Wat Prayong Gittivararam
Klong 12, Nong Chok
Bangkok 10530
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Wat Prayong Gittivanaram has been founded by the venerable Phra Acharn Phet in 2007.
At that time there was only a pond surrounded by a small walking path and just enough space to build a simple wooden hut where acharn stayed to practice meditation.
Within a short time people knew that there was a meditating monk and many came to pay respect to him and ask him for advice on how to solve their problems in life.
After a few months the owner of the land offered a piece of land to him and they started to build a hall where the monks and laypeople could do meditation practice and chantings. At that time Phra Acharn Phet saw already that “in future there will be thousands of westerners and thais practicing meditation here”.
In 2009 Mae Chee Brigitte an austrian nun and meditation master, came to help teaching meditators in english-, german- and thai-language.
Now Wat Prayong is open for practitioners from all religious backgrounds and traditions. It is a place for open-mindedness and respect for all living beings.
Everyone is welcome at Wat Prayong.
Phra Acharn Phet ordained in 1995. His marriage to a medical doctor from the south of Thailand was planned, when he decided to ordain as a monk for one rainy season (vassa).
This is what Thai men usually have to do before they get married - or at least once in their lifetime they have to become a monk for a short time. Most do it for 3 months (one vassa).
Abbot: Phra Acharn Phet was ordained in a temple at Kanchanaburi province. Soon after his ordination he went to a cave at Sayok District and started to meditate intensively.
After rainy season he did not want to leave monk-hood anymore but continued to meditate for four years in this cave. Then he went on a pilgrimage to Bhutan by foot. He met many great meditation masters from different traditions and learned different technics of meditation practice.
After 6 years pilgrimage he returned to Thailand and helped to build one temple in Kanchanaburi and one in Pathumthani province.
Finally he came to Nong Chok to meditate in the paddy fields. After receiving the offering of the land he started to build Wat Prayong Gittivanaram where he lives and practices.
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