The Morning Alms Round at the heart of Bangkok The Project of Offering Alms to 2,000,000 Monks from all temples in 77 provinces
One day, a lady come to seek advice from a respected senior monk about how to care for her dying father;
This is the practice of self-denial or self-mortification-which is a non-Buddhist practice. It is one of many practices favoured by non-Buddhist ascetics such as Niganthas
Something which you will find at the beginning of every sutta are Ananda’s words ‘Euam me sutam…’: i.e. ‘Thus have I heard (directly from the Lord Buddha)
In his new life as a monk, Luang Phaw Dhammajayo was very disciplined in the monastic codes of conduct and studied in the Lord Buddha’s Teachings.
Meditation is important to the lives of everyone, not least the life of the householder, family life and life in society – contributing to peace in the world.
The Photo Collection of Magha Puja Day 2014 at Wat Phra Dhammakaya
Congregations from 8 Northern provinces came together to welcome the monks who have been walking in the 3rd Dhammachai Dhutanga along the Way of the Mara Conqueror.
THe Morning Alms Round to 3,333 Monks in Mae Sai district, Chiang Rai province on Saturday March 16th, 2013 at 6:00 a.m.
The Middle Way [majjhima patipada] is a path of practice that avoids the extremes of either sensual indulgence tice that avoids the extremes of either sensual indulgence or self –mortification