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the day means the day on which the Buddhist monks
take the vow to stay only at one particular place or temples which
can shelter them from the sun , storms and rain.
For Buddhism and
its followers the Buddhist Lent has the following Important
characteristics:
1. Buddhist monks who have been travelling from
place to place have to take up shelter in a particular place,
according to Lord Buddha's discipline.
2. Buddhist monks who stay at a particular place
for a length of time shall teach the young boys who wish to be
ordained in order to study the Buddhist Doctrine, and preach to the
lay followers.
3. During the Buddhist Lent lay follows refrain
from bad actions in particular drinking alcohol, taking drugs or
leading an inappropriate life.
4. During the Buddhist Lent, the laymen acquire
merit, observe five or eight precepts , listen to sermons and sit in
meditation in temples.
Thai
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Buddhist Lent covers a good part of the rainy
season and lasts three lunar months. In Thailand, Buddhist monks
resolve to stay in a temple of their choice and will not take an
abode in an other temple until the Lent is over.
The celebration of the beginning of Buddhist Lent
is marked by the ceremony of presenting candles to the monks.
Various institutions e.g. schools and universities, including public
and private organizations will organize a colorful candle procession
leading to a temple where the offering of the candles will be
made.
Some Buddhist followers consider the beginning of
Buddhist Lent as a time for making resolution such as refraining
from smoking or observing five precepts (Panjasila) throughout the
three-month Rains Retreat.
On Buddhist Lent Day,Buddhist worshippers go to
the temple, offer food and others necessities to the monks, and
attend a 3-round candle procession around the Buddhist temple.They
behave according to the rules of Buddist Commandments, pray and
meditate,especially on this Buddhist Day of Worship.
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