Week of May 25, 2015
Sunday, May 31, 2015
Time | Activity |
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9:30am-1:00pm |
Sunday Market |
11:30am-12:45am |
Buddha Learning Group |
1:00pm-2:00pm
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Religious Service |
Buddha Learning Group (BLG)
The Buddha Learning Group meets in the Main Temple every Sunday between 11:30am and 12:45pm for a Q&A session on Buddhism, Thai culture and history of Wat Tampa.
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Visakha Puja Day - May 31, 2015
The three significant separate events are:
In his early years he lived a life of luxury and was shielded from the life of misery that most of the kingdom’s people lived in. At the age of 29 he left this life of luxury and studied the practices of Brahmin ascetics who denied themselves all but the most vital essentials of life. Eventually he rejected this practice and practice the "middle way" – a simple rational life of moderation. At the age of 39 he attained enlightenment. His discovery is referred to as the four noble truths:
Activities for the day:
10:30am Chanting the eight precepts
11:00am Public Alms giving ceremony
1:00 pm Viskha Puja Day sermon & meditation
2:00 pm Candle light procession around the Temple
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