516名学生参加武汉首届汉服成人仪式(组图)
5月16日，学生们在举行成人宣誓。当日，湖北武汉市2006年汉服成人仪式在东湖磨山楚城举行，500多名18至20岁的学生身着汉代服饰，在编钟鼓乐声中庄严地完成“升国旗”、“加冠”、“拜师长”、“拜父母”、“成人宣誓”等仪式。武汉市自2002年开始将每年5月16日定为“武汉市18岁成人节”。 新华社发(李理 摄)
http://culture.163.com/06/0517/16/2HBAIFJA00280003.html
西南政法大学女生穿汉服跪行“笄礼”
17日晚7时，西南政法大学渝北校区毓秀湖畔。
琴声幽幽，香烟缭缭，一个身着白底蓝花汉服的少女跪在竹席子上，不断向周围的人作揖、行跪拜大礼。她旁边，站着10多位跟她同样宽袍大袖的青年男女。
这不是拍古装电影。少女成年了，正在按传统的“笄礼”，纪念这一具有重要意义的日子。
跪拜的女子是西政行政学院大一学生瞿艳丹，刚满18岁。出席她汉服成人礼的，是她的老师、同学。
瞿艳丹的成人完全是按照《朱子家礼》设计，总共有16个步骤。共计动用竹席两张、香炉一只、汉服三套。
整个仪式，瞿艳丹不停作揖，跪拜，展示服装，接受祝贺、聆听“长辈”训话。除了按传统礼仪拜过父母、正宾，她甚至还面向国旗行拜礼，表达传承文明，报效祖国决心。
瞿艳丹说，他们希望借此推广汉服，传承中华文化。
http://culture.163.com/06/0524/09/2HSLC7EC00280003.html
郑州百名中学生着汉服诵论语举行成人礼
4月5日，郑州市文庙，郑州市十一中100余名年满15岁的中学生，身着汉服，双手额心，诵读论语，在文庙行“成人礼”。据中华孔子学会研究人员介绍，这样的成人礼，为100年来郑州市首次。
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/p/2006-04-06/10439547906.shtml
【 如果有机会，您愿意穿汉服上街吗？】
http://talkshow.163.com/vote/vote_results.php?VoteID=12363
Saturday, September 30, 2006
汉服崛起
可能是对自己文化的偏爱，我对汉服也十分热爱。对我来说，汉服是一种很特别的服饰，因为仔细研究它的制法，在衣服上很难发现锋过的迹象。奇妙的是，只要在袖子和领的边幅做点颜色和花纹，就能改变整体的感觉。它能够简单文雅，又能堂皇高贵。穿上去，别有一番风味。
很多人把汉服当成，戏服、古装。也因为历史因素，而形成的观念。希望在中国的汉服爱好者们，可以成功将汉服在华族的心中复活。再现华夏风范。
汉服在媒体上第一次出现是2003年11月29日新加坡《联合早报》，以《汉服重现街头》为题报道了郑州普通工人王乐天穿汉服上街事件；第一次出现在大陆媒体是2004年7月22日，《三湘都市报》以《穿深衣的守望者》为题报道了“儒学联合论坛”里网友信而好古对深衣与儒学的实践与理解，认为他“穿上的就不仅仅是一件记载于古典文献的汉族服装，也是中国延续了五千年的儒学传统”。后来，天津广播电台、新京报、京华时报、东方早报、南方都市报、大河报等媒体，也对部分网友以及他们举行的一些活动进行了采访报道。
2005年媒体上的相关报道则更深入，也更具影响了。如2月27日北京电视台、广东卫视、上海东方卫视联办的《城际特快》栏目播放了汉服专题片《谁人能穿汉服》，对京粤沪三地汉服活动开展情况进行了对比分析报道。7月27日《北京科技报》以《我们为什么加入汉服运动》为主题，对穿汉服上街第一人王乐天、街头宣传汉服的先行者宋豫人、少年老成的汉服理论家张梦玥、当代自制汉服第一人王育良、低调的职业汉服制作者邱锦超以及汉网的新闻发言人李敏辉做了较为详细的采访，并请中国人民大学哲学系彭永捷教授对汉服发表了以《彭永捷：真正拥抱传统，需要做到表象与精神合一》为题的“专家视点”。9月5日《中国新闻周刊》第243期，以《汉服先锋》、《“华”服之变》、《汉服复兴：一种民族文化的自觉》（内容是采访复旦大学历史系教授顾晓明）、《汉服：向后退，还是向前走》（北京服装学院教授袁仄发表了看法）四篇文章约8000余字进行了汉服专题报道，随后中央电视台的“第一时间”节目读报报道了这个专题。
对这些报道，汉服爱好者们有赞扬、有感谢、也有质疑，但有一点是共同的，大家都为越来越多人开始关注汉服感到高兴。确实，在如今到处充斥西方文化，哈韩、哈日日益被广大青少年盲目实践的时代，有人产生了复兴自己民族文化的冲动，报道相关的活动应该也是有担当意识的媒体的责任。
他就是汉服回归生活第一人——郑州电力系统的普通工人王乐天，正是他这次里程碑式的壮举，让汉服从网络虚拟空间的热门话题，成为触手可及的现实存在。
回忆起第一次穿汉服的情景，王乐天语气中依然充满兴奋。然而，令他热血沸腾的汉服，对当今绝大多数中国人来说已经非常陌生。“前年6月，我在网站的一个链接上发现了汉网，这一下不得了，像到家了一样！在汉服论坛版块，我才知道汉族的服装是怎样消失的，才知道满清剃发易服那些残酷的史实。”
穿汉服上街并不是王乐天一时心血来潮的冲动。汉服很华美，但真正打动王乐天，令他毅然穿起汉服走上街头的，却是汉族服饰所凝集的民族精神。“就是要通过汉服这一美好的形式，恢复起那久被荼毒的汉族文化，恢复中国主体民族应有的浩然正气，恢复中华人应有的自尊自强与自立。”他说，“穿汉服和穿普通服装的自我感觉当然不一样，这个衣服是我们华夏原生的，怎么能一样呢？穿汉服时坐姿走姿都要端起来，能感受到一个汉族人的尊严！”
特立独行的王乐天很快被一些媒体关注，人们对于汉服慢慢地有所了解，也不像最初像看文物或怪物一样感觉新奇，然而误解仍然存在。“胆量这个东西不是人人都具有的，你没有体会到，要穿汉服还要忍受人们无礼的嘲笑，现在我和网友一块出去，有时从你身边经过的人依然会很无礼地哈哈大笑。”
从第一次穿汉服上街至今的近两年时间里，王乐天每天穿着汉服上下班，汉服已经融入了他的生活。“民族精神的觉醒，应该是一个长期的、坚苦卓绝的苦行僧式的行为，因为我们知道，穿起汉服，并不仅仅是为了对得起自己的良心，而是要唤醒更多的汉人拣回自己的民族文化。”
2005年5月15日，在北京怡青泉茶艺坊内，中国古琴协会举办了汉服与古琴专题雅集。著名古琴家高士涛先生在会长杨青先生的邀请下特地从河南赶来，为与会嘉宾做了讲解汉服与古琴的文化关系。
“衣冠是古琴礼节仪表的重要组成……这种仪表不仅是穿什么衣服的问题，实际上已经成为了一种礼仪的规范，即‘琴仪’。”
这次雅集的主要嘉宾都是身着汉服参加的，众琴友谈琴作画，其乐融融。
这类雅集也常在汉服爱好者中举行，如浙江的西湖琴社等。很多汉服爱好者，不仅穿着汉服，而且喜欢在业余时间研习汉族传统文化，四书五经、诗词歌赋、琴棋书画、历史中医等等。还有不少人提倡复兴以汉服礼仪为基础的汉族传统习俗，穿传统服装过传统节日，春节、中元、端午、七夕、中秋等等中国传统节日，各地的汉服爱好者通常都会举行小集会，穿汉服共度佳节，他们说：“这才喜气！”
汉服作为汉族传统文化的重要组成部分，与中国传统礼乐制度和风俗习惯血脉相连，作为连接今日中国与传统文明古国之间的纽带，汉服的复兴必然伴随着华夏其它传统文化的觉醒与复兴。
选自： 汉服先锋，不仅仅是勇气
文/阚金玲
偶遇汉服：真没想到，我们的传统服饰这么漂亮！
那是2003年的9月，今年49岁的刘女士已经不记得是如何点击了汉网论坛的主页，但那一行介绍却清晰地印在了她的脑海里——“我们的汉服已经消失了三百六十年，三百多年来，我们一直期盼着，它恢复的一天……”之后她又看到了几位网友上传的自制汉服的照片——那样传统古雅的式样，让她有种似曾相识的感觉，于是她决定留在这个论坛，并注册了个好听的网名：汉流莲。
在论坛时间久了，汉流莲对于汉服的了解也逐渐加深，汉服最大的特征是交领、右衽、宽袍、大袖。其实我们平常经常可以在古装戏中看到这样的服装，只是大多数人没有汉服概念……如今，类似的服饰只保存在日本、韩国这些受汉文化影响极深的周边国家。
这一年年底，她看到了网友王乐天穿汉服上街的消息，和所有的网友一样感到异常兴奋和激动。因为这使她看到了汉服生命的再度勃发：它不仅仅是博物馆里的陈列品，或影视剧里的道具，它已经重现神州大地了……她开始在心里盘算着，要是能让自己的女儿们各有一身汉服，在过春节的时候穿上就好了。
转眼间就到了2004年，雪莲和露莎度过了人生中最难忘的一个春节：母亲从网上给定购了两套汉服礼服，作为春节礼物送给她们。最里面是红色深衣式内衣，中间是一件浅黄色锻面红色衣缘的曲裾深衣，最外面是一件带有中国古典式花纹的暗红色鹤氅。两个女儿穿上这宽大飘逸的汉服，原本秀丽的面容被衬托得更加娇俏可爱，一举一动中都流露出古典诗意的美。对服饰鲜有注意的男主人张先生，看到两个女儿华美的汉服后，也激动地说：“真没想到，我们的传统服饰这么漂亮！”
制作汉服：接触汉服越多，我就越觉得古人真的是充满智慧
经过第一次穿汉服的经历，汉流莲对汉服越发喜爱了，她还想拥有更多的汉服，不仅仅是在节日时穿的礼服，还包括平时就可以穿的常服。但是在网上订购毕竟太麻烦，汉流莲年轻的时候就喜欢裁裁剪剪，后来工作忙了，也就没再动过剪刀，但是对汉服的喜爱让她重新有了做衣服的冲动。
汉流莲买了很多关于中国传统服饰的书籍，对照着书中图片研究汉服制法，她惊奇地发现，汉服不仅是世界上最美丽的服装之一，同时也是最容易裁剪的服装之一。同西式的立体裁剪不同，汉服采用的是平面裁剪，也就是说，汉服可以摊成一个平面，只要有裁剪图，即使没有裁剪经验的人也能顺利制成一件汉服。
但是书籍对汉服的裁剪介绍并不多，甚至寥寥几语，裁剪图就更少了，汉流莲于是用报纸做实验，工作闲暇时，回家的路上，她的脑子里都在转着应该怎么裁、怎么接，如何做更简便，如何做更省料。直裾、曲裾，方领、盘领，褥裙、褙子……只要是在古书或者古画里面看到的样式，她无一例外地学着做，而且屡有创新。她说：“接触汉服越多，我就越觉得古人真的是充满智慧，汉服的宽袍大袖本来是极费布料，但是它的裁剪方式又可以极大弥补这个不足，使得所有衣料都能合理使用，极少浪费。”
汉流莲为自己做了第一套汉常服，与礼服不同，这件常服的袖子和现代服装一样，是窄袖，这样也更方便平日的生活。汉流莲有了这样一件汉服，兴奋地穿上它去买菜。买肉的时候，她用标准的粤语和售货员交谈。旁边一位妇女惊讶地问，你是韩国人？汉流莲知道她把自己当作韩国人了，耐心地和她解释说，这是我们的祖宗衣。汉流莲喜欢祖宗衣三个字，“因为汉服是汉民族服饰的简称，很容易让人误会成汉代的服装或者韩国的服装，但是用祖宗衣一解释，大部分人就明白了，原来我们的祖先都是穿这种衣服的。”
选自： 与汉服的不解情缘
文/方一苇
Friday, September 29, 2006
What Buddhism is and is not
What Buddhism IS NOT:
A religion specializes in making rituals or ceremonies
A religion specializes in magick
A religion only to reach superhuman state
A religion that supports the view of One God
A religion that promotes material gains and supports material views
A religion that promotes music and songs (including singing and acting)
A religion that relies on unique artifacts (such as magical necklace, beads, etc)
A religion that supports mass advertising, mindless preaching, and making businesses.
A religion that relies on a "Savior" to save us all from the mass of suffering.
A religion that condemns non-believers or non-followers to Hell.
A religion that assigns chief authority to a single person or group (e.g. Pope, Vantican, etc.) after the Buddha had passed away. (since doing so gives rise to potential status quo problem, false claims of the Buddha status, and various other reasons)
A religion that believes chanting mantras (sacred words), performing ceremonial rites, practising self-motification (such as walking on fire, going naked, fasting, etc.), practicing singleness of mind (Samadhi meditation), etc., can achieve enlightenment.
What Buddhism IS:
A religion, as a set of practices, to achieve peace
A religion, as a set of practices, to achieve bliss
A religion, as a set of practices, to conquer the mind
A religion, as a set of practices, to achieve right concentration
A religion, as a set of practices, to attain Nibbana
A religion, as a set of practices, to achieve right mindfulness
A religion, as a set of practices, to achieve perfect morality
To state what Buddhism is, we have to trace back to the person who found Buddhism more than 2,500 years ago in India: Gotama.
The words Buddha, Tathagata, Blessed One, etc., are called by the world towards Gotama to admire and appreciate his various qualities. In the most ancient and authentic canon of Buddhism (Pali Canon), there is description of what he actually looks like. Generally speaking, he has golden hair, blue eyes, his hands can reach his knees without bending, etc. There are 32 distinct marks on him that distinguish him from the rest of human beings. And there is a lot of historic proof of his existence in history. Therefore the Buddha (Gotama) is a real existing person in human history. (more of his life stories can be read from the Buddha's Life section)
After he has reached the ultimate Enlightenment - Nibanna (the state that is beyond life and death or suffering), he preached in India for 45+ years till the end of his life. Right after his passing, his most disciplined disciples gathered together and compiled the Pali Canon, which was the most ancient and authentic teachings of the Buddha. The compilation session is known as The First Great Council. Throughout human history, there has been 6 Great Councils, and each was held for different purposes. (for more information, please see Councils and Schism section)
The truth is, ever since the Second Great Council, schism began to arise. The cause was that some monks refused to observe the Patimoka (rules that were laid down by the Buddha to be practiced and observed by monks; it also governs the monks) and began to practice impure ways, such as taking money from lay people (worldly people) directly (the Buddha forbids this, and if a person wishes to donate money to a monk, another lay person has to keep the money for the monk).
It was documented in history that between the Second Great Council and the Third Great Council the group of monks who refused to observe the Patimoka gathered together by themselves and formed a new Council, which was known as the Mahayana Council. The word Mahayana literally means the Great Beacon or the Greater Path. Tha name arose from the group of monks' self-conceited minds. And in order to distinguish between the Original Buddhism and the newly arosed sect, the name Theravada was established for the group of monks who upheld the Patimoka and the original teachings of the Buddha. The word Theravada literally means the Elders.
Furthermore, as Buddhism became the mainstream religion in India, most Kings and countries favor Buddhst monks, and as a result, many "priests" and "monks" from other religions converted to Buddhism. However, most of them did not convert their believes and practices. This polluted the teaching of the Buddha and divided the original Buddhism into 18 sects or cults in the Third Great Council, which then became the sole purpose of the Third Great Council - to clear out these wrong views and practices in Buddhism. However, in the end many sects or cults still persisted in their ways and misrepresent Buddhism in human history till today.
The Pali Canon has always been the most well-preserved original teachings of the Buddha because it is maintained by disciples who have faith and reached Arahantship (meaning the person has realized Nibanna and this being the last round of birth).
New comers of Buddhism are highly recommended to steer into the Pali Canon before stepping into any other forms or cults of Buddhism.
Extracted from: "Clear the World's Delusion on Buddhism" http://www.yellowrobe.com/
A religion specializes in making rituals or ceremonies
A religion specializes in magick
A religion only to reach superhuman state
A religion that supports the view of One God
A religion that promotes material gains and supports material views
A religion that promotes music and songs (including singing and acting)
A religion that relies on unique artifacts (such as magical necklace, beads, etc)
A religion that supports mass advertising, mindless preaching, and making businesses.
A religion that relies on a "Savior" to save us all from the mass of suffering.
A religion that condemns non-believers or non-followers to Hell.
A religion that assigns chief authority to a single person or group (e.g. Pope, Vantican, etc.) after the Buddha had passed away. (since doing so gives rise to potential status quo problem, false claims of the Buddha status, and various other reasons)
A religion that believes chanting mantras (sacred words), performing ceremonial rites, practising self-motification (such as walking on fire, going naked, fasting, etc.), practicing singleness of mind (Samadhi meditation), etc., can achieve enlightenment.
What Buddhism IS:
A religion, as a set of practices, to achieve peace
A religion, as a set of practices, to achieve bliss
A religion, as a set of practices, to conquer the mind
A religion, as a set of practices, to achieve right concentration
A religion, as a set of practices, to attain Nibbana
A religion, as a set of practices, to achieve right mindfulness
A religion, as a set of practices, to achieve perfect morality
To state what Buddhism is, we have to trace back to the person who found Buddhism more than 2,500 years ago in India: Gotama.
The words Buddha, Tathagata, Blessed One, etc., are called by the world towards Gotama to admire and appreciate his various qualities. In the most ancient and authentic canon of Buddhism (Pali Canon), there is description of what he actually looks like. Generally speaking, he has golden hair, blue eyes, his hands can reach his knees without bending, etc. There are 32 distinct marks on him that distinguish him from the rest of human beings. And there is a lot of historic proof of his existence in history. Therefore the Buddha (Gotama) is a real existing person in human history. (more of his life stories can be read from the Buddha's Life section)
After he has reached the ultimate Enlightenment - Nibanna (the state that is beyond life and death or suffering), he preached in India for 45+ years till the end of his life. Right after his passing, his most disciplined disciples gathered together and compiled the Pali Canon, which was the most ancient and authentic teachings of the Buddha. The compilation session is known as The First Great Council. Throughout human history, there has been 6 Great Councils, and each was held for different purposes. (for more information, please see Councils and Schism section)
The truth is, ever since the Second Great Council, schism began to arise. The cause was that some monks refused to observe the Patimoka (rules that were laid down by the Buddha to be practiced and observed by monks; it also governs the monks) and began to practice impure ways, such as taking money from lay people (worldly people) directly (the Buddha forbids this, and if a person wishes to donate money to a monk, another lay person has to keep the money for the monk).
It was documented in history that between the Second Great Council and the Third Great Council the group of monks who refused to observe the Patimoka gathered together by themselves and formed a new Council, which was known as the Mahayana Council. The word Mahayana literally means the Great Beacon or the Greater Path. Tha name arose from the group of monks' self-conceited minds. And in order to distinguish between the Original Buddhism and the newly arosed sect, the name Theravada was established for the group of monks who upheld the Patimoka and the original teachings of the Buddha. The word Theravada literally means the Elders.
Furthermore, as Buddhism became the mainstream religion in India, most Kings and countries favor Buddhst monks, and as a result, many "priests" and "monks" from other religions converted to Buddhism. However, most of them did not convert their believes and practices. This polluted the teaching of the Buddha and divided the original Buddhism into 18 sects or cults in the Third Great Council, which then became the sole purpose of the Third Great Council - to clear out these wrong views and practices in Buddhism. However, in the end many sects or cults still persisted in their ways and misrepresent Buddhism in human history till today.
The Pali Canon has always been the most well-preserved original teachings of the Buddha because it is maintained by disciples who have faith and reached Arahantship (meaning the person has realized Nibanna and this being the last round of birth).
New comers of Buddhism are highly recommended to steer into the Pali Canon before stepping into any other forms or cults of Buddhism.
Extracted from: "Clear the World's Delusion on Buddhism" http://www.yellowrobe.com/
Tuesday, September 26, 2006
Benefits and Friends
Benefits and Friends
Life is not about knowing people, meeting people,
collect lots of them in your contacts.
It's not about having fun
with many people, many "friends".
Their existence is merely delusion.
You are cheating yourself to think, "I have lots of friends"
Knowing the purpose of life is not important.
Rather, knowing how to live, with this Life I had is more important.
Living righteously, I do not fear.
Living with a loving heart, I do not hate.
No fear, no hate, contented in heart.
This happiness goes above any happiness
which comes from enjoyment and pleasure.
I have friends when I am a friend towards them.
Not hostile but treat with kindness and warmth.
Giving without a return is the key about friendship.
I have true friends when I truly gives.
That is true to say, I have lots of friends.
When I truly gives without return,
all way out for the benefit of them.
Thats the way I benefit myself.
- 26/9/06 By Xinhao
Life is not about knowing people, meeting people,
collect lots of them in your contacts.
It's not about having fun
with many people, many "friends".
Their existence is merely delusion.
You are cheating yourself to think, "I have lots of friends"
Knowing the purpose of life is not important.
Rather, knowing how to live, with this Life I had is more important.
Living righteously, I do not fear.
Living with a loving heart, I do not hate.
No fear, no hate, contented in heart.
This happiness goes above any happiness
which comes from enjoyment and pleasure.
I have friends when I am a friend towards them.
Not hostile but treat with kindness and warmth.
Giving without a return is the key about friendship.
I have true friends when I truly gives.
That is true to say, I have lots of friends.
When I truly gives without return,
all way out for the benefit of them.
Thats the way I benefit myself.
- 26/9/06 By Xinhao
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