This daily alms round is a central practice for Theravada Buddhist monks and novices in much of Southeast Asia. It comes from the disciplinary rules for monks that instruct monks not to engage in ...

Experience the serene and spiritual tradition of offering alms to Buddhist monks in the historic city of Sukhothai, Thailand. After this peaceful morning ritual, explore the bustling breakfast ...

This is followed by a breakfast. In some of the Buddhist traditions, such as the Theravada tradition, the monks go on alms round and lay people make merit by offering them alms. They offer to the ...

Adding to the sense of near-constant devotion are the Buddhist monks who walk the streets, ready to accept donations of food. Filling a monk’s alms bowl is a way for lay Buddhists to earn merit.

Touching footage of monks and nuns in prayer and ... Sister Chan Khong and the Buddhist nuns in Thich Nhat Hanh’s community on alms-round during a teaching tour of Indonesia in 2010.

Theravada Buddhist monks have been both spiritual and practical ... but they’ve never stopped with alms,” said Vineetha. Typically, food given to monks is either consumed or thrown away ...

Buddhist monks in Thailand continue to collect alms from households, despite the threat of the coronavirus. The reason: the practice is an important part of merit-making. In Theravada Buddhism ...

Street shows meant for profit-making and entertainment overshadow the sacred meaning of the festival, they say Buddhist monks ...

Being raised Buddhist from birth put me in a unique ... My parents hosted them in part because offering alms to monks is one of the strongest ways to generate positive karma.

At least 23 Buddhist monks and novices have been killed and more than 30 injured during the conflict, most while collecting alms in the morning. In addition to targeted attacks, children have been ...

was triggered when monks on their morning alms rounds turned over their bowls. This act, while not common, has a long history in Theravada Buddhism. The early 20th-century supreme patriarch of ...