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Thoughts and practices of a Buddhist who follows the Thai Forest Tradition.

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Thai New Year (Songkran)

Monday, April 19th, 2010

On Sunday, April 11, 2010, Buddhist Temple of America celebrated Songkran, Thai New Year. Like other major events, many people attended the celebration, and many people valunteered to provide food for the visitors. I wasn’t able to stay long, but here are a few pictures: Here are a couple of pictures of the interior of [...]

Visakha Puja (Buddha Day)

Tuesday, May 20th, 2008

Namo tassa bhagavato arahato sammā-sambuddhassa. Above is a picture of the holy relics of the Buddha. A small portion of it was installed in a large Buddha image in the sala last night. I think this is the first time that I post any image of Buddhist relics on this blog. I hesitate to write [...]