Wat Pa of Arizona - Buddhist Temple of Arizona

You're invited to join us for Salakkaphat Day on Sunday, September 12, 2010 at 10:00AM

Salakkaphat Day

Salakkaphat Day refers to merit-making activities in the middle of the traditional Buddhist calendar.

Please join us on this special occasion at:

Wat Pa of Arizona
14911 E Chandler Heights Road, Chandler, AZ 85249
Phone: 480-718-9739
Website: http://wataz.org

Sunday, September 12, 2010
10:00AM - Food offering to Buddhist monks, share meals
12:00PM - Salakkaphat Ceremony
Ajarn Raywat gives a sermon on the subject of Salakkaphat, monks give blessings and sprinkle holy water

So, we invite everyone to participate on this special occasion. May you always be happy, healthy and wise.

Wat Pa of Arizona is located at 14911 E. Chandler Heights Road, Chandler, AZ 85249. It's registered as a non-profit organization on January 3, 2007. It follows the Thai Forest Tradition and the teachings of Ajahn Mun Bhuridatto. Wat Pa of Arizona is a branch of the Buddhist Temple of America, located in Ontario, California, and it is under the governance of the Dhammayut Order in the United States of America. Wat Pa provides free meditation training to everyone (all nationalities), who are interested in Buddhism.

Objectives
1. To honor the Buddha, Dhamma and Sangha.
2. To honor Ajahn Mun Bhuridatto.
3. To honor the King of Thailand, Longest Reigning Monarch of 60 years, and to celebrate his 80th birthday.
4. To educate the public about Buddhism.
5. To provide a place for forest monks to practice meditation.
6. To provide a place for teaching and practicing meditation to Buddhists and the general public.
7. To be an educational center for Buddhism - open to Thai Buddhists and all nationalities.
8. To be a place for Buddhists to make merit (do good deeds).
9. To be a faith center for Buddhists in the United States
10. To be a part of the Dhammayut Order in the United States of America.
11. To be a branch temple of Wat Pa Suthawas and Wat Pruritathwathanaram (Buddhist Temple of America).
12. To celebrate and share Thai culture with everyone.

Daily Schedule
6:30AM - Morning Chanting in Pali
7:00AM - Meditation Practice for 1 Hour
8:00AM - Cleaning duty
10:00AM - Food Offering to Monks
4:00AM - Cleaning duty
5:30PM - Evening Chanting in Pali
6:00PM - Meditation Practice for 1 Hour

On Sunday the monks teach meditation after 12:00PM through listening to famous Buddhist monks on audio CDs.

Visitors can visit between 8:00AM - 12PM and 4:00PM - 8:00PM. During the chanting and meditation practice it is inconvenient for the monks to receive visitors.

Phone Number: 480-718-9739
Email: watarizona@gmail.com
Website: www.wataz.org
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"To improve oneself is to improve one's mind. The most important spot on earth is the mind itself, and it needs to be well-kept. Understanding the mind is seeing dhamma (the teachings of the Buddha). Seeing one's mind is knowing dhamma (the underlying order in nature and life). Knowing the mind recognizes the truth (liberate the mind from suffering). Once you reach a deep understanding of your own mind, you reach nirvana (a state of perfect peace). The mind is the treasure of all treasures so one must not overlook and should take interest in knowing the mind. If not, one is missing the point of being born."

Ajahn Mun Bhuridatto