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Offering of special
robes and other gifts made to the Order of monks during this season – November
– Tahsaungmone - keeps alive the true spirit of offering, as taught of the
Buddha. Members of the same profession or trade or people working in the same
office or in any township from such groups for this purpose and collect gifts
for the monastery. It is also the custom of community to organize the offering
of gifts, everyone contributing in cash or in kind. It is called ‘KhaHtaine’
donation.
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(The monastery in
Rangoon city, people offer yellow robes, napkins, slippers or any useful things
for monks, big or small, everyone contribute in cash or in kind for the
KhaHtaine donation. Photo credit – Maung
Yit)
(Photo credit – Dr. Soe
Min Thein)
Therefore, during this
season, we see wooden triangular structures standing in market places or in
decorated marquees by the wayside or in front of some houses. Each structure is
hung with gifts, like sets of yellow robes, towels, napkin, cups, Burmese kyat
notes and such useful things. So we see some Burmese kyat notes hung
beautifully in wooden triangular structure as photo above.
(The custom of
community made KhaHtaine Donation, organizing the offering gifts to the Order
of monks by the wayside. Photo credit – Dr. Soe Min Thein)
The wooden triangular
structures which are made of Burmese Kyat notes; big or small are to be seen
attractively to us. In the above photo you will see the figure of triangular
structures which were made of Burmese one thousand kyat notes, standing by the
wayside. Very attentively they made with great patience that I really
appreciated with big respect.
(The three-wheel
carrier drivers made their own wooden triangular structures for KhaHtaine
donation. Photo Credit – Dr. Soe Min Thein.)
Some group of the
three-wheel carriers, the drivers made their own wooden triangular structure for
the KhaHtaine donation. However their daily earnings are small, they never miss
this precious moment of KhaHtaine donation keeps alive the true spirit of
offering, as taught of the Buddha.
When KhaHtaine season
become ends, those KhaHtain donation (triangular structures with gifts) will be
delivered to the monasteries situated in some country side which maybe far from
the Rangoon city, and donate their collected gifts especially to the poor
monasteries.
(During this Khataine
season, those wooden structures are to be seen carrying by cars, driving in the
streets. Sometimes there is a music troupe followed, contributing the KhaHtaine
event. Photos credit – Maung Yit.)
(Photo credit – Maung
Yit)
Some group in Rangoon
city, organized this KhaHtaine gifts carried by three-wheel carriers, travelling
along the streets, represent their contribution share to everyone to say
‘well-done’.
Children queering
behind the three-wheel carriers participate this occasion with pleasure. In
their hands, you will see small hand-made Burmese-kyat-notes structures, for KhaHtaine
donation. Photo credit – Maung Yit.
(Photo
credit – Maung Yit)
This Burmese music
troupes also join this event, driving along the road, and people around them
love to watch their songs and tune.
Epilogue
However the modern
technology becomes popular and attracts to young people; seeing those beautiful
and rare Burmese culture and custom; still keep alive and active in this Rangoon
city, feeling so surprised and rejoicing wholeheartedly in the deed of those
who generously are giving they can….. I only pray that this little piece of writing
will give rejoicing to others.
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