Religious events to mark Buddhist Lent at Shwedagon Pagoda
ACCORDING to U Bo Thin, a member of the
Board of Trustees for the Shwedagon Pagoda, a series of Buddhist devotional
ceremonies and observances of moral precepts will be held at the sacred site
from the full moon day of Waso to the full moon day of Thadingyut, marking the
period of Buddhist Lent.
During this period, various significant
religious events will be held grandly and vibrantly. These include the Dhammacakka
Day ceremony and the ceremonial offering of Waso robes on the full moon day of
Waso, the Metta Day ceremony and the Offering of 84,000 flowers on the full
moon day of Wagaung, the Garudhamma Day ceremony on the full moon day of
Tawthalin, the Lighting Festival on the eve of the Thadingyut full moon day,
and the Abhidhamma Day ceremony on the Thadingyut full moon day.
In addition, on all full moon days, new
moon days, and Sabbath days during the Buddhist Lent, Ovadacariya Sayadaws of
the Pagoda’s Board of Trustees will deliver Dhamma talks and offer precepts to
visiting pilgrims. — ASH/KNN
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