Goodboybkk Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 Hi all, Where can you attend English speaking Buddhist church service in Bangkok? Website? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post thaibeachlovers Posted November 24, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted November 24, 2022 Do Buddhists even have something equivalent to a "church service" I know the monks get up early and chant, but while my wife would go to the temple to pray to the Buddha I never saw anything resembling a "service". 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Satcommlee Posted November 25, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted November 25, 2022 They don't even use Thai language in Buddhist ceremonies.. Its Sanskrit and Pali language they are chanting.. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wwest5829 Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 Hmm … my guess is rare. I am only aware of Buddhist programs in English that you can attend here in Chiang Mai. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earlinclaifornia Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 24 minutes ago, wwest5829 said: Hmm … my guess is rare. I am only aware of Buddhist programs in English that you can attend here in Chiang Mai. I'm in CM. Where? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wwest5829 Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 32 minutes ago, wwest5829 said: Hmm … my guess is rare. I am only aware of Buddhist programs in English that you can attend here in Chiang Mai. Google, “https://www.google.com/search?q=chiang+mai%2C+buddhist+training+in+english&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en-us&client=safari”. It has been pre-Civid since I investigated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwanajohn Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 The wat opposite suan dok hospital in CM had pre COVID some English language activities to introduce foreigners to Buddhism. Various Wats have meditation courses but they usually involve multi day stays in the wat. As for christian like church services nothing I m not aware of anything similar in English or Thai. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goodboybkk Posted November 25, 2022 Author Share Posted November 25, 2022 https://www.renown-travel.com/temples/wat-mahathat.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangkokReady Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 14 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said: Do Buddhists even have something equivalent to a "church service" I know the monks get up early and chant, but while my wife would go to the temple to pray to the Buddha I never saw anything resembling a "service". Yeah, I think they get all the teachings when they are young, then just go to make merit. Maybe some monks have TV or Facebook broadcasts where they tell people how to live, or people ordain and get some teaching that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ54 Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 They have some sort of gathering quasi churchish every morning @ 06:30 at the local village wat. people bring food, drinks and give to the wat. Monks eat during the ceremony and I’m told the food and such also helps needy families.. .. I’ve been many times but they don’t speak English… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brotherother Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 You could also try asking in the Buddhism Forum, which is found within the Community Forums section. Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denim Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 20 hours ago, DJ54 said: They have some sort of gathering quasi churchish every morning @ 06:30 at the local village wat. people bring food, drinks and give to the wat. Monks eat during the ceremony and I’m told the food and such also helps needy families.. .. I’ve been many times but they don’t speak English… Normally , this takes place after the monks have already completed their door to door alms round. Once the votive offerings are collected the monks return to the temple and eat from the offerings. What is left over is then given to the village poor. Wife gives every morning and receives her benediction. Usually , it acts like my alarm clock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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