Making the Five Precepts Easy for Children to Understand
Once, I had the chance to observe a senior monk simplify the Five Precepts for the children.
Overview #1
After the Enlightenment which transformed Siddhattha Gotama into the Lord Buddha beneath the Bodhi tree on the banks of the River Neranjara
Fathers That Children hate
Sometimes when a father is addicted to the roads to ruin, [Apayamukha] and unable to be the leader of the household, the responsibilities fall upon the mother
The Birth of a Meritorious Person
Everyone feels excited when there is a new addition to the family. Some of these families are so elated they invite monks to receive offerings at their homes for seven days
Transforming the Paddy Field into a Sacred Land
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 Class for Locals // Thai Buddhist Meditation Center in Tokyo, Japan
The Thai Buddhist Meditation Center in Tokyo, Japan arranged a meditation class and taught dharma in Japanese on the topic of “Warm Family, Happy Home” by Phra Somkiat Punyatejo on Sunday August 28, 2016.
The Morning Alms Offering to 10,000 Monks on Silom Road on May 19th, 2013
The Last Moment of a Father’s Life
One day, a lady come to seek advice from a respected senior monk about how to care for her dying father;
Dhammacakkapavattana Sutta: The Sermon#1
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)
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
