Upatakh Thai (attendant to senior monks)
Renunciant practice / Monastic life / Respect / Upatakh Thai
Glosses: attendant to senior monks
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Remembering Ajahn Chah Weekend, Session 12 – Apr. 28, 2001

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4. Story: “Sleep is delicious.” Told by Ajahn Amaro. [Admonishment/feedback] [Goodwill] [Ajahn Chah] // [Ajahn Amaro ] [Joseph Kappel] [Upatakh] [Wat Pah Nanachat] [Robes] [Mentoring] [Faith]


Remembering Ajahn Chah Weekend, Session 34 – Apr. 29, 2001

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3. Story: Ajahn Chah’s failing heath and Rains Retreat at Tam Saeng Pet. Told by Joseph Kappel. [Sickness] [Health care] [Rains retreat] [Wat Tam Saeng Pet] [Ajahn Chah] // [Wat Pah Pong] [Lodging] [Seclusion] [Generosity] [Joseph Kappel]

Story: “Pabakkaro, make me a Communist.” [Culture/Natural environment] [Medicinal requisites] [Contentment] [Sensual desire]

Story: Venerable Pabakkaro attends to Ajahn Chah. [Upatakh] [Humility]

Story: Ajahn Chah visits the branch monasteries for the last time. [Thai Ajahn Chah monasteries] [Upatakh] [Vinaya] [Saṅgha]


Abhayagiri 2014 Winter Retreat, Session 38 – Feb. 26, 2014

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4. Story: Trying to wash Ajahn Liem’s cup. Told by Ajahn Jotipālo. [Ajahn Liem] [Ajahn Jotipālo] [Upatakh]


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7. “Does Ajahn Liem attend morning and evening pūjā?” Answered by Ajahn Pasanno. [Ajahn Liem] [Pūjā] // [Culture/Thailand] [Wat Pah Pong]

Story: Ajahn Liem silently walks around and looks at the monks during morning pūjā. Told by Ajahn Ñāṇiko.

Follow-up: “Did Ajahn Chah go to morning and evening pūjā?” [Ajahn Chah]

Follow-up: “In the early years of Wat Ban Tad, was it always practice on your own?” [Wat Pah Ban Tat] [Thai sects] [Ajahn Tongrat] [Ajahn Baen]

Story: Too many monks skip pūjā to massage Ajahn Liem. Told by Ajahn Ñāṇiko. [Upatakh]

Recollections: Bhante Gunaratana comes to morning pūjā early. Recounted by Ajahn Jotipālo and Beth Steff. [Bhante Gunaratana]


The Teaching and the Training, Session 6 – Mar. 22, 2018

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1. “How does upatakhing fit into our training and what can we learn from it?” Answered by Ajahn Pasanno. [Upatakh] [Vinaya] [Respect for elders] [Monastic life] [Saṅgha] // [Culture/Thailand] [Conceit] [Generosity] [Protocols] [Discernment] [Mindfulness]

Vinaya: Cv 8: Vattakkhandhaka - Protocols

Story: Ajahn Lee upataks Ajahn Mun. [Ajahn Mun] [Ajahn Lee Dhammadharo] [Upatakh]


Abhayagiri 25th Anniversary Retreat, Session 6 – Jun. 10, 2021

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1. Recollection: The idea that Ajahn Pasanno would leave Wat Pah Nanachat never occured to us. Recounted by Ajahn Sudanto. [Ajahn Sudanto] [Ajahn Pasanno] [Wat Pah Nanachat] [Abhayagiri] // [Ajahn Jun] [Funerals] [Upatakh]