The Ancient Tradition of Morning Alms-giving

[thatchaiful]

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[WolfTheAtheist]

@art666999666999 keep your comment to yourself, if you had the heart you would learn the religion and philosophy of buddhism

[kirk7524875248]

This, and the other short of the almsround, is really well done. Nice job. I'd like to see a 30min. short with no narration and no music of a day in the life of a Thai Monk.

[art666999666999]

no body cares about your religion fags.

[wenura]

it is said a monk's life is like a bird. like the birds carry the weight of their wings monks carry only the weight of their bodies

[wenura]

I'm a sri lankan buddhist. Talking about the tradition of going for alms, one must understand nobody is obliged to give anything to the monks. Monks cannot think bad of the people who don't give either. Also, they eat only to survive not to taste it like the way we do. they survive and they lead a life without any bondage and they are ready to give up on the life whenever that happens.

[shaspear]

so are the monks ever work, it seems like they always tax on the peole. should the old people collect food and gift from the young. my question is how many monks are allow in the country? is every one or only the honest and most mindful people.

[yunshen]

Yes, the monks are supposed to work. They are specialist in the training and exploration of the mind.They are supposed to provide an example and be teachers in this area of the mind. Lay people in exchange provide them with the bare necessities. However not every monk is genuine in their aspiration in the training of the mind.

[sinlap]

You see all the old people? Where are all the young people? When they are gone, so will the tradition too.

[yuttadhammo]

The most poignant thing about this movie to me is that it shows how much things have changed (the cars and motorcycles accentuate this). In the Buddha's time, monks were expected to be reserved, mindful, and ever grateful during the alms round, not simply rushing past as people dropped lumps of rice (or coins!) in their bowls. And they never received money.

[lanavallee]

the monks are not supposed to make eye contact with the people who donate. the monks are allowed to recieve money but they can not touch the money directly. i know because i have been the Thailand and Laos and talked with the monks about this and many other things.

[yuttadhammo]

yo pana bhikkhu jātarūparajataṃ uggaṇheyya vā uggaṇhāpeyya vā upanikkhittaṃ vā sādiyeyya, nissaggiyaṃ pācittiyaṃ

-- The Buddha (Vin. Pārājikapāḷi)

Meaning: "whatever monk should receive, cause to be received, or express approval for the keeping of precious material or currency, it is a cause for confession and forfeiture."

Sorry, I probably should have kept my comment to myself, but I live in Thailand and am a monk.

[lanavallee]

oh! what temple and city? that is my life long dream is to be a monk in Thailand and i have learned Nammo tassa and koo tang tara nang kai!

[yuttadhammo]

I'm not sure if you're serious or just making fun of me :D I'm living in the forest. Wat Sanku (you can google it...)

[nymiasequeira]

that was beutifull thanx

[cyx222]

同样是佛教,中国的和尚却没如此虔诚了

[artbyjjdd]

Thanks, been a long time since I was in SE Asia. Buddhist monks can only eat by 12 pm in the morning; the alms are given and they eat whatever someone places in their bowl. A difficult lifestyle, very dedicated. The temples are devoted to life, so dogs and cats are allowed to roam free-you find them a lot in temples. We visited Laos by boat from the Mekong in Thailand; beautiful countries.

[EssenceOfHope]

Hey, that's where my parents are from.

I've never been there myself though.

[Laogurl118]

i miss laos so much!

[Kingofcrows]

Quite an interesting look into Buddhism and Lao culture.

However, what was up with that big dog just running around? Do any of the monks keep or take care of animals?

[EssenceOfHope]

A lot of them take in strays. At least the monks that I know here (in the states) do. They take care of people too, those who have no where to go, but you have to live as they do.

[sanvibol]

It is in Lao, not in Thailand. I like this movie.

[VerbalAikido]

Why do they do this? I'm having a hard time seeing this as anything but mooching.

[EssenceOfHope]

It's not mooching.

It's their way of life, they only take what is given. They're monks, it's not like the work for a living. They've dedicated their lives to their beliefs. Look it up.

You can say the same thing about church services, why do people give money to churches? Most of the time that money is used to expand the church, even if it's not necessary.

[yuttadhammo]

They do it because people want them to. If the villagers didn't invite them to take food, they would not eat, and they never ask for anything. Such is the practice of the Buddha.

[sinlap]

It is your reaction to what you see here. Go there. Live with them or the people around them. You will understand.

[ltccuster]

Reminds me of Thailand

[iamthelamb]

Nice video. I love the fact that some places they actually take care of and respect each other.

[toxicjt]

I completely agree, its sadden me though to think the way

the world is dramatically changing before our eyes that tradition's like this could cease to exist.