PUBLISHED: 18 Apr 2024 at 04 :26
In a festival to honor a monument of renowned priest Kru Ba Sri Wichai as part of a campaign to add the later monk to Unesco’s prominent personalities list, local spiritual foundations and Thais recently joined forces in a ceremony to honor the late monk’s entry to the list of prominent personalities.
The occasion was led by the Achan Warin Buawilatlert Foundation, the Khuang Phrachao Lanna Foundation, and the Committee of the Upper Northern Region’s Senates Meet People job. It was attended by employees from more than 10 military and diplomatic practices, including Sri Lanka, Nepal, and India.
Warin Buawilatlert, president of both bases, said the meeting was set to be a part of a proposed plan for the priest to be added to Unesco’s record.
The embassy staff were also presented with sculptures of the late monk in various sizes, as well as his amulets and the Tripitaka ( Buddhist scriptures ) to be housed in their countries, including Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Nepal, India, China, Japan, the United Kingdom and Australia.
The second Thai monastery to get approved for Unesco status is Kromma Phra Paramanuchitchinorot in 1990, followed by Buddhadasa in 2005.
He said the Unesco plan will become submitted in 2026 to mark the 150th anniversary of the wizard’s beginning in 2028. According to Mr. Warin, the foundations are gathering information regarding the clergy to give to the authorities.
Kru Ba Sri Wichai was born in 1878 in Ban Pang, a town in Lamphun’s Li city. He was ordained a beginner at the age of 18, and he enrolled in the monastic system three years later. He was known for his strict vegetarian diet, no smoking and drinking, and praying only in trees. Additionally, he led villagers ‘ groups to rebuild dated temples and shrines in the North.
His treasures were divided into seven pieces and distributed among the northern provinces after he passed away in 1939 as a way to encourage pilgrimages to the area.
The later Kru Ba Sri Wichai. Twitter website for Dhamma Thai