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ThingyanPot on Amazon, and My Prayers for Victims of Earthquake by Junior Win
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ThingyanPot on Amazon, and My Prayers for Victims of Earthquake by Junior Win

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Seasonal Flower in Rainy Season

(Wa-zou-ban flowers in rainy season. Very rare to see Purple colored Wahso in Rangoon.) Especially flowering in the rainy season, Wa-zou-ban (herbaceous plants) are sold every corner of the market. People love to buy them, and offered at their household shrines. Its color was mixed with white and orange. It looks like a bell, and hung beautifully by its pattern. Bearing purple blossoms was a rare to see in Rangoon, we can call it ‘country Wa-zou-ban’. (Wa-zou-bans are popular and have best attraction in the market place.) Wa-zou-bans are easy to plant in the garden. Its stem can be grown naturally in the soil. We can plant again and again their stems, and it will grow, and increase in the next rainy season, or sometimes it quickly blossoms if it gets water enough. (Easy to grow in the garden.)

Novitiation Ceremony

(Shwedagon Pagoda.) Today I went to the Shwedagon Pagoda with my aunt, and paid respect at the foot of the pagoda. Before we left I saw a long queue represented the showing of the novitiation ceremony. It was one of the traditions of giving respect. Everybody around was excited to see them, and could not help saying ‘Well done’ three times. (The first lady carried a tray of offerings; green coconuts with a long stem, bananas, Thapyay (Eugenia) leaves, and colorful things (the eternal items in all family rituals) on her head. She played a very important part in this ceremony. The tray seemed heavy! (Look at her face!) (A strong man should do it instead of her! I think.) (Girls wore, and act as county style.) (They did not care the hot sun.) (The old lady might be a head of the family; grandma or mother of one of 'becoming monks') (They are 'becoming monks'.) (Men with Khaung Paung (Man Wearing Burme...

A Visit To The Shwedagon Pagoda

(Still crowded, and crowded at the pagoda platform whether it rained heavily or under the bad weather.) People visited to the Shwedagon Pagoda frequently. Paying respect at the foot of the pagoda is one of the ways of Buddhist life. People crowded at the Pagoda platform every time we visited. Practice meditation, offering flowers, candles, incenses or colorful things, or walking on the pagoda platform mostly as keeping the Shwedagon Pagoda at the right side, or praying, etc that Buddhists usually do. (Watering stupa, and mythical symbol, at the birthday corner.) When I was young, I went to the Shwedagon pagoda with my friends the time final examination finished. We prayed, and wished for what we wanted at the foot of the pagoda. Surely we were wishing to pass the examination with distinction, or with credit. (We wish everything we want at the foot of the pagoda.) Today, I was going to ...

ThingyanPot on Amazon, and My Prayers for Victims of Earthquake by Junior Win

A Trip to Myauk Oo (Sit Tway- Western Burma) Part (4)

(A museum we left behind at the place of Sandamuni Buddha Image.) (On the passing by, we saw an old wall that we missed from the ancient time. ) Zina-Man-Aung Buddha Image was our next drop. It was donated by King Sanda Thuddhamma during A.D.1652. (The flowers vases are always at the front to offer at the foot of the pagoda.) ('Though the paint is cracked and dry', still stayed in the old memories to be remembered of all time.) (Zina-Man-Aung Buddha Image) (Trees and green mountains were seen from the outside of the pagoda.) Our next pagoda to pay respect was Koe Thaung Pagoda. Koe Thaung means ‘90,000’ (ninety thousand). ‘Temple of 90,000 Buddha Images.’ It was built between 1554 and 1556 and by the King Dikkha. All the histories were printed and reminded to all the visitors. (The old board still standing, 'Koe-Thoung-Pagoda'.) (A splendour that was!) (Going through the cave,) (Looked like we were in the ...

Alice in Wonderland in Burmese for Third Edition with Burmese Illustrations

Here Amazon ebook, https://www.amazon.com/Junior-Win-Wonderland-translation-Illustration-ebook/dp/B07TLDNDVN/ref=sr_1_41?keywords=moemaka&qid=1563099057&s=gateway&sr=8-41 (Illustrated by Maung Yit, Translated by Junior Win.) Here my translation in Burmese of Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland for the third edition now appeared. Thanks to my brother, Maung Yit - my twin brother for his illustrations of Alice and, it’s fantastic things in the wonderland. (Cute rabbit!) (Illustrated by Maung Yit.) I got the idea to publish ‘Alice’ with Burmese illustrations from a Japanese Professor Mr. Kazumi Goto - a member of Lewis Carroll Society of Japan - who introduced me with his support of ‘ Alice in Wonderland’ (videos and essays) from around the world including Japan. His videos inspired me so much. It enlightened me to produce ‘Alice in Wonderland’ with Burmese illustrations! I discussed with my father and, my brother to publish ‘Alice’ with my brother’s draw...

Seasonal Flowers, and Bonus Flowers in the Summer 2015

This summer is so hot and there was a hardful warning to everyone from the daily weather report. It said ultraviolet rays have now high radiation. It was dangerous if we were going outside between 11am and 3pm. But wait! There were beautiful nature beauties await us. The seasonal flowers called Kankaw (Mesua Ferrea) blooming in this month. Kankaw flowers are everywhere in the market place, and women love to buy and wear on their head. I also love to buy some Kankaw flowers, and put at our household shrine. (Kankaw flowers in the garden.) Luckily, we met another bonus flowers blooming in this hard weather. This summer might be a lucky month. We met rain and thunder in this hottest month. The wind blew dangerously last few days, and people were afraid of the to-be-cyclone. But luckily the rain suddenly dropping, and the weather became cool. We were happy at the moment, looking forward the Thingyan flowers called ‘Padauk’ would be seen in the market. ‘Padauk’ was...

Thadingyut festival (october)

we have great fun during festivals. People go to the monasteries, pagodas and some interesting places during festivals. Many festivals are celebrated all over Burma. Thadingyut festival (October) This following video, updated on October 2022, (2023 October Related Video) Following link was updated today 2023 October for more information about Thadingyut, https://youtu.be/94J2t8JG6lw?si=3U2ZM0fESVYqYqTt (Show on Youtube if you click the link.) (2022 October Related Youtube Video) https://youtu.be/8lNkPQmz218?si=28Gn0UCgM4O4Cnyf This month, 12th of the October is the full moon day of Thadingyut. Thadingyut , the seventh month of the Burmese calendar, marks the end of the lent. There are three days of lights festival, namely the day before the full moon, the full moon day and the day after .These are days of music, dances and fun. Streets, houses and public buildings are illuminated with coloured electric bulbs. Durin...

DHAMMA - DANA – Sunlun Way of Vipassana Meditation

Related Link; 2023 June Updated Youtube Video https://juniorwin-english.blogspot.com/2023/06/dhamma-dana-by-junior-win.html (2023 June Related Video) (A Pagoda at Myingyan) I received letters from my readers who discussed with me the ‘ Sunlun Way of Vipassana Meditation ’ , and I heard their interest about the Sunlun Sayadaw; U Vinaya. I was familiar with the meditation since my childhood, because I was born in Burma, born as a Buddhist, and luckily I was born in the Buddhist family who are familiar with the Sunlun way of meditation. Here, I want to share you, this booklet that was written by my father, and he distributed to all the people around the world who are interested in Sunlun Way of Meditation. The book called ' THE SUNLUN WAY OF VIPASSANA MEDITATION. The Basics of the Method' in both English and Burmese language, is now freely for all the public to know the Sunlun way of meditation. Originally in Burmese was w...

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