Here, my third digital
book in English appeared in Amazon titled as ‘Burmese Days and Flowers’. I wrote
it from my interest in Thingyan Pot which is a welcomed symbol of Burmese New
Year that occurs every year in April. Burmese Thingyan Pot also welcomes
Tha-Gyar-Min; King of the celestial who comes and visits to human abode during
Thingyan festival. The reader will see how important seven-day-born means to
Burmese people. Seven-day-born
represents not only to Thingyan Pot, but also to the Buddhists way of life.
From reading, the reader will have the knowledge of Burmese Days and Flowers
which is not only for Burmese people but also for all the people around the
world, and I hope that the reader will become interested to make their own ‘Thingyan
Pots’. I also added my articles which concerned Burmese tradition and customs,
never fail and always remember for Burmese people.
Burmese Buddhists show
their loving kindness to all the human being by offering the ‘Seven-Day-Born’
flowers or leaves at the foot of the pagodas. (Here, no one think of his or her
enemy is on ‘what-day-born’. All is given equally our loving kindness.)
At the foot of the
Buddha image, we recite:
‘I take refuge in
Buddha;
I take refuge in His
Teachings,
I take refuge in the
Sangha, His order of the Yellow Robe.’
After reciting and
praying, we put a set of flowers and leaves which represent seven-day-born meaning, into a large
vase which placed at the foot of the Pagoda. At that time, we believe that such
good deeds can save all the seven-day-born people around the world, wishing
that they who will be happy and healthy for the coming year.
This book includes more
articles which concern seven-day-born and the meaning of loving kindness. The
act of offering at the foot of the pagoda, flowers, colored flags and streamers,
which means ‘dhana’ or giving, an
important aspect of Buddhist teaching that may be the secret of our happiness,
our fortitude, our stay, protecting us from all the dangers even from the
natural disasters?
Here is the link that
you will enjoy and try a sample reading;
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