Buddhist temples in asia - Wat Asokaram, Samutprakan

 I am called a busy bee since I work hard almost every day. I have no weekends, hardly any holidays except on some religious days. Then I seldom have any chance to visit famous places in or outside Bangkok.  

I am a local of Samutprakan so whenever I am free, usually visit places in my such as the crocodile Farm, province which are tourist attractions the Ancient City and Bangpoo Resort. But there is another place which is very famous for both local people and visitors from nearby provinces that is Wat Asokaram in Bangpoo District, not far from the center of the city.

  On religious holidays like Makha Bucha or Visakha Bucha Days, Buddhists from various places gather together at that wat in order to make merit and offer food to the monks, there are a lot of monks and nuns as well as upasika, ladies who haven't shaved their hair but wear white attire as nuns and also stay overnight at the wat .

  All Buddhists who go to this temple usually pay homage to the well-preserved body of the late, Than Por Lee who was renowned for his sermons and principles as a good disciple of Lord Buddha. The wat is surrounded by big trees and small, remote residences of monks and nuns. 

The uniqueness of this wat is that no dead body is allowed to be brought in for a funeral ceremony or even for burial or cremation. It is interesting to see a lot of people from all walks of life going to this temple to seek peace of mind and to listen to the preaching of the monks as the correct guidance for their everyday life. 

I am also one of these people who find myself so attracted to the calmness and sacredness of the place that I hang around the place whenever I an free in order to satisfy my thirst for the tranquility of my spiritual search.

buddhist temples in asia - Wat Cholapratan Rangsarit

 My interesting place is a wat since I am a Buddhist. I am not saying I am a strong one but I like going to my peaceful wat every Sunday morning. The wat I am talking about is Wat Cholapratan Rangsarit at Pakret, Nondaburi. Wat Cholapratan, He to be short, is managed by Phra Panyananda, the abbot. He proves to be a respectable monk in Buddhism and a lot of people go to make merit and offer food to the monks every day especially on Sundays when the abbot himself or other famous and renowned monks preach knowledgeable and intellectual sermon followed by the merit-making rites. What impresses and attracts me most is the way the abbot preaches. He emphasizes spiritual growth and maturity without the worries about appearance. He tries to show the followers the truth of life. He gives ex apples of what is considered to be good and what is not. The surroundings of this wat are also notes for tranquility. People who want peace in mind can, at any time, go there. Just to sit silently in that wat, one can see the causes of one's troubles and the cause-finding method can easily lead to finding suitable solutions. This wat is surrounded by green and tall trees which offer a sense of solitude to those who seek it. If you have a chance to pass by this wet, drop in and observe the serenity and you will find the truth you may be looking for.