The Deputy Prime Minister for Legal Affairs has participated in several activities marking the beginning of the 3-month long period of the Buddhist Rain Retreat.
Deputy Prime Minister Dr. Wissanu Krea-ngam recently visited Wat Traimitr Withayaram Worawihan in Bangkok and gave offerings to the temple’s abbot, Somdej Phra Phuuthachan Sanit Chawana Panyo, on the occasion of this year’s Buddhist Rain Retreat.
Dr. Wissanu and his officials perform religious rites and received blessings and sacred artifacts from the abbot.
The Deputy Prime Minister then paid his respects to the Golden Buddha image, Phra Phuttha Maha Suwana Patimakon. The statue is considered the largest golden Buddha image in the world.
The Buddhist Rains Retreat is an annual three-month monastic retreat practiced especially in the Buddhist tradition. The three months are determined by the lunar calendar and, usually begin in July. During the period, monks remain in residence in their temples and leave its grounds only when necessary. Laypeople show their devotion and appreciation by supporting the monks with food and other necessities. Lay people sometimes give up activities like meat eating, drinking alcohol, or smoking during the months of the retreat.
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Reporter : Nuppol Suvansombut
Rewriter : Rodney McNeil
National News Bureau & Public Relations : http://thainews.prd.go.th
Deputy Prime Minister Dr. Wissanu Krea-ngam recently visited Wat Traimitr Withayaram Worawihan in Bangkok and gave offerings to the temple’s abbot, Somdej Phra Phuuthachan Sanit Chawana Panyo, on the occasion of this year’s Buddhist Rain Retreat.
Dr. Wissanu and his officials perform religious rites and received blessings and sacred artifacts from the abbot.
The Deputy Prime Minister then paid his respects to the Golden Buddha image, Phra Phuttha Maha Suwana Patimakon. The statue is considered the largest golden Buddha image in the world.
The Buddhist Rains Retreat is an annual three-month monastic retreat practiced especially in the Buddhist tradition. The three months are determined by the lunar calendar and, usually begin in July. During the period, monks remain in residence in their temples and leave its grounds only when necessary. Laypeople show their devotion and appreciation by supporting the monks with food and other necessities. Lay people sometimes give up activities like meat eating, drinking alcohol, or smoking during the months of the retreat.
Information and Source
Reporter : Nuppol Suvansombut
Rewriter : Rodney McNeil
National News Bureau & Public Relations : http://thainews.prd.go.th
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