International Vesak Celebration at Washington, D.C., Sunday, May 31st, 2015
It started from the registration and conversation of international Buddhist monks. The international monks who came to the temple included ones from Thailand, America, Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar, Sri Lanka and Vietnam.
Novice Apirak Sae-Ho and his new life in the saffron robes
A man who has some brain problems...Once he had been interviewed in a TV program as a grateful man, and he was interviewed again in the same TV program as a novice who wants to pay back his mother's kindness...
Magha Puja Day 2015, March 4th, Offering Lights to Brighten Your Life
Magha Puja Day is one of the most important Buddhist holy days in Thailand. Each of the 30,000 Buddhist temples across the nation holds its own ceremony to mark the occasion. The ceremony at Wat Phra Dhammakaya is one of the largest held in Thailand.
Will people who ordain gain more merit from their studies during the Buddhist Lent season than ordination at other times.
It is a tradition to have our children ordain for the duration of the Buddhist Lent season so that they can study Buddhism. I would like to know if they gain more merit from their studies during this period than ordination at other times.
Ordaining for One’s Parents Brings Merit
In this day and age of ever-present temptations and perpetual pressure to make a living, it is especially rare to find any family with a son who ordains as a Buddhist monk for at least the period of Buddhist Lent
Dhammacakkapavattana Sutta: The Sermon#3
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
What is the historical background of the Buddhist Lent season or rainy retreat and the activities of monks during these months?
This period of the year is known as the Buddhist Lent season or rainy retreat. I would like to know the historical background of this religious event and the activities of monks during these months.
The Morning Alms Round to 2,000,000 Monks Nationwide
The Morning Alms Round is a noble culture from the Buddha Time and is a smart way to keep Buddhism. The amount of receivers has been expanded many times and this wonderful success will inspire the new generation to love and keep Buddhism, the religion of causes and effects, along with Thailand and the world.
Buddhists in Buriram Province Participate in the Five-Precept Keeping Village Project
A lot of Buddhists in Buriram province have joined in the Five-Precept Keeping Village Project because they want to harmonize by using Dharma of the Buddha.
Letter of Explanation - Mes Aynak
Afghan Ambassador in Pakistan informed the attitude of Afghan Government that the government is willing to preserve the ancient Buddhist Place "Mes Aynak."
