ACCORDING to U Bo Thin, a member of the Board of Trustees for the Shwedagon Pagoda, a series of Buddhist devotional ceremonies and observances of moral precepts will be held at the sacred site from the full moon day of Waso to the full moon day of Thadingyut, marking the period of Buddhist Lent.
During this period, various significant religious events will be held grandly and vibrantly. These include the Dhammacakka Day ceremony and the ceremonial offering of Waso robes on the full moon day of Waso, the Metta Day ceremony and the Offering of 84,000 flowers on the full moon day of Wagaung, the Garudhamma Day ceremony on the full moon day of Tawthalin, the Lighting Festival on the eve of the Thadingyut full moon day, and the Abhidhamma Day ceremony on the Thadingyut full moon day.
In addition, on all full moon days, new moon days, and Sabbath days during the Buddhist Lent, Ovadacariya Sayadaws of the Pagoda’s Board of Trustees will deliver Dhamma talks and offer precepts to visiting pilgrims. — ASH/KNN
