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The history of the birthday merit making
The birthday merit making started since the reign of King Rama IV as an example when he was still in the ordination. It’s not like Chinese or Westerners. with the royal idea that
“ The convergence of aging people has come to an end once again. without dying Considered a great fortune, should be willing to make merit and make merit on the birthday that is beneficial to oneself and others. to be worthy of being generous and not being careless because they cannot know whether they will live to converge around the year like this again or not to one year’s birthday as a reminder to feel that one step has passed before death knowing that will alleviate the negligence in life. ”
Thus causing a merit -making ceremony to be celebrated on the birthday of His Majesty the King by praying for 10 monks and offering things to the monks. It’s quiet. Later, there was a boss Nobles make merit on birthdays more and more and has been continued to the present day.
In addition, there was also a belief in the Buddha’s time that At that time, a husband and wife took their young children to a brahmin. But the Brahmin said that the little boy would die in 7 days and advised them both to take the baby to the Buddha. He has planned to invite monks to pray for 7 dangerous days. When the danger comes, they can’t do anything. because the little boy was sleeping and listening to the chant of the Buddha and with power Make that child live as long as 120 years.
Methods for making merit on birthdays
might do one or many of them as follows:
- Offering alms to monks as old as age or beyond the age or as many photos as you like
- Making merit, dedicated to the ancestors, called Thaksinanut first, and then making merit on the birthday.
- Make merit, pray, feed the monks or have a sermon as well. offer alms
- Make alms to save animals, such as releasing birds, releasing fish, etc. Social work activities and many more
- Keeping the precepts or paying homage to prayers
- Pay respects to your parents, grandparents, grandparents, or anyone you respect.
- Other benefits focusing on giving more than receiving
Birthday gifts for each day
1. People born on Sunday , light bulbs, torches, candles, incense, lighting equipment, glasses, betel nuts.
2. People born on Monday. Water-related items such as glasses, vases, transparent objects
3. People born on Tuesday, scissors, toothpaste, toothbrushes, fans, nail clippers. or metal-related
4. Persons born on Wednesday (daytime) , notebooks, paper, pens, pencils, educational equipment
5. Persons born on Wednesdays (night) , fans, Dhamma tapes, anti-wind pills, aromatherapy, microphones, amplifiers
6. Those born on Thursday , Sobong robes Dharma book, medicine cabinet, altar table, 1 pair of pillows, asana
7. Those who were born on Friday , coupled items, incense sticks, frankincense or other incense
8. Those born on Saturday Buying land for temples, umbrellas, roof tiles donate factors to nourish the cubicle monk’s bathroom
