Catholic, Buddhist religious leads pay tributes to Thailand King, Queen Mother of Thailand,
A joint Buddhist and Catholic interfaith ceremony was held to offer blessings for King Maha Vajiralongkorn and Her Majesty Sirikit, Queen Mother of Thailand.
The event included Buddhist prayers, a royal tribute, and the participation of religious leaders from both religious traditions on October 9, 2024.
The event took place at Wat Pho, a Buddhist temple in the Phra Nakhon District, Bangkok, Thailand.
The event included Buddhist prayers, a royal tribute, and the participation of religious leaders from both religious traditions.
The Land Knowledge Club organized the chanting of Buddhist mantras and the Asiravada Raja Praise ceremony, which was led by His Royal Highness Somdet Phra Maha Theerachan Committee of the Sangha Sangha Abbot of Wat Phra Chetuphon Wimon Mangkhalaram Metta, the head monk of the north.
The purpose of organizing the event was to offer best wishes to King Maha Vajiralongkorn and Her Majesty Sirikit, Queen Mother of Thailand.
Khunying Patama Leesawattrakul, President of the Land Knowledge Club, opened the royal cone to pay homage in front of the royal portrait of King Vajiralongkorn and the Queen.
The Buddhist Abbot of Wat Phra Chetuphon Wimonmangkhalaram and Fr. Somkiat Bunanantabutr, Secretary-General of the Catholic Committee for Religious Relations and Church Relations, spoke on the occasion.
The Catholic Committee for Religious and Christian Relations, in collaboration with Buddhism and Roman Catholicism, joins forces to offer blessings and auspicious blessings to His Majesty the King and Her Majesty Queen Sirikit.
In Thailand, the predominantly Buddhist nation with 69.42 million people, Buddhists make up 94.5%, Muslims 4.2%, Christians 0.7%, Hindus 0.3%, and unaffiliated 0.1%. There are as many as 37,9617 (0.55%) Catholics in the country.
The Roman Catholic Bishops of Thailand and Khunying Pattama Leesawattrakul consistently find ways to promote interreligious dialogue between the two religions.
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