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 Bowing
Parent topics: Postures, Devotional practice
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2015 Thanksgiving Monastic Retreat, Session 5 – Nov. 25, 2015

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11. “Please demonstrate how to bow. Are there any cultural differences?” Answered by Ajahn Pasanno. [Bowing]

2015 Thanksgiving Monastic Retreat, Session 7 – Nov. 27, 2015

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8. “When bowing three times, do you say something in your mind like taking refuge or anything else?” Answered by Ajahn Pasanno. [Bowing] [Three Refuges]

The Teaching and the Training, Session 7 – Mar. 23, 2018

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3. “Can you talk about Ajahn Chah’s use of bowing, communal pūjās, and chores?” Answered by Ajahn Pasanno. [Ajahn Chah] [Chanting] [Saṅgha] [Work] [Monastic life] [Bowing] // [Becoming] [Mutual lay/Saṅgha support] [Respect for elders]

Story: A Westerner asks Ajahn Chah, “Why do we bow?” [Bowing]

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5. “Why do we bow to images?” Answered by Ajahn Pasanno. [Buddha images] [Bowing] [Monastic life] // [History/Early Buddhism] [Abhayagiri]

The Teaching and the Training, Session 8 – Mar. 26, 2018

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10. “I’ve heard that someone asked Ajahn Chah if he could read his students’ minds. He replied that he didn’t need to; he just watched how they walked in the door and bowed. Do you get a feel for this over time?” Answered by Ajahn Pasanno. [Ajahn Chah] [Psychic powers] [Teaching Dhamma] [Mindfulness of body] [Monastic life] [Saṅgha] [Bowing]