Malaysia: Buddhist-Hindu temples discovered

(Obsidian Discoveries) Impossible Buddhist discoveries in Malaysia that terrify everyone

• Buddhism in Malaysia
• Buddhism in Singapore
• Bujang Valley
• Sungai Batu
• Tambun rock art
• Mount Jerai Mountain
• Candi temples: A candi (from Kawi caṇḍi [1]) is a Hindu or Buddhist temple in Indonesia, mostly built during the Zaman Hindu-Buddha or "Hindu-Buddhist period" between the 4th and 15th centuries.
• Does the Indonesian yakkha or "Bigfoot" (Orang Pendek) live in these jungles protecting natural resources?

Who stole Buddhist Burma's royal ruby?

Magazine (bbc.com); MN; Andrew Winn, Dhr. Seven, CC Liu (ed.), Wisdom Quarterly Wiki edit

Hmm, did England (the British) steal Buddhist Burma's treasured ruby? (myanmars.net)

The world-famous Shwedagon Pagoda housing the Buddha's hair relics, Rangoon, Burma

 

Who stole Burma's royal ruby?

Asian Hitler: Dictator Gen. Than Shwe

When Britain [UK] conquered Buddhist Burma [which its current dictator and his military junta -- who secretly rule from their secretive new capital of Naypyidaw after changing the country name to Myanmar, while Aung San Suu Kyi takes all the heat with no political power but a bully pulpit she dare not use for fear of being deposed or assassinated -- control from behind the scenes directing the military to commit genocide on Rakhine state's Muslim minority Rohingya, whom Suu Kyi calls "foreigners" and "Bengalis"], the last king's most treasured possession -- an enormous, priceless ruby -- disappeared. Who took it, where did it go, and where is it now? More

We found it!

Nga Mauk ruby on British Crown

The reign of the last Burmese royals lasted just seven years when King Thibaw Min was defeated in the Third Anglo-Burmese War and forced to abdicate by the British in 1885.

On November 25, 1885 they were taken away in a covered carriage, leaving Mandalay Palace by the southern gate of the walled city along the streets lined by British soldiers and their wailing subjects, to the River Irrawaddy where a steamboat called Thuriya (the "Sun" or Suriya) awaited. King Thibaw was 27 and Queen Supayalat 26.

The Lady who would be queen of Burma

Queen Supayalat never lost her composure and was said to have asked a British soldier by the wayside for a light to smoke a Burmese cheroot [country cigarette]. She was pregnant and accompanied by her husband, their two daughters, her two sisters, and her mother; the rest of their party followed on foot.

Our superheroine gone bad

The troops had nicknamed her "Soup Plate," and in the commotion and haste that attended their abduction, some of the crown jewels disappeared including a large ruby called Nga Mauk that Colonel Sladen had insisted on being handed over for safekeeping.

King Thibaw saw an opportunity in 1911 when King George V visited India, and he wrote for the return of the Burmese crown jewels.

Tell them you happy, Suu Kyi, we not kill you.

But he only received a reply that Col. Sladen had died in 1890. Nga Mauk was believed to have subsequently turned up as the largest ruby on the British crown [pure pirate booty from amazing Asia]; it was recognized by Princess of Kyundaung in whose charge the ruby used to be... More

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University tells students to masturbate

Associated Press (AP.org); Seth Auberon, Pat Macpherson (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

Right on, RIT students! Keep your hands in your pants and out of trouble (rit.edu).

Don't touch yourself, Roo! And get that stupid grin off your face! Go to sleep!

 

University apologizes for telling students to "rub one out"

Do the scriptures say YHWH allows it or not?

ROCHESTER, New York - A university that during a student orientation session showed a slide that appeared to suggest masturbation as a deterrent to sexual assault has apologized.

The Rochester Institute of Technology's slide featured the Winnie the Pooh character Roo, using the kangaroo character's name as an acronym about masturbation.

How not to rape at U: ROO ("rub one out")

Sorry. Photo CENSORED.

A screenshot of the slide was shared via social media and included closed-captioning at the bottom that read: "Self-gratification can prevent sexual assault."

Roo was short for "rub one out." Critics said the slide made light of rape and blasted the idea that masturbation could curb someone's urge to commit sexual assault.

University officials said the screenshot was taken out of context and the discussion addressed options available should a potential sexual partner withdraw consent.

 

#WeinersOut: Onanism in school (South Park)

"The overarching goal was to increase awareness and promote discussion about the ways we together can prevent instances of sexual misconduct on our campus," Sandra Johnson, senior vice president for student affairs, said in a statement shortly after the late-August presentation.

 

She said the controversy over the slide, one of 77 shown, "serves to underscore the complexity involved in addressing this issue." More

Burma: Anniversary of Crackdown

Buddhist monks in western Myanmar march to commemorate anniversary of army crackdown

Members of Myanmar's opposition party, the National League for Democracy, look on during ceremonies Saturday, 9/272/08, in Yangon, Myanmar. About 350 people gathered on today to remember the 20th anniversary of the founding party of pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi (AP Photo).

• Key nations call on Burma to release Suu Kyi

YANGON, Myanmar (AP, 9/27/08) -- About 100 Buddhist monks in a western Myanmar city staged a peaceful protest march Saturday to mark the anniversary of last year's bloody crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators.

Meanwhile, in the country's biggest city, Yangon, recently released political prisoners helped celebrate the 20th anniversary of the founding of the party led by detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, while police and other security personnel kept a close watch.

No protests directly related to the crackdown anniversary were noted in Yangon, where last year's demonstrations attracted up to 100,000 people. The junta put down the protests with force, killing at least 31 people and detaining thousands.

But in the western port city of Sittwe, about 100 Buddhist monks marched peacefully in a heavy rain for about 30 minutes, according to witnesses who asked not to be named for fear of being harassed by the authorities.

The monks' march took the form of their morning round of begging for alms, but it is widely understood that such a large number of monks marching in an organized fashion represents a veiled protest.

Thein Hlaing, vice chairman of the dissident National League for Democracy Arakan, said one of the monks who organized the march told him it was staged to mark the anniversary of the crackdown and to recall those people killed or detained during it. Buddhist monks spearheaded last year's protests.

Sittwe, the capital of Rakhine state in western Myanmar, is known for its strong anti-military sentiment. It was the city where Buddhist monks first joined anti-junta rallies that swelled into nationwide protests last September.

In Yangon, witnesses said three to six members of the National League for Democracy who were walking to the party's headquarters for its founding anniversary celebration were detained by a vigilante group that acts as security auxiliaries for the ruling military junta. Party officials said the members were forced into a truck and taken to their homes. The witnesses and party officials asked not to be named, fearing official retribution.

Wearing National League for Democracy (NLD) cone-shaped bamboo hats, women members gather Saturday, Sept. 27, 2008, outside the NLD's headquarters in Yangon, Myanmar. About 350 people gathered on Saturday to remember the 20th anniversary of the founding party of pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi (AP Photo).

Six truckloads of riot police with shields and batons along with three truckloads of vigilantes were deployed near the opposition party offices. The ceremony, attended by about 350 people including party members, diplomats and reporters, was also a homecoming for a senior party member released from jail a few days earlier.

Prominent journalist Win Tin, who with 19 years behind bars had been the country's longest-serving political prisoner, was among seven party members who were released Tuesday in an amnesty granted to 9,002 prisoners around the country.

Another of those released, Win Htein — who was a close aide to Suu Kyi — was re-arrested just 17 hours after being freed from prison in a remote area in the country's northwest. No reason was given for putting him back in detention.

In an anniversary statement, the party reiterated its call for the immediate release of all political prisoners, including Suu Kyi — who has spent 13 of the last 19 years in detention — and her deputy Tin Oo. It also called for the freedom of Buddhist monks and ethnic leaders arrested by the junta.

The party was founded in 1988 after an abortive pro-democracy uprising, and since then has faced nearly constant harassment from the ruling military. When the party's candidates won the most seats in 1990 general elections, the military refused to let it take power.