Bamboo Grove wrote:First of all there are several temples (wat) in Hua Hin listing them here would be very difficult.
Wow, I did not think there were that many!
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I will look forward to exploring them all.
Bamboo Grove wrote:Second, Thai buddhism is hinayana buddhism as in Cambodia, Burma and Sri Lanka whereas Japanese is derived from Mahayana which is also practised in Korea, China and Vietnam.
Yes, I know the different forms of Buddhism, I am just more familar with esoteric Japanese Buddhism (I stay away from zen).
Bamboo Grove wrote:The temple you mention near the elephant village is kalled Ittisukkato and is a strange one. Not only has it a Chinese Buddha statue but also one of Jesus and some other statues from different religions. I'm not quite sure why this is so.
It did seem to be a bit unique to me, hopefully someone can fill us in. If not I will try going and asking-- I do not know how far I will get although last time I went we communicated with broken Thai and English and they helped us with some basic worship (when in Thailand...).
Bamboo Grove wrote:I think all of them will allow westerners to enter monkhood if one wishes to do so but you might need to know thai to understand anything there. There is one temple I've heard about in Ubon which teaches foreigners. It's called Wat Pa Nanachat
Thank you very much for the information. I will look them up when I get back. I am interested in taking a few classes and just learning some more.
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As of mid August I am on vacation via traveling around the globe and I am not returning until the end of November (I have no Internet access until I return). Have fun!