My experience from the excursion to Rajburi.The first excursion was held for BWR n. 1. a boiling water reactor; a type of nuclear reactor that uses water as a coolant and moderator; - the steam produced can drive a steam turbine and produce electrical power. Noun 1. participants on 7 August 2004 as stated in our timetable. The day before the excursion to Rajburi, Venerable Dhammananda showed us the location of Rajburi and other places on the map for the following excursions during these three months rain retreat. It is excited to have the excursions as we (especially foreigners) are able to be exposed to Thai Buddhism and Thai way of life throughdirect observations and experiences. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] On the way to Rajburi, Venerable Dhammananda told us the origin of the golden pagoda pagoda (pəgō`də), name given in the East to a variety of buildings of tower form that are usually part of a temple or monastery group and serve as shrines. and the meaning of Nakhonpathom where the temple is situated. The story of the king of Nakhontapthom who killed his father and grandmother strike me as how human's delusion delusion, false belief based upon a misinterpretation of reality. It is not, like a hallucination, a false sensory perception, or like an illusion, a distorted perception. could even lead to the killing of their closest elders. Two stupas were built later to express his remorse to his father and grandmother. Later on I realized also that we are actually staying in Nakhonpathom which is "The first city of Buddhism" in Thailand. The first place we visited was Wat Luang Por Luang Por means "venerable father" and is use as a title for respected senior Buddhist monastics. Luang is the Thai word for "venerable." It is used in both family context and to express respect for monastics. Por is the Thai word for "father. Sod Dhammakayarama which is situated in a nice area with beautiful scenery. It's the first time I'd seen so many relics relics, part of the body of a saint or a thing closely connected with the saint in life. In traditional Christian belief they have had great importance, and miracles have often been associated with them. of Buddha and His disciples at the same place. I could feel the holy atmosphere at the temple, I felt I was so near to the remains of these noble ones who once lived in this world. I was trying to imagine the Buddha and his great disciples' life and how they preached Dhamma to others. It's strengthened my faith to practice the Buddha's teaching. Thai people This article is about Thailand's ethnic majority. For other Tai ethnic groups, see Tai peoples. The Thai (or Tai) are the main ethnic group of Thailand and are part of the larger Tai ethnolinguistic peoples found in Thailand and adjacent countries in are so lucky to have much exposure to the Buddha and Arahants by seeing their relics which is very unusual in Malaysia. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Another thing I found in Thai Buddhism is the high respect to the founder of the temple. Normally we could see the statue of the founder was built and placed in the main shrine. It is for memorial purpose and to show gratitude to their contribution in leading the holy way of life in the temple. Warm welcome from the Abbot actually changed my perception on "coolness and seriousness" of Thai monks who practised Theravada tradition. I could feel his happiness to see the gathering of four main groups of disciples of Buddha namely Bhikkhu A Bhikkhu (Pāli) or Bhiksu (Sanskrit) is a fully ordained male Buddhist monastic. Female monastics are called Bhikkhunis. Bhikkhus and Bhikkhunis keep many precepts: they live by the vinaya's framework of monastic discipline, the basic rules of which are called the , Bhikkhuni, Upasaka and Upasika on that day. His Dharma dharma (där`mə). In Hinduism, dharma is the doctrine of the religious and moral rights and duties of each individual; it generally refers to religious duty, but may also mean social order, right conduct, or simply virtue. talk using the analogy of chicken breaking through the egg, reminded me that only through continual right practice, enlightenment could be achieved. We could only know the world of enlightenment through our own eyes and not through imagination or dreaming. Patience is very important factor for our practice to breakthrough like the darkness inside the egg shell. We had our lunch at Nong Hoi Temple which is one of the tourist attractions Noun 1. tourist attraction - a characteristic that attracts tourists attractive feature, magnet, attractor, attracter, attraction - a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts; "flowers are an attractor for bees" . It is a Chinese style temple which reminded me of Tian Tian or T'ien (Chinese; “Heaven”) In indigenous Chinese religion, the supreme power reigning over humans and lesser gods. The term refers to a deity, to impersonal nature, or to both. Hou Gong, a Chinese temple in Malaysia. The biggest Kuan Yin Kuan Yin goddess of mercy. [Buddhism: Binder, 42] See : Kindness Kuan Yin protectress of fishermen and housemaids. [Buddhism: Binder, 42] See : Protectiveness Statue in Thailand is situated here. I was touched to see a pigeon flying around the Kuan Yin statue. It symbolized the loving-kindness and peacefulness needed in the world nowadays. The Chinese vegetarian food prepared was fantastic, we all enjoyed it heartily. It also surprised me to see how wide-acceptance of vegetarian food in Thai society. A huge Sitting Buddha statue is also located on the hill nearby, which symbolized the protection from Buddha, Dhamma and Sangha sangha: see Buddhism. sangha Buddhist monastic order, traditionally composed of four groups: monks, nuns, laymen, and laywomen. Established by the Buddha, it is the world's oldest body of celibate clerics. who could see everything in the world from the top. The Buddha had showed us the path, it is our responsibility to walk the path leading to cessation of suffering. Our last destination was Por Gleung Hot Spring which was scheduled on the spot. Having told that we would go to Hot Spring made us feel excited. It would be a perfect time to put our feet in the hot water or even to have a hot bath. However, it was a little disappointed because the water was too hot and we were not supposed to put our feet in the water with respect for the local people as they use the water also for drinking. We saw how Thai people respect the bhikkhunis, even we, lay people could get free entry into this private place because we were with the bhikkhunis. Another thing I saw from the journey is not the scenery there, but a picture of how a Cambodian Donchee who took good care of the seventy two years old Thai Mae Chi during our journey. It was a touching picture. Being young lay woman, I also felt ashamed of neglecting old people and of my selfishness at that time. It was a short trip but I enjoyed everything I saw even the scenery outside of the window from the bus. The excursion made our learning more interesting and it improved relationship among BWR participants. we were thankful and grateful to Venerable Dhammananda for arranging this fruitful excursion! Prepared by BWR participants, 2004. Edited by Chong Lai Wan (Malaysia) |
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