Thursday, October 28, 2004

The Seven Deadly Sins / The Seven Heavenly Virtues

Sins

Pride
Avarice/Greed
Envy
Wrath/Anger
Lust
Gluttony
Sloth

Virtues

Humility
Generosity
Love
Kindness
Self-control
Faith and Temperance
Zeal

The Three Poisons, The Five Passions, and The Five Hindrances

The Three Poisons

Greed
Anger
Ignorance

The Five Passions

"The five passions embrace excessive desire for wealth, women, reputation and over-indulgence in food and sleep. It is the passion which blinds the eyes. It is also the passion which leads us to go astray. Therefore, all evil is engendered by passion. When the eyes are opened, the absence of lust makes us see things as they really are. As a matter of fact, worldly pleasures are the bait, and the result is pain."

- Dr. Tencheng Liao; Annotation of translation of Lokottama's Chinese version of The Englightenment Sutra

The Five Hindrances

Sensual desire
Ill-will
Sloth and Torpor
Restlessness and Worry
Skeptical Doubt

Monday, October 11, 2004

Measurements

Tuxedo Jacket: 38R
Waist: 30 in.
Outseam: 40 in.
Inseam: 32 in.
Neck: 15.5 in.
Sleve: 34 in.
Shoes: 9 1/2

Pictorial Web Sites

hanzi smatter:一知半解
Stick figure Warning Signs

Monday, October 04, 2004

Osaka Dialect

Osaka Dialect
Standard Japanese
English

Okini
Arigatou
Thank you

Honnma
Honntou
very much

annta
anata
you

atai
watashi
me

honde
soshite
and

nanndeyanen
doushite
why

otu/okan
titi/haha
father/mother