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The "Three Jewels" of Theravada Buddhism are (1) the Buddha, (2) the Dhamma (the four noble truths, including the eight-fold path), and (3) the Sangha (the order of monks). Here we see the Sangha at lunch (maybe their only meal of the day after begging in the morning) at Wat (temple) Matchimawat in Songkhla, Thailand.
Sarnath is a city located 13 kilometres north-east of Varanasi near the confluence of the Ganges and the Varuna rivers in Uttar Pradesh, India. The deer park in Sarnath is where Gautama Buddha first taught the Dharma, and where the Buddhist Sangha came into existence through the enlightenment of Kondanna. Singhpur, a village approximately one kilometre away from the site, was the birthplace of Shreyansanath, the Eleventh Tirthankara of Jainism, and a temple dedicated to him, is an important pilgrimage site. [Wikipedia]
Touched by Light
The light opens — warm, wordless, wide.
No need to chase the sky.
I bow to breath, to bones, to broom.
This moment is enough.
Breathing in, I remember I am here to serve, not to be served.
Breathing out, I let go of any need to be important.
Breathing in, I see the sangha as my teacher.
Breathing out, I bow to the wisdom of the whole.
Wat Matchimawat, Songkhla, Thailand. 1974. Scanned transparency. “Three Jewels” - the Buddha, the Dhamma (the four noble truths, including the eight-fold path) and the Sangha (the order of monks) – are the refuge of the Theravada Buddhist.
The bell rings softly—
not a call to act,
not a command to stay.
In stillness the sangha breathes,
in movement the sangha breathes.
Even a thought of service
is service,
if held with care.
Sit, breathe,
and when the time comes,
the bell will find you.
Stormy morning mist and rain over the the banks of the Sangha river, which runs between Congo, Central African Republic and Cameroon, 26 Sept 2015. I was travelling by boat from Bomassa, the headquarters of the Nouabale Ndoki National Park to Ouesso, the main town in northern Congo.
Breath without boundary,
The koan rides the silence —
No thought, no time, no self.
Just this creamy stillness,
Drinking the whole sky.
A monk in Thailand is treated with great respect, and the institution itself is highly revered. The Sangha is the official Order of Monks. Becoming a monk in Thailand is a way of earning honor or merit for one's parents. Those who cannot become full-pledged monks, perhaps due to financial obligations to the family, for example, may do a 3-month Buddhist retreat instead as a short period of service to the monastery.
This photo shows a monk who has served and is about to leave the monastery. You will see the older ordained monks in the front near the altar giving their blessings.
I posted a second photo to show the beauty of the Buddha in this temple. This is in the Marble temple, the only temple in Thailand made of Italian marble. The King at the time of this temple's construction was raised and studied in the West, and had a fancy for things European, thus this marble temple.
Good night my friends. It is almost midnight and time to go to sleep! See you in the morning!
The bell rings softly—
not a call to act,
not a command to stay.
In stillness the sangha breathes,
in movement the sangha breathes.
Even a thought of service
is service,
if held with care.
Sit, breathe,
and when the time comes,
the bell will find you.
The bell rings softly—
not a call to act,
not a command to stay.
In stillness the sangha breathes,
in movement the sangha breathes.
Even a thought of service
is service,
if held with care.
Sit, breathe,
and when the time comes,
the bell will find you.
Small village on banks of river; Ngombe on Sangha River, Sangha Region, Republic of Congo (Brazzaville) 1996
Sunrise on the river Sangha in northern Congo. The Sangha is one of the main access points to the Nouabale-Ndoki National Park. The Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park (NNNP) covers over 4,000km² of intact lowland rainforest in northern #Congo, harboring important populations of large mammals, including forest elephants, western lowland gorillas and chimpanzees. #landscape
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Lon carrying gear in wheelbarrow; Pokola, Ouesso, Sangha Region, Republic of Congo (Brazzaville) 1996. We showed up uninvited to Pokola, a company town. People invited us to stay at their house and were very friendly. The company probably didn't know what to think of us, and although we didn't have any direct contact with them, they didn't seem to object to our coming there.
Breath without boundary,
The koan rides the silence —
No thought, no time, no self.
Just this creamy stillness,
Drinking the whole sky.
at the 1st ever people of color mindfulness retreat hosted by Deer Park Monastery in 2004.
the monastery, located in escondido,ca, was established by the Buddhist monks and nuns of the Thich Nhat Hanh tradition from viet nam. it is named after the park near the city of benares in ancient India where over 2,500 years ago, Shaykamuni Buddha gave his 1st teaching after attaining enlightenment. this teaching became known as "Turning the Dharma Wheel."
Yarchen monastery,Yarchen Gar
Located in an isolated valley 4000m above sea level in Pelyül དཔལ་ཡུལ། county, Kandze (Ch Ganzi) Tibet Autonomous Prefecture, Yarchen Monastery is a Nyingma Sect. Gar built in 1985. With more than 10,000 Sangha members now, it's the largest concentration of nuns and monks in the world. Most of the Sanghas are nuns.
Having such a huge Sangha population, the place is severely lacking in lodgings and retreat facilities. Food,water and clothes are in extremely short supply, electric power is only available from 7pm to 10pm every day... Though living in such a miserable conditions and having been frequented by illnesses, the Sanghas have shown remarkable powers of endurance and perseverance. They diligently practice the Buddha Dharma and seek liberation from Samsara.
A Fundraising Project was initiated by some philanthropists to reconstruct the nuns' quarters and improve the living facilities of the monatery.
The current Chief Abbot His Holiness Achuk Rinpoche, is an incarnation of the great terton Longsal Nyingpo (1625-1682) of Kathok Monastery who was an incarnation of Amitabha Buddha. He is the head of the Nyingma Sect in China and now the foremost person of great holiness and virtue in all Tibet. Born in 1927 in Eastern Tibet, Achuk Rinpoche has spent 43 years in retreat with his master, Tulku Arik Rinpoche. As a realized Buddhist master, Achuk Rinpoche is regarded as one of the world's greatest living exponents of the Great Perfection Teaching.
Touched by Light
The light opens — warm, wordless, wide.
No need to chase the sky.
I bow to breath, to bones, to broom.
This moment is enough.
Breath without boundary,
The koan rides the silence —
No thought, no time, no self.
Just this creamy stillness,
Drinking the whole sky.
Dans le parc du Temple Wat Thammapathip, j’ai la chance d’assister à la cérémonie Sangha Dana qui consiste à offrir de la nourriture aux moines bouddhistes.
Cet acte de générosité permet aux laïcs d’accumuler du mérite spirituel tout en soutenant matériellement les moines (nourriture, vêtements, médicaments, etc.).
Elle symbolise le lien entre la communauté laïque et la communauté monastique.