Sunday, December 28, 2008

Suparinpe 108

“Suparinpe” means 108 (= one hundred and eight) in Chinese Hokkien dialect. According to Buddhism, human beings have 108 problems or troubles. Here in Japan, at the midnight of 31st December, Buddhist monks strike the large bell in temple 108 times to solve those 108 problems of human beings, and we enter the clean and brand new year. So, maybe, if we practice “Suparinpe”, trouble we have might be solved. Maybe …