Wat Buddharatanaram

Monastery and Learning Center

13075 Sehapayak Road, Keller, TX  76248

(817) 430-1365

~ Buddhist Etiquette ~

While in the Service Hall or the Ordination Hall:

• Shoes must be removed before entering.
  

• Revealing clothing, shorts, short skirts, and tank tops are inappropriate attire.
  

• Cell phone must be mute or turned off while inside the Service Hall and the Ordination Hall.
  

• Refrain from loud talk.
  

• Standing or going too close to the shrine is refrained.
  

• When the monks are present, it is respectful to sit firmly on heels, kneel, sit with your feet folded to one side or cross-legged (mermaid sitting style). 
  

• If you feel the need to stretch your legs, refrain from pointing your feet directly at the monks or shrine.
  

• When a monk enters or leaves the halls, it is respectful to slightly bow the head with the hands folded at the heart. 
  

• Women are refrained to have physical contact with the monks.
  

• Nuns are refrained to have physical contact with opposite sex.
  

General Buddhist Etiquette

General Buddhist Etiquette