You are at PhotoGallery> Wesak 2013 Event > Visit to Luang Phor Soh Phon (หลวงพ่อ โสภณ สมุทรสาร) On 25 May 2013, after morning pindapat and lunch, for those who ordained on the day before and their families- they went to release their shaved hair to the river by a temple (Wat Ang Thong), release live fishes [...]

You are at PhotoGallery> Wesak 2013 Event> Morning Pindapat 25 May 2013 (25 พ.ค. 2556  บิณฑบาต) It was the first day pindapat for both the novices (samaneras) and the nuns (mae chees). Above: The  young novices were at first not used to walking barefoot at the small stones. Khun Mae offered them encouragement- gently telling them that it [...]

You are at PhotoGallery> Wesak 2013 Event> Releasing Hair, Fishes and Feeding the Fishes We visited a river in about an hour’s drive from Samadhidhammaram Centre to released shaved hair and to release live fishes, eels as well as to feed them. The fishes and eels as well as a huge packet of fish feed were brought [...]

You are at PhotoGallery> Wesak 2013 Event> Group Photos The following group photos were taken during Wesak Day: Above: Khun Mae with those who undergo temporary ordination as nuns (mae chees) from Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore. Photos taken with Nuns and 8 Preceptors. Above: Photos of Khun Mae, Nuns and Khun Mae’s parents, family and relatives.

You are at PhotoGallery> Wesak 2013 Event> Wesak Day (24 May 2012 -24 พ.ค.) Night Chanting and Fireworks At about 7pm, Luang Phor Soh Phon had kindly make the trip to ordain another 4 persons to be samaneras (novice):   This is followed by releasing fireworks as gratitude for Buddha, Dhamma and Sangha (sadhu to those who [...]

You are at PhotoGallery> Wesak 2013 Event>  Offering of Gifts and Requisities on Wesak Day On Wesak Day, 24 May 2013, a total of 117 units of requisites consisting of Hatari fan, requisities and dana were offered to invited monks. Through Khun Mae’s careful planning, the hall was able to accomodate a total of 117 [...]

You are at PhotoGallery> Wesak 2013 Event> Ordination on 23 May 2013. Prior to ordination, the ordination scripting had been prepared for novices and mae chees (nuns).  A monk from Wat Khlong Tan and Khun Mae also assisted in helping the soon to be novices and nuns to read through the scripts before the actual [...]