Theravāda Buddhism Web Directory

Khwaeng Wat Bowon Niwet
Krung Thep Maha Nakhon

Wat Bowonniwet Vihara is a first class Royal Buddhist monastery (Thai: raja wara vihara) of the Dhammayut tradition, located on the northeast side of Bangkok’s Ratanakosin island, just inside the old city wall bordering Banglumpoo canal, on Pra Sumeru road. The monastery’s name comes from the Pali language: Pavara+niwesa and translates as the Excellent Abode Monastery.

Muang
Nonthaburi
  • Meditation System : Meditation based on the Four Foundations of Mindfulness, Mindfulness on breathing and other methods as taught in the Tripitaka (Scriptures).

  • Teaching Method : New arrivals are provided with instructions, then interviews are given as needed. There is group sitting and walking Meditation (see daily schedule).

  • Teacher : Acharn Sanong Katapunyo, Abbot (Thai; age 61)
    Acharn Sanong speaks english; a few monks and nuns speak english and help with translations.

Presents texts, forum, news and chatroom.

Offers images of hundred of temples around Thailand. By Udo Radlhammer. Besides the pictures, there are also valuable commentaries about the different wats.

On-line book which is exactly what the title promises, plus other useful information such as travel tips and ordination procedures. However, as it is a 1994 edition, some information could be out of date.

For updated info see: http://www.retreat-infos.de/page95/page95.html

Information on Buddhist travel in Thailand based on fieldwork conducted from August 2009-September 2010:

http://wanderingdhamma.wordpress.com/buddhist-travel-in-thailand/

 

Presents a comprehensive section on meditation places in Thailand and a history of Buddhism in Thailand, Buddhist news, as well as sestions on Buddha's Life,  Dhamma,  Dhammapada, Buddhist Lent Day, The Four Noble Truths,  Buddhism Practice. 

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SBS is a Buddhist sanctuary in Malaysia for the training of Theravada Buddhist monks in theory and practice of the Dhammavinaya. It is dedicated to evolving a modern Theravada Buddhist identity guided by the scriptural tradition.

Offers meditation courses and Vipassana retreats (in Chinese).

Dhapakhel

Nepal Theravada portal, maintained at Dhapakhel Buddha Vihar.

KEAP  is an international "friends of Buddhism in Cambodia" humanitarian organization, assisting with education and learning needs of Cambodian monks, nuns, and laypersons devoted to harnessing the wheel of the Dharma to create a culture of peace, reconciliation, and people-centered development in Cambodia.