The Dhutanga (Ascetic practices) of Buddhist Monks, Upasakas and Upasikas at Watthasung.webmaster - 26/11/12 at 17:47
The Dhutanga (Ascetic practices) of Buddhist Monks, Upasakas and Upasikas at
Watthasung, Uthaidhani Province, Thailand.
December 6-14,2012
Date: Wednesday; December 5,2012
09:00 AM Phrabhavanakicvimon (abbot) begins to worship the Lord Buddha and celestial beings at the front of Watthasung Uposatha hall.
02:00 PM Practicing in chanting and shaving the hair for ordination at the front or Uposatha hall.
Date: Thursday; December 6,2012 Ordination of lay persons.
06:30 AM Serving breakfast to Watthasung and guest monks at 12-rai hall.
6:30 AM The ceremonial parade of the lay persons to be a monk is begun and walking around Uposatha hall, leading by the marching musical
band of Phrasudhammayarnthera school.
07:00 AM Phraraj-udhaikawi will give the ordination of the first group of lay persons as a preceptor at Watthasung Uposatha hall, and
PhraKru-Upakarn Badhanakic will give the same ordination of the second group.
09:00 AM Phrabhavanakicvimon will give temporary ordain to the lay persons to be Upasakas (male devotee) and Upasikas(female devotee)
with 8 precepts at 12-rai hall.
11:00 AM Serving lunch for Watthasung and guest monks at 12-rai hall.
12:30 PM Half-power of mind power meditation. (Please coming half an hour earlier before practice)
05:00 PM Evening chanting and meditation practice at 12-rai hall.
Date: Friday; December 7,2012 Introduction and acceptance of the 13 rules and regulations of The Dhutanga practices.
06:30 AM Serving breakfast to all monks at 12-rai hall (All monks are not having almsfood today)
07:30 AM Morning chanting of all monks, Upasakas and Upasikas are being done at 12-rai hall, then the monks divided into 4 groups and
looking for suitable places in the wood for set up the tents and the umbrellas with nets.
11:00 PM Serving lunch for monks at 12-rai hall.
12:30 PM Half mind-power meditation. (Please coming half an hour earlier before practice)
04:00 PM Evening chanting and meditation, later on Phrabhavanakicvimon begins to give introduction of The Dhutanga practices at 12-rai
hall. Phra Arjin Dhammajitto will give the orientation about the 13 rules to all monks for accepting the rules and regulations those are suitable for
them to practice along the period of Dhutanga practices. These are the rules and regulations,
1. Old rag-robe user's practice ถือการใช้ผ้าบังสุกุลเป็นวัตร 2. Three robe-user's practice ถือการใช้ผ้า 3 ผืนเป็นวัตร 3. Alms-food-eater's practice ถือการเที่ยวบิณฑบาตรเป็นวัตร 4. House to house seeker's practice ถือการเที่ยวบิณฑบาตรไปตามแถว 5. One section-eater' spractice ถือการฉันอาหารที่อาสนะเดี่ยวเป็นวัตรคือฉันวันละมือเดี่ยว
6. Bowl-food-eater's practice ถือการฉันอาหารเฉพาะในบาตรเป็นวัตร 7. After meal-refuser's practice ถือไม่ฉันอาหารที่นำมาถวายในภายหลังเป็นวัตร 8. Forest-dweller's practice ถือการอยู่ป่าเป็นวัตร 9. Under-tree dweller's practice ถือการอยู่โค่นไม้เป็นวัตร(คืองดที่มุงบัง) 10. Open-air-dweller's practice ถือการอยู่ในที่แจ้งเป็นวัตร
11. Cemetery-dweller's practice ถือการอยู่ป่าช้าเป็นวัตร 12. Non-choice-dweller's practice ถือการอยู่ในสถานที่จัดให้เป็นวัตร 13. Non-lying down's practice (sitting practice) ถือการนั่งเป็นวัตร
09:00 PM All monks going back to sleep and shut off all lights(candles)
Date: Saturday; December 8- Sunday; December 9,2012
Dhutanga practices
03:30 AM Wake up early in the morning
04:00 AM Monks, Upasakas and Upasikas practice meditation at opened air-dhamma place.
06:15 AM Monks are beginning to beg food with alms-bowl in long line at 25 rai parking car place.
07:30 AM Morning chanting at 12-rai hall after that all monks are having breakfast from the food inside the alms-bowl once a day.
08:30 AM All monks,Upasakas and Upasikas wash and cleaning the floor of 12-rai hall.
11:50 AM Phrabhavanakicvimon performs the worship to Lord Buddhas and celestial beings at 12-rai hall.
12:00 AM Full mind-power meditation will be specially provided at 12-rai hall. only to-day and the next day.
05:00 PM Fruit juice offering for the monks at 12-rai hall.
05:30 PM Evening chanting and then meditation practice at 12-rai hall.
07:30 PM Dhamma discussion
09:00 PM All monks are going back to sleep and shut off all lights (candles).
Date: Monday; December 10 - Wednesday; December 12,2012
03:30 AM Wake up early in the morning
04:00 AM Monks, Upasakas and Upasikas practice meditation at opened air-dhamma place.
06:15 AM Monks are beginning to beg food with alms-bowl in long line at 25 rai parking car place.
07:30 AM Morning chanting at 12-rai hall after that all monks are having breakfast from the food inside the alms-bowl once a day.
12:30 PM Half mind-power meditation. (Please coming half an hour earlier before practice)
05:00 PM Fruit juice offering for the monks at 12-rai hall.
05:30 PM Evening chanting and then meditation practice at 12-rai hall.
07:30 PM Dhamma discussion
09:00 PM All monks are going back to sleep and shut off all lights (candles).
Date: Thursday; December 13,2012
03:30 AM Wake up early in the morning
04:00 AM Monks, Upasakas and Upasikas practice meditation at opened air-dhamma place.
06:15 AM Monks are beginning to beg food with alms-bowl in long line at 25 rai parking car place.
07:30 AM Morning chanting at 12-rai hall after that all monks are having breakfast from the food inside the alms-bowl once a day.
12:30 PM Half mind-power meditation. (Please coming half an hour earlier before practice)
04:00 PM Evening chanting and then meditation practice at 12-rai hall (The time is moved up early than regular schedule time)
06:30 PM Phrabhavanakicvimon will lead all members of Dhutanga to pay homage of 17 Supreme Holy places within Watthasung Vihara.
Date: Friday; December 14,2012 The last day of Dhutanga practices.
03:30 AM Wake up early in the morning
04:00 AM Monks, Upasakas and Upasikas practice meditation at opened air-dhamma place.
06:15 AM Monks are beginning to beg food with alms-bowl in long line at 25 rai parking car place.
07:30 AM Morning chanting at 12-rai hall after that all monks are having breakfast from the food inside the alms-bowl.
09:00 AM Phrabhavanakicvimon will lead all monks, Upasakas and Upasikas for intention to leave Dhutanga practices, then going to pay
homage the rest of Supreme Holy places those left from yesterday.
11:00 AM Phrabhavanakicvimon performs the ceremony of leaving monkhood of all monks at 100-meter Vihara.
Then all the persons must return the utilities those borrowed from the temple back in places.