huimin2525
Subscriber since: July 2008
Location:
Taipei County,
Taiwan
About Me
Education
Doctor of Letter, University of Tokyo, Japan, 1992
M.A., University of Tokyo, Japan, 1989
B.Ph., Department of Pharmacy, Taipei Medical College, Taiwan, ROC, 1975
Present Positions
President, Dharma Drum Buddhist College, Taiwan, ROC (DDBC) (assumed position 2007)
Professor, Taipei National University of the Arts, Taipei(TNUA), Taiwan, ROC (assumed position 1998)
Abbot, Seeland Monastery, Taiwan, ROC (from 1998),
Director, Chinese Buddhist Electronic Text Association (CBETA), Taiwan, ROC (from 1998)
Doctor of Letter, University of Tokyo, Japan, 1992
M.A., University of Tokyo, Japan, 1989
B.Ph., Department of Pharmacy, Taipei Medical College, Taiwan, ROC, 1975
Present Positions
President, Dharma Drum Buddhist College, Taiwan, ROC (DDBC) (assumed position 2007)
Professor, Taipei National University of the Arts, Taipei(TNUA), Taiwan, ROC (assumed position 1998)
Abbot, Seeland Monastery, Taiwan, ROC (from 1998),
Director, Chinese Buddhist Electronic Text Association (CBETA), Taiwan, ROC (from 1998)
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Favorite Word:
nirvana(Skt. nirvÄá¹a, Pali nibbÄna) An approximate transcription from the Indic vulgar nibban. (1) The condition where the flames of delusion have been blown out. (2) As a verb, to enter nirvÄna. (3) Unconditioned
Least Favorite Word:
selfish(1) The attachment to the notion of an enduring, inherent self (Ätma-grÄha), which is the basis for the activity of all the afflictive hindrances ç
©æ±é. This attachment is considered to be something that can be eliminated by the practitioners of the two vehicles äºä¹, being less subtle than the attachment to elemental constructs æ³å·. (2) Self-centeredness, egocentrism.
Favorite Quote:
"all things are born of causes, and of these the tathÄgata has proclaimed the cause, and their extinction too: thus does the great ascetic speak."
- Buddha
Favorite Topics:
Blogs:
Getting "Gatsby": The Language Behind the Novel
May 10, 2013
- 1 Comment
Obsolete Words Worth Reviving?
March 21, 2013
Creativity:
Calling All Writers: Introducing Figment
May 16, 2011
SciPlay, So Far
November 30, 2010
- 2 Comments
Fun:
How "Baloney" Got Phony
May 3, 2013
- 2 Comments
How to write:
Language:
An Army of "Strong" Slogans
May 17, 2013
- 4 Comments
Language arts:
A Wicked Worksheet of the Week
May 15, 2013
Lori Wilfong on the Do's and Don'ts of Vocabulary Instruction
March 7, 2013
- 1 Comment
Teachers:
Lori Wilfong on the Do's and Don'ts of Vocabulary Instruction
March 7, 2013
- 1 Comment
Schools Are More Than a Test
January 24, 2013
- 7 Comments
Teaching:
A Question of Grammar
April 30, 2013
Always Never Something: Eliminating Five Overused Words
April 29, 2013
- 14 Comments
Word Origins:
Season Openers: Baseball Terms and Myths
April 23, 2013
April 23, 2013
March Madness: Are You Betting on "Chalk"?
March 22, 2013
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