Wednesday, July 7, 2010

Khao Phansa Ceremony in Thailand

Khao Phansa Day is on the first day after the full moon of the sixth lunar month (this year is on July 27th, 2010) and marks the beginning of the three-month rain retreat period. The tradition of the annual three-month rains retreat is known in Thai as "Phansa". Khao Phansa means to remain in one place during the rainy season.

During Khao Phansa period monks should not venture out or spend the night in any other place except in cases of extreme emergency and, even then, their time away must not exceed seven consecutive nights. This is a time for contemplation and meditation for monk. The monk meditates more, studies more and teaches more. For Buddist Phansa is also customarily season for temporary ordinations. Young men enter the monkhood for spiritual training, to gain merit for themselves and their parents during this period.


Two main important things will present to monks during Khao Pansa are the candles and monks’ robe. The candles were essential in former times for both ceremonies and studying scriptures during night time. The large candles that are made and given to the temple to create illumination in the belief that such a gift will likewise illuminate the mind.


The presentation of monks’ robe is said to have originated during this period too. Lay people from Singapore and Malaysia organize buses to come to Thailand to offer robes to monks during this 3 month period. In many temples and Buddhist Societies in Malaysia and Singapore carry out the offering of robes ceremony in a grand way.


Not only local people presents the candle to monk, some province in the Northeast of Thailand especially Ubon Ratchathanee province

. In Ubon Ratchathanee, 629 km northeast of Bangkok, the Candle Festival is the province's most popular annual event. The cerebration of the beginning of Khao Phansa is marked by the ceremony of presenting candles to the monks. Various public and private organizations will organize a colorful candl

e processing. On the days before the event, Isan (North East region of Thailand) local arts make ornately carved beeswax candles of various sizes and shapes. On the day of the festival, the fabulous candles are paraded around the town on colorful floats, accompanied by displays of religious devotion. After the procession, they are presented to local temples.
At Sakonnakhorn province, the beautiful embellished beeswax candles were designed in different castle shapes. In this province, the wax castle celebration will start on the third day before the Khao Phansa will be over.

The wax castle procession will be organized and the religious ceremony will be on the last of Khao Phansa (Ok Phunsa day).

Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Where Science and Buddhism meet.

Many people think and only accept if things are scientifically proven. Here is the case whch shows Buddhism is far ahead than science in the Truth about Emptiness. Buddha explained about Emptiness more than 2,500 years ago and science just found it less than 5 decades.

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Saturday, May 1, 2010

Prayer to remove obstacles.

Guru Rinpoche


Prayer to Guru Rinpoche to Clear Obstacles on the Path


DÜ SUM SANGYE GURU RINPOCHE
Precious master, the embodiment of all Buddhas of the three times(past, present & future)

NGÖ DRUB KÜN DAG DE W A CHEN PO'I SHAB
The lord of all accomplishments; venerable one of great bliss

BAR CHED KÜN SEL DÜD DÜL DRAKPO TSAL
Dispeller all obstacles,wrathful subduer of negativity(Dud dul Drakpo Tsal)

SÖL WA DEB SO CHIN GYI LAB TU SÖL
I supplicate & pray to you, please bestow your blessings.

CHI NANG SANG WA'I BAR CHED SHI WA DANG
Please pacify the outer, inner, and secret obstacles and

SAM PA LHÜN GYI DRUB PAR CHIN GYI LOB
Grant blessings to fulfill my wishes spontaneously.

Mantra:Om Ah Hung Varja Guru Padma Siddhi Hung.( chant as many times as you can)

Sunday, April 18, 2010

Great Compassion Dharani - 大悲咒

1)1st video: This one is for beginner to learn the Dharani.






2)2nd video: Slow recitation of the Dharani.




3)3rd video: Personal practice prayer with the Dharani.

You must dedicate the merits gained from the practice to the Enlightenment of all sentient beings and etc. & etc.....