Alms-Giving Event Held to Mark End of Buddhist Lent

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October 30, 20232 yr

BANGKOK, Oct 30 (TNA) – A large number of Buddhists jointly offered alms to 109 monks at Wat Saket, the Temple of the Golden Mount in Bangkok to mark the end of the Buddhist Lent.

Buddhists participated in offering alms as part of the “Tak Bat Devo alms-giving ceremony on the day after the Buddhist Lent with the abbot of the temple, leading the procession of monks down from the Golden Mount to receive alms, totaling 109 monks.

The day of the end of the Buddhist Lent marks the conclusion of the monks’ three-month period of residence in the temple during the rainy season.

Full story: Thai News Agency 2023-10-30

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