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Māgha-Pūjā (Ovādapāñimokkha )
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Chanting Book of Wat Phra Dhātu Srī Chomtong Voravihāra
Major Thai Buddhist Festivals
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Full Moon Day of February 15th day of 3rd moon 14
SONGKRAN (Water Festival) Full Moon Day of April 15 th day of 5 th moon
Visākha-Pūjā (Gotama’s birth, en-
lightenment, & death)
Full Moon Day of May 15 th day of 6 th moon
Āsāëha-Pūjā (First sermon) Full Moon Day of July 15 th day of 8 th moon
KAO PANSA (Entering 'Rains-
residence')
The day after the Full Moon of July 14
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16 th day of 8 th moon
WAN RUP PRET (Inviting the Spirits) The day after the Full Moon of September 16 th day of 10 th moon
WAN SONG PRET (Sending Off the
Spirits)
30 th day of 10 th moon
OK PANSA (End of 'Rains-residence') The day after the Full Moon of October 16 th day of 11 th moon
Kañhina (Presentation of the
Kathin Robe)
Any chosen day of the last month of the rainy season, i.e. from the day after the Full
Moon of October until the Full Moon Day of November (16 th day of 11 th moon till the
15 th day of 12 th moon).
LOY KRATHONG (Floating of Lotuses) Full Moon Day of November 15 th day of 12 th moon
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The Buddha gave the Pāñimokkha Exortation (= ovāda-pāñimokkha) to 1250 Arahants (Cf. BBC p. 157 ff., 170 f.; Dhp (Na) 183-185).
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The 3rd moon according to the Thai calender, which is the 1st moon of the Chinese calender.
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Occasionally there are two full moon days in July, and in this case the 'Rains-residence' is scheduled to begin on the day after the second full moon day of that month.
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