Nay Pyi Taw pagodas packed for Waso Full Moon Day

THE pagodas in Nay Pyi Taw were bustling with those who did good deeds on the full moon day of Waso (Dhammacakka Day).

 

The Maravijaya Buddha Image was also packed with pil­grims, and the visitors observed around the compound of the Buddha Park peacefully.

 

Similarly, other pago­das such as Latlotetaung and Shwenanthwin in Nay Pyi Taw, Dhatuzaya Dhatpaungsu pagoda in Zabuthiri Township, Yanaung­myin pagoda in Dekkhinathiri Township, Phaungdaw Chetma pagoda in Lawe Township, That­ta Thattar Maha Bodhi pagoda and “Phwa, Pwint, Haw, San” pa­goda and other religious sites in Ottarathiri Township were also crowded with pilgrims who do­nated Waso robes, flowers, and observed Sabbath.

 

The full moon day of Waso is a public holiday, and the recrea­tional sites in Nay Pyi Taw were packed with people who were having fun and relaxing.

 

The full moon day of Waso is significant for the Buddhists on the day of conceiving the em­bryo of the Lord Buddha, the day of leaving the society for the jungle, the day of preaching the Dhammacakka Sutta, the day of performing the supernatural miracle, the day of admitting the enlightenment of the Bud­dha, the day of firstly emerg­ing Dhamma, the day of firstly emerging Sangha and the day of firstly calling Ehi Bhikkhu. — Min Kyaw Swa/KTZH