Tag Archives: Buddhist

Veyyavacca, one of the ten ways of making merit

Posted on December 1, 2011 by Udomson BK

Veyyavacca means helping others with their works or tasks, the useful and honest ones from the biggest of all to the very least ones. They may help with the washing, carrying water, farming or just giving advice. Veyyavacca indicates the … Continue reading →

Right speech according to the guide line laid by the Lord Buddha

Posted on November 29, 2011 by Udomson BK

Besides training ourselves to say only the truth, we should be able to choose what we should or should not say. If that truth is not useful to anyone, it should be left unsaid. The Lord Buddha put the good … Continue reading →

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The picked-up robes offering ceremony (“Tod Pha-Pa”)

Posted on November 23, 2011 by Udomson BK

The picked-up robe offering ceremony is one of the big merits in Buddhism because it is Maha Sangha Dana – the donor offers to the monk without specifying. The Lord Buddha taught that Maha Sangha Dana had more fruits than … Continue reading →

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Buddhist communities joined force for Thailand flood relief

Posted on November 11, 2011 by Udomson BK

On Sunday 6th November, the ground of Cabravale Leisure Centre, Cabramatta was filled with thousands of Buddhist from the Cabramatta and Fairfield area for a Vegetarian Food Fair Festival, a fundraising for Thailand flood relief Thailand has been inundated with … Continue reading →

Posted in National Buddhist News | Tagged Buddhist, Phra Kru Palad Nayogvorawat, Thailand Flood Relief, Thich Bao Lac | 2 Comments