On 19 July 2024, Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University (STOU) organized the ceremony of Asalha Bhucha Day and Buddhist Lent Day, which would fall on 20 and 21 July 2024. Asst. Prof. Dr. Phanompatt Smitananda, Acting President, presided over the ceremony and led a candle procession before joining other activities all the morning.
The main activities of the event included:
- Lent Candle Procession, one of the main activities of the Buddhist Lent Day ceremony, showcasing candle sculpture within STOU Headquarters
2. Alms offering ceremony where dried food was given to nine monks
3. Buddhist Sermon Listening aiming to make wishes for the participants themselves and those they love, as well as to brush up their minds
4. Presenting Lent candle and Cloth for the rains, one of the traditional main activities on Buddhist Lent Day
5. Candlelight Procession around Ho Phra Phut Ming Mongkhon Dhammasathan, a pavillion in STOU Rajamangalapisek Education Park, to pay respect to the Buddha.
Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University fulfills our mission in preserving and promoting Buddhist traditions and culture through various events, open to participants from the university and
the neighboring community, throughout the year.
