Please join the merit making at Tiger Temple
Saturday 3 rd March 2007 : Makha
Bucha Day,
an important day in Buddhism
The word Makha Bucha can be translated as a
Bucha (respect) made on the day when the moon moves past a luminous
star named Makha. It’s called as the auspicious time when the moon
passing Makha, falling on the day of the full moon in the third
lunar month.
History of “Makha Bucha Day”
9 months after the Buddha attained enlightenment, it was the
day of the full moon in the third lunar month. His disciples had
gathered at the Buddha’s place on that day. It was amazing that
the assembly was marked by 4 events, calling Jaturongkhasannibat ,
which were;
1. That day was the day of the full moon in the third
lunar month.
2. 1 , 250 monks came for an
assembly by coincidence.
3. All these monks were Arahants
4. All these monks had been admitted
to the monk hood by the Buddha.
On that day, the Buddha had taught the fundamental teaching (Owat
Patimok) to the assembly of these monks. It could be deemed as a
declaration of Dhamma principles and practices of Buddhism, which
can be summarized as follows.
- To refrain from all kinds of wickedness .
That is to refrain from committing any sins, physically, verbally,
and mentally.
- To lead a life of virtue . That is to do
all kinds of goodness, physically, verbally, and mentally.
- To purify one’s mind by observing the precepts,
meditation, in order to reach enlightenment, the real purity.
It’s a tradition for the Buddhists to make merit, offer foods
for monks, observe precepts, listen to sermon. The main thing is
to practice in real life the fundamental teaching (Owat Patimok)
taught by the Buddha, to be truly called a perfect Buddhist.
The Daily Monastic Schedules
at Tiger Temple are:
8.00 hrs . |
at pavilion (sala), presenting food to the
monks, and having breakfast |
18 . 00 hrs. |
Joining at sala for sitting meditation. |
More information please contact
the Tiger Temple Foundation Office: tel 034-531-557 or
webmaster @tigertemple.org
