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Thai Buddhists aim for moral development on their first day of the year
BANGKOK, January 1 (TNA) - Thai Buddhists held one of their largest gatherings at Wat Srakesa Rajavaramahavihara Temple in central Bangkok on Saturday (Jan 1) for traditional merit-making services and spiritual development to mark their first day of a promising year ahead.
Wat Srakesa Rajavaramahavihara Temple, residence to the Royal Acting Supreme Patriarch, is famous for its Golden Mount Summit and panoramic views of the Thai capital.
Thai Buddhists gathered at Wat Srakesa Temple, in short, early this morning to witness Bangkok’s tallest standing Buddha image that dates back 700 years in age, believing spiritual development will bring peace to their families, while they long for a unified Thai society and an end to political disputes.
Assistant Abbot of Wat Srakesa Temple Phra Dharma Sitthinayok said the number of keen visitors this year has come to its highest ever, and is a good indication that more people are returning to self-discipline as opposed to social allurements and individualism that can eventually ruin perceptions of social responsibility.
The bronze Buddha sculpture, which bears the design of the kingdom’s early-Sukothai period, is now being housed in the temple’s ordination hall, traditionally belonging to past monarchs as a centre of faith to unify the people for a peaceful and sustained country. (TNA)
Wat Srakesa Rajavaramahavihara Temple, residence to the Royal Acting Supreme Patriarch, is famous for its Golden Mount Summit and panoramic views of the Thai capital.
Thai Buddhists gathered at Wat Srakesa Temple, in short, early this morning to witness Bangkok’s tallest standing Buddha image that dates back 700 years in age, believing spiritual development will bring peace to their families, while they long for a unified Thai society and an end to political disputes.
Assistant Abbot of Wat Srakesa Temple Phra Dharma Sitthinayok said the number of keen visitors this year has come to its highest ever, and is a good indication that more people are returning to self-discipline as opposed to social allurements and individualism that can eventually ruin perceptions of social responsibility.
The bronze Buddha sculpture, which bears the design of the kingdom’s early-Sukothai period, is now being housed in the temple’s ordination hall, traditionally belonging to past monarchs as a centre of faith to unify the people for a peaceful and sustained country. (TNA)
