Sacred Buddha tooth relic at Sanam Luang from today

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PUBLISHED: 5 Dec 2024 at 06: 00

A float carrying the sacred relic of the Buddha's tooth from China makes its way into Sanam Luang where it will be enshrined for people to pay their respects from Dec 5 to Feb 14 next year. (Photo: Nutthawat Wichieanbut)
The Buddha’s teeth is a sacred relic that is transported on a fly from China to Sanam Luang, where it will be commemorated from December 5 through February 14 of next year. ( Photo: Nutthawat Wichieanbut )

According to government official Jirayu Houngsub, the government is being urged to give respect to the sacred remnant of the Buddha’s teeth, which has been given by China and will remain buried at Sanam Luang from Thursday through February 14.

At 12.20 p.m., Mr. Jirayu reported that the spiritual remnant arrived in the country at the Wing 6 Royal Thai Air Force base in Don Mueang.

Thai and Taiwanese priests chanted a song at 1.19 p.m., were joined by Deputy Prime Minister Suriya Jungrungreangkit, Vice-President Suriya Jung, and various officials, including Taiwanese Ambassador Han Zhiqiang and Chousak Sirinil, the PM’s business secretary.

At 2.42 p.m., a great procession involving over 2,700 people made its way to the airport, passing through Ratchadamnoen Klang Avenue and Yaowarat Road, before the relic was buried inside a Sanam Luang palace.

At 5o’clock, Paetongtarn Shinawatra, the prime minister, presided over the symbolic enshrinement at Sanam Luang.

The Buddha’s bone will remain in Bangkok for 73 days, marking His Majesty the King’s seventh birthday on July 28th, which was earlier this year. Additionally, it will honor the 50th anniversary of the next year’s political ties between China and Thailand.

Daily from 7am to 8pm, people can pay tribute to the Buddha’s remnant. Additionally, the government set up public buses, delivered flowers for adoration, and provided people with postcards of the sacred relic.

The Buddha Tooth Relic Stupa inside the church, one of the most significant journey places for Buddhist in China, was discovered in 1955 inside an old tower close toXi’an. It is a sacred relic that is typically housed at Lingguang Temple in Beijing.