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**Cnbaapuy** · 04-10-2011, 07:29 AM

Has anyone here heard of this keeping pieces of bones from deceased parents and grandparents and have them scented by monks for Songkran? I never heard or read about this before. Reads more of a Chinese thing.

Many Thai families keep bones of their deceased parents, grandparents and ancestors in urns and shrine them in their houses’ worship room, my family has followed this tradition, the photo - some urns of my ancestors’ bones. During Songkran festival, monks and temple committee will set up the date for ÊÃ§¹éÓ¾ÃÐ - Srong Naam Phra of their temple.

ÊÃ§¹éÓ¾ÃÐ - Srong Naam Phra is the ceremony of pouring water on Buddha images or/and monks.

Every year my family brings the bone urns to our regular temple, there is a merit-making in the morning, we prepare food, flowers, candle, incense, Thai perfume (¹éÓÍºä·Â – naam op Thai) for the ceremony of morning chanting.

All urns are gathered in front of Buddha statues, surrounded with white thread or sai sin (ÊÒÂÊÔ*¨¹ì) which links to Buddha statues and the monks while they are chanting. After chanting the abbot sprinkles holy water (¹éÓÁ¹µÃì – naam mon) to these urns and merit makers.

Normally ‘Srong Naam Phra’ is held in early afternoon, started with monk chant, pouring water for merit-making to the deceased, monk blessing, the monks srong nam (pour water) on Buddha statues, then people srong naam (pour water) on Buddha statues, monks and novices (photo from oknation.net). The water used in this ceremony will be added with Thai perfume, rose petals or/and jasmine.

After people finish ‘srong naam phra’, some temples may have Ã´¹éÓ¼ÙéãË*è (rod naam phu yai) – to pour water on the hands of elder, respectable persons in order to pay respect and get blessed. In the north, Ã´¹éÓ¼ÙéãË*è (rod naam phu yai) is called Ã´¹éÓ´ÓËÑÇ (rod naam dum hua).

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Cnbaapuy Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 488 Senior Member	Has anyone here heard of this keeping pieces of bones from deceased parents and grandparents and have them scented by monks for Songkran? I never heard or read about this before. Reads more of a Chinese thing. Many Thai families keep bones of their deceased parents, grandparents and ancestors in urns and shrine them in their houses’ worship room, my family has followed this tradition, the photo - some urns of my ancestors’ bones. During Songkran festival, monks and temple committee will set up the date for ÊÃ§¹éÓ¾ÃÐ - Srong Naam Phra of their temple. ÊÃ§¹éÓ¾ÃÐ - Srong Naam Phra is the ceremony of pouring water on Buddha images or/and monks. Every year my family brings the bone urns to our regular temple, there is a merit-making in the morning, we prepare food, flowers, candle, incense, Thai perfume (¹éÓÍºä·Â – naam op Thai) for the ceremony of morning chanting. All urns are gathered in front of Buddha statues, surrounded with white thread or sai sin (ÊÒÂÊÔ¨¹ì) which links to Buddha statues and the monks while they are chanting. After chanting the abbot sprinkles holy water (¹éÓÁ¹µÃì – naam mon) to these urns and merit makers. Normally ‘Srong Naam Phra’ is held in early afternoon, started with monk chant, pouring water for merit-making to the deceased, monk blessing, the monks srong nam (pour water) on Buddha statues, then people srong naam (pour water) on Buddha statues, monks and novices (photo from oknation.net). The water used in this ceremony will be added with Thai perfume, rose petals or/and jasmine. After people finish ‘srong naam phra’, some temples may have Ã´¹éÓ¼ÙéãËè (rod naam phu yai) – to pour water on the hands of elder, respectable persons in order to pay respect and get blessed. In the north, Ã´¹éÓ¼ÙéãË*è (rod naam phu yai) is called Ã´¹éÓ´ÓËÑÇ (rod naam dum hua).
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