A Study Guide for Right Practice of the Three Trainings

The National Coordination Center of Provincial Meditation Institutes

of Thailand was established with the commitment of Directors

from 338 Meditation Centers (out of over 400) invited by the National

Buddhism Organization to a conference at Wat Yannawa, Bangkok,

March 23-25, B.E. 2551 (2008). There are fi ve objectives. Three were

established at the conference and the last two were added later.

1. To support the Sangha Body’s Provincial Meditation Centers

to administer Buddhist Education effectively,

2. To cooperate with Provincial Meditation Centers to teach

meditation to the same high standard for all people at all levels,

3. To assist Provincial Meditation Centers with academic scholarship.

4. To cooperate with the Chiefs of the Sangha Regions and

Directors of the Provincial Meditation Centers to raise academic

training techniques to the same high standard.

5. To support the Sangha in stabilizing, protecting and developing

Buddhism under the rules of the Discipline, the Law and

the Sangha Rules.

The committee members agreed to publish this Study Guide for

Right Practice of the Three Trainings, based on Lord Buddha’s Four

Foundations of Mindfulness and the Commentaries from the Path of

Purifi cation (Visuddhimagga), plus the Three Aspects of Nibbāna, which

is an Appendix. This proposal was presented to the conference, led by

Somdej Phra Maha Rajamangkalajahn, and it was agreed to publish this

book and distribute it to all Meditation Centers.

The book has been translated and edited by Phra Khru Baitika Dr.

Barton Yanathiro, Phra Maha Natpakanan Gunanggaro, and Mr. William

Webb of the Wat Luang Phor Sodh Buddhist Meditation Institute (BMI)

and Mr. Potprecha Cholvijarn. Please address any questions or comments

to www.dhammacenter.org.

In the name of the Board Members, I would like to thank everyone

for their strenuous efforts and congratulate them on this successful

contribution to the promulgation of the Dhamma. May Lord Buddha

bless you all and all of your meritorious works

Phra Thepyanmongkold (luangpa)

President of the National Coordination Center

of Provincial Meditation Institutes of Thailand,

Director of the Meditation Center of Rajburi Province, and

Abbot of Wat Luang Phor Sodh Dhammakayaram

Wat Luang Phor Sodh Dhammakayaram Dammnoen Saduak District, Rajchaburi Province 70130, Thailand.

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