The Schedule of the 127th Birthday Anniversary of Phramongkolthepmuni

Schedule of the 127th Birthday Anniversary of
Phramongkolthepmuni (Sod Chandasaro)
The Monk who conquered Maras

The Ceremony of Giving the Clear Crystal Image of Phramongkolthepmuni (Sod Chandasaro)
The Ceremony of Inviting the Gold Statue of Phramongkolthepmuni (Sod Chandasaro)
Monday October 10th, 2011
The International Dhammakaya Meditation Hall / Dhammakaya Cetiya

 

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Phramongkolthepmuni (Sod Chandasaro)’s 127th Birthday Anniversary is on Monday October 10th, 2011 and is an amazing day.

Phramongkolthepmuni’s previous name was Sod Meekaewnoi.  He was born on Friday October 10th, 1884 or the 6th waning moon day of the 11th lunar month in the year of monkey at the North Village (or Moo Ban Nue in Thai) located opposite Song Phi Nong Temple in Song Phi Nong sub–district, Song Phi Nong district, Suphanburi province.  His father’s name was Mr. Ngern Meekaewnoi and his mother’s name was Mrs. Soodchai Meekaewnoi.  He had studied with a monk who was his uncle at Song Phi Nong Temple before continued studying at Bang Pla Temple in Banglane district, Nakhorn Pathom province.  He studied Khmer and was good at it enough to read the Malai Book which was all written in Khmer.  After that, he became a rice merchant working for his parents.

So, every October 10th is an important day because it is his birthday anniversary.  In this year, Dhammakaya Temple is going to arrange the important ceremonies which are the Ceremonies of Giving the Clear Crystal Image of Phramongkolthepmuni and Inviting the Gold Statue of Phramongkolthepmuni to clockwise circumambulate around Dhammakaya Cetiya.  This is to worship Luang Phu’s Dhamma since his 127th Birthday Anniversary and the schedule is as follows.

The Morning Ceremony
The Morning Alms Round at Phueng Pha Field in Song Phi Nong district, Suphanburi province
6:30 – 8:30 a.m.    The Morning Alms Round to 12,700 Monks at Phueng Pha Field in Song Phi Nong district, Suphanburi province

The Afternoon Ceremonies
Meditation/ Giving the Clear Crystal Image of Phramongkolthepmuni (Sod Chandasaro)
13:15 p.m.    The Ceremony of Inviting the Gold Statue of Phramongkolthepmuni (Sod Chandasaro), the Monk who conquered Maras
13:30 p.m.    Monks and congregations chant to praise the Most Ven. Phramongkolthepmuni’s kindness
13:30 p.m.    The Most Ven. Phrarajbhavanavisudh, the monastic president, arrives the center of ceremony
                        –    The monastic president leads the congregations to meditate.
                        –    The monastic president leads the congregations to spread the loving–kindness
14:30 p.m.    The monastic president will
                        –    Give the Clear Crystal Image of Phramongkolthepmuni(Sod Chandasaro)
                        –    Receive the donations and alms
                        –    Give the sermon
15:30 p.m.    The monastic president leads the congregation to worship the Triple Gems
                        –    The end of afternoon ceremonies/ the monastic president goes back

 

The Evening Ceremonies
15:45 – 16:00 p.m.    The Ceremony of Inviting the Gold Statue of Phramongkolthepmuni (Sod Chandasaro) to be installed on a truck decorated with flowers and move to park at the western area of Meditation Square
    The donors receive the pictures of Phramongkolthepmuni in the International Dhammakaya Meditation Hall
15:45 – 16:45 p.m.    Monks, donors and congregations line up to enter the Meditation Square around Dhammakaya Cetiya
16:45 – 17:45 p.m.    The procession of inviting the Gold Statue of the Most Ven. Phramongkolthepmuni (Sod Chandasaro) clockwise circumambulate around Dhammakaya Cetiya

The Historic Photo Shooting
17:45 p.m.    Monks and congregations line up to shoot the historic photo
18:15 p.m.    End of the shooting
18:20 – 19:00 p.m.    The ceremony of giving the Buddha coins as gifts to the donors and congregations
19:30 p.m.    The congregations go back homes.

The Ceremony of inviting the Gold Statue of Luang Phu

Please join the Ceremony of Inviting the Gold Statue of the Most Ven. Phramongkolthepmuni (Sod Chandasaro), the previous abbot of Pak Nam Bhasi Charoen Temple, to clockwise circumambulate around Dhammakaya Cetiya on October 10th, 2011 and bring it to establish at Song Phi Nong Temple in Suphanburi province.  Please wear the white clothes to participate these ceremonies.

 

 

Translated by Chadawee Chaipooripat