Monthly Archives: October 2013

Biography:Colonel Harland Sanders

Posted on October 24, 2013 by wiraxie

Synopsis Colonel Harland Sanders was born on September 9, 1890, in Henryville, Indiana. At the age of 40, Sanders was running a popular Kentucky service station that also served food—so popular, in fact, that the governor of Kentucky designated him … Continue reading →

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Download Master Chin Kung’s eBooks (in English)

Posted on October 23, 2013 by wiraxie

Buddhism: The Awakening of Compassion and WisdomThis is an excellent book on Mahayana Buddhism, with a focus on the Pure Land school. After explaining that Buddhism is an education, it discusses the goal of practice as well as the symbolism … Continue reading →

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About Master Chin Kung(淨空法師)

Posted on October 23, 2013 by wiraxie

Venerable Master Chin Kung, whose formal name is Hsu Yae Hong, was born in Lujiang County, Anhui Province, China, in 1927. He spent thirteen years studying the classics, history, philosophy, and Buddhism under the guidance of Professor Fang Dongmei, a … Continue reading →

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Biography:Adolf Hitler

Posted on October 22, 2013 by wiraxie

Synopsis Born in Austria in 1889, Adolf Hitler rose to power in German politics as leader of the National Socialist German Workers Party, also known as the Nazi Party. Hitler was chancellor of Germany from 1933 to 1945, and served … Continue reading →

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1st Fully Bionic Man Walks, Talks and Breathes

Posted on October 20, 2013 by wiraxie

He walks, he talks and he has a beating heart, but he’s not human — he’s the world’s first fully bionic man. Like Frankenstein’s monster, cobbled together from a hodgepodge of body parts, the bionic man is an amalgam of … Continue reading →

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Download Venerable Wuling’s eBooks

Posted on October 19, 2013 by wiraxie

How Will I Behave Today and the Rest of My Life?   A commentary-cum-storybook based on Guidelines for Being a Good Person. Themes of love and respect for parents and elders, siblings and friends, and, indeed, all beings as well as … Continue reading →

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Buddhism and Education, By: Venerable Wuling

Posted on October 19, 2013 by wiraxie

Buddhism and Education, By: Venerable WulingOnce, when the Buddha was passing through an area known as Kalama, some people came to ask his guidance. Since the area was well situated, different teachers regularly passed through. Invariably, they would claim that … Continue reading →

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About Venerable Wuling

Posted on October 19, 2013 by wiraxie

Venerable Wuling (Shi Wuling) was born in 1946 in New York state. As a student of Venerable Master Chin Kung, she became a nun in Texas in 1997 and received full ordination in Taiwan. Venerable follows the Pure Land school … Continue reading →

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Biography:Charlie Chaplin

Posted on October 19, 2013 by wiraxie

Synopsis Born on April 16, 1889, in London, England, Charlie Chaplin worked with a children’s dance troupe before making a huge mark on the big screen. His character “The Tramp” relied on pantomime and quirky movements to become an iconic … Continue reading →

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Vitamin D Ineffective for Preventing Osteoporosis

Posted on October 18, 2013 by wiraxie

In a large review of studies, researchers have found almost no evidence that taking vitamin D supplements has any effect in preventing osteoporosis in middle-aged adults. The analysis, published online last week in The Lancet , included 23 randomized trials … Continue reading →

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