Monday 28 May 2018

Taking a break of indefinite length from public internet world.

Taking a break of indefinite length from public internet world. (Maybe forever, or not. Not sure.) I am still in the private internet world, though. If you want, you can try to reach me by private messaging through my Google+ profile, facebook, etc.

15.2.10 Wisdom and Knowledge Series, post #15. Buddhism, post #11: "Sexual misconduct in Theravada Buddhism"

Wisdom and Knowledge Series, post #15. Buddhism, post #11 (15.2.10):

 ...but what about the third precept in the pañca sila (the Five Precepts)? How many and what are the factors of this precept?

There are four factors of the third precept (kamesu micchacara):
  • agamaniya vatthu — that which should not be visited (the 20 groups of women).
  • tasmim sevana-cittam — the intention to have intercourse with anyone included in the above-mentioned groups.
  • sevanap-payogo — the effort at sexual intercourse.
  • maggena maggappatipatti — sexual contact through that adhivasanam effort.
 
What are the twenty types of women?
 By group name they are:
  • matu-rakkhita — A woman who is kept by her mother is called matu-rakkhita.
  • pitu-rakkhita — A woman who is kept by her father is called pitu-rakkhita.
  • mata-pitu-rakkhita — A woman who is kept by both her mother and father is called mata-pitu-rakkhita.
  • bhatu-rakkhita — A woman who is kept by her older or younger brother is called bhatu-rakkhita.
  • bhagini-rakkhita — A woman who is kept by her older or younger sister is called bhagini-rakkhita.
  • nati-rakkhita — A woman who is kept by her relatives is called nati-rakkhita.
  • gotta-rakkhita — A woman who is kept by her clansmen is called gotta-rakkhita.
  • dhamma-rakkhita — A woman who is kept by people who practice Dhamma under the same teacher is called dhamma-rakkhita.
  • sarakkha — A woman who is kept by her husband is called sarakkha.
  • sapari-danda — A woman of such and such name and address, for misbehaving with whom a king levies a fine against a man, is called sapari-danda.
  • dhanak-kita — A woman whose indentureship was bought by a man intending to make her his wife is called dhanak-kita.
  • chanda-vasini — A woman who lives with a man of her own free will is called chanda-vasini.
  • bhoga-vasini — A woman who becomes the wife of a man because of his wealth is called bhoga-vasini.
  • pata-vasini — A destitute woman who becomes the wife of a man out of hope for things such as clothes is called pata- vasini.
  • oda-patta-kini — A woman whom a man has asked for in marriage, during the solemnization of which the elders of the family take hold of the bride and groom's hands, plunge the hands into a tray of water and give the blessing, "May both of you love each other and live happily together; do not break apart, just as the water in this tray does not break apart," is called oda-patta-kini.
  • obhata-cumbata — A woman who, being released from a heavy burden by a man, then becomes his wife is called obhata-cumbata.
  • dasi ca bhariya ca — A slave woman whom a man marries is called dasi-bhariya.
  • kamma-karini ca bhariya ca — A workwoman whom a man marries is called kamma-karini-bhariya.
  • dhaja-hata — A woman whom a man wins in battle and then makes his wife is called dhaja-hata.
  • muhut-tika — A woman living with a man for a certain period of time understanding that she is his wife is called muhut-tika.
 
Any man who encroaches on any one of these twenty groups of women, along with the factors mentioned above, breaks the third precept, kamesu micchacara. [4]
 
What about the woman's role here, and how is it considered in the third precept?
If a man and a woman have feelings for each other but the man is not suited to her, then he becomes her agamaniya vatthu.
 
 
Source of the above:
 
The Eight-Precept Observance
compiled and written by
Somdet Phra Buddhaghosacariya (Ñanavara Thera)
translated from the Thai by
Bhikkhu Kantasilo

Thursday 24 May 2018

Mariah Carey - Infinity

Mariah Carey - The Roof

Goodbye Girl - David Gates

Peaches & Herb - Reunited

Rupert Holmes - Escape (The Piña Colada Song '80)

Escape (The pina colada song) - Rupert Holmes [Subtitlada & Lyrics] HD

Saturday Night Fever - How Deep is Your Love

Yvonne Elliman If I can't have you 1977 16:9

Alicia Bridges - I Love The Nightlife (1978)

Carl Douglas - Kung fu fighting(original)

The Morning After by Maureen McGovern

The Ronettes - Be My Baby - live [HQ]

The Foundations - Build me up

The Supremes Where did our love go (1964) HQ audio - nearly 14 milli...

Taylor Dayne - Tell It to My Heart

Mariah Carey - I'll Be There (Video)

Mariah Carey - Forever (from Fantasy: Live at Madison Square Garden)

Madonna - Crazy For You

Jessica Simpson - Angels

On My Own (Patti LaBelle and Michael McDonald song)

Mariah Carey on twitter, says her fairy Godmother Patti Labelle's birthday is today. Here's a Patti Labelle song: On My Own


Thursday 17 May 2018

This is a continuation of the post 'My late Uncle Lap (aka Minh Thanh) created the Van Hien Study Group, I assume. It is a "famous" Mahayana Buddhism group.'

This is a continuation of the post 'My late Uncle Lap (aka Minh Thanh) created the Van Hien Study Group, I assume. It is a "famous" Mahayana Buddhism group.' -- https://samsarictravelling.blogspot.ca/2018/04/my-late-uncle-lap-le-created-van-hien.html :

The ID 'ItsRaining' posted the below reply in my intoduction-of-myself post at Dharma Wheel -- https://www.dharmawheel.net/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=28424 :

I really liked that book probably one of the best ones on the Mahayana I've read.

My reply to ItsRaining's post (not sure when it will show up in the introduction-to-myself discussion; it has to be approved first (as usual)):

I apologize for the delay in a reply. I was leaving the public internet world (not  private, though) taking a undetermined length (maybe forever?), but I read your post and am replying now. You're welcome, Minh Thanh might say. P. D. Leigh is still alive (as far as I believe) so she (if P. D. Leigh is actually my aunt), might be happy ( who knows :D -- I have my aunt 'P's email, though).

My Uncle Lap worked for the Vietnamese embassy (in New York City?) for the United Nations, He was the 3rd secretary of the Vietnamese embassy, almost equal in power -- or virtually equal in power with the main diplomat -- or secretary? -- of the Vietnam embassy as like when sitting in the United Nations assembly, I think my dad told me (not sure if I understood him correctly, or if he has the facts all correct). I had his UNFPA (United Nations Fund for Population Activities) ID card in my possession once. He also worked for the Vietnamese embassy in Japan, I think my dad also said. He also spent time in Rwanda -- not sure of the name of the African country.

Dieu Phung was my grandmother (she's in the Van Hien Study Group, also).

The late Forrest Smith (hey, I have a 'Forrest' in my family tree -- same spelling as the movie 'Forrest Gump'), who is the late husband of one of my other aunts, was editor of another one of these books from the Van Hien Study Group.

What does the name 'Van Hien' of Van Hien Study Group stand for? Van Hien is the middle and first name (in that order) of Nguyen Van Hien (last-middle-first names), who was the father of my already-mentioned grandmother Dieu Phung. He was something like Minister of Interior, working for the last king situated in Hue. My dad told me this. My other uncle -- never mentioned by me before -- told me some years ago, our family is like 1% of the Vietnamese population, meaning not many families in Vietnam have gained our status in society. :D There's more to my family tree, but I won't mention it...

Now you know somethings about my family. :)

These days I only come on the internet on Thursdays for private stuff, but I may ( or may not :D ) reply to any post(s) then. Good for my eyes not using internet too much. One day a week, therefore (for now, at least).

Again: Thank you ItsRaining for your post praising of the book.

From,
Le Dinh Ai (my name spelt Vietnamese-style with last,middle, and first name order)