11th
International Tipitaka Chanting begins in
Buddhagaya
Nanda Priya
Bhante 02 December, 2015
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As like every year this year also the Buddhist
monks, nuns and devotees from various countries congregated here at
Buddhagaya to attend the 10-days of 11th International Tipitaka
Chanting.
The Tipitaka traditional term used by Buddhist
traditions to describe their various canons of scriptures. The
Tipitaka traditionally contains three "baskets" of teachings: a
Sutta Pi aka, a Vinaya Pi aka and an Abhidhamma Pitaka.
The monks and nuns will chant from the Pali
canon, reciting the teachings of Buddha in a traditional manner.
There will be 'Dharma talks' every evening, to be delivered by
senior teachers from Thailand, Myanmar and Sri Lanka, followed by
nightlong meditation in the compound of the most holiest shrine for
Buddhists, the Mahabodhi Temple, under the Bodhi tree where the
Siddharth Gautama attained supreme enlightenment.
The Chanting will go on for the next 10
days. The Bhikkus (Monks), Bhikkunis (Nuns) and Dayakas (Devotees)
from Thailand, India, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, Laos, Cambodia, Nepal,
Bangladesh, are participating in this grand event. A huge number of
tourists have also flocked here.
This time again the Bhikku and Bhikkuni Sanghas
of various countries will gather under an umbrella, that is the
holiest Bodhi-Tree and will send the peace message to the
world.