Tiger Monastery in Thailand
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I watched animal planet on channel 10 last night and found it fascinating that the temple had reared and conserve the tigers in their monastery.
The fully grown up tigers do not attack the monks and live in harmony with them. In fact, the monk bring these tigers out in the open for exercising, only armed with a stick and a leash on their neck.
The abbot said that these animals were monks reborn as tigers in the monastery in their past lives.
What is the name of the tiger monastery as I want to go visit and see for myself one day. Where is it located in Thailand? -
Oh I read an article about that on BuddhistChannel.TV (buddhist news website) before..
anyway found the website of the monastery: http://www.walkingwithtigers.org/ -
the tigers seem harmless and cute.
do you intend to go visit the temple and see for yourself? -
They are harmless and cute because the monks practise metta on them..Originally posted by marcteng:the tigers seem harmless and cute.
do you intend to go visit the temple and see for yourself?
Well.. if I visit Thailand again and have a chance to visit them I wld.. -
my dog also harmless and cute cos we give it a lot of love
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Yea thats great. Nobody will be 'harmless and cute' if not given love...Originally posted by Cenarious:my dog also harmless and cute cos we give it a lot of love
But anyway to tame a tiger thats much harder... -
Btw monks who meditate in forests usually dont get harmed by animals bcos of their metta.. especially great practitioners, the animals may even get close to them. Remember how Buddha radiated metta to the mad drunken elephant set lose by Devadatta to kill the Buddha, and the elephant bowed down to the Buddha?
I am a friend of the footless,
I am a friend of the bipeds;
I am a friend of those with four feet,
I am a friend of the many-footed.
May not the footless harm me,
may not the bipeds harm me,
may not those with four feet harm me,
and may not those with many feet harm me.
AN II 72
Among tigers, lions, leopards & bears I lived on the wood.
No one was frightened of me, nor did I fear anyone.
Uplifted by such universal friendliness, I enjoyed the forest.
Finding great solace in such silent solitude.
Suvanna-sama Jataka 540 -
Yes, i read this verses long ago.Originally posted by An Eternal Now:Btw monks who meditate in forests usually dont get harmed by animals bcos of their metta.. especially great practitioners, the animals may even get close to them. Remember how Buddha radiated metta to the mad drunken elephant set lose by Devadatta to kill the Buddha, and the elephant bowed down to the Buddha?
I am a friend of the footless,
I am a friend of the bipeds;
I am a friend of those with four feet,
I am a friend of the many-footed.
May not the footless harm me,
may not the bipeds harm me,
may not those with four feet harm me,
and may not those with many feet harm me.
AN II 72
Among tigers, lions, leopards & bears I lived on the wood.
No one was frightened of me, nor did I fear anyone.
Uplifted by such universal friendliness, I enjoyed the forest.
Finding great solace in such silent solitude.
Suvanna-sama Jataka 540
[This message was edited by An Eternal Now on 2006-03-04 23:46:00.]
You got the pali version of it? -
I do not have the pali version, but this is from the pali canon.Originally posted by marcteng:Yes, i read this verses long ago.
You got the pali version of it? -
Dogs are domesticated and tamed, unlike tigers, who kill to eat and live in the wild.
Yes, the monks metta spread and influence the whole monastery there.
The abbot said the tigers were monks of the temple before, so friends do not kill one another. -
anyone planning to go Thailand to visit the Tiger Monastery?
if I go to Thailand, sure visit the Tiger monastery as the tigers are so harmless and cute.
The Tiger Monastery is raising funds to expand their enclosure of the tigers for their conservation. Each tiger food per day costs US25 a day for your info.