Ceremony of watering the jade hands of the Emerald Buddha image(replica)
For making good merits, most Buddhishts went to practise meditation and participated the ceremony of watering and attaching the jade fingers and hands of the biggest Emerald Buddha image (replica) in the world at Wat Pa Khanti Dhamma, Ban Yang, Kanthararom, Sri Saket during Songran festival, Thai New Year.
On April 13th,2009 there were many Buddhists from every part of Thailand wearing white clothes, attending 7 days meditation course, then participating the ceremony of watering and attaching the jade fingers and hands of the Buddha image.
Luang Pu Nenkham Chattigo, Head of Sanghas at Wat Pa Khanti Dhamma, Chairman of the Patronage of Righteousness and Quality of Life Foundation devoted himself to teach vipassana to Buddhist followers from April 7th to 14th, 2009. According to the ceremony, Pra Dhamma Thitiyarn, Head of section 10th (Dhammayutti), Wat Bueng Palanchai, Roi Et was kindly be the president of Sangha ceremony.
The construction of the magnificent Emerald Buddha image (replica) has been built nearly 70% of the project said by Luang Pu Nenkham.
Let virtuous people join to decorate this marvelous sacred architecture which covered with beautiful Italian jade from India, water fingers and hands of the Buddha image before being attached to the right place during the auspicious days; therefore on the back side of every piece of jade was signed by donator’s name or names of his beloved persons. It’s believed the blessing will come to himself and his family throughout their lives, by the ways some virtuous people asked for a wish of the country in peaceful.
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