Religious activities and offerings mark Kason Full Moon (Buddha Day) in Nay Pyi Taw

ON the Kason Full Moon Day (Buddha Day), various meri­torious deeds were performed at pagodas, stupas, and sacred sites across Nay Pyi Taw Council Area. These activities included doing merit, pouring water at banyan trees, and hosting meal donation ceremonies, where do­nors provided alms and meals to monks. The charity feast (Satu­ditha) was arranged for visitors.

At the Maravijaya Buddha Image in Nay Pyi Taw Union Territory, monks, nuns, and lay­people from various regions ar­rived from the morning onwards to offer flowers, cool water, and oil lamps as homage. They also poured water at the banyan tree within the Buddha Park and the Buddha statues under the Bodhi tree.

Afterwards, pilgrims visited the Maravijaya Buddha Image and other significant religious sites within the Buddha Park, including Gandhakuti chambers, stone inscription stupas, the Mucalinda Pond, and the Naga Shrine. They engaged in med­itation, chanting, and listening to Dhamma discourses, filling the atmosphere with spiritual devotion.

In honour of the occasion, a water-pouring ceremony at the Maravijaya Buddha Image was held, accompanied by offer­ings of alms and daily meals to monks. A Dhamma talk mark­ing Kason Full Moon Day was delivered by the Sitagu Sayad­aw Dr Bhaddanta Nyanissara in the evening, which devotees respectfully attended.

Similarly, at prominent pa­godas and stupas throughout the Nay Pyi Taw Council Area, religious associations, residents, civil servants, and devotees of­fered alms, cool water, and flow­ers, observed religious precepts, and performed the traditional Kason water-pouring ritual. Moreover, donors provided wa­ter, food, and refreshments as charity feast.

Traffic police assisted vis­iting pilgrims by ensuring road safety, while members of the Myanmar Police Force main­tained security to allow devotees to perform religious activities peacefully and safely. — Myo­setthit/KNN