Mahar Paññā

Lesson 16 An Overview of the Citta Classification We have now studied the basic classification of the 89 or 121 cittas. Let us look at the entire classification one more time: The above chart shows the classification of 89 cittas. There are 89 cittas in total when the lokuttara cittas… Read more: An Overview of the Citta Classification

Hpa-An, Myanmar — July 14, 2025 Taunggalay Buddhist College proudly launched its inaugural online academic program today, marking a significant step in bringing higher education to the monastic and rural communities of Myanmar through modern technology. The launch begins with its first cohort of 30 students—28 young monastics from Taunggalay… Read more: 📣 Taunggalay Buddhist College (TBC) Officially Launches Online Learning Program

Featured Image: Martial Arts Myanmar 2.0 & Combat Sports Today Lethwei, also known as Burmese boxing, fighters compete bareknuckle and are allowed to use elbows, knees and headbutts. One of the most brutal combat sport on the planet. (via BKFC Champions Summit) Follow @cstodaynews for more combat sports news  #BKFC#Lethwei Source: BKFC’S… Read more: BKFC is officially in the Lethwei business 

Featured Image: Demonstrators holding signs and flags face California National Guard members standing guard outside the Federal Building as they protest federal immigration operations in Los Angeles, on June 9, 2025. (Apu GOMES / AFP) Los Angeles has been the epicenter of intense protests since June 6, 2025, sparked by… Read more: National Guard Deployed Amid California Protests Over Immigration Raids

Taung Galay, Karen State – May 25, 2025 The Phlon Education Development Unit (PEDU) proudly celebrated the completion of its intensive “Digital Literacy and Building Minimum Viable Products (MVP)” summer course with a vibrant graduation ceremony at Anusasanee Meditation Hall, Taung Galay Pariyatti Paṭipatti Śāsana Vihāra. Distinguished Attendees The event was honored by the… Read more: PEDU Successfully Concludes Digital Literacy & Building Minimum Viable Products Summer Course (2025) with Grand Graduation Ceremony

Digital Literacy & Building Minimum Viable Products (MVP) (2025) conducted by Phlon Education Development Unit (PEDU) We are honored to invite you to attend the graduation ceremony of the Digital Literacy and Building Minimum Viable Products (2025) summer course, which will be held according to the following schedule. Your presence and… Read more: Invitation to the Summer Course Completion Ceremony

Neoclassical architecture style has had a significant influence on the design of many government buildings in the United States. This style, which was popular in Europe during the 18th and 19th centuries, is characterized by its use of classical elements and symmetry, and its emphasis on simplicity and order. One… Read more: The Influence of Neoclassical Architecture In the Modern World

“All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” ― Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenina

“Only to change the world Everyone is thinking To change yourself first No one thinks.” Leo Tolstoy

As explained in the book, Culture, Customs and Literature of the Eastern Pwo Karen People in Myanmar, by Ashin Pin Nya Tha Mi (2022), the basic word order for Eastern Pwo Karen is Subject-Verb-Object, whereas the basic word order for Burmese is Subject-Object-Verb. We can see the examples shown below.… Read more: East Pwo Karen Basic Sentences and Word Order

Explanation in English (The Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism) [1] Bīja (T. sa bon ས་བོན་; C. zhongzi), literally “seed”, is used in two contexts: 1) “karmic seeds” that ripen upon meeting with appropriate causes and condition; 2) “seed syllables” used as a focus for visualization in tantric practices. (SuttaCentral — Dictionary)[2] bīja… Read more: Bīja (Buddhism)

Explanation in English [1][2] Four forms of birth In traditional Buddhist thought, there are four forms of birth: birth from an egg (Sanskrit: Andaja; Pali: Aṇḍaja; Chinese: 卵生; Standard Tibetan: Sgongskyes)—like a bird, fish, or reptile; birth from a womb (Sanskrit: Jarayuja; Pali: Jalābuja; Chinese: 胎生; Standard Tibetan: Mnal-skyes)—like most… Read more: Four Forms of Birth (Buddhism)

A Biography of Alexander Hamilton (1755-1804) Mentors (1768-1773) Oddly, after his family situation had disintegrated, Alexander’s life seemed to improve immensely. His experience as bookkeeper in his mother’s store landed him a job as a clerk with the international trading firm of Nicholas Cruger, a New Yorker whose business hub… Read more: Reverend Hugh Knox, the mentor of Alexander Hamilton

Qiu Chuji (丘處機) (Born 1148 in Chi-hsia, China — Died July, 1227 in Beijing, china), widely known by his Taoist name Chang Chun Zi (長春子), was a Taoist master who provided spiritual guidance to Genghis Khan and was appointed by him as the head of religious affairs in China. His… Read more: Qiu Chuji, Guru of Genghis Khan

The Noble Truth of the Path Leading to the Cessation of Suffering gives us the Noble Eightfold Path which consists of eight limbs arranged in three groups: Sīla, Samādhi, and Paññā. Sīla:• sammā-vācā (Right speech)• sammā-kammanta (Right action)• sammā-ajīva (Right livelihood) Samādhi:• sammā-vāyāma (Right effort)• sammā-sati (Right attentiveness)• sammā-samādhi (Right… Read more: Noble Eightfold Path

Verse 155: Not having led the Holy life, not having obtained wealth in their youth; such as these the unwise, pine away like aged herons in a life in which there are no fish. (Dhammapada) Featured image: Wikimedia Commons

Verse 263: In whom such behavior is wholly cut off, uprooted, that wise man who has cast hatred, is indeed, called “ good natured ” (Dhammapada) Featured image: Wikimedia Commons

Verse 184: Forbearing patience is the most excellent asceticism; Nirvana is supreme, so say the Buddha’s. He is not a recluse who harms another; nor is he an ascetic who molests others. (Dhammapada) Featured image: Wikimedia Commons

Verse 183: Not to do any evil, to cultivate good, to purity one’s mind – this is the Teaching of the Buddhas. (Dammapada)

Verse 167: Do not follow mean friends (Sansualities). Dwell not in negligence. Cherish not face views. Be not merely for the worldly growth. (I.e.subject to repeated birth and deaths.)