Experiences at Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University and Wat Suan Dok in Chiang Mai: Learning the Thailand Monk life of Buddhist Religion

(Thailand, January, 12th 2018). International Student from School of Administrative Studies at Maejo University getting chance to learning about Buddhist Religion at Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University or MCU (January, 3th 2018). The subject take by Social and Culture of Local Government, this course is lectured by Miss Matchima Vachirapho.

In there, our student joining the English Program of Humanity Class to learn about ourselves such as the name, living, motto, motivation, and exchange idea about everything with Monk student. There are many student from another countries in this class, such as Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Myanmar, and all using clothes of Buddhist (Monk). They can be called as Monk. They’re young boy may become novices at any age. But in the role of Buddhist, the monk-novices cannot become a monk until 20 years old, if there are among them up 20 years old, they can to become a monk.

Following this class, many students from foreign countries such as Khamphanlee, he is a student at MCU, that the English Program for Humanity, He is from Laos and has a motto's "to this day is better than yesterday" He is good to talk about our country and family. He says that has 2 brothers, 1 brother and one young sister. He studied at MCU to become a tourist gauge for his country.

After that, our student to introduction in front of class in another class than the MCU Student stand up to introduction as well. Therefore, Indo Student discussed with Mr. Assoc. Prof. Yueng Pannengpeteh about Monk life of Buddhist Religion. According to Assoc. Prof. Yueng, every day the Monk’s perform activities of mediating and encircling, barefoot. Then can only eat before 12.00 p.m, therefore the Monk cannot dinner because it is the rule to become Monk.

Thai Monk in meditation at Temple will focus/ concentrate all thoughts and souls on religion, they perform various rituals in establishing. In the Monk there are rules such as not to kill people that must always live in peace and cannot commit sinful acts and in his life should not be too pretend/ fun. As well as monks cannot perform sexual activity, because better energy used for the main activities again. The Thai Monk should be fair and adhere to the human rights that have been made for the peace of all human beings.

This visited makes me understand about the role in Thai Monk life. Learning about it only getting in Thai by subject Social and Culture in Local Government through provided by Ajarn Matchima Vachirapho.