Stupas/monuments
Glosses: Monuments
Parent topic: Objects of veneration
4 excerpts, 18:19 total duration

Remembering Ajahn Chah Weekend, Session 19 – Apr. 28, 2001

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4. Story: Half a million people attend Ajahn Chah’s funeral. Told by Ajahn Sundarā. [Funerals] [Ajahn Sundarā] [Ajahn Chah] // [Food] [Free distribution] [Meditation] [Stupas/monuments] [Chanting]

Quote: “The heart of [Ajahn Chah’s] teaching is the ability to bring people together.” [Teaching Dhamma] [Saṅgha] [Community]

Story: The cremation pyre catches fire and number 16 wins the lottery. [Stupas/monuments] [Humor]


Recollections of Ajahn Chah, Session 5 – Sep. 19, 2010

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3. Story: A group of military generals ask Ajahn Chah to bless amulets to create a kitchen fund. Told by Ajahn Pasanno. [Amulets] [Ajahn Chah] [Military] [Almsfood] [Wat Pah Pong] // [Culture/Thailand] [Saṅgha decision making] [Festival days] [Almsbowl] [Stupas/monuments]

Quote: “The Buddha set up the foundation 2,500 years ago with just one baht.” — Ajahn Chah [Buddha] [Saṅgha]


Abhayagiri 2014 Winter Retreat, Session 50 – Mar. 14, 2014

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10. “Is Ajahn Utane’s monastery the same as Ajahn Tongrat’s?” Answered by Ajahn Pasanno. [Ajahn Tongrat] [Ajahn Utane] // [Ajahn Liem] [Stupas/monuments]


The New Ajahn Chah Biography, Session 3 – Apr. 21, 2018

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6. Reading: Stillness Flowing by Ajahn Jayasaro, p. 646-647 “Por Buapah” [Ajahn Chah] // [Death] [Grief] [Personal presence]

Story: Por Buapah did the cement work for the original shine at Wat Pah Nanachat and the bell tower at Wat Pah Pong. [Stupas/monuments] [Wat Pah Nanachat] [Wat Pah Pong]