Wat Sene Monks Chanting

From the Emerald Cities: Arts of Siam and Burma, 1775-1950 Catalog

"May the power of the protective chants always safeguard
The king and his kingdom, army, and family.
May the assembled monks spread loving kindness
And recite the protective chants with undistracted minds.
May the gods from the universes in all directions come here
And Listen to the Good Dharma of the King of Sages
Which grants heaven and liberation."

The Lao are Theravada Buddhists and I've been reading a great little guide on Theravada Buddhism published by Simple Guides and when I was reading the first part I learned about a possible meaning to why the monks chant and what they are chanting. People have asked me about what the monks are chanting andI think the following paragraph taken from the book adds insight to the monks chanting you see in our videos.

"After the Buddha died there was a meeting of his disciples which was called the First Council. And at this First Council one of the Buddha's chief disciples, Ananda, repeated all he could remember of the teaches. Ananda's recollections were then learned by rote by many of those present, and these people subsequently passed on their recollections word-for-word to others. This method then became the accepted way of preserving the Buddha's teachings, and what evolved were the repetitive chants that can still be heard today in Buddhist monasteries and temples."

Also, what some people have told me is that the monks are chanting sutras to honor the Buddha. They may also be reciting the monastic rules to remind them of the discipline under which they live.

Another one of our videos of monks chanting in Luang Prabang. This wat is right across from the Villa Senesouk Guest House. We've stayed there a couple of times and very boutiqueish and if you can get a room upstairs with access to the balcony overlooking the street its a good value. The wat is much brighter inside than Wat Visoun and there are a lot more monks, but we like the chanting of the monks at Wat Visoun better. What do you think?

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[KriztofferKriztenzen]

Love it !

[nsayaseng1]

beautiful!!!!