For Quick Alerts
For Daily Alerts
Thai monks offer prayers for peace in Bodh Gaya
Bodh Gaya (Bihar), Nov 3 : Monks from Thailand offered prayers for world peace and sculpted out an idol of Lord Buddha in Bodh Gaya on Sunday.
The 33-member delegation offered prayers for the well being of the people of the entire world.
"We have come from Thailand to build Lord's Buddha idol," said Payap Shinawatra, a monk from Thailand.
Later, the monks got together and worked continuously for 12 hours to sculpt out a statue of Lord Buddha.
The monks said that according to the culture of northern Thailand, making a statue of Lord Buddha from dawn to dusk, without any break, fulfills one's wishes.
Lord Buddha, founder of Buddhism, had attained enlightenment at Bodh Gaya in Bihar.
ANI
Comments
Story first published: Monday, November 3, 2008, 16:27 [IST]