Shwedagon to host 2,613th Buddha Pujaniya Taboung festival

 

THE 2,613th Buddha Pujaniya Taboung Festival will be held at the Shweda­gon Pagoda for ten days, from 4 to 13 March, according to the pagoda board of trustees.

 

During the festival, the board of trustees will hold ceremonies dedi­cated to worshipping the Buddha, the Dhamma, and the Sangha.

 

“In the 2,613th Shwedagon Pagoda Buddha Pujaniya Taboung Festival, the Maha Pathana recitation will be included, along with the rice-offering ceremony to over 100 monks, including Ovadacariya Sayadaws. Additionally, 28 Buddha statues will be conveyed onto the pagoda platform for public obei­sance,” said U Htay Hlaing, a member of the pagoda board of trustees.

 

The 2,613th Shwedagon Buddha Pujaniya Taboung Festival will include the conveying of 28 Buddha statues onto the pagoda platform. Additionally, 120 monks from various monasteries in Dagon and Bahan Townships will recite the Maha Pathana continuously for 216 hours, from 4 to 13 March, with the recitation concluding on 13 March, the full moon day of Taboung. — ASH/ MKKS