THE pagodas in Nay Pyi Taw were bustling with those who did good deeds on the full moon day of Waso (Dhammacakka Day).
The Maravijaya Buddha Image was also packed with pilgrims, and the visitors observed around the compound of the Buddha Park peacefully.
Similarly, other pagodas such as Latlotetaung and Shwenanthwin in Nay Pyi Taw, Dhatuzaya Dhatpaungsu pagoda in Zabuthiri Township, Yanaungmyin pagoda in Dekkhinathiri Township, Phaungdaw Chetma pagoda in Lawe Township, Thatta Thattar Maha Bodhi pagoda and “Phwa, Pwint, Haw, San” pagoda and other religious sites in Ottarathiri Township were also crowded with pilgrims who donated Waso robes, flowers, and observed Sabbath.
The full moon day of Waso is a public holiday, and the recreational sites in Nay Pyi Taw were packed with people who were having fun and relaxing.
The full moon day of Waso is significant for the Buddhists on the day of conceiving the embryo of the Lord Buddha, the day of leaving the society for the jungle, the day of preaching the Dhammacakka Sutta, the day of performing the supernatural miracle, the day of admitting the enlightenment of the Buddha, the day of firstly emerging Dhamma, the day of firstly emerging Sangha and the day of firstly calling Ehi Bhikkhu. — Min Kyaw Swa/KTZH
