For the Buddhist Lent, some offerings are done to temples. In Thai language is called ถวายเทียนพรรษา.
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For the Buddhist lent, some temple abbots organize donation trips into other
provinces. Up to 45 temples can receive offerings within a three days trip.
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A donation trip starting from Chonburi can go up to Udon Thani and Nongkhai.
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During the three days trip, the visited temples can be either rich, poor or
remote Buddhist temples. There are around 30 000 Buddhist temples in Thailand.
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Depending on the attendance, up to ten bus can be hired for
such three days trip.
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The cost for such trip is 1000 Baht per traveller to cover the bus cost. Up to 50 to 70 people are present in one bus. So with 10 buses a total of more than 500 people join such yearly trip.
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People joining this trip are layman people but also nuns and monks.
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During each bus stop, people visit one temple and present donations.
Those donations are in fact targeted for 3 or 4 temples.
Monks are present to receive the donations for their temple.
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Offerings include Buddha statues, candles, light bulbs, robes and various
objects for everyday life.
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At night time, trip participants sleep in the temples
or in the buses. Some temples have no electricity so candles
have to be used.
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During the bus stops, trip participants pay respect to the Buddha
statue in the main chapel.
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Such trip brings a lot of merit to the participants as they make the good deed to present donations to Buddhist temples and monks.
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During the bus stops and after donations, people listen to monks sermons
(พระเทศน์).
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