Schedule of the Merit Activities on the Earth Day 2011

The Earth Day

Activities on the Earth Day
Schedule of the Merit Activities on the Earth Day 2011

 

Morning
9.30 a.m.        – Meditation (morning session)
                           – The fund giving ceremony to support teachers in four unrest Southern provinces
                           – Receive the Master’s Dhamma Worship Donation
11.00 a.m.      – The Indefinitely Monastic Alms Offering Ceremony

Afternoon
13.30 p.m.     – Meditation (afternoon session)
14.00 p.m.     – The Shield Award Ceremony by Somdej Pramaharatchamungkalajarn and the Certificate Giving Ceremony by the committee of Sangha Supreme Council to the abbots of the training center temples
14.30 p.m.     – The Holy Buddhist Water Chanting
15.15 p.m.      – Somdej Pramaharatchamungkalajarn gives the blessings to the laypeople supporters
15.30 p.m.     – Phrarajbhavanavisudh offers the alms to Somdej Pramaharatchamungkalajarn
                          – Somdej Pramaharatchamungkalajarn goes back to his temple
                          – The Indefinitely Alms Offering Ceremony to the monks from over 30,000 temples nationwide and 286 temples from the four unrest Southern provinces
                          – Phrarajbhavanavisudh gives the thankful speech
                          – The monastic give the blessings and lead to worship the Triple Gems
16.00 p.m.     – All of the afternoon ceremonies finish

Evening        The Wishing Ceremony to complete the construction of Dhammakaya Cetiya at the Meditation Square
18.00 p.m.     – The monastic president reaches the center of the ceremony at the Meditation Square
                          – The monastic president leads to worship the Triple Gems and meditate.
                          –  The monastic president asks the representative to give the speech of offering the Chi Tang Me batch of the Buddha Images
                          –  MC asks all 22 donators to receive the Dhammakaya Images from the monastic president
                          –  The 1,000 Donators parade to invite the Dhammakaya Image circumambulating Dhammakaya Cetiya
                          –  The monastic president leads to make a wish, spread loving–kindness and worship the Triple Gems
                          –  Light the firework to celebrate the complete construction of the Cetiya
19.15 p.m.      – The monastic president goes back
19.30 p.m.     – The congregations receive the Chi Tang Me batch of the small Buddha coins from the monks
                          – The congregations go home

We would like to ask you to wear the white suit participating on the Earth Day which is on Friday April 22nd in this year.  See you and rejoice in your merit.