Manjusri Secondary School
Buddhist Interact Club
文殊中学佛学会
Birthdate
6 April 1983
Mission
To nurture Buddhist youths to become future leaders
Vision
To promote and inculcate Buddhist values in students
To provide opportunities for members to be responsible and compassionate leaders
Day of Activities
Every Mon and Wed 1430 - 1730
Regular Activities
Sign language songs
Dharma Discussion
Movie Screening
Drama lessons
Tea appreciation
Outings
CIP
Camping







Teachers-in-charge
Mrs Cheng
Mdm Tan
Chairman
Law Si Yun
Vice-Chairman
Mak Wei Tin
Secretary
Marcus Low
Members
Sec 5: Fang.JiaHui, Pei Ching,
Meng Kuan, Amanda, Leona,
Mei Hua
Sec 4: Wen Shi, Regine, Daryl,
Javier, Willis, Wen Feng
Sec 3: Xinti, Wee Kiat, Eric
Min Kiat, Rayner
Sec 2: Lim JiaHui, Li Wei, Elyse,
Tan JiaHui, Hui Bing, Selina
Marcus, Benjamin
Sec 1: Lim Yan Zhi
Alumni:
2010: Hazel,Elysia,Yanye
2007: Qiu Hui, Wan Qing,Yan Ling
Alex, Yeow Chong
2000: Billy

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performance outside school
2006 - NLB for Book Launch of Mr Tan Swie Hien
2007 - Competition at Tzu Chi Foundation
2008 - Orchard Vesak Celebration
2008 - KMSPKS Gratitude Concert
2008 - KMSPKS 大悲心大愿力 Concert
2008 - SHINE Official Launch
2008 - Competition at Tzu Chi Foundation (26 July)
2009 - Orchard Vesak Celebration



sign language songs from Tzu Chi
温暖满人间
一家人
生命圆舞曲
让爱传出去
隐形的翅膀
etc......


NYBC - Silver Awards (2009, 2010)
Sign Language songs competitions
- 2 Silvers Awards (2007)
- 1 Silver Award + 1 Consolation Award (2008)

National Day Inter-CCA MTV Competition 07
- Special Mentioned Award

Vist to Jamiah Children's Home
Cleaning the Beach
Distributing Flyers for collection of old newspapers
Folding stars for Charity - SHINE Project

Buddhist Stories

Buddhist Tales

佛典故事之世尊的诞生到涅盘

阿弥陀佛专动画版

Links

Manjusri Secondary School

S'pore Buddhist Federation

SBM Youth

Buddhist Fellowship

Kmspks Youth Ministry

Tzu Chi Teenagers

Young Buddhist Chapter

NTU Buddhist Society

Credits

Blog created by Elaine Soh
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Jiemin

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'Buddha Collapsed out of Shame'

Movie Review 1:
A look into post-Taliban Afghanistan through the eyes of a child (click to see the full review)

By Lidia Louk
Epoch Times New York Staff
Sep 25, 2007

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Buddha Collapsed is set in Bamian, a small historic town in Afganistan ravaged by the Taliban's bloody rule. The violence has led to a complete destruction of precious historical and cultural relics, including the dynamiting of two priceless Buddha statues each over 100 feet tall that were carved into the Bamian cliffs 2,000 years ago. The tragic emptiness of the cliff openings' void where the statues used to preside serves as a backdrop for the most climactic and violent scenes of the film.

The story is a reflection of war and the seemingly unbreakable cycle of violence in children. Baktay (Nikbakht Noruz)—the main character, is a little girl in Bamian, who is obstinately trying to go to a recently opened girls' school across the river. In the process, she has to overcome her own family's poverty, her mother's indifference, and finally face ruthless boys who take her as a victim when playing a war game. The little girl's long and arduous journey provides numerous cultural references to modern day Afghanistan, and its attempt to return to normalcy following the Taliban's rule; including poverty, illiteracy, the need for reconciliation and reintegration in society.

Since the cute little Baktay serves as the narrative guide on this journey, it is very easy for the viewers to empathize with her aspirations and disappointments, despite the very basic dialogue. The purity of the child and her struggles illustrate the very core of Afghanistan's problems and challenges, as the audience experiences first-hand the ruthlessness of the Taliban via the boys' war game.

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Movie Review 2:
Buddha Collapsed out of Shame: Using Kids to Discuss Adults' Shameful Acts
Posted by jugu (from India's 1st Cinema Portal - Dear Cinema, click to see the full review)

This is an unusual film, though not one that can be considered a major work of cinema. It gains importance because it shows how children can be used as a tool to discuss serious social and political issues. The film is about a young Afghan girl who yearns to read and write as the boys of her age. The film provides a chilling account of the Taliban’s intolerance of girls attending school, of women using lipstick and stoning of women to death for trivial reasons—all reprised through games of children imitating the disturbing adult actions.
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The most valuable part of the film is that the criticism is indirect as perceived from a child's perspective. A lovely, persistent, young girl child wanting to learn to read and attend school, makes intelligent use of her mother's lipstick and four eggs taken from her home to attain her aim in life. Her mother is away, working. (I guess here shades of director Hana Makhmalbaf's personal aspirations are mirrored, though she led a much better life than the Afghan girl.) The film is a wonderful example of use of kids in world cinema. What credible performances!

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