THE proposal by the local government of Kota Baru to include a dome-shaped element in the Kelantan Buddhist Association complex is an act that can hardly be accepted.

This insistence by an officer of the local government reflects his inadequacies on the history of architecture and his lack of professionalism in and understanding of town planning.

Building design is a wide subject and it also has a great impact on the lives of people as well as development of a country.

Factors to be considered in the design of buildings include structural strength, cost of construction, local weather and environment, and cultural aspirations of the people.

For these reasons, many institutes of higher learning throughout the world have renamed their building construction faculty as faculty of built environment to truly reflect the role of building construction in the comfort living of human beings and sustainable development of the world.

Even though the shape and appearance of a building reflects the culture and aspiration of the people, it does not necessary symbolise a religion.

It is a great mistake to generalise a building with a pagoda and Buddha statue as a Mahayana Buddhist temple, a dome-shaped building as a mosque and a Cathedral-style building as a church.

Buddhism, which originated from India, was able to grow in China and blossom in Japan because it was able to adapt to the local cultures and living styles.

Likewise, through adaptation of local cultures including in architecture, science and technology, Islam became more and more influential and a living religion.

The oldest mosque in Malacca does not have a dome but instead has Chinese and Indian architectural elements in it, and this has not made it lose its function as a place of prayer for Muslims.

The National Mosque in Kuala Lumpur features a 16-pointed star concrete main roof that truly reflects the aspirations of the people and the nation, yet it functions very well and efficiently as a mosque.

The insistence on conformity to design based on the religious view of a given group will give rise to confusion, increase in costs, delay in construction and other shortcomings which eventually will reduce the competitiveness and attraction of a city.

GOH HOE HOE,
Kuala Lumpur.
http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2012/5/31/focus/11386237&sec=focus

Tuesday June 19, 2012

Stop the projects on Penang hillslopes

BATU Ferringhi is located in the north of Penang, facing the Andaman Sea which is a part of the Indian Ocean.
Its strategic location has made it attractive for building hotels and service apartments. However, safety factors should also not be neglected when approving hillslope sites in Batu Feringhi for the construction of high-rise condominiums.
Our country, especially the coastal areas of Kedah, Penang and Perak, are not totally free from earthquakes and tsunamis. The 2004 tsunami claimed 80 lives and caused loss of property to residents in the northern costal areas of Malaysia.
Tsunamis have occurred in the Indian Ocean in 1791, 1861, 1943 and 2004. Based on this, we may say that tsunamis occur once every 60-70 years in this region.
In view of the impact caused by tsunamis and earthquakes, construction of high-rise condominiums should not be allowed on hillslopes. But were these factors taken into consideration by the Penang state government before they approved the construction of a 23-storey condominium in Batu Ferringhi?
Local weather and climatic conditions are another factor that add risk to the construction of high-rise condominiums on hillslopes.
The uprooting of trees and plants on the hillslopes will lead to the depletion of water catchment areas, which eventually will lead to landslides.
Based on these factors, I sincerely ask the Penang state government to either stop or review its approval of construction of high-rise buildings on hillslopes.
GOH HOE HOE,
Penanghttp://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=%2F2012%2F6%2F19%2Ffocus%2F11505113&sec=focus

The arrival of father day this year reminds me of the virtue of my fathers and his contemporaries and I feel obliged to write to explain to the younger generation what is meant by 8 noble values of 1Malaysia.


Most of them did not recieve high formal education yet they were willing to learn throughout their live to improve themseve , they also showed honesty and high integrity in their works and business dealings.Most of them were not highly paid but they did not grumble
and complain much, not to mention about taking part in the strike. Instead they would work extra by taking up a part time job to finiance the living of their families.They managed to bring up their family and send their children to school for education by spending carefully.Of
most importance they humbly served their companies throughout their life and work until their last day in this world.

My father received his formal education until form three but he strived to improve himself and serve mankind througout his life.He was a humble man who led a simple life , spend moderately and as a factory head of operation he commingled well with fellow workers of
sawn timber factory and yet he had never call himself as factory
manager.


He was a man of patient , very patient to teach me to read classical Chinese literature and harmonical.Every day he worked extra to ensure that the sawn mill was properly kept in order and all bookepings were updated before he returned home. After dinner he had to proceed to
another construction company for a part time job.He returned home at10 Pm and the next day he had to wake up ealier to send his children to school.


Being a royal staff of two companies , he served for 45 years in the sawn timber company and served in the construction company for 50 years until the last day of his life.
My father is also a man of integrity , he was honnest ,always taking care of the interest of the company he served for.He respected everyone , his neigbour , his classmate , his colleague
and never felt jealous of people's wealth and achievement. He would rather worked extra for extra incomes.

My father took concern of the education of his children , and he also strived to improve himself through self study and observation.He learn new skill and knowlege through conversation with client , colleagues and also through visit to the factories, construction site and exhibition.

He learned about quantity surveying and bulding construction technology from his
colleagues while working part time at night.

He was valuable to the clients who were mainly owner of small factories , because very often he helped them to solve their operational problems such a design of the layout for small factories ,
and furnished with new ideas such as architectural design and Interial design .In this way he provided the added value servicesto the customer and generate more incomes for the company he served for.


Of not least importance is his ability to give priority to his jobs and balance his time between his job and his family.He worked well and he also enjoyed his life well

The good lesson that we can leant from my father and his contemporaries who were your during our independent day are a sucess and meaningful life is the integration of i) humble .ii) diligence ,iii)Royalty ,iv) continuous leaning , v)innovation through experience ,vi) able to set priority ,vii)genority and viii) honesty .We can not depend only on ourseve to improve but need to work together with other to complement and supplement our stength. That is why it is important for us to be humble and to be able to tolerate. We need to be very independent and work continuosly to improve ourselve and set goal and priority for ourselve , that is why it is important for one to be deligent ,stick firm to our own principle and value.

　

Bersempena dengan hari ayah suka saya sampaikan penghargaan kepada ayah yang sudah meninggal , dia tinggal dalam hati saya

Sunggupun ayah saya menerima persekolahan sampai tingkatan tiga , dia adalah orang yang cermelang , 8 nilai murni 1 Malaysia ada terdapat padanya.

1)Rendah hati : Cara hidup nya sederhaha , berbelanja jimat untuk dirinya, sarapan pagi roti dengan kopi o. Sungguhun Ketua Kilang papan selalu turun padang untuk memberikan bantuan kepada pekerja pekerja kilang.

2) Tabah hati : Tabah hati mendidik saya menulis karangan , buat matematik main harmonika , tabah hati untuk memastikan Kilang tersusun , Akaun kemas kini setiap hari sebelum balik makan malam . Lepas makan malam lagi bekerja di Syarikat Kontrak sampai pukul 10 malam . Kesesokan hari bangun pukul 6 hantar anak pi sekolah sebelum kerja.

3) Kesetiaan: Berkhidmat selama 45 tahun untuk Syarikat papan dan 50 tahun untuk syarikat kontrak dimana dia berkerja part time

4) Integriti : Jujur dan selalu menjaga Kepentingan syarikat yang dia berkhidmat kepada

5) Penerimaan : Mengekalkan hubungan yang baik dengan rakan sejawat , jiran dan kawa kawan yang terdiri daripada pelbagai bangsa , tak berasa iri hati dan menuntut lebih dari majikan ,terima apa yang diberikan, tapi sanggup kerja rajin dan jujur ntuk pendapan yang berlebihan

6)Pendidikan : Dia ambil berat terhadap pendidikan anak nya , dan sanggup mempelajari kemahiran baru melalui pemerhatian dan baca surat khabar.

7)Budaya kecermelangan: Sanggup memperbaiki kemahiran melalui pemerhatian , mengunggi pameran ,expo untuk memperolehi imul baru. Dan sanggup membantu pelanggan untuk menyelesaikan masaalah mereka dan memberikan ideal yang bermanfaat kepada prlanggan. Bagi pelangan itu adalah merupakan nilai tambah untuk mereka.

8)Meritokasi: Dia dapat memberikan keutamaan kepada kerja nya dan menyeimbangankan masa dan tenaga nya untuk syarikat , keluarga dan Komuniti.

While Scientific and Technological invention has brought about postive change in the quality of product which include goods and services.The human attributes of quality should not be neglected at all.

Very often people equates quality with the performance and physical appearance of products and are not concerned about the human factors of quality.
 
Many also can not distinguished between quality inspection and TotalQuality Management. While quality inspection means the checking of product performances and physical appearances and dimension either manually or using automated system, Total quality management  has a wider
scope covering the machine aspects , materials aspects , method aspects and human aspects. But human aspects would be the most crusial aspect in Total Quality Management.Total Quality Management can be applied to the production of physical products as well as service
sectors including the governing of a country
 
Technical and academic competence only is not enough for sucessful implementation of total quality management , noble values such as 8Noble values of 1 Malaysia also plays a very crucial role in shaping a man to become a sucessful man with good quality. In evaluating leadership attributes in Total quality Management , a number of question needed to be asked, among these are
1) are we treating others fairy with respect (Humble and Acceptance)
2) are we listeing attentively to other s' views Humble and Acceptance)
3)are we taking initiative to solve problems(Culture of Excellence
,education , preseverence, meritrocacy))
4) Do we have the eagerness to provide assistance to others
vouluntary(Humilty , acceptance and Culture of Excellence)
5)are we maintain a healthy , positive altitude in our daily
live.(Acceptance and Culture of Excellence)
6)Do we understand our values and apply them in my daily
life(Integrity, Culture of Excellence)
7) Are our goals ties with our values .(Integrity and Culture of Excellence)
8)are we carry out our activities in harmony withmy values(Integrity ,
humble and Culture of Excellence)
9)Do we enjoy living and working with the people in our
environment(Integrity , humble and Culture of Excellence)

10) I practice good consumer services with all the people with whom I
come to contact. (Faithful , Meritrocacy and culture of Excellecence)

, Good Planning and application of the principle Meritrocacy plays a very crucial role in shaping organisation and countries into a sucessful entity with good quality. In applying these the question
that need to asked are
i) are we taking time to plan our daily activities arround us based on
the prioriity?
ii)are we align our goals with our values to ensure that our daiy
activities are in harmony with our goal?
iii)are we prioritize both important and routine activities?
iv)are we plan to accomplish only those activities with enouugh allocated time>
v)are we strive for continuous learning and plan to invest in human
capital from time to time
vi)are we doing any bench making to gauge ourselve against the
industrial leadres
vii) do we provide added value to our customers?
viii)are we well aware of our working environment and world's changing
environment?
ix) are we aware of our strength and weakness and know what to rectify?
x) are we realistic in planning to acieve our target?

prajna paramita hridaya sutra
(perfect wisdom heart sutra)

aryavalokitesvaro bodhisattvo
(Saintly Avalokateshvara bodhisattva)

觀自在菩薩 

gambhiram prajnaparamita caryam caramano vyavalokayati
(deep perfect wisdom action perform luminously)
行深般若波羅蜜多時 
sma panca skandhas tams ca sva bhava sunyam
(saw five bundles them own nature empty)

照見五蘊皆空 
pasyati sma iha sariputra
(crossed beyond all suffering and difficulty. Shariputra:)
度一切苦厄 舍利子 

rupam sunyata (...) va rupam rupan na prithak
(form emptiness evidently form form not different)
色不異空 空不異色 
sunyata sunyataya na prithag rupam
(emptiness emptiness not different form)
色即是空 
yad rupam sa sunyata ya sunyata sa rupam
(this form that emptiness this emptiness that form)
空即是色
evam eva vedana samjna samskara vijnanam
(like this feeling thought choice consiousness)

  受想行識 亦復如是
iha sariputra sarva dharma sunyata
(oh Sariputra all dharmas emptiness)

舍利子 是諸法空相 

laksana anutpanna anruddha avmala anuna aparpurna
(mark not born not pure not increase not decrease ?)
不生不滅 不垢不淨 不增不減
ta (...) sariputra sunyatayam
(therefore Sariputra in the middle of emptiness)

na rupam na vedana na samjna na samskara na vijnana
(no form no feeling no thought no choice no consciousness) 是故空中無色 無受想行識
na caksuh srotam na ghrana jihva kaya manah
(no eye ear no nose tongue body mind)
  無眼耳鼻舌身意
na rupa sabda gandha rasa spistavya dharmah
(no form sound smell taste touch dharmas)

  無色聲香味觸法 
na caksur dhatur ya van na mano vijnanam dhatur
(no eye-area up to no mind-consciousness area)
無眼界 乃至無意識界 

na vidya na vidya na vidya ksayo na(*) vidya ksayo
(no clarity no clarity no clarity exhaustion no clarity exhaustion)
無無明 亦無無明盡 


ya van jaramaranam na jaramarana ksayo
(up to old age no old age exhaustion)
乃至無老死 亦無老死盡 
na duhkha samudaya nirdoha margajna
(no suffering end of suffering path)
無苦集滅道 
na jnanam na prapti na bhismaya tasmai na prapti
(no knowledge no ownership no witnessing no thing to own)

無智亦無得以無所得故
tvad bodhisattva prajnaparamita asritya
(therefore bodhisattva perfect wisdom dwells)

  菩提薩埵 依般若波羅蜜多

viha ratya citta varano vidya ksayo na vidya ksayo
(in dwell thought no obstacle clarity exhaustion not clairty exhaustion)
故 心無罣礙 
ya van jaramaranam na jaramarana ksayo
(up to old age no old age exhaustion)

na duhkha samudaya nirodha margajna
(no suffering end of suffering path)
無有恐怖   
na jnanam na prapti na bhismaya tasmai na prapti
(no knowledge no property no witnessing no thing to own)

tvad bodhisattvanam prajnaparamita asritya
(therefore bodhisattva perfect wisdom dwells)
  菩提薩埵 依般若波羅蜜多
viha ratya citta varano citta varano
(in dwell thought no obstacle thought no obstacle)
無罣礙故
na siddhitvad atrasto vipa ryasa ti kranto
(no existence fear fright inverse reverse ? separate)
遠離顛倒夢想
ni stha nirvana tya dha vyava sthitah
(perfectly stands nirvana three worlds thing experiences)
究竟涅槃

sarva buddhah prajnaparamitam asritya
(all buddhas perfect wisdom dwell)

三世諸佛 依般若波羅蜜多

(a?)nuttaram samyaksambodhim abdhisambuddhah
(unexcelled ultimate perfect insight together ? buddhas)
故 得阿耨多羅三藐三菩提
ta smai jnata vyam
(therefore should know ?)

prajna paramita maha mantram maha vidyamantram
(perfect wisdom great charm great clear charm)

故知般若波羅蜜多 是大神咒 是大明咒

揭諦揭諦 波羅揭諦 波羅僧揭諦 菩提薩婆訶

anuttara mantram asamasama mantram
(unexcelled charm unequalled equal charm)
是無上咒 是無等等咒
sarva duhkha prasa manam sa tyam ami thyatvat
(all suffering stop terminate genuine real not vain)
能除一切苦 真實不虛 


prajna paramita yam ukto mantrah tadyatha
(perfect wisdom declaired charm saying)
故說般若波羅蜜多咒 即說咒曰
GATE GATE PARAGATE PARASAMGATE BODHI SVAHA
(gone gone totally gone totally completely gone enlightened so be it)
揭諦揭諦 波羅揭諦 波羅僧揭諦 菩提薩婆訶

prajna-paramita hridaya sutran

the perfection of wisdom heart sutra

arya avalokitesvara bodhisattvo

noble avalokiteshvara bodhisattva

gambhiran prajna-paramita caryan caramano

while practicing the deep practice of prajnaparamita

vya-avaloka-yati sma panca skandhas

looked upon the five skandhas

tansh ca svabhava shunyan pashyati sma

and seeing they were empty of self-existence, said:

iha sariputra rupan shunyata shunyataiva rupan

“here, sariputra, form is emptiness, emptiness is form;

rupan na prithak shunyata sunyataya na prithag rupan

emptiness is not separate from form, form is not separate from emptiness;

yad rupan sa shunyata ya shunyata tad rupan

whatever is form is emptiness, whatever is emptiness is form.

evam eva vedana sanjna sanskara vijnanam

the same holds for feeling, perception, mental formations and consciousness.

iha sariputra sarva dharmah shunyata lakshana

here, sariputra, all dharmas are defined by emptiness

anutpanna aniruddha amala avimala anuna aparipurnah

not birth or destruction, purity or defilement, completeness or deficiency.

tasmac sariputra shunyatayan

therefore, sariputra, in emptiness there is

na rupan na vedana na sanjna na sanskarah na vijnanam

no form, no feeling, no perception, no mental formations, no consciousness;

na cakshuh shrotra ghrana jihva kaya manansi

no eye, no ear, no nose, no tongue, no body, and no mind;

na rupa shabda gandha rasa sprashtavya dharmah

no shape, no sound, no smell, no taste, no feeling, and no thought;

na cakshur-dhatur yavan na mano-vijnanan-dhatuh

no element of perception, from eye to conceptual consciousness;

na avidya na avidya kshayo

no ignorance and no end to ignorance,

yavan na jaramaranan na jaramarana kshayo

no causal link, from ignorance to old age and death, and

no end of causal link, from ignorance to old age and death;

na dukkha samudaya nirodha marga

no suffering, no source, no relief, no path;

na jnanan na praptir na-apraptih

no knowledge, no attainment, and no non-attainment.

tasmac sariputra apraptivad

therefore, sariputra, without attainment

bodhisattvo prajna-paramitam ashritya

bodhisattvas take refuge in prajnaparamita

viharaty acitta-avaranah

and live without walls of the mind.

citta-avarana nastitvad atrasto

without walls of the mind and thus without fears,

viparyasa atikranto nishtha nirvanah

they see through delusions and finally nirvana.

tryadhva vyavasthitah sarva-buddah

all buddhas past, present and future

prajna-paramitam ashritya

take refuge in prajnaparamita

anuttaran samyak sambodhim abhisambuddhah

and realize unexcelled perfect enlightenment.

tasmaj jnatavyan prajna-paramita maha-mantro

you should therefore know the great mantra of prajnaparamita

maha-vidya mantro, anuttara mantro

the mantra of great magic, the unexcelled mantra,

asama-sama mantrah

the mantra equal to the unequalled,

sarva-dukkha prashamanah satyam amithyatvat

which heals all suffering and is true, not false,

prajna-paramitayam ukto mantrah tadyatha

the mantra in prajna-paramita spoken thus:

gate gate paragate parasaṁgate bodhi svaha

into the Gone, the Gone Beyond, the Gone Completely Beyond, the Awake, yes

1.   EVAN ME SUTAM 如是我闻：
2.    EKAM SAMAYAM  BHAGAVA KURUSU VIHARATI一时，世尊在拘楼国
KAMMASADHAMAN NAMA KURUNAM  NIGAMO
剑磨瑟昙城，与拘楼人住。
TATRA KHO  BAGAVA BHIKKHU AMANTESI
    于其处，世尊告诸比丘曰：
BHIKKHAVATO TI
「诸比丘！」
BHADANTE TI TE BIKKHU BAGAVATO
    彼等比丘应诺世尊曰：「世尊！」
PACCASSOSUN BHAGAVA ETADAVOCA
    世尊乃如是言：
3.    诸比丘！(EKAYANO AYAM BHIKKHAVE MAGGO)
为净众生、SATTANAM VISUDDHIYA
为度愁叹、SOKAPARIDEVANAM SAMATIKKAMAYA
为灭苦忧、DUKKHADOMANASSANAM ATTHANGAMAYA
为得真谛、NAYASSA ADIGAMAYA
为证涅盘，唯一趣向道，NIBBANASA SACCHIKIRIYAYA
即四念住YADIDAM CATTARO SATIPATANNA。
4.    云何为四念住？KATAME CATARO
    诸比丘！于此  IDHA BHIKKHAVE BHIKKU
，比丘于身观身而住，KAYE KAYANUPASSI VIHARATI
精勤、正知、正念，ATAPI, SAMPAJANO SATIMA
除世贪忧。   
VINNEYYA LOKE ABHIJJHADOMANASSAM

于受观受而住，VEDANASU  VEDANANUPASSI VIHARATI
精勤、正知、正念，ATAPI, SAMPAJANO SATIMA
除世贪忧。
VINNEYYA LOKE ABHIJJHADOMANASSAM
    于心观心而住，
CITTE CITTANUPASSI VIHARATI
  精勤、正知、正念，ATAPI, SAMPAJANO SATIMA

除世贪忧。  VINNEYYA LOKE ABHIJJHADOMANASSAM
于法观法而住，DHAMMESU DHAMMANUPASSI VIHARATI
精勤、正知、正念，ATAPI, SAMPAJANO SATIMA

除世贪忧。VINNEYYA LOKE ABHIJJHADOMANASSAM