Ang Way Chuang 洪伟壮
@wcang79.bsky.social
Read a bit, eat a lot, poop a lot and sleep a lot. Nothing interesting here.
I am surprised to find out Anagarika Dharmapala was a racist and a firestarter through this article.
One monk’s lonely battle against Sinhala-Buddhist extremism in Sri Lanka
One monk’s battle against extremist Buddhism in Sri Lanka
www.himalmag.com
December 12, 2025 at 8:24 AM
I am surprised to find out Anagarika Dharmapala was a racist and a firestarter through this article.
The AI tax.
1. New SOCs come with an NPU and you pay for them whether you can/want to use AI on your mobile device.
2. RAM prices go through the roof because OpenAI is gobbling the RAMs.
1. New SOCs come with an NPU and you pay for them whether you can/want to use AI on your mobile device.
2. RAM prices go through the roof because OpenAI is gobbling the RAMs.
December 5, 2025 at 5:06 AM
The AI tax.
1. New SOCs come with an NPU and you pay for them whether you can/want to use AI on your mobile device.
2. RAM prices go through the roof because OpenAI is gobbling the RAMs.
1. New SOCs come with an NPU and you pay for them whether you can/want to use AI on your mobile device.
2. RAM prices go through the roof because OpenAI is gobbling the RAMs.
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Astonishing finds excavated at Berenike in Egypt include Buddha images & other artifacts from India and some made locally in Indian style, plus a bilingual Sanskrit & Greek dedicatory inscription found near a marble Buddha head in an Isis temple courtyard.
publications.dainst.org/journals/jdi...
publications.dainst.org/journals/jdi...
December 2, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Astonishing finds excavated at Berenike in Egypt include Buddha images & other artifacts from India and some made locally in Indian style, plus a bilingual Sanskrit & Greek dedicatory inscription found near a marble Buddha head in an Isis temple courtyard.
publications.dainst.org/journals/jdi...
publications.dainst.org/journals/jdi...
It's very rare to have opportunity to attend a workshop to contemplate on the nature of the body. For Buddhists who want to join this sort of workshop, Brahmavihara monastery typically co-organize 3 - 4 workshops per year and registration is open to everyone around the world.
December 1, 2025 at 8:23 AM
It's very rare to have opportunity to attend a workshop to contemplate on the nature of the body. For Buddhists who want to join this sort of workshop, Brahmavihara monastery typically co-organize 3 - 4 workshops per year and registration is open to everyone around the world.
I'm craving banana leaf rice.
November 28, 2025 at 1:19 PM
I'm craving banana leaf rice.
Sloppy AI, hehe.
Pakistan’s biggest newspaper Dawn, started by Jinnah, publishes AI Prompt in car sales news report; apologises for AI-generated text
Dawn newspaper in Pakistan mistakenly published an internal AI prompt within a business report. The prompt revealed AI was used in editing, which violates the newspaper's policy. Dawn has since correc...
m.economictimes.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Sloppy AI, hehe.
With Bhante Shravasti Dhammika and the president of Buddhist Gem Fellowship, Tee Chee Seng, at KLIA.
November 14, 2025 at 2:40 AM
With Bhante Shravasti Dhammika and the president of Buddhist Gem Fellowship, Tee Chee Seng, at KLIA.
Thank you very much, Theravada Buddhist Council of Malaysia and Bhante @sujato.bsky.social . The box for minor discourses is wrongly named though.
October 15, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Thank you very much, Theravada Buddhist Council of Malaysia and Bhante @sujato.bsky.social . The box for minor discourses is wrongly named though.
Ud 2.8 is one of the weird sutta in the EBT. The story reminds me of the myth of Laozi, he was in his mum's womb for decades and born an old man. But that's not weird enough. The pregnant lady who bore the child for 7 years wanted to have 7 more pregnancies!!!
SuttaCentral
Early Buddhist texts from the Tipitaka (Tripitaka). Suttas (sutras) with the Buddha's teachings on mindfulness, insight, wisdom, and meditation.
suttacentral.net
October 13, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Ud 2.8 is one of the weird sutta in the EBT. The story reminds me of the myth of Laozi, he was in his mum's womb for decades and born an old man. But that's not weird enough. The pregnant lady who bore the child for 7 years wanted to have 7 more pregnancies!!!
Definitely not aggressive, I tried to stir it gently without any protection. Luckily, nothing happened. I'm not sure what type of bees though.
September 19, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Definitely not aggressive, I tried to stir it gently without any protection. Luckily, nothing happened. I'm not sure what type of bees though.
No idea what kind of frog this is.
September 3, 2025 at 1:53 PM
No idea what kind of frog this is.
It seems like the translator of Pali Canon to modern Chinese, 莊春江 had passed away yesterday due to 21 fast.
August 30, 2025 at 3:27 AM
It seems like the translator of Pali Canon to modern Chinese, 莊春江 had passed away yesterday due to 21 fast.
Wow, found this book in the library. Not sure what to say!🙊
August 20, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Wow, found this book in the library. Not sure what to say!🙊
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How a small island nation that produced virtually none of the emissions changing Earth's climate is struggling to move its people and villages uphill amidst USAID and other foreign assistance cutbacks: wapo.st/3JsEao4 [gift link]
Faced with rising seas and falling aid, Fijian villages move uphill
As the effects of climate change are felt across the Pacific, Fiji has become an authority on the logistically and culturally fraught process of community relocation.
wapo.st
August 10, 2025 at 8:05 PM
How a small island nation that produced virtually none of the emissions changing Earth's climate is struggling to move its people and villages uphill amidst USAID and other foreign assistance cutbacks: wapo.st/3JsEao4 [gift link]
Hmmm... but eating and sleeping are my favourite activities. What to do?
August 10, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Hmmm... but eating and sleeping are my favourite activities. What to do?
Ajahn Brahmali mentioned that the Buddha never advised which particular realm to be reborn, just go with the flow. The typical advice is to be reborn in human realm to practise. Reading Iti 83 makes me doubt Ajahn's advice, but then I hate the idea of going through this stuff again.
August 2, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Ajahn Brahmali mentioned that the Buddha never advised which particular realm to be reborn, just go with the flow. The typical advice is to be reborn in human realm to practise. Reading Iti 83 makes me doubt Ajahn's advice, but then I hate the idea of going through this stuff again.
Apparently, the Buddha is the OG lion king
daily.readingfaithfully.org/itv-112-loka...
The Enlightened one,
the Blessed One,
the unsurpassed lion-king,
bringing happiness
to the world of gods and humans,
turns the Noble Wheel of Dhamma.
daily.readingfaithfully.org/itv-112-loka...
The Enlightened one,
the Blessed One,
the unsurpassed lion-king,
bringing happiness
to the world of gods and humans,
turns the Noble Wheel of Dhamma.
Iti 112 Loka Sutta: The World | Daily Sutta Reading
Monks, the world has been fully understood by the Tathāgata
daily.readingfaithfully.org
August 1, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Apparently, the Buddha is the OG lion king
daily.readingfaithfully.org/itv-112-loka...
The Enlightened one,
the Blessed One,
the unsurpassed lion-king,
bringing happiness
to the world of gods and humans,
turns the Noble Wheel of Dhamma.
daily.readingfaithfully.org/itv-112-loka...
The Enlightened one,
the Blessed One,
the unsurpassed lion-king,
bringing happiness
to the world of gods and humans,
turns the Noble Wheel of Dhamma.
5000 Years of History on the Subcontinent is surprisingly enjoyable. Having just started reading the first 2 chapters, I have to say that the author knows how to keep her readers engaged. I wish I can get her permission to post interesting snippets here. May I @audreytruschke.bsky.social?
July 30, 2025 at 7:53 AM
5000 Years of History on the Subcontinent is surprisingly enjoyable. Having just started reading the first 2 chapters, I have to say that the author knows how to keep her readers engaged. I wish I can get her permission to post interesting snippets here. May I @audreytruschke.bsky.social?
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Oklahoma’s culture warrior superintendent accused schools of “pushing pornography” for containing decidedly non-pornographic books like The Kite Runner.
Now, he’s under investigation after allegedly playing a pornographic video on a TV in his office.
https://trib.al/bzhf9cV
Now, he’s under investigation after allegedly playing a pornographic video on a TV in his office.
https://trib.al/bzhf9cV
MAGA Superintendent Who Put Bibles in Schools Faces Porn Investigation
Ryan Walters reportedly played porn during an official meeting.
trib.al
July 28, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Oklahoma’s culture warrior superintendent accused schools of “pushing pornography” for containing decidedly non-pornographic books like The Kite Runner.
Now, he’s under investigation after allegedly playing a pornographic video on a TV in his office.
https://trib.al/bzhf9cV
Now, he’s under investigation after allegedly playing a pornographic video on a TV in his office.
https://trib.al/bzhf9cV
There's no way a monk can have 51 mistresses and 174 illegitimate children. How can one find time for that much sordid stuff without getting caught red handed?
July 28, 2025 at 4:43 AM
There's no way a monk can have 51 mistresses and 174 illegitimate children. How can one find time for that much sordid stuff without getting caught red handed?
Being forced to learn Visuddhimagga is a torture.
July 11, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Being forced to learn Visuddhimagga is a torture.
I like the new video on Greek and Persian Influence on Early Buddhism. I wish that they didn't use AI graphics in the video, it makes the video worse.
On AI slop, I agree with John Oliver's take.
On AI slop, I agree with John Oliver's take.
AI Slop: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
YouTube video by LastWeekTonight
youtu.be
June 26, 2025 at 11:01 AM
I like the new video on Greek and Persian Influence on Early Buddhism. I wish that they didn't use AI graphics in the video, it makes the video worse.
On AI slop, I agree with John Oliver's take.
On AI slop, I agree with John Oliver's take.
Having recently read the wonderful book titled "The Golden Road", I got myself a new book on the same topic. This book is quite thick. I enjoyed reading the former and I learned a number of Sanskrit words from there.
June 16, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Having recently read the wonderful book titled "The Golden Road", I got myself a new book on the same topic. This book is quite thick. I enjoyed reading the former and I learned a number of Sanskrit words from there.
A worm in durian paradise.
June 12, 2025 at 11:45 AM
A worm in durian paradise.
Spotted in a public toilet. What a missed opportunity for English translation. Should have emulate its Chinese counterpart. Come rush rush, go flush flush.
June 11, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Spotted in a public toilet. What a missed opportunity for English translation. Should have emulate its Chinese counterpart. Come rush rush, go flush flush.