Benefits of practicing pilgrimage (Dhutangas) in Buddhism

Abstract

         Dhutanga is something that purifies all defilements and makes them lighter as well as having solitude, sufficiency, and moderation in the four necessities: clothing, food, shelter, and medicine. Dhutanga is important as a form of self-cultivation and as a means of helping to spread Buddhism. That is, it helps practitioners to continuously train themselves and helps them to be highly tolerant, have a stable mind, be steadfast, carefree, and be secluded.

         The benefit of practicing the Dhamma to a person is that it physically makes the body strong and light, have more strength to practice Dhamma, make the mental become conscious, determine the movement of the body. The benefit to monastic society is that the monastic administration adheres to the Dhamma and Vinaya and has Dhamma supporting the monastic life. The education of monks includes Ganthadhura and Vipassanadhura. The practice of the monks creates concentration, patience, and suppresses lust, anger, and delusion. The benefits to Buddhism from practicing the Dhutanga are inherited and passed on to children and grandchildren to follow. Propagating the Dhamma can suggest benefits in this life, benefits in the next, and the greatest benefit is nirvana, be a good propagator Beautiful in the beginning, in the middle, and in the end, ready to bring Dhamma principles to explain for better understanding. The benefits of practicing pilgrimage in providing assistance are : giving things and giving Dhamma, delight in the Dhamma, makes the end of desire overcome all suffering, see the reality of life, be aware of the emotions that arise, observance of the pilgrimage is sustenance, purity, has happy results, is a place of restraint for monks, brings great peace, and is a cause of liberation from all suffering.