As is customary in Thailand, the full moon of the third lunar month called “Magha”, the Sangha and laypeople of Wat Pah Nanachat celebrated quietly with a candle-procession around the Vihara, recollecting the “Ovada Patimokkha” - the brief summary of the Dhamma that the Buddha gave on this day:
”To not commit any unwholesome or bad deed, bring to perfection the good, and purify the mind - these are the teachings of all Buddhas”.
Ajahn Kevali gave talks both in Thai and English on the value of “Khanti” (patient endurance, tolerance and forbearance), as expressed in a further part of the Ovada Patimokkha, and the Sangha and lay-practitioners enjoyed a long night of practice throughout this beautiful full-moon night.
