Magha Puja Day Please Join us on Magha Puja Day, which marks the four auspicious occasions that happened nine months after the Enlightenment of the Buddha. 1. There were 1,250 Arahata, that came to see the Buddha that evening without any schedule. 2. All of them were Arhantas, the Enlightened One, and all of them were ordained by the Buddha himself. 3. The Buddha gave those Arhantas principles of the Buddhism, called "The ovadhapatimokha". Those principles are: - To cease from all evil,- To do what is good,- To cleanse one's mind; 4. it was the full-moon day. Wat Pa of Arizona 14911 E Chandler Heights Road, Chandler, AZ 85249 Phone: 480-718-9739 Website: http://www.wataz.org Sunday, March 11, 2012 09:00 am - Meet at Wat Pa of Arizona 09:15 am - Special Buddhist prayer 10:00 am - Food offering to Buddhist Monks followed by Morning Chanting. 11:30 am - Share meals 12.30 pm - Ceremony to honor Magha Puja Day - Buddhist sermon and short sitting meditation. - Monks give Blessings and Holy water. Wishing you prosperity, good health, inner peace, insight and wisdom. Free food and drinks throughout. Donations are appreciated. Wat Pa of AZ. (480)718-9739

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

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