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The Kathina Robe Offering and
Yipeng Lantern Floating Ceremonies
At Lanna Dhutanka Meditation Center
On November 20th, 2010
Edited from the Inner Dream Kindergarten Program broadcasting on DMC
At Lanna Dhutanka Meditation Center
On November 20th, 2010
Edited from the Inner Dream Kindergarten Program broadcasting on DMC
The Yipeng Floating Lanterns at Lanna Dhutanka Meditation Center
At the full moon night, the lights from thousands of floating lanterns were shining on the sky. The beauty of lights is so attractive that the viewers forgot to see the stars.
The show in Yipeng Festival
The full moon night of the 2nd Lanna Lunar month, people from all directions had gone to Lanna Dhutanka Meditation Center in Chiang Mai province to join the Lanna’s Customs Conservation Event and made the Kathina merit and lighted thousands of floating lanterns to worship the Lord Buddha. The special merit in this year was to build the Lanna Kitchen. The presidents of Kathina Ceremony were Mr. Boonchai and Ms. Bencha Bencharongkul.
Mr. Boonchai and Ms. Bencha Bencharongkul
When the Kathina Robe Invitation Parade had moved into the central ceremonial area of Lanna Dhammakaya Hall, the important ceremonies began. Phrakrupalad Pubeth Janapinyo, the monastic president of Lanna Dhutanka Meditation Center, led the congregation to chant and meditate. Then, they performed the Kathina Robe Offering and the Sacred Signboard Opening Ceremonies to build the Lanna Kitchen and worship the Master Nun’s virtues.
Phrakrupalad Pubeth Janapinyo,
the monastic president of Lanna Dhutanka Meditation Center
The congregations said the Kathina Offering Speech happily
When the sun set and the moon rose, the impressive night that all attendants were waiting for arrived, the Lighting Ceremony of Floating Lantern began. Yipeng is one of the great customs in Lanna. It is arranged at the full moon night of the 2nd Lunar Month of Northern Thailand or the 12th Lunar Month of Central Thailand. In addition to floating krathongs on the river, floating the lanterns in the sky is another Lanna customs. They believe that the brightness from the lanterns at this night is to worship the Lord Buddha’s relics established in the heaven.
A lot of laypeople attended the Yipeng festival
Ready to light the Yipeng Lantern
The shining light in this night showed everyone to know the great Buddhist customs which the new generation know its value and would like to keep it forever.
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