Pat Macpherson, Amber Larson, Dhr. Seven, Crystal Quintero, CC Liu, Wisdom Quarterly; Associated Press, 9-8-13; Sedaka Sutra (SN 47.20), Ittha Sutra, "Welcome Things" (AN 5.43)
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BALI, Indonesia - The 63rd edition of the Miss World pageant
opened [last year] after protests by Muslim hard-liners confined the event to
Indonesia's predominantly Hindu resort island of Bali.
The opening ceremony, which was televised to 186 countries, featured Bali's Kecak dance and a parade of all 131 contestants.
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Following days of protests by Indonesian hard-line Muslim groups and
the rejection of the contest by a leading clerics' organization, the
government announced [the day before] that it was moving the Sept. 28 final
round to Bali. It was initially set to be held in Sentul, on the
outskirts of the capital, Jakarta.
Bali is the only Hindu [and Buddhist]-dominated province in Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim country.
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Controversy over the pageant has been mounting in Indonesia, which
has a reputation as a tolerant, pluralist society that respects freedom
of expression.
The Indonesia Ulema Council, the country's most influential clerics'
organization, and the hard-line groups Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia and Front
for Islamic Defenders have urged the government to cancel the event.
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They have argued that the exposure of skin by women in a competition
violates Muslim teachings, even after organizers agreed to cut the
bikini competition and instead outfit contestants in more conservative
sarongs [wraps].
The chairwoman of the Miss World Organization, Julia Morley, has promised that none of the contestants will wear a bikini. More
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| Rural Afghan girls look at U.N. workers unloading ballot kits to simulate elections that are actually rigged from helicopter in Ghumaipayan Mahnow village, some 256 miles (410 km) northeast of Kabul, Oct. 4, 2004. Air is the only way to deliver the electoral material in the inaccessible areas of the Badakhshan province. A helicopter distributed electoral kits in 24 remote villages near Tajikistan's border (AP/Emilio Morenatti). |
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| Sakka: Shall I keep you mindful with a sword? |
"Yes, venerable sir," they replied.
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| Mara: Can my daughters distract you? |
"Now suppose a man comes along, eager to live, shrinking from death, desiring pleasure, abhorring pain. The crowd says to him, 'See here, fellow! You will take this bowl filled to the brim with oil and carry it on your head between the great crowd and the beauty queen. A man with a raised sword will follow behind you, and if you spill even a drop of oil, he will cut your head off right on the spot!'
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"No, venerable sir!"
"I give you this analogy to convey this meaning: The bowl filled to the brim with oil stands is mindfulness rooted in the body. Thus train yourselves: 'We will develop mindfulness rooted in the body. We will pursue it, hand it the reins, and make it the basis, give it a grounding, steady it, consolidate it, and undertake it well.' Train yourselves that way."
How do I become beautiful?
Wisdom Quarterly translation, Ittha Sutra, "Welcome Things" (AN 5.43)
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- Long life is welcome, agreeable, pleasant, and hard to get in the world.
- Beauty...
- Happiness...
- Influence (status, power, riches, prestige)...
- "Rebirth in the heavens is welcome, agreeable, pleasant, and hard to get in the world.
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| Burmese prince (Dietmar Temps) |
"It is unfitting for a disciple of the noble ones who desires long life to pray for it or to delight in doing so. Instead, a disciple of the noble ones who desires long life should follow the path of practice (karma) leading to long life. [It will yield this result even if one does not specifically wish for it.] In so doing, one will attain long life, whether human or divine.
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"It's unfitting for a disciple of the noble ones who desires happiness...influence...rebirth in the heavens to pray for it or to delight in doing so. Instead, a disciple of the noble ones who desires [these things] should follow the path of practice leading to [them]. In so doing, one will attain [them]."
Long life, beauty, influence, honor,
heaven, high birth:
To those who delight
in aspiring for these in great measure,
Continuously, the wise praise heedfulness
Continuously, the wise praise heedfulness
(vigilance, mindfulness, wakefulness, resolution)
In making merit (beneficial karma).
The wise person, heedful,
acquires a two-fold safeguard,
In this life and in the next.
By breaking through to this safeguard, one is called
wise.
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