Learn the rhythm of Thai Buddhist observance through the year. This topic covers สวดมนต์ (chanting) and ไหว้พระ (paying homage to the Buddha), the holy-day customs of เวียนเทียน (the candle procession), เข้าพรรษา (the rains retreat) and ทอดกฐิน (the kathin robe-offering), keeping ศีลห้า (the five precepts), and the everyday faith of พระเครื่อง (amulets) and the ศาลพระภูมิ (spirit house). All 18 sentences are recorded by native speakers and come with English translations and word-by-word notes, so this vocabulary of merit and observance lands by ear.
Holy days, precepts & temple customs