What is the daily life of a Buddhist monk?
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Everyday monks take care of the temple compound, cut the grass, clean the inside of the buildings, pray, learn and study the Buddha teachings ("DHARMA" - ธรรม), take part in ceremonies and so on...
Before the beginning of the retreat season, an important period of restoration happens. Often the building, which contains Buddha statues, is repainted when colours have vanished. This period of restoration depends of the temple funds.
Thai Buddhist templeMonk doing duty to clean up the Buddhist temple surrounding.
Monks get up early around 5 AM. One of them hits a gong to wake up all. Monks start prayers at 5:30 AM, followed by an alms round at 6:30 AM.
Kitchen in Thai templeIn very big temples, food is cooked in the temple by monks and laymen. Food can be obtained by the alms round ceremony ( "TAKBAT" - ตักบาตร) or by people ofeering food in the morning at the temple while the monks are praying.
In the morning after the alms round, while laymen or laywomen are preparing food, monks pray in the "BOT" (โบสถ์ - building which contains the main Buddha image). In the hall for sermons ("SALA" - ศาลา) women prepare the monks plates with the food taken from the alms bowls. Often women who do this task are middle aged women.
Before the beginning of the retreat season, an important period of restoration happens. Often the building, which contains Buddha statues, is repainted when colours have vanished. This period of restoration depends of the temple funds.
Thai Buddhist templeMonk doing duty to clean up the Buddhist temple surrounding.
Monks get up early around 5 AM. One of them hits a gong to wake up all. Monks start prayers at 5:30 AM, followed by an alms round at 6:30 AM.
Kitchen in Thai templeIn very big temples, food is cooked in the temple by monks and laymen. Food can be obtained by the alms round ceremony ( "TAKBAT" - ตักบาตร) or by people ofeering food in the morning at the temple while the monks are praying.
In the morning after the alms round, while laymen or laywomen are preparing food, monks pray in the "BOT" (โบสถ์ - building which contains the main Buddha image). In the hall for sermons ("SALA" - ศาลา) women prepare the monks plates with the food taken from the alms bowls. Often women who do this task are middle aged women.
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