Vegetarian Festival: 2009 – 18^th- 28^th Oct 2009

Vegetarian Festival is one of the important Mahayana Buddhist festivals celebrated in Mahapanya Vidayalai. Yearly celebrated this festival usually remains for 10 days. Mostly Chinese originated local people of Hatyai join this festival. As consuming meat has been a serious global problem this festival at least encourages one to avoid eating meat for few days. MP.V students contributes this festival

1. Organizing Dhamma- Talk.

2. Demonstrating Chanting from different Countries.

3. Picture Presentation on impacts of killing and eating meats.

4. And others sorts of necessary helps.

Picture description:

1. Phra achan. Onpotchanagornkosol performing Mahayana Offering Ritual with Vietnamese monks.

2. Offering goods to spirits while waiting to finish 1’s ritual.

3. People holding candle dedicating merits to their beloved ones who have already passed away.

4. Image of Vien Tien (candle procession) from nine stories pagoda.

5. Student monks doing evening chanting.