pake baju merah mirip wang chai sen pegang giok, 1 kakek tua kepala botak dan panjang melengkung mirip alien, dan 1 pakai jubah biru gendong anak kecil, terus ada buah peach besar dikelilingi anak kecil dan ada dewi2 kecil.

Dikeluarkan oleh Yayasan Sukhavati
Terus, ada 2 nama vihara :
~Bodhimandala RUMAH SUCI, jl. Genteng Sayangan 29-31,Surabaya
~Bodhimandala SANGGAR SUCI ,jl Dr. WAhidin 36-38 Lawang, Jawa Timur.

Ada yang bisa bantu jelasin?

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Lingkungan / Film Karya Siswa SD Raih Panasonic Ecology Award
« on: 20 June 2008, 07:30:44 AM »
Tokyo (ANTARA News) - Film "Save The Mangroves" karya pelajar sekolah dasar Indonesia meraih penghargaan di bidang "Ecologi Award" dalam ajang Kid Witness News (KWN) Panasonic Global Contest 2008 yang digelar di Tokyo, kategori Grand Prix Award diraih tuan rumah.

Demikian hasil pemilihan final para juri KWN Global Contest Award yang digelar di Studio Panasonic Center di kawasan Odaiba, Tokyo, Kamis. Para juri terdiri dari jurnalis, editor film dan akademisi dari manca negara.

Tim juri yang diketuai Takumi Kajisha, Managing Executive Officer Matsushita Electric industrial Co., menetapkan film "Water Flowing Around the World" karya pelajar SMA Tobu, dari Propinsi Nagano, Jepang, juga meraih penghargaan lainnya, yakni untuk katagori Editing Award.

Sedangkan Grand Prix untuk bidang komunikasi diraih pelajar sekolah dasar dari Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong, yang menampilkan film "My Grandpa?s Letters". Film yang menceritakan kasih sayang seorang ayah kepada puteranya (meski dengan cara yang penuh disiplin) itu juga menyabet penghargaan untuk katagori Script Award.

Kontes tahunan perusahaan Panasonic itu mengangkat dua tema utama (Grand Prix), yaitu bidang ekologi dan komunikasi. Para finalis berhasil menyisihkan 626 film yang masuk kualifikasi dari 24 negara.

Sementara film Save The Mangroves, ternyata juga membuat kejutan lain di pentas internasional tersebut, karena mampu menggondol penghargaan untuk Web Award, yaitu meraih paling banyak dukungan dari pemirsa internet.

"Ini prestasi yang sudah luar biasa bagi kami selaku pelajar SD," kata Adeline, siswa kelas enam Jubilee School, di bilangan Sunter, Jakarta Utara, itu kepada Antara.

Sementara rekannya Celine (12 tahun), yang terlihat tetap optimis, mengemukakan bahwa dirinya tidak merasa kecewa karena sudah bisa masuk babak final dengan melewati ratusan film lainnya, apalagi di babak final juga bisa melihat karya pelajar lainnya yang juga sangat bagus.

Film mengenai pelestarian hutan bakau itu menceritakan mengenai hutan bakau terbesar di dunia yang berada di Indonesia, dan memberikan pengaruh yang besar pada lingkungan hidup dan iklim global. Tayangan berdurasi lima menit itu juga berpesan agar jangan merusak hutan karena menimbulkan kerusakan dan kesulitan bagi umat manusia sendiri.

Acara tesebut dihadiri Wakil Dubes Indonesia untuk Jepang, Ronny P Yulinatoro, yang turut memberikan dukungan semangat serta menyampaikan sambutan agar perusahaan elektronik Jepang itu memperluas kegiatannya dalam bidang pendidikan di Indonesia hingga ke pelosok tanah air, tidak sekedar di kota-kota besar.

"Kegiatan ini mampu mengangkat kepedulian generasi muda terhadap lingkungan, kebudayaan dan penggunaan teknologi yang pada akhirnya dapat meningkatkan saling pengertian sesama pelajar di dunia," katanya.

Penghargaan untuk katagori Videography Award, diraih pelajar SMP Polandia yang mengusung tayangan "Eco-Pret-Porter", film mengenai fashion show yang terbuat dari sampah kertas dan plastik. Sedangkan film "We The People` yang mengangkat pemilu di AS baru-baru ini, karya pelajar SD dari Amerika Serikat meraih Communication Award.

Sedangkan pelajar Inggris lewat karya "Won`t Listen`Can`t Hear", tayangan yang mengangkat ancaman rusaknya pendengaran manusia akibat kebisingan dari perangkat musik meraih penghargaan Sound Award.
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Buddhisme untuk Pemula / Euthanasia
« on: 05 June 2008, 03:20:52 AM »
Friends, kebetulan keinget tentang ini nih...Menurut pandangan Buddhis bagaimana yah?Dulu pas kuliah sih pernah dibahas,cma gw sendiri skrng lupa... :P
Tadi sempet kulik2 d Wikipedia, jawabannya sih begini :


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Buddhism
There are many different views among Buddhists on the issue of euthanasia. Here are a few:

In Theravada Buddhism a lay person daily recites the simple formula: "I undertake the precept to abstain from destroying living beings."[34] For Buddhist monastics (bhikkhu) however the rules are more explicitly spelled out. For example, in the monastic code (Patimokkha), it states:

    "Should any bhikkhu intentionally deprive a human being of life, or search for an assassin for him, or praise the advantages of death, or incite him to die (thus): 'My good man, what use is this wretched, miserable life to you? Death would be better for you than life,' or with such an idea in mind, such a purpose in mind, should in various ways praise the advantages of death or incite him to die, he also is defeated and no longer in communion."[35]

In other words, such a monk or nun would be expelled irrevocably from the Buddhist monastic community (sangha).[36] The prohibition against assisting another in their death includes circumstances when a monastic is caring for the terminally ill and extends to a prohibition against a monastic's purposively hastening another's death through word, action or treatment.[35]

American Buddhist monk Thanissaro Bhikkhu wrote:

    Thus, from the Buddha's perspective, encouraging a sick person to relax her grip on life or to give up the will to live would not count as an act of compassion. Instead of trying to ease the patient's transition to death, the Buddha focused on easing his or her insight into suffering and its end.[37]

The Dalai Lama was cited by the Agence-France Presse in a 18 September 1996 article entitled "Dalai Lama Backs Euthanasia in Exceptional Circumstances" regarding his position on legal euthanasia:

    Asked his view on euthanasia, the Dalai Lama said Buddhists believed every life was precious and none more so than human life, adding: 'I think it's better to avoid it.'

    'But at the same time I think with abortion, (which) Buddhism considers an act of killing ... the Buddhist way is to judge the right and wrong or the pros and cons.'

    He cited the case of a person in a coma with no possibility of recovery or a woman whose pregnancy threatened her life or that of the child or both where the harm caused by not taking action might be greater.

    "These are, I think from the Buddhist viewpoint, exceptional cases," he said. "So it's best to be judged on a case by case basis."

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