The tradition of Buddhist Lent or the annual three-month Rains Retreat known in Thai and Lao as Khao Pansa marks the beginning of the three month Buddhist 'Lent‘. Laypeople provide monasteries with stacks of new robes for Lent monks, since during the Lent period monks are restricted to their monasteries for a prolonged period of… Continue reading Merit Making Traditions During the Buddhist Lent
When I visited my neighbor’s nursery bed last week, I saw that the bamboo shoot is in season, this is what I called foods from nature, and it’s free from any type of pesticide, and really FREE because they are grown in the forest back in Laos. But in the US, those that have big… Continue reading Food from Nature, Bamboo shoots
I had a chance to visit my local Wat (temple) again yesterday, and my favorite place is the garden. This portion of the garden is in the back, and this temple has 3 gardens, one in front of Gouti (living quarter for monks) that is an herbal garden, another one near the Sala Houng Tum… Continue reading Buddhist Monk Garden
If you ever have a chance to visit a Buddhist Temple, the first thing to do is to pay respect to the big Buddha. This Buddha statue made me think of a Monday Buddha (There are Buddha images for each day of the week, read more here), Monday is represented by Preventing Calamities which is… Continue reading Buddhist Monk Garden in Mid August
Sunrise by Jim Brickman A Wat or temple is a place for retreat where some of us find our inner peace. It is also a place to wash away the rust that has been clinging to our heart, learning to let go of the past and to start fresh with the new beginning. Here I… Continue reading Buddhist Monks Garden in August
I had a chance to visit the Buddhist Monk Garden again yesterday, everything is looking very good. This is the Chinese pear tree, it bears quiet a bit of fruits, and a row of trees behind it are persimmon trees, and another row on the other side of the walkway. The persimmons are doing well… Continue reading Buddhist Monk Garden in Mid June
I visited a Buddhist monk's garden yesterday, I’m not sure if it qualified for that because it is huge, and he has it in 2 to 3 different locations but within a walking distance. Sometimes I wonder why people do what they do, this is more than a hobby, but I guess like most of… Continue reading Buddhist Monk Garden
