The Photo Collection of Dhammachai Dhutanga (January 13th, 2012)

The Photo Collection of Dhammachai Dhutanga
In Six Provinces, 365 km long
To Welcome New Year 2012
Remove dangers and troubles
Make the big merit to Thailand
On January 13th, 2012
 
Bang Phai Temple – Bot-bon Bang Kuwiang Temple (distance: 11 km)

 This morning the dhutanga monks left Bang Phai Temple for Bot-bon Temple

 “Samanananca dassanam; etam mangalamuttamam”
Meeting the monks is one of the highest blessings

 Bang Phai Temple in Bang Buathong district, Nonthaburi province

 The dhutanga is another way to cultivate youths to believe more in Buddhism

 This morning the monks began to walk from the K.M. No. 171, Bang Phai Temple

 Heading to Bot-bon Bang Kuwiang Temple

 Meeting the monks is one of the highest blessings

 Meeting the monks is one of the highest blessings

 People around the dhutanga way went out to welcome the monks crowdedly

 The Most Ven. Phradhampidok, the Buddhist Ecclesiastical Provincial Governor of Saraburi

The merit model in every step

 

 Even though the monks felt hot, were tired and hungry, the monks still walked intently to the destination

 The dhutanga monks walked past the recently flooded area last year to remove dangers and troubles

 The monks reached the destination, Bot-bon Temple, at 14.20 p.m.

 The monks lined up for congregations to wash the monks’ feet

 Rejoice in the monks’ merit of being our merit fields

Rejoice in the monks’ merit of being our merit fields

 Meeting the monks is one of the highest blessings

 Congregations washed the clothes used to wipe the monks’ feet dry

 

The dhutanga monks rubbed the Main Buddhist Chapel which had been flooded for months

Rejoice in the dhutanga monks’ merit

Rejoice in merit of paving rose petals to welcome the Dhammachai Dhutanga Monks in this occasion

Translated by Chadawee  Chaipooripat