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YellowRobe.com was formerly known as Buddha Sasana Online, which was established in 2003. After the site has been closed for 2 years, it is re-opening in 2006. The reason it was shut down was because I could not spare time to maintain the website at the time.

The site's mission is to bring True Buddhism to Internet and the rest of the world at this chaotic age.

Following the true teachings of the Buddha, may all the people find the right way to happiness!

About the Author

My name is Yi-Lei Wu. I have been studying Buddhism for 6 years, including Mahayana, Zen, Pure Land, Theravada, etc. I was trained in the Mahasi Meditation Center in Yangon, Burma as a temporary monk for 3 months, and ever since then I came to realize what is TRUE Buddhism.

I grieve that I couldn't find the right path until I came in touch with Ven. Mahasi Sayadaw's guidances, and I rejoice at my Vipassana practices.

I encourage every Buddhist to practice Vipassana, as this is the only way to realize the Buddha's teaching within one's own experience.

Reading books and reciting the canons are not direct personal experiences of the Buddha's teaching. One must practice Vipassana (and realize the Eightfold Noble's Path) to fully appreciate the dhamma, and this is the same for everyone. 

I wish to donate this website to everyone in the world, and help them achieve greater spirituality in the right direction.

May all beings be happy!

Sadhu! Sadhu! Sadhu! 

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mark (not verified) Says:
Fri, 2007-04-27 19:31
Dear friend, I have been trying to print the books of Mahasi Sayadaw. I have acrobat reader, but for some reason it is not possible to install the second part, which you need in order to get the correct writings of the words. can you help me? Metta, mark

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Hsien-hann (not verified) Says:
Wed, 2007-01-10 14:43
Hi, I have browsed through this website generally. I find this website informative but this site still is NOT enough i.e. very good but still have a lot of information need to be put in. Before the maha-parinibbana of Buddha Gotama, there were no split into different schools. To split and to simply interpret the Buddha's teachings (including the Vinaya Pitaka and Sutta Pitaka) according to one's own wishes instead of following the actual meaning of the Buddha's teachings is a great disgrace. Not only is it a disgrace, also, an evil act for because of that, many people get confused between what is real and true teachings of the Buddha and that which is NOT, thus, not able to achieve the intended goal. Even myself when I was small, I came to think that true Buddhist must be vegetarian, this and that, until, perhaps fate had brought it, or perhaps something else, as I go along, I came to found many information which I did not know. We should not alter the Buddha's teachings and that which he has established for the benefit of all. I strongly URGE everyone to return to the original teachings, and not misinterpret the true teachings. Next would be my feedback and suggestions on this site. To you dear site owner, many thanks for your efforts. I would like to recommend that this site have more information. If it is possible, allocate an area for the Sutta Pitaka and vinaya pitaka i.e. upload all the sutta pitaka and vinaya pitaka in this wonderful website of yours. Thus, with such, those living in regions which does not have much Buddhist influence may be able to access the Buddha's discourses and know about the vinaya. Also, not to forget the dhammapada. Following that, the site should be refurbish to make it more orderly, user friendly, and easily accessible to the intended content. I do understand that you are a busy man, however, thanks to you, I have got a website which I think is good for reference.

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mdejess (not verified) Says:
Sat, 2006-06-17 11:15
May all beings be happy! Sadhu! Sadhu! Sadhu! Thanks for the good wishes, but what is Sadhu! I like your short historical account of the rise of deviant Buddhist groups. No, I am not any Buddhist by any kind of measure and basis. But I have questions like the one below. You say: "I encourage every Buddhist to practice Vipassana, as this is the only way to realize the Buddha's teaching within one's own experience." "...within one's own experience." Is that how you have arrived at the true Buddhism? With all due respect, isn't that criterion what makes so many schools and sects of Buddhism, each claiming to be the true or valid or legitimate form Buddhism? Maybe all Buddhists who do use the name Buddhist should join together into some kind of accreditation body, to agree among themselves on the basis of one man one vote on what are the true original teachings of Buddha. In this manner, first at least you will be able to weed out those who are not willing to join together to form the biggest body -- by withholding accreditation from them; then second, if you who have joined this accreditation body can stick to the rule of majority rules, then you can arrive at some kind of commonality and uniformity in the face of the non-Buddhist segments of mankind. mdejess

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Moe (not verified) Says:
Wed, 2007-05-09 13:24
Sadhu means good/agreed. Buddhist groups don't need more uniformity what we already has. Macdonals restaurants around the world adapt their menu according to local taste. Diversity is our strength. As long as the core teaching is Buddhist, it is still Buddhism no matter what other day to day cultural aspects may different.

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Taylor David Sundheim (not verified) Says:
Thu, 2007-05-03 04:20
Dear Good People who practise goodness in our world, and know suffering in our world: Sadhu means well done, I agree, well said after you have been threw any dhamma teaching..any experience you can say for yourself..that was well done...like if two people are starving looking for something to eat....and they find coconuts to quench their hunger after eating they say sadhu an expierence where everyone has won.... an occurence were good teaching were conveyed and understood Sadhu come from Poly...languge of love...language of which Lord Buddha spoke...and conveying sadhu is said to radiant thewout our whole seniant universe Vipassanna means to see things as they are and Lord Buddhas teaching are different than any other Buddha dhamma teaches dont accept to you know for yourself and vipassanna is your only way to practice morality, concentration and insight so you know for yourself our state unsurpasses our wizdom unsurpassed so people are blindly following rules and reg becuase they thing that have too becuase our people have to want to alliavate all their suffering in order for them to come end all their suffering and if they dont know these teaching for themeself then buddha wil just be another savior and profit and god etc but was our human being just like us and his teaching teach anybody can know suffering and anyone can end suffering and dhamma (buddhas teaching) teaches mediation mindfulness to stay aware of what is real your breathe your awarness and recomends staying within our framework of our body in order not to get attached to heavenly planes etc to stay with your understanding and stay with your reality and stay with what you know to be true vipassanna obersving your reality the way it is and everyone has reality and our noble poeple will know everyone reality and work to bring forth people to know our commone safe reality that is never-sufering-nor wanting-longing-dreaming-expanding-contracting- our reality is perfect this is why our 4 noble truths are important 1st truth suffering their is suffering in world 4noble truth their is liberation in our world people must learn to know suffering to deal with suffering wisly our peopole must know suffering to know liberation just because someone is freed from suffering doesn't mean everybody is...turn on your tv....it goes on and on...their practice to do... training and be buddhist just means taking refuge in our buddha dhamma sagha folowing training anyone can be buddhist as long as they are practising what is good and holy for themself and their society and their world anyone who is delusion and ignorant and craving......has much work to do....... buddhas teaching stress make an insland of yourself make and island of dhamma surrounding yourself very different from our christian self sacrificial savour path bein you need this savior in order to be freed from suffering buddhas dhamma stresses you need to know good teaching in order to be freed from diluted teaching so glad were all on the same team providing and cultivating goodness for all to breathe always with support Taylor David Sundheim

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