Preparing to join the group? Use the page guide to find a chant and the Pali pronunciation notes to read it aloud; check the visitor timetable for the evening session. The Thai monastery glossary explains common terms you may hear around the hall.
Download the Wat Pa Tam Wua chanting book, find the page you need and learn two short passages before joining the group. You can begin by listening; there is no need to memorise the service before your visit.
The chanting pages combine Pali in Roman letters, Thai translations written in Roman letters, and English meanings. The explanations are in English. This download is not a Thai-script, Russian or Chinese edition; the translated explanations on this webpage do not change the PDF.
The 2019 file contains both morning and evening chanting, introductory Buddhist material, and a second part on Satipaṭṭhāna practice. Its full contents begin on PDF page 2. Open the full contents.
PDF page numbers count the cover and front matter. The printed numbers begin seven pages later: printed page 23 is PDF page 30. The links below use PDF page numbers. If your viewer ignores the link, enter that PDF page number manually.
For loving-kindness, open PDF page 99 (printed 92). This short reflection wishes beings happiness and freedom from enmity, then shares the merit of practice. It is not the full Karaṇīya Mettā Sutta. PDF page 99 →
These traditional Pali passages appear in the monastery’s PDF. Here they use standard Roman spelling with diacritics rather than the book’s spaced capital letters. The meanings and syllable aids below were prepared for this guide to help beginners; they are not an audio transcript.
Namo tassa bhagavato arahato sammā-sambuddhassa.
Meaning and use: An expression of respect to the Blessed One, worthy and fully awakened. The book directs the group to repeat this homage three times. It also appears in the evening section on PDF page 60 (printed 53).
Syllable aid: Na-mo tas-sa bha-ga-va-to a-ra-ha-to sam-mā sam-bud-dhas-sa.
Read the passage in the monastery PDF · PDF page: 30 · Printed page(s): 23
Buddhaṃ saraṇaṃ gacchāmi.
Dhammaṃ saraṇaṃ gacchāmi.
Saṅghaṃ saraṇaṃ gacchāmi.
Meaning and use: I go to the Buddha for refuge; I go to the Dhamma for refuge; I go to the Sangha for refuge. The complete ceremony repeats the refuges with “for the second time” and “for the third time”; follow the leader for those lines.
Syllable aid: Bud-dhaṃ sa-ra-ṇaṃ gac-chā-mi. / Dham-maṃ / Saṅ-ghaṃ.
Read the passage in the monastery PDF · PDF page: 21 · Printed page(s): 14–15
More on Pali pronunciation and Thai chanting styles (dhammatalks.org).
For a public learning recording, dhammatalks.org provides Pali chanting by the monks of Metta Forest Monastery in the United States. Its “Praise and Salutation to the Triple Gem” track includes Namo tassa; the publisher pairs it with the Morning Chanting text linked below.
Listen: Praise and Salutation to the Triple Gem (Pali MP3) ↗
This is an external monastery recording from the Dhammayut tradition, not a Wat Pa Tam Wua recording. The melody, pace and service order can differ. Use it to recognise the homage, then follow the local leader during your stay. The links open the publisher’s original files; no audio is copied here.
The current timetable starts the evening session at 18:00. Chanting lasts about 45 minutes, followed by meditation and a short Dhamma talk. The book also contains an older printed timetable; use the website’s current timetable and the instructions given on arrival for your visit.
Follow the page announced by the leader, listen when you lose your place, and rejoin when you recognise a line. Treat the book respectfully: do not step over it or point your feet at Buddha images. If you are unsure how to sit or bow, ask the staff.
The short Reflection of Loving Kindness is on PDF page 99, printed page 92. It includes wishes for beings to be happy and free from enmity, followed by sharing merit. It is not the full Karaṇīya Mettā Sutta.
The linked English edition contains Pali and Thai in Roman letters, with English meanings and explanations. It is not a Thai-script, Russian or Chinese edition.
No. Begin by listening and following the page used by the group. You can learn the meaning and pronunciation gradually.
No. The learning audio is published by dhammatalks.org and performed by monks of Metta Forest Monastery in the United States. Their chanting style and service order can differ from Wat Pa Tam Wua.