Dharma Meditation Centerศูนย์ปฏิบัติธรรมวิปัสสนา

Photo album

Life at the center

Photographs of the grounds, retreats, ceremonies, pilgrimages and our abbot. Open an album to browse, then tap any photo to view it full size.

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The center and grounds

Roads and forest paths, the meadow, the pond and the Buddha images around the grounds. 15 photos

The main road through the grounds, lined with palms and shade trees — The main road through the grounds, lined with palms and shade treesimages/gallery/grounds-01.jpg

Tree-lined road with solar lamps — Tree-lined road with solar lampsimages/gallery/grounds-02.jpg

Shaded path past the retreatant rooms — Shaded path past the retreatant roomsimages/gallery/grounds-03.jpg

Walking path under the trees — Walking path under the treesimages/gallery/grounds-04.jpg

Narrow path leading into the forest — Narrow path leading into the forestimages/gallery/grounds-05.jpg

Red earth path through the young forest — Red earth path through the young forestimages/gallery/grounds-06.jpg

Sunset over the forest meadow — Sunset over the forest meadowimages/gallery/grounds-07.jpg

The forest meadow at dusk — The forest meadow at duskimages/gallery/grounds-08.jpg

The pond under the shade nets at sunset — The pond under the shade nets at sunsetimages/gallery/grounds-09.jpg

The main meditation hall with its blue roof, seen from the garden — The main meditation hall with its blue roof, seen from the gardenimages/gallery/grounds-14.jpg

The golden Buddha image in the hall, seen through the trees — The golden Buddha image in the hall, seen through the treesimages/gallery/grounds-10.jpg

Seated Buddha image on a lotus-patterned base among the trees — Seated Buddha image on a lotus-patterned base among the treesimages/gallery/grounds-11.jpg

Buddha image sheltered by the seven-headed naga — Buddha image sheltered by the seven-headed nagaimages/gallery/grounds-12.jpg

The naga Buddha image among the trees, seen from the side — The naga Buddha image among the trees, seen from the sideimages/gallery/grounds-15.jpg

Small Buddha shrine under a parasol in the grounds — Small Buddha shrine under a parasol in the groundsimages/gallery/grounds-13.jpg

Retreats

Silent retreats and daily practice. 5 photos

A retreatant in white walking mindfully along the shaded path — A retreatant in white walking mindfully along the shaded pathimages/gallery/retreats-01.jpg

Walking between sessions under the trees — Walking between sessions under the treesimages/gallery/retreats-02.jpg

A retreatant pausing on the forest path at sunset — A retreatant pausing on the forest path at sunsetimages/gallery/retreats-03.jpg

On the way to the evening session — On the way to the evening sessionimages/gallery/retreats-04.jpg

Walking mindfully past the retreatant rooms — Walking mindfully past the retreatant roomsimages/gallery/retreats-05.jpg

Ceremonies and holy days

Wan Phra, Visakha Bucha, Kathina and ordinations. 4 photos

Candle procession (wian thian) — Candle procession (wian thian)images/gallery/ceremonies-01.jpg

Monks paying respect to a senior monk at an evening ceremony — Monks paying respect to a senior monk at an evening ceremonyimages/gallery/ceremonies-02.jpg

Lay practitioners gathered in the hall with hands joined — Lay practitioners gathered in the hall with hands joinedimages/gallery/ceremonies-03.jpg

Ordination ceremony — Ordination ceremonyimages/gallery/ceremonies-04.jpg

Pilgrimage

Monks and lay followers travelling together to Buddhist holy places. 4 photos

The pilgrimage group in front of an ancient brick stupa — The pilgrimage group in front of an ancient brick stupaimages/gallery/pilgrimage-03.jpg

Monks chanting together from prayer books at a holy site — Monks chanting together from prayer books at a holy siteimages/gallery/pilgrimage-01.jpg

Monks holding lotus flowers in the morning mist — Monks holding lotus flowers in the morning mistimages/gallery/pilgrimage-02.jpg

Monks and lay pilgrims together on a river boat — Monks and lay pilgrims together on a river boatimages/gallery/pilgrimage-04.jpg

Phra Maha Bunchuay Paññāvajiro

Our abbot in meditation, teaching monks and lay followers, and travelling to share the Dhamma abroad. 6 photos

Phra Ajahn Bunchuay seated in meditation in the forest at the center — Phra Ajahn Bunchuay seated in meditation in the forest at the centerimages/gallery/abbot-01.jpg

Phra Ajahn Bunchuay giving a Dhamma talk to a hall full of monks — Phra Ajahn Bunchuay giving a Dhamma talk to a hall full of monksimages/gallery/abbot-02.jpg

Phra Ajahn Bunchuay teaching lay followers, hands joined in respect — Phra Ajahn Bunchuay teaching lay followers, hands joined in respectimages/gallery/abbot-03.jpg

Phra Ajahn Bunchuay on a journey abroad, beside a windmill in the Netherlands — Phra Ajahn Bunchuay on a journey abroad, beside a windmill in the Netherlandsimages/gallery/abbot-04.jpg

Phra Ajahn Bunchuay reading from the chanting book during the weekly prayers at Wat Vipassana Dong Yen — Phra Ajahn Bunchuay reading from the chanting book during the weekly prayers at Wat Vipassana Dong Yenimages/gallery/abbot-05.jpg

Phra Ajahn Bunchuay leading the weekly prayers with ordained monks at Wat Vipassana Dong Yen, Suphan Buri — Phra Ajahn Bunchuay leading the weekly prayers with ordained monks at Wat Vipassana Dong Yen, Suphan Buriimages/gallery/abbot-06.jpg