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In Laos, since monks believe in Hinayana teachings, we can put meat and wine, Amitabha gut!

In the Chinese monk means away from the Earth, and cut meat and wine.

Because the Chinese monk believes in Mahayana Buddhism teaches that it is the case of rules. In Laos, since monks believe in Hinayana teachings, we can put meat and wine, Amitabha gut!

Laos and China, is adjacent to the world economy is one of the least developed countries, but people's life very easy.

Some say that the vast majority believe in Buddhism with them.

Is Internet monk

In the Lao capital Vientiane on-street, every morning, men, women and children with own cuisine: wine, meat, sticky rice, cakes and cuisine come together here to give alms to monks, collective.

Because in Laos, the monk alms is not a single action, nor the monasteries, but people voluntarily give on-site.

The monks get up every morning wash himself, is about 7 o'clock, as long as they wear red cassock, waist went trough, has already awaiting people on the street, you will kneel on the ground a food to those lined up to little monks, they were smiling, and brought food, but also collective chant for giving users and wish them good luck man someday will, for the good!

Just the little monk in Buddhism

In Laos, people give alms with Monk has become a tourist scenic Vista.

At this time of day, you will have many foreign tourists brandishing a video recorder, shoulder camera put this moving selfless devotion scenes recorded as beautiful, wide-spread all over the world.

Modern communication tools are also less

In giving alms, some tourists see give users a very pious, and heard some masters from a faraway village, ask tour: them so hard, why do? the answer has two: one for the Buddha's tribute, second, in order to honor your father and an apology on behalf of parents.

Lao street side of the monk

Because in Laos, people generally believe that parents are not living life to the Earth ceased.

Therefore, the vast majority of men in Laos, birth to old age and death, whether married or not, must go through a nun, to the monastery to be a monk. There may be a week, maybe is for life.

Lao monks can smoke

Time is short, generally traders or rich, they went to the monastery's purpose is an apology for the parents, and may be sources of lush, happy life years long long!, mostly from remote villages, their age, very simple, just want to become a monk in his life fate!

Zawahiri

Ende Temple in Vientiane, a young monk named Zawahiri, only 15 years old this year, from a remote mountain village.

He said in an interview, he came here's purpose is to pass a monk, in future, be able to marry a girl who is in the city. In the end, by a monk from the poor to become rich. Because, here's the monk alms, every day out not only got enough food, but also money.

Enoch monk still camera

Each out of the monk General alms a month can get the equivalent of RMB cash receipts of $ 250.

In Laos, the monthly salary of civil servants if converted into RMB is only $ 300. Visible, Lao monks or very rich. They have the people, especially young people make money by a monk, and then to return to school, you can find a wonderful job.

For example: at the end of the Temple had been a monk, Buddha, to return to school after working at a snack bar, because he will be in French and English, can receive eight of alien visitors, boss monthly salary paid to him as high as 400 u.s. dollars, equivalent to local government officials of 10 times the wages.

Some of the priesthood were also used when the monk and the monastery in affinity in the priesthood to study in eat to live in monasteries, do not have to pay the costs, food and accommodation for one day only needs his own pocket to buy a meal for dinner.

In Laos, when the monks seems very scenery: alms someone kneeling sent food and money, some foreign tourists to photographic pictures, cast, in fact, the envy is very hard and very tired.

Because, although the Lao citizens are very pious are very generous, each appealing to large quantities of food and money, but in accordance with the rules of the Hinayana teachings, the monastery cannot cook, the monk can only eat every day for alms to meals: breakfast and lunch.

After 12 noon until 2 days before 7 a.m. will not be able to eat, this is also the elderly patient, those are long body little monk, it was a hard time.

They even hungry or steal to eat food. Follow the Hinayana teachings, the monk in the evening if you eat, you it, it was up to no good.

In Laos, if a person married to a monk, first held a ceremony to be held in divorce Buddhist rituals, but also everybofy.

Family to the monastery door, both sides would also like to take a bamboo around the monastery go three times to table might not care, and the idea of a monk with no home; the priesthood, and children will go to the temple meet before remarrying ceremony was held. Of course, these rituals, whether it is sent or received, if you follow the tradition not only cumbersome, expensive is great, all sent by friends in General to send flowers and gifts.

Therefore, in Laos when the monk looks very easy, not easy.