Friday, 29 October 2010

The Supreme Virtues And Merits Of Shurangama Mantra

Within Buddhism, there are many very important sutras. However, the most important is the Shurangama Sutra. If there are places which have the Shurangama Sutra, then the Proper Dharma dwells in the world. If there is no Shurangama Sutra, then the Dharma Ending Age appears. Therefore, we Buddhist disciples, each and every, must unite our strength, our blood, and our sweat to protect the Shurangama Sutra.


The Supreme Virtues And Mertis of SHURANGAMA MANTRA

At one time the Buddha dwelt in Shravasti in the sublime abode at the Jeta Grove. There was a gathering of great bhikshus, twelve hundred fifty in all.

Moreover unlimited number of pratyekas who were beyond study and those with initial resolution came to where the Buddha was, to join the bhikshus pravarana at the close of the summer retreat.Bodhisattvas from the ten direction who desired counsel in order to resolve the doubts in their minds were respectful and obedient to the Awesome but Compassionate One as they prepared to seek the secret meaning.

Then the Thatagata arranged His seat, sat quietly and peacefully, and for the sake of everyone in the assembly proclaimed the profound and mysterious. The pure assembly at the banquet of Dharma obtained what they had never obtained before.

The Immortal's kalavinka-sound pervaded the ten directions. And the Bodhisattvas as numerous as the sands of the Ganges gathered at the Bodhimanda with Manjushri as their leader.

Then King Prasenajit, for the sake of his father, the late king, arranged on the day of mourning a vegetarian feast and invited the Buddha to the side rooms of the palace. He welcomed the Tathagata in person with a vast array of superb delicacies of unsurpassed wonderful flavors and invited the great Bodhisattvas himself.. 

In the city there were also elders and laypeople who were also prepared to feed the Sangha at the same time, and they stood waiting for the Buddha to come and receive offerings.

The Buddha commanded Manjushri to assign the Bodhisattvas and Arhats to receive offerings from the various vegetarian hosts.

Only Ananda, who having accepted a special invitation earlier, had travelled far and had not yet returned; wa late for the apportioning of the Sangha. 

No senior-seated one or acharya was with him, so he returned alone on the road.

On that day, he had received no offerings, and so at the appropriate time Ananda took up his begging bowl and, as he travelled through the city, begged in successive order.

Having crossed the city moat, he walked slowly through the outer gates, his manner stern and proper as he honored with propriety the method of obtaining food.

At that time, because Ananda was begging in sequential order, he passed by a house of prostitution where a family of a lovely daughter named Pochiti lived. She was as beautiful as a fairy.

Pochiti's mother Matangi, knows how extraordinary the power of the artifice of Brahma Heaven is. Pochiti fell madly in love with Ananda at first sight.

Pochiti immediately pleaded with her mother to get Ananda to be her life long companion.

Because of Matangi's love for her daughter, she had no choice but to use the Kapila religion, formerly of the Brahma Heaven's artifice, to cast a spell on Ananda to achieve her daughter's wishes.

Ananda fell under her spell, almost stupor and lost all sense of reasoning. He was not himself and behaved like he was dreaming.

Ananda followed Pochiti and she drew him onto impure mat. With her licentious body she stroked and caressed him and Ananda appeared to be in a drunker state, completely out of control.

Until he was on the verge of destroying the precept substance. The Thatagata, knowing ANANDA was being taken advantage of by the indecent artifice, finished the meal and immediately returned. The king, great officials, elders, and laypeople followed the Buddha, desiring to hear the essentials of Dharma.

At that time, a hundred brilliant rays sprang from the mound of the flesh on the crown of the World Honoured One's head. A thousand petaled precious lotus arose from admist those rays.

Upon the precious flower sat the Thus Come One's transformation. From the crown of its head, in turn he emitted ten beams, each composed of a hundred rays of precious light. Each glowing ray revealed throughout all of empty space, dharma-protecting Secret Vajra Spirit, as many as the sands of ten Ganges rivers, each holding aloft a mountain and wielding a pestle.

The great assembly, gazing upward, felt fearful admiration and sought the Buddha's kind protection. Single-mindedly they listened as the Thus Come One in the light at the invisible appearance on the crown of the Buddha's head proclaimed the spiritual Mantra:........

He commanded Manjushri to take the Mantra and to go and provide protection.

And, when the evil mantra was extinguished, to lend support, and to encourage Ananda and Matangi's daughter to return to where the Buddha was.

Ananda saw the Buddha, bowed and wept sorrowfully, regretting that from time without beginning he had been preoccupied with erudition, and not yet perfected his strength in the Way.

At that time, Bodhisattva as numerous as the sands of  the Ganges, great Arhats, Pratyekas, and others from the ten directions, were also present. Pleased at the opportunity to listen, they withdrew silently to their seats to receive the sagely instruction.

In the midst of the great assembly, the World Honored One then extended his golden arm and rubbed Ananda's crown, and said to Ananda and the great assembly, "There is a samadhi called the King of the Foremost Shurangama at the Great Buddha's Summit Replete with Myriad Practices; it is a path wonderfully adorned and the single door through which the Tathagatas of the ten directions gained transcendence. You should now listen attentively."

Ananda bowed down to receive the compassionate instruction humbly. Later, the Buddha explained to them the way to cultivate the wonderful samadhi, procedures of liberation, stages of Bodhisatvas and also a complete explanation of the secrets of the universal and life, formation of the world, causes of the retributions of beings, ability to distinguish the truth from the evil,..etc.

The contents of the Sutra are complete. Indeed, the Sutra is very rare and can be said to be the essence of all the Buddhadharma.
Excerpts from Wikipedia:
The Shurangama Mantra is a dharani or long mantra of East Asian Mahayana and Tibetan Vajrayana Buddhist origin that is popular in China, Japan, and Korea, although relatively unknown in modern Tibet, even though there are several Shurangama Mantra texts Sadhana, Shastra in the Tibetan Buddhist canon.
The Mantra was, according to the opening chapter (BTTS, Volume 1) of the Shurangama Sutra [1], historically transmitted by the Buddha Shakyamuni to Manjushri Bodhisattva to protect BhikshuAnanda before he had become an Arhat. It was again spoken in the Shurangama Sutra,[1] Volume 6) by Shakyamuni before an assembly of Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, Arhats, devas and others of the Eightfold Division of Dharmapalas.
Like the popular six-syllable mantra, and the Great Compassion Mantra (Nīlakantha dhāranī) it is a popular mantra synonymous the practice of the Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara. The Shurangama Mantra also extensively references Buddhist deities (ishtadevata) such as Bodhisattvas Manjushri, Mahakala, Great White Umbrella Vajrapani and the Five Dhyana Buddhas especially Medicine Buddha (Akshobhya or Vajradhara) in East Asia. It is often used for protection or purification for meditators and is considered to be part of Tantric Buddhism or Vajrayana or Shingon Buddhism in Japan.[2
The Shurangama Mantra    
  1. (I)NA MWO SA DAN TWO
  2. SU CHYE DWO YE
  3. E LA HE DI
  4. SAN MYAU SAN PU TWO SYE
  5. NA MWO SA DAN TWO
  6. FWO TOW JYUJR SHAI NI SHAN
  7. NA MWO SA PE
  8. MTO TWO MWO DI 
  9. SA DWO PI BI
  10. NA MWO SA DWO DAN
  11. SAN MYAU SAN PU TWO JYU JR NAN
  12. SWO SHE LA PE JYA
  13. SENG CHYE NAN
  14. NA MWO LU JI E LWO HAN DWO NAN
  15. NA MWO SU LU DWO BWO NWO NAN
  16. NA MWO SWO JYE LI GTOW CHYE MI NAN
  17. NA MWO LU JI SAN MYAU CHYE DWO NAN
  18. SAN MYAU CHYE BE LA DI BWO DWO NWO NAN
  19. NA MWO TI PE LI SHAI NAN
  20. NA MWO SYI TWI YE
  21. PI DI YE
  22. TWO LA LI SHAI NAN
  23. SHE PWO NU
  24. JYE LA HE
  25. SWO HE SWO LA MWO TWO NAN
  26. NAN MWO BA LA HE MWO NI
  27. NA MWO YIN TWO LA YE
  28. NA MWO PE CHYE PE DI
  29. LU TWO LA YE
  30. WU MWO BWO DI
  31. SWO SYI YE YE
  32. NA MWO PE CHYE PE DI
  33. NWO LA YE
  34. NA YE
  35. PAN JE MWO HE SAN MWO TWO LA
  36. NA MWO SYU JYE LI DWO YE
  37. NA MWO PE CHYE PE DI
  38. MWO HE JYA LA YE
  39. DI LI BWO LA NA
  40. CHYE LA PI TWO LA
  41. BWO NA JYA LA YE
  42. E DI MU DI
  43. SHR MWO SHE MWO NI
  44. PE SYI NI
  45. MOW DAN LI CHYE NA
  46. NA MWO SYI JYE LI DWO YE
  47. NA MWO PE CHYE PE DI
  48. DWO TWO CHYE DWO JYU LA YE
  49. NA MWO BE TOU MWO JYU LA YE
  50. NA MWO BA SHE LA JYU LA YE
  51. NA MWO MWO NI JYU LA YE
  52. NA MWO CHYE SHE JYU LA YE
  53. NA MWO PE CHYE PE DI
  54. DI LI CHA
  55. SHU LA SYI NA
  56. BWO LA HE LA NA LA SHE YE
  57. DWO TWO CHYE DWO YE
  58. NA MWO PE CHYE PE DI
  59. NA MO E MI DWO PE YE
  60. DOW TWO CHYE DWO YE
  61. E LA HE DI
  62. SAN MYAU PE CHYE PE DI
  63. NA MWO PE CHYE PE DI
  64. E CHU PI YE
  65. DWO TWO CHYE DWO YE
  66. E LA HE DI
  67. SAN MYAU SAN PU TWO YE
  68. NA MWO PE CHYE PE DI
  69. BI SHA SHE YE
  70. JYU LU PE LA SHE YE
  71. BWO LA PE LA SHE YE
  72. DWO TWO CHYE DWO YE
  73. NA MWO PE CHYE PE DI
  74. SAN BU SHR BI DWO
  75. SA LYAN NAI LA LA SHE YE
  76. DWO TWO CHYE DWO YE
  77. E LA HE DI
  78. SAN MYAU SAN PU TWO YE
  79. NA MWO PE CHYE PE DI
  80. SHE JI YE MU NWO YE
  81. DWO TWO CHYE DWO YE
  82. E LA HE DI
  83. SAN MYAU SAN PU TWO YE
  84. NA NWO PE CHYE DWO YE
  85. LA DAN NA JI DU LA SHE YE
  86. DWO TWO CHYE DWO YE
  87. E LA HE DI
  88. SAN MYAU SAN PU TWO YE
  89. DI PYAU
  90. NA MWO SA JYE LI DWO
  91. YI TAN PE CHYE PE DWO
  92. SA DAN TWO CHYE DU SHAI NI SHAN
  93. SA DAN DWO BWO DA LIAN
  94. NA MWO E PE LA SHR DAN
  95. BWO LA DI
  96. YANG CHI LA
  97. SA LA PE
  98. BWO DWO JYE LA HE
  99. NI JYE LA HE
  100. JYE JYA ;A HE NI
  101. BA LA BI DI YE
  102. CHR TWO NI
  103. E JYE LA
  104. MI LI JU
  105. BWO LI DAN LA YE
  106. NING JYE LI
  107. SA LA PE
  108. PAN TWO NWO
  109. MU CHA NI
  110. SA LA PE
  111. TU SHAI JYA
  112. TU SYI FA
  113. BWO NA NI
  114. FA LA NI
  115. JE DU LA
  116. SHR DI NAN
  117. JYE LA HE
  118. SWO HE SA LA RAU SHE
  119. PI DWO BENG SWO NA JYE LI
  120. E SHAI JA BING SHE DI NAN
  121. NA CHA CHA DAN LA RAU SHE
  122. BWO LA SA TWO NA JYE LI
  123. E SHAI JA NAN
  124. MWO HE JYE LA HE RAU SHE
  125. PI DWO BENG SA NA JYE LI
  126. SA PE SHE DU LU
  127. NI PE LA RAU SHE
  128. HU LAN TU STI FA
  129. NAN JE NA SHE NI
  130. PE SHA SHE
  131. SYI DAN LA
  132. E JI NI
  133. WU TWO JYA LA RAU SHE
  134. E BWO LA SHR DWO JYU LA
  135. MWO HE BWO LA JAN CHR
  136. MWO HE DYE DWO
  137. MWO HE DI SHE
  138. MWO HE SHWEI DWO SHE PE LA
  139. MWO HE BA LA PAN TWO LA
  140. PE SYI NI
  141. E LI YE DWO LA
  142. PI LI JYU JR
  143. SHR PE PI SHE YE
  144. BA SHE LA MWO LI DI
  145. PI SHE LU DWO
  146. BWO TENG WANG JYA
  147. BA SHE LA JR HE NWO E JE
  148. MWO LA JR PE
  149. BWO LA JR DWO
  150. BA SHE LA SHAN CHR
  151. PI SHE LA JE
  152. SHAN DWO SHE PI TI PE BU SHR DWO
  153. SU MWO LU BWO
  154. MWO HE SHWEI DWO
  155. E LI YE DWO LA
  156. MWO HE PE LA E BWO LA
  157. BA SHE LA SHANG JYE LA JR PE
  158. BA SHE LA
  159. JYU MWO LI
  160. JYU LA TWO LI
  161. BA SHE LA HE SA DWO JE
  162. PI DI YE
  163. CHYAN HE NWO
  164. MWO LI JYA
  165. KU SU MU PE
  166. JYE LA DWO NWO
  167. PI LU JE NA
  168. JYU LI YE
  169. YE LA TU
  170. SHAI NI SHAN
  171. PI JE LAN PE MWO NI JE
  172. BE SHE LA JYA NA JYA BWO LA PE
  173. LU SHE NA
  174. BA SHE LA DWUN JR JE
  175. SHWEI DWO JE
  176. JYA MWO LA
  177. CHA CHE SHR
  178. BWO LA PE
  179. YI DI YI DI
  180. MU TWO LA
  181. JYE NA
  182. SWO PI LA CHAN
  183. JYU FAN DU
  184. YIN TU NA MWO MWO SYE
  185. (II) WU SHUN
  186. LI SHAI JYE NA
  187. BWO LA SHE SYI DWO
  188. SA DAN TWO
  189. CHYE DU SHAI NI SHAN
  190. HU SHUN DU LU YUNG
  191. JAN PE NA
  192. HU SHUN DU LU YUNG
  193. SYI DAN PE NA
  194. HU SHUN DU LU YUNG
  195. BWO LA SHAI DI YE
  196. SAN BWO CHA
  197. NA JYE LA
  198. HU SHUN DU LU YUNG
  199. SA PE YAU CHA
  200. HE LA CHA SWO
  201. JYE LA HE RAU SHE
  202. PI TENG BENG SA NA JYE LA
  203. HU SYIN DU LU YUNG
  204. JE DU LA
  205. SHR DI NAN
  206. JYE LA HE
  207. SWO HE SA LA NAN PI TENG BENG SA NA LA
  208. HU SHUN DU LU YUNG
  209. LA CHA
  210. PE CHYE FAN
  211. SA DAN TWO
  212. CHYE DU SHAI NI SHAN
  213. BWO LA DYAN
  214. SHE JI LI
  215. MWO HE SWO HE SA LA
  216. BWO SHU SWO HE SA LA
  217. SHR LI SHA
  218. JYU JR SWO HE SA NI
  219. DI LI E BI TI SHR PE LI DWO
  220. JA JA YING JYA
  221. MWO HE BA SHE LU TWO LA
  222. DI LI PU PE NA
  223. MAN CHA LA
  224. WU SHUN
  225. SWO SYI DI
  226. BWO PE DU
  227. MWO MWO
  228. YIN TWO NA MWO MWO SYE
  229. (III) LA SHR PE YE
  230. JU LA BE YE
  231. E CHI NI PE YE
  232. WU TWO JYA PE YE
  233. PI SHA PE YE
  234. SHE SA DWO LA PE YE
  235. PE LA JAU JYE LA PE YE
  236. TU SHAI CHA PE YE
  237. E SHE NI PE YE
  238. E JYA LA
  239. MI LI JU PE YE
  240. TWO LA NI BU MI JYAN
  241. BWO CHYE BWO TWO PE YE
  242. WU LA JYA PE DWO PE YE
  243. LA SHE TAN CHA PE YE
  244. NWO CHYE PE YE
  245. PI TYAU TAN PE YE
  246. SU BWO LA NA PE YE
  247. YAU CHA JYE LA HE
  248. LA CHA SZ JYE LA HE
  249. BI LI DWO JYE LA HE
  250. PI SHE JE JYE LA HE
  251. BU DWO JYE LA HE
  252. JYOU PAN CHA JYE LA HE
  253. BU DAN NA JYE LA HE
  254. JYA JA BU DAN NA JYE LA HE
  255. SYI CHAN DU JYE LA HE
  256. E BWO SYI MWO LA JYE LA HE
  257. WU TAN MWO TWO JYE LA HE
  258. CHE YE JYE LA HE
  259. SYI LI PE DI JYE LA HE
  260. SHE DWO HE LI NAN
  261. JYE PE HE LI NAN
  262. LU DI LA HE LI NAN
  263. MANG SWO HE LI NAN
  264. MI TWO HE LI NAN
  265. MWO SHE HE LI NAN
  266. SHW DWO HE LI NAN
  267. SHR BI DWO HE LI NAN
  268. PI DWO HE LI NAN
  269. PE DWO HE LI NAN
  270. E SHU JE HE LI NYU
  271. JR DWO HE LI NYU
  272. DI SHAN SA PI SHAN
  273. SA PE JYE LA HE NAN
  274. PI TWO YE SHE
  275. CHEN TWO YE MI
  276. JI LA YE MI
  277. BWO LI BA LA JE JYA
  278. CHI LI DAN
  279. PI TWO YE SHE
  280. CHEN TWO YE MI
  281. JI LA YE MI
  282. CHAN YAN NI
  283. CHI LI DAN
  284. PI TWO YE SHE
  285. CHEN TWO YE MI
  286. JI LA YE MI
  287. MWO HE BWO SU BWO DAN YE
  288. LU TWO LA
  289. CHI LI DAN
  290. PI TWO YE SHE
  291. CHEN TWO YI MI
  292. JI LA YE MI
  293. NWO LA YE NAN
  294. CHI LI DAN
  295. PI TWO YE SHE
  296. CHE TWO YE MI
  297. JI LA YE MI
  298. DAB TWO CHYE LU CHA SYI
  299. CHI LI DAN
  300. PI TWO YE SHE
  301. CHEN TWO YE MI
  302. JI LA YE ME
  303. MWO HE JYA LA
  304. MWO DAN LI CHYE NA
  305. CHI LI DAN
  306. PI TWO YE SHE
  307. CHEN TWO YE MI
  308. JI LA YE MI
  309. JYA BWO LI JYA
  310. CHI LI DAN
  311. PI TWO YE SHE
  312. CHEN TWO YE MI
  313. JI LA YE MI
  314. SHE YE JYE LA
  315. MOW DU JYE LA
  316. SA PE LA TWO SWO DA NA
  317. CHI LI DAN
  318. PI TWO YE SHE
  319. CHEN TWO YE MI
  320. JI LA YE MI
  321. JE DU LA
  322. PE CHI NI
  323. CHI LI DAN
  324. PI TWO YE SHE
  325. CHEN TWO YE MI
  326. JI LA YE MI
  327. PI LI YANG CHI LI JR
  328. NAN TWO JI SHA LA
  329. CHYE NA BWO DI
  330. SWO SYI YE
  331. CHI LI DAN
  332. PI TWO YE SHE
  333. CHEN TWO YE MI
  334. JI LA YE MI
  335. NA JYE NA SHE LA PE NA
  336. CHI LI DAN
  337. PI TWO YE SHE
  338. CHEN TWO YE MI
  339. JI LA YE MI
  340. E LWO NAN
  341. CHI LI DAN
  342. PI TWO YE SHE
  343. CHEN TWO YE MI
  344. JI LA YE MI
  345. PI DWO LA CHYE
  346. CHI LI DAN
  347. PI TWO YE SHE
  348. CHEN TWO YE MI
  349. JI LA YE MI
  350. BA SHE LA BWO NI
  351. JYU SYI YE JYU SYI YE
  352. JYA DI BWO DI CHI LI DAN
  353. PI TWO YE SHE
  354. CHEN TWO YE MI
  355. JI LA YE MI
  356. LA CHA WNG
  357. PE CHYE FAN
  358. YIN TU NA MWO MWO SYE
  359. (IV) PE CHYE FAN
  360. SA DAN DWO BWO DA LA
  361. NA MWO TSWEI DU DI
  362. E SYI DWO NA LA LA JYA
  363. BWO LA PE SYI PU JA
  364. PI JYA SA DAN DWO BE DE LI
  365. SHR FWO LA SHR FWO LA
  366. TWO LA TWO LA
  367. PIN TWO LA PIN TWO LA
  368. CHEN TWO CHEN TWO
  369. HU SHUN HU SHUN
  370. PAN JA PAN JA PAN JA PAN JA PAN JA
  371. SWO HE
  372. SYI SYI PAN
  373. E MU JYA YE PAN
  374. E BWO LA TI HE DWO PAN
  375. PE LA BWO LA TWO PAN
  376. E SU LA
  377. PI TWO LA
  378. BWO JYA PAN
  379. SA PE TI PI BI PAN
  380. SA PE NA CHYE BI PAN
  381. SA PE YAU CHA BI PAN
  382. SA PE CHYAN TA PE BI PAN
  383. SA PE BU DAN NA BI PAN
  384. JYA JA BU DAN NA BI PAN
  385. SA PE TU LANG JR DI BI PAN
  386. SA PE TU SZ BI LI
  387. CHI SHAI DI BI PAN
  388. SA PE SHR PE LI BI PAN
  389. SA PE E BWO SYI MWO LI BI PAN
  390. SA PE CHE LA PE NA BI PAN
  391. SA PE DI DI JI BI PAN
  392. SA PE DAN MWO TWO JI BI PAN
  393. SA PE PI TWO YE
  394. LA SHR JE LI BI PAN
  395. SHE YE JYE LA
  396. MWO DU JYE LA
  397. SA PE LA TWO SWO TWO JI BI PAN
  398. PI DI YE
  399. JE LI BI PAN
  400. JE DU LA
  401. FU CHI NI BI PAN
  402. BA SHE LA
  403. JYU MWO LI
  404. PI TWO YE
  405. LA SHR BI PAN
  406. MWO HE BWO LA DING YANG YI
  407. CHI LI BI PAN
  408. BA SHE LA SHANG JYE LA YE
  409. BWO LA JANG CHI LA SHE YE PAN
  410. MWO HE JWA LA YE
  411. MWO HE MWO DAN LI JYA NA
  412. NA MWO SWO JYE LI DWO YE PAN
  413. BI SHAI NA BEI YE PAN
  414. BWO LA HE MWO NI YE PAN
  415. E CHI NI YE PAN
  416. MWO HE JYE LI YE PAN
  417. JYA LA TAN CHR YE PAN
  418. MYE DAN LI YE PAN
  419. LAU DAN LI YE PAN
  420. JE WEN CHA YE PAN
  421. JYE LWO LA DAN LI YE PAN
  422. JYA BWO LI YE PAN
  423. E DI MU JR DWO
  424. JYA SHR MWO SHE NWO
  425. PE SZ NI YE PAN
  426. YAN JI JR
  427. SA TWO PE SYE
  428. MWO MWO YIN TU NA MWO MWO SYE
  429. (V) TU SHAI JA JR DWO
  430. E MWO DAN LI JR DWO
  431. WE SHE HE LA
  432. CHYE PE HE LA
  433. LU DI LA HE LA
  434. PE SWO HE LA
  435. MWO SHE HE LA
  436. SHE DWO HE LA
  437. SHR BI DWO HE LA
  438. BA LYAU YE HE LA
  439. CHYAN TWO HE LA
  440. BU SHR BWO HE LA
  441. PWO LA HE LA
  442. PE SYE HE LA 
  443. BE BWO JR DWO
  444. TU SHAI JA JR DWO
  445. LAU TWO LA JR DWO
  446. YAU CHAN JYE LA HE
  447. LA CHA SWO JYE LA SHE
  448. BI LI DWO JYE LA HE
  449. PI SHE JE JYE LA HE
  450. BU DWO JYE LA HE
  451. JYOU PAN CHA JYE LA HE
  452. SYI CHYAN TWO JYE LA HE
  453. WU DAN MWO TWO JYE LA HE
  454. CHE YE JYE LA HE
  455. E BWO SA MWO LA JYE LA HE
  456. JAI CHYWE GE
  457. CHA CHI NI JYE LA HE
  458. LI FWO DI JYE LA HE
  459. SHE MI JYA JYE LA HE
  460. SHE JYU NI JYE LA HE
  461. MU TWO LA
  462. NA DI JYA JYE LA HE
  463. E LAN PE JYE LA HE
  464. CHYAN DU BWO NI JYE LA HE
  465. SHR FWO LA
  466. YIN JYA SYI JYA
  467. JYWE DI YAU JYA
  468. DAN LI DI YAU JYA
  469. JE TU TWO JYA
  470. NI TI DHR FA LA
  471. BI SHAN MWO SHR FA LA
  472. BWO DI JYA BI DI JYA
  473. SHR LI SHAI MI JYA
  474. SWO NI BWO DI JYA
  475. SA OE SHR FA LA
  476. SHR LU JI DI
  477. MWO TWO PI DA LU JR CHYAN
  478. E CHI LU CHYAN
  479. MU CHYWE LE CHYAN
  480. JYE LI TU LU CHYAN
  481. JYA LA HE
  482. JYE LAN JYE NA SHU LAN
  483. DAN DWO SHU LAN
  484. CHI LI YE SHU LAN
  485. MWO MWO SHU LAN
  486. BA LI SHR PE SHU LAN
  487. BI LI SHAI JA SHU LAN
  488. WU TWO LA SHU LAN
  489. JYE JR SHU LAN
  490. BA SYI DI SHU LAN
  491. WU LU SHU LAN
  492. CHANG CHYE SHU LAN
  493. HE SYI DWO SHU LAN
  494. BA TWO SHU LAN
  495. SWI FANG ANG CHYE
  496. BWO LA JANG CHYE SHU LAN
  497. BU DWO BI DWO CHA
  498. CHA CHI NI
  499. SHR PE LA
  500. TWO TU LU JYA
  501. JYAN DU LU JI JR
  502. PE LU DWO PI SA BWO LU
  503. HE LING CHYE
  504. SHU SHA DAN LA
  505. SWO NA JYE LA
  506. PI SHA YU JYA
  507. E CHI NI
  508. WU TWO JYA
  509. MWO LA PI LA
  510. JYAN DWO LA
  511. E JYA LA
  512. MI DI DU
  513. DA LYAN BU JYA
  514. DI LI LA JA
  515. BI LI SHAI JR JYA
  516. SA PE NA JYU LA
  517. SZ YIN CHYE BI
  518. JYE LA LI YAU CHA
  519. DAN LA CHU
  520. MWO LA SHR
  521. FE DI SHAN
  522. SWO PI SHAN
  523. SYI DAN DWO BWO DA LA
  524. MWO HE BA SHE LU SHAI NI SHAN
  525. MWO HE BWO LAI JANG CHI LAN
  526. YE BWO TU TWO
  527. SHE YU SHE NWO
  528. BYAN DA LI NA
  529. PI TWO YE
  530. PAN TAN JYA LU MI
  531. DI SHU
  532. PAN TAN JYA LU MI
  533. BWO LA PI TWO
  534. PAN TAN JYA LU MI
  535. DWO JR TWO
  536. NAN
  537. E NA LI
  538. PI SHE TI
  539. PI LA BA SHE LA
  540. TWO LI
  541. PAN TWO PAN TWO NI
  542. BA SHE LA BANG NI PAN
  543. HU SHUN DU LU YUNG PAN
  544. SWO PE HE

Saturday, 16 October 2010

Kuching's Best Restaurants

My friend took us to this restaurants chain which he claimed ranked the top  10 must-visit restaurants in M'sia by the Lonely Planet travellers. The names of the outlets are quite unique - "the/\living room", "Bla Bla Bla" and "The Junk". These restaurants are owned by the same management.

Bla Bla Bla served mostly Chinese Fusion and the Junk's caters for the European taste buds. To have the best of both worlds, go for The Living Room as its menu combines both the restaurants menu, you can get a combo of Eastern and Western varieties. 

All the three restaurants are tastefully decorated in 3 different themes. The Living Room is like a cafe in a long house with all the back-to-nature ornaments and furnishing. Bla Bla Bla's decor has a distinctive Balinese style with lush garden and water features. Interestingly you have to  access  by stepping on the stones across a shallow pool to this restaurant. Along the narrow walkway  you will be greeted by platters of fresh vegetables and fruits elegantly displayed as part of decor. 
The Living RoomThe Junk is a quaint bistro with charms and character. But the rooms are dimly lit with mood lighting, funky mirrors , odd figurines, narrow walkways and cut corners  leading from one room to another makes this place feel ike a maze. It is decorate with way too many antiques and the hard rock music and chilled atmosphere made me a little queasy...
I still prefers the Living Room as the ambiance is relatively more soothing with nice soft sentimental music.
The Living Room
We ordered  Chinese Stir-fried noodle, Sea Bass in "Butter Prawn" style, Roasted Duck in mango and mixed salads, along with the famous Kuching's Paku Pakis vegetable salad. It was all awesomely delicious!!

Smashed pots and pans decor at the Junk
 
Bla Bla Bla...not shooting at the right angle
 This dish is like East Meets West - Peking duck with crispy skin. The underlying salad is taste like tangy coleslaw.This dish is awesome!
Mixed Ferns salad?
Dining in a "Long House". The cool and soothing ambiance dimly lit with citronella candles are sure to drive love birds in and mosquitoes away.




This is sea bass cooked in butter prawn styles. Nice dish!




The Junk

Friday, 1 October 2010

Healthy Juices For Total Wellness

Avocado + Passion Fruit