Overseas Vietnamese in Thailand observe Vu Lan festival
Vietnamese Buddhist followers in Thailand held the Vu Lan (Ullambana) festival to pray for prosperity and to commemorate fallen heroes at Canh Phuoc (Wat Samananamborihan) pagoda in Bangkok on August 27.
Vietnamese Buddhist followers in Thailand held the Vu Lan (Ullambana) festival in Bangkok on August 27. (Photo: VOV)
Bangkok (VNA) – Vietnamese Buddhist followers in Thailand held theVu Lan (Ullambana) festival to pray for prosperity and to commemorate fallenheroes at Canh Phuoc (Wat Samananamborihan) pagoda in Bangkok on August 27.
The event was organised by the Vietnamese Language Knowledge Centre, theVietnamese Thai people association in Bangkok, the Thai-Vietnamese businessassociation in Bangkok, the Thai-Vietnamese culture association and VietnameseBuddhist followers in Thailand.
Participants pinned roses on their shirts to extend gratitude to their parentsthen joined a requiem ceremony to pray for Vietnamese soldiers who died fornational freedom and independence.
Most Venerable Thich Nguyen Chon, head monk at Canh Phuoc pagoda, underlinedthe significance of the event, saying that besides being a spiritual festival,the event also popularises Vietnamese Buddhism and connects Vietnameseexpatriates.
The event has been held annually among the Vietnamese community in Thailandsince 2009.
The festival falls on the fifteenth day of the seventh month in the lunarcalendar, with this month known as the spirit month in Buddhism. On thismonth’s full moon, wandering souls are believed to return to their former homes.
The festival is based on the legend that once when mediating, a Buddha’sdisciple named Muc Kien Lien saw his mother suffering hell’s tortures.
Following Buddha’s advice, on the seventh full moon of the year, Lien gatheredmonks and devotees and prayed with them for his mother. Therefore, the festivalis to express gratitude towards ones’ parents (especially mothers) and alsohelp ancestors’ souls find their way back to earth.-VNA
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Vietnamese Buddhist followers in Thailand held the Vu Lan (Ullambana) festival in Bangkok on August 27. (Photo: VOV) 
