It was an important Buddhist Festival on Thursday and a priest from China visited Hong Kong especially to promote Buddhism, with devoted Buddhist follower for seven years Wong He as the MC for the event, which introduced the history and principles of Buddhism. Wong He says that he often goes to work with the Buddhist group and centre and once visted Nepal and Tibet with them to see the high priests.
Ah He indicates that he was introduced to Tibetan Buddhism by his former manager, who went on to become a monk. Asked if he will do the same, he smiles: “It is not like in the wuxia novels that you can become a monk whenever you want to. It is up to the priests to tell you whether you have enough karma and fortune to become one.” With his Buddhist title ‘Chun Bo’, Ah He may not have enough potential to be a monk, but he still has to follow the rules of the religion. He says: “There are a few major rules I have to follow, such as no perversion, no killing, no bad language and no stealing. I have kept to four of them, but there is one I cannot keep, I will let you think about which one.” After becoming a Buddhist, he has convinced many of his friends to join up as well and even his mother has started reciting Buddhist mantras and listening to the stories. Ah He says: “Religion is a very personal thing and as long as it does not condone killing, then it is okay. We will not intentionally push people to join us.” [by × d0ggiel0ver]
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