LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE DHAMMA YATRA PILGRIMAGE (9TH TIME) PARTICIPATION IN ACTIVITIES OF MCU

Abstract

The lessons learned from the Dhamma-Yatra pilgrimage (9th time) for the year 2023 organized by the Graduate Studies Program, Department of Political Science, Faculty of Social Sciences Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University which aimed for students and teachers to have joint activities, to practice mindfulness, and to have unity.  From participatory observation and study of information from various documents it was learned that the Graduate Studies Program organized and led students to undertake at least 3 pilgrimage activities, namely: 1. Tejivarikanga;  for monks they wear three yellow robes regularly, As for the lay practitioners, they wear white clothes throughout the project. 2. Akasanikangga, meal consumption at one seat regularly and 3 Rukkhamulikangga, living at the root of a tree. Regularly.  To walk on a Dhamma-Yatra pilgrimage from the monastery where the accommodation was to the Lam Ta Khong Dam, a round trip distance of about 12 kilometers, everyone had patience and strived to reach the goal that was the training to be mindful. 2. The Dhamma-Yatra Pilgrimage project had the concept of leading the main pilgrimage to create a body of knowledge and learn together as an activity, unity participation and practice 3. Such activity was a symbolic dissemination for peace, as a symbol of non-violence. There was only forgiveness. The most important thing was that the practitioner's mindfulness could be practiced very well, practiced patience.