More and more Thailand visitors are interested in Buddhism. After checking out of one of the thousand Hotels in Bangkok Thailand these potential monks in search of true happiness will head off to a monastery. Many of them come to be ordained as a Buddhist monk. Thai monks live in temples called Wats. Wat Pah Nanachat is one of their destinations. However, ordaining at the Buddhist monastery seems challenging for many of them because they failed to study and prepare themselves well beforehand about their unforeseen living at the monastery such as, traditionally, there has been perceived divisions between ‘city monks’ and ‘forest monks’. City monks are primarily scholars and civic minded; they study, teach and translate. Some will preside over ritual events. The Forest monks, on the other hand will focus their time on the study of meditation and will often undertake some of the traditional ascetic practices. The Forest practitioner are viewed as more ‘pure’ in their discipline and devotion.
But, Wat Pah Nanachat, with a very tranquil forest monastic environment can become an appropriate home for many foreign monks from a wide range of nationalities to practice meditation. It is located nestled in the small lush forest of Bahn Bung Wai of Amper Warin Chamrab. Approximately 15 km away from the city of Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand. The monastery has been a destination for a good place for meditation and Dhamma teachings given by The Venerable Ajahn Chah. Profoundly wise and a master Buddhist mediator.
The reclusive forest monks, foreign and native, with a new western understanding, have been teaching villagers practical moral environmentally users friendly strategies for survival. Fully aware of the consequences of the deforestation, the forest monastery and the monastic community have addressed this environmental issue and have become a vital means of protecting the remaining forests in recent years and have been somewhat successful.
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