Features

220 monks make Pattaya pilgrimage to restore Chonburi temple

Over 200 monks begin their pilgrimage through Pattaya to restore the “soul” of Lum Manao Temple in Bothong, which according to organizers is devoid of Buddha’s spirit.

Urasin Khantaraphan
More than 200 monks made a pilgrimage through Pattaya to turn “an abandoned temple into a glorious temple” in Chonburi Province.
Mayor Itthiphol Kunplome and the heads of the Chonburi and Banglamung monk committee’s kicked off the Oct. 19 “Thudong Chaipattana” project at city hall, co-sponsored by the Association of Meditation for World Moral Development in Chonburi.
The project was aimed at encouraging Buddhists to restore the “soul” of Lum Manao Temple in Bothong, which according to organizers is devoid of Buddha’s spirit. They want to install Buddhist beliefs and practices back into the temple. Activities were held there Oct. 20-23 aimed at doing just that.
The campaign began with the pilgrimage by 220 monks and novices of the affluent Dhammakaya sect outside Bangkok, who were mirrored nationwide by more than 100,000 others.
Opening ceremonies began at 7 a.m. with Dhammakaya prayers and, at 8:25, the pilgrims participated in a “shower of manifold” ceremony before heading out on a four-kilometer walk down Beach Road to Bali Hai Pier.
Buddhists lined the route, offering alms of dried foods and sweets to the monks along the way. The monks and novices then boarded buses to Lum Manao Temple.

Happy Halloween

Completion of Second Road resurfacing delayed 1 month

Rains overwhelm Wong Amat sewage system

Tourism operators to get marine-safety training

Pattaya flooding worse than ever, city officials admit

Fire destroys LPG car in Bang Saray

Pair charged with robbing Good Samaritan

30 ladyboys swept up, return to Beach Road

Shooting suspect becomes victim in apparent payback incident

Bouncer arrested, bar closed after tourist battered

Second 7-Eleven hit by knife-wielding duo

Pattaya consolidates Loy Krathong celebrations at Lan Poh Park in Naklua

220 monks make Pattaya pilgrimage to restore Chonburi temple

Pattaya Hospital 90 percent ready to go

Pattaya installs 7 pumps to tackle Beach Road flooding

Eastern Seaboard commemorates King Rama V on Chulalongkorn Day

Rotary marks World Polio Day 2014 with US$44.7 million in grants to fight polio in Africa, Asia and the Middle East

Pattaya officials try to coax Soi Paniadchang residents to clear wheelchair route