Happy birthday venerable Dhammanando!

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44 years old? The double fours, 4 noble truths and 4 brahma viharas:

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Thanks everyone!

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jcsuperstar wrote:anyways happy birthday ajahn , so today did you go from being a Luang Pee to being a Luang Por :tongue:
The Thais have been calling me luang phor for years. Ever since the first grey hairs began appearing.
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zavk wrote:Out of curiosity, do members of the Sangha commemorate their birthdays in anyway?
In the case of very senior or very famous monks the laity might arrange a birthday party. The rest mostly just follow the general Thai birthday practice of doing some kind of merit-making act such as freeing a captive fish or a turtle, or offering gifts to their fellow monks.
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Dhammanando wrote:
jcsuperstar wrote:anyways happy birthday ajahn , so today did you go from being a Luang Pee to being a Luang Por :tongue:
The Thais have been calling me luang phor for years. Ever since the first grey hairs began appearing.
get shaving quick :thinking: (wish there was a shaving the head one at the mo)
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Happy birthday Bhante!

Many happy non-returns of the day!

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Dear Bhante,

...sorry for joining in so late.

I wish you Happy Birthday and thank You so much for helping us since so many years.

I wish you well

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Happy birthday, Bhante!
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Happy Birthday, Ajahn Dhammanando! :buddha1:
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Happy belated birthday!
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Dhammanando wrote:
zavk wrote:Out of curiosity, do members of the Sangha commemorate their birthdays in anyway?
In the case of very senior or very famous monks the laity might arrange a birthday party. The rest mostly just follow the general Thai birthday practice of doing some kind of merit-making act such as freeing a captive fish or a turtle, or offering gifts to their fellow monks.
Out of curiousity, what kind of birthday cake might they make in Thailand?
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Hi Individual,
Out of curiousity, what kind of birthday cake might they make in Thailand?
Cake-making is not really a strong point of Thai cuisine. Cakes are usually made out of rice flour and nearly always taste like sawdust. They are, however, nicely decorated.

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Thai sawdust cakes of the more arabesque sort...
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Happy Birthday, Venerable! Indeed, those don't look very appetizing. Love Thai food though. Just thinking about Coconut Curry or Pad Thai could set my imminent rebirth in motion. Not yet ready to leave that....

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