清邁24小時 Pikanet Chiangmai

清邁最近開了一間新的象神廟，裡面有很多婆羅門教的天神及一些泰國神佛供信眾參拜，24小時開放。

地點在清邁巴士總站旁的空地上，香火鼎盛：多款的象神、四面神丶拉壺天神、愛神和一些泰國佛教神像等都有供奉在內，每個神像下有中文經文，大家跟著指示去念經就能祈福。

這裡有師傅幫大家做法事，有專業的工作人員指導你拜什麼神用什麼祭品，而祭品價錢也不算太貴。

此外在旁邊亦有小舖出售相關的紀念品、佛像、佛牌，價錢方面有平有貴，光顧與否宜視乎個人需要而衡量。

Giant head model of monk.

Photo: Kaweelux Srithairax/ Unseen Tour Thailand

A viral photo of a giant sculpture of the head of a respected monk, known locally as "Luang Pu Thuat," who lived in Thailand the 1500s, sparked a controversy online as some deem it is not appropriate.

Because many Thai Buddhists believed amulets, sculptures, and images of Luang Pu Thuat are sacred and hold great protective powers, Baan Pho temple, in Chachoengsao, is raising funds to build the biggest sculpture of the famous monk in the Eastern region. So what’s the problem? They haven’t finished building his body.

While the temple’s intention was to build an image of Luang Pu Thuat, who people believe performed “miracles” in his day, for locals to worship, some people said showing the great monk with his head cut off is offensive.

understand the work is not complete, but this is shocking. Why does he only have a head? People who respect Luang Pu Thuat are not comfortable seeing this. Please show some respect," the top comment said.

"Thais only want to build the biggest, the longest, the widest things. They should have not displayed his head until they have completed the sculpture," another comment said.

"This looks scary. There's only a head!" a user pointed out.

The discussion emerged when the photo was shared on the popular travel page "Unseen Tour Thailand."

Meanwhile, Wat Baan Pho released mock-up photos of the completed sculptures on Facebook and mentioned that it will take three years to complete the 17-meter-high sculpture.

Until then, locals will have to worship his head.

LP Kee wat seelamyong pass away peacefully 23 Nov 15

 A very nice and friendly monk we known since 2003. Another loss of Surin

HAPPY VESAK DAY 2016

WISHING ALL READERS A HAPPY BLESSED VESAK 2016

Went to lorong Ong Lye temple for vesak day. As usual crowded with devotees. The resident monk was still as friendly as before.  He was smiling to us when he saw us and after he finish with his blessing for devotee he ask if I will be returning back to France. SURPRISED!!!! he still remember me! I thought he smile becos he is nice to all devotee. But by able to remember that I have told him before I will be away from Singapore and working I'm france when I last visited him at 2012. He did a blessing session for both of us. When I came back in 2015 I went to see him again and today .. so it's nice of him to give us the personal touch.

Best pic of the day! Little devotees😊

Demised of venerable Luang Pu Hong 05-03-2014

Demise of Luang Pu Hong
This is such a sad news.. I wished it was a April Fool day joke..We thought we will get to see him after our return from France. 

Saw from an article :

During the entire period when LP Hong was bedridden, LP not even once was heard complaining, grumbling or lamenting about his physical condition. Whenever anyone asked LP Hong how he was doing, LP Hong would always smile and reply "very well" despite the fact that he was already bedridden and immobile. Even though his body was failing him, LP Hong's mind and spirit were still as strong as ever.

That is just so him.. Always nice and caring, understanding and fatherly. Will always remembered his guidance and also what he had told us personally 10 years ago. 

หลวงปู่หงษ์-ก๊วนข่าวเช้าวันหยุด

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Bird sharing food with Monk!

หลวงปู่หงษ์ พรหมปัญโญ โปรดศิษย์

One of our favorite monk. Hope to see him again when we return from France.

หลวงปู่ทิม วัดพระขาว

sharing- Dhammalaya Foundation

When the mind of each person in this world knows true peace, the world will know peace.
When the mind is peaceful it will start to see the true cause of peace, and at the same time the true cause of war.
With this clarity, we can finally put an end conflict, greed, and anger and usher in an era of peace. Once we know peace for ourselves, it will be reflected in our thoughts, our speech and in our actions. Love and good intention for mankind will arise and we will become the center of peace for people around like the sun shining warm light to big and small stars, both near and far. -- Luang Phaw Dhammajayo

Thai temple in bordeaux France

Finally after almost one year, after many visit to churches and cathedral and even Lourdes, we managed to find a Thai Buddhist Temple♥♥! Imagine the excitement knowing that there is one which is pretty near us, about 45 min drives! 

Wat Bouddha Bordeaux,  a little temple in a residential area. We got it right using the help of GPS. Press bell and a young guy came to open the door and direct us to the main Hall. A small little area with a nice English speaking thai monk from the Southern Thailand, pattani. He is a friendly monk who had just been here for almost a year before he came from Germany and he spent 11 years in USA to promote the meditation and setting up of temple.

We had a good chat and he share not only his knowledge in Buddhism, views of current situation of Thailand, his experience in foreign countries and also he taught us basic meditation! 

 

MEDITATION SYSTEM

Dhammakaya meditation in the tradition taught at Wat Pak Nam. The system is said to be an efficient way to purify the mind. One begins by bringing the attention to a point in the center of the body. A crystal ball or Buddha image is visualized as a //nimitta// (mental image); a mantra such as "Samma Araham" or "Buddho" can be used to further reduce mental chatter. As the mind becomes clearer, the wisdom inherent in the mind will manifest itself. It is this wisdom that's called "Dhammakaya."

 

 

Despite its his lunch time and knowing that this is the only time they can eat we decided to make a move. The young man Gabe me a book on the history of wat phra dhammakaya and a little card of Luang por wat pak nam. We Thank him and make our move.
Just as we are out at our car the young man ran out and said the monk had got something for us and ask me to go back. So we went back and feeling bad that we are disturbing his lunch. .:-( but he came out and gave us a little amulet and told me the miracles about it. As he know I can read English, he went into his room and gave me a book on dhamma 《 pages to happiness》and told me I can go back and borrow some of the book in English as he had alot of collection! *happy*♥♥*happy*!
I'm sure we will be back,  we felt so good after! 

 

“合艾守护神”高僧阿赞通 金身疑遭人烧成灰

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弟子遍布马、新的"合艾守护神"已故高僧阿赞通（Ajarn Thong）金身，上周五疑遭人纵火烧毁成灰烬！
安奉在合艾著名寺庙WAT PACOR SUNWANNARAM 的已故高僧阿赞通，生前弟子遍布马、新、泰，由于生前有高尚道行德望，因此被合艾民间喻为"合艾守护神"。他在12年前圆寂后，其金身一直都安奉在上述寺庙里，供弟子信徒奉拜。
据了解，这起案件于上周五晚发生，当火势被寺庙住持发现时已太迟，当时猛烈的火势已烧毁已故高僧阿赞通的金身及玻璃棺椁。所幸，寺庙的僧人及时扑灭火势，否则寺庙也难逃火劫。这起事件发生后，寺庙方面没有让外界知道这项消息，直到近日才惊动当地警方介入调查。
尽管庙方没有发布这项消息，不过这消息已在近日开始流传出来，其遍布马、新的弟子已陆续接获消息，赶往合艾了解情况。据消息指出，起火原因扑朔迷离，而寺庙也没有电线短路现象，不排除可能有人纵火。
火势是于晚间烧起，住持发现后即刻联同其他僧人救火，才阻止火势蔓延。事发后，寺方低调处理事件，惟当地民间很快地在一传十、十传百下收到消息，不少已故高僧阿赞通生前在马、新的弟子，也接获消息，有者甚已北上到合艾，与庙方商议重新安奉阿赞通烧毁的金身灰烬。
据了解，阿赞通生前修行有道，德高望重，是南传佛教少数的完全茹素高僧。由于他的道行甚高，并常为弟子指点迷津，化解危机，因此被合艾民众喻为"合艾守护神"。不少马、新"拜神团"，也因阿赞通的名望慕名，专程到合艾WAT PACOR SUNWANNARAM 寺庙，以向阿赞通祈福指点，清除霉运。
圆寂当天发生大水灾　加剧「守护神」说法
阿赞通于12年前的11月23日圆寂，凑巧的是在他圆寂那天，合艾发生空前大水灾，死了不少人，因此更加据合艾民间认为他是"守护神"的说法。
由于他圆寂时发生空前大水灾，令合艾民间担心失去了一个守护神，日后还可能会面对更大的灾祸，因此其弟子与寺方商议后，决定以玻璃棺椁保留其金身，以让弟子信徒继续奉拜，以祈求合艾风调雨顺，人民可安居乐业。
阿赞通的"合艾守护神"之称及圆寂时发生大水灾的事故传出后，瞬间更让WAT PACOR SUNWANNARAM 比阿赞通在世时更著名，不少游客都慕名到该寺庙膜拜阿赞通的金身，致使这间庙成为合艾观光点之一。
过去每年年尾，都有一个开棺仪式，为阿赞通修剪金身长出的头发和指甲，其弟子都会在当天有隆重的奉拜仪式。