About Piṇḍapāta: Why Do Monks Go For Alms in a Village? Why would a monk collect food from a very poor village during an economic crisis when the monastery is mostly supported by wealthy people? Share this:FacebookTwitterRedditTumblrPinterestWhatsAppEmailLike this:Like Loading...
What Is The Bhikkhu Patimokkha or Buddhist Monk Rules? The Pātimokkha is a set of 227 rules for the bhikkhus belonging to the Theravāda sect which is based on the Pāḷi language texts. The 227 rules are grouped into seven classes Share this:FacebookTwitterRedditTumblrPinterestWhatsAppEmailLike this:Like Loading...
The Buddhist Monk’s Bowl There are certain characteristics of the Theravada Buddhist monk’s bowl that might be interesting to know. Share this:FacebookTwitterRedditTumblrPinterestWhatsAppEmailLike this:Like Loading...
Water Purification While the first step of meditation is called Sīlavisuddhi , another important part of our monastery is the water purification system. Share this:FacebookTwitterRedditTumblrPinterestWhatsAppEmailLike this:Like Loading...
A Pa-Auk Walk-In Refrigerator How doe they make walk-in refrigerators in Myanmar Monasteries? Share this:FacebookTwitterRedditTumblrPinterestWhatsAppEmailLike this:Like Loading...
Are Buddhist Monks Allowed To Use Money? Are Buddhist monks allowed to use money? The short answer is that monks are definitely not allowed to even touch money for all traditions. Share this:FacebookTwitterRedditTumblrPinterestWhatsAppEmailLike this:Like Loading...
Giving is Always Better Venerable Sunanda recently had his birthday. For his birthday, he decided to offer 100 shoulder cloths to various monks. Share this:FacebookTwitterRedditTumblrPinterestWhatsAppEmailLike this:Like Loading...
Only The Best For Buddha When we give water to the Bodhi Tree, it is not uncommon to give pure bottled drinking water to it. Share this:FacebookTwitterRedditTumblrPinterestWhatsAppEmailLike this:Like Loading...
Patheos Interview On Robes Alonzo Gaskill had read my previous article on Buddhist Robes and wanted to interview me for another Buddhist robes article. Share this:FacebookTwitterRedditTumblrPinterestWhatsAppEmailLike this:Like Loading...
Pa-Auk Lockdown #3: Living With COVID Now the world is getting used to COVID-19 and many countries are announcing a new policy called “Living with COVID”. Now we are too. I will explain. Share this:FacebookTwitterRedditTumblrPinterestWhatsAppEmailLike this:Like Loading...