On the 7th July we celebrate Asalaha Puja (Asalha Puja) – one of the biggest Buddhist holidays. It commemorates the day that the Buddha first “set forth the wheel of Dhamma”. Or in layman’s terms, when he first started teaching. After attaining to what he first declared as The Deathless (the word ‘nibbana/nirvana’ came later), the …
Category Archives: Upcoming events
Movie date: Sat 18th July
Movie date: Life After Life??? Here’s the sticky point for many Westerners. Buddhism teaches that there is rebirth, that one revolves in Samsara from life to life, birth to death, over and over. Many of us thought there would not even be life after the Y2K crash … For some reason this one point is …
YBAT Weekend Med. Retreat
YBAT Weekend Vipassana meditation retreat conducted in English with Acharn Helen Jantamit (House of Dhamma) A weekend Vipassana (Insight) Meditation retreat is being held by the Young Buddhists Association of Thailand together with The House of Dhamma from 17 – 19 July 2009 It runs from 5 pm Friday, July 17 to the late afternoon …
Kathmandu Sun July 12
Sunday July 12th (Khun Morakot will have just returned from a retreat with Sogyal Rinpoche in Ireland) Khun Morakot, a Thai lady fluent in English and experienced in meditation, will lead her monthly session at Kathmandu Gallery, Silom area. She has experience in a number of meditation lineages, and especially the use of meditation (or …
WBU Forum July 2009
Chris Stanford, who usually moderstes the WBU forum, will be presenting in July – on an interesting topic. His premise is that Thai Buddhism is an artisic expression of the culture, rather than being strictly Buddhism. After moderating so many workshops at the WBU he should have a wide background of ideas to draw from… …
Launch of the Korean Seon Club
Saturday July 4th Official launch of Bangkok’s Korean Zen club, Sat. July 4th 7-9pm (sharp) (sounds like a wholesome way to spend your Saturday evening) Bangkok Seon Club The Bangkok Seon Club is an English-language Zen group that will be meeting monthly at the Bangkok Hanmaum Seonwon (One-mind Zen Centre near Ekamai BTS) to share …
Mon 22nd June – A. Brahm
Monday June 22nd popular Dhamma teacher Ajahn Brahm will be leading a one day workshop at the WFB headquarters on Sukhumvit. There will be an evening dhamma talk open also to those who did not manage to attend the whole day. English Mediation Retreat & Dhamma Talk by Ajahn Brahm Abbot of Bodhinyana Monastery, …
Ajahn Brahm at Hua Hin, June 21
Ajahn Brahm should need no introduction, and he has proved popular in many countries including Bangkok. It is appreciated that he stops here to lead some dhamma events in English. Sunday June 21st he will be giving a morning dhamma talk at the beech in Hua Hin. Received information is as follows: Sunday English Dhamma …
Kathmandu June 14
Sunday June 14th Khun Morakot, a Thai lady fluent in English and experienced in meditation, will lead her monthly session at Kathmandu Gallery, Silom area. She has experience in a number of meditation lineages, and especially the use of meditation (or just counselling) for cancer patients in the hospitals. The room only fits about 10 …
Special Abhidhamma Session
The following announcement comes from Khun Amara who has been diligently serving the Dhamma community for a good number of years leading a monthly Abhidhamma class at the WFB, Sukhumvit 24. This is a special class with a well known Abhidhamma teacher. Abhidhamma is an intricate explanation of the working of body and mind according …
Chula University Talk – Tue 23’d June
Tuesday June 23rd is another lecture at Chulalongkorn University, organised by Dr Soraj (who always finds very good speakers). Event is free of charge as usual: Lecturer: Prof Ravindra Kumar Topic: Knowledge, Logic and Exercise: Three Fundamentals of Buddhism in the Process of Globalization Dr. Ravindra Kumar is a universally renowned Indologist and the former …
Event: Mon 25 May ’09
The Bangkok Shambhala group is announcing an interesting event for Monday May 25 at Monteray Place : Understanding and Implementing the Ideal of the Bodhisattva in Our Day to Day Lives with Lopon Phuntso Gyaltshen. Monday May 25th, 7:00 – 9:00 pm. Free and Open to Everyone. Date: 25/05/2009 – 7 pm – 9 pm …
Jeff Oliver: Thursday 28th May
Popular and inspiring meditation teacher Ajahn Jeff Oliver will be back in Bangkok briefly at the end of this month. Recently he went on retreat with a Burmese master he had not previously studied with, and so he will be charing some of these new experiences – particularly relating to mindfulness of mind (Citta). Event …
WBU June Forum 2009
With our recent discussions on Buddha Nature the topic for June’s WBU Forum is particularly relevant: Programme : WBU SUNDAY FORUM Topic : Buddhist Theory of Human Nature Date & Time : June 7, 2552 (2009), 12:00 – 13.30 : P.M. Speaker : Dr. Tavivat Puntarigvivat About the Topic : Buddhist Theory of …
Vesak May 8
The Korean Temple in Bangkok has kindly arranged for their Vesak celebrations (Visakha Puja celebrating the birth death and enlightenment of the Buddha) to be shared with Littlebang regulars. Details are on Marcus’ blog. … so that he can update the information. Please double check the information there. Hope you can all make it along …
Ajahn Tiradhammo June 10
June 9 and 10, 2009, Canadian Bhikkhu Ajahn Tiradhammo will be giving two public talks, one in Thai and one in English, at Baan Aree Library. ภาษาไทย ด้านล่าง Topic: Transforming Life’s Challenges into Wisdom Ajahn Tiradhammo is the current abbot of Luong Phor Chah Forest Monastery in Stokes Valley,Wellington. He has been teaching dhamma and …
A. Wimoak Workshop Sun May 31
Thai Monk Ajahn Wimoak will be leading his monthly one-day workshop in meditation based on the mindfulness of the body (Kayakatasati) on Sukhumvit Soi 1 at the Beautiful Boutique hotel Ariyasom Villa, in English. The program, including lunch, is kindly provided free of charge by Ariyasom Bangkok Boutique Hotel. Ajahn Wimoak is a Thai monk, …
Kathmandu Sun May 17
This months meditation session at Kathmandu Gallery has moved from the usual second Sunday of the month to Sunday 17th so that it does not clash with Vesak Celebrations. Khun Morakot, a Thai lady fluent in English and experienced in meditation, will lead her monthly session at Kathmandu Gallery, Silom area. She has experience in …
Vesak Retreat
The Thousand Stars Tibetan Buddhist organisation for Thais, is announcing overnight activities over the Vesak (Visakha Puja) period. You should contact to check what language proceedings will be held in, since they are announcing the same retreat in Thai. Contact info is given below: Full Moon Retreat for Inner Peace & Happiness Visakhapuja, May …
A. Wimoak Workshop April 09′
Sunday 26th April 2009 Note that we also have a big event with visiting Phakchok Rinpoche on the same day. You will have to choose which event you will go to – some people will be heading to A. Wimoak’s event in the morning, and heading off to the Tai Pan hotel for the afternoon …