Correspondent in Burma Huang Bin] around Burma, watering the Buddha are very common, but to the Buddha face is not seen, Mandalay from the Mooney Buddha ceremony of washing reputation, many years ago has been included in the "Lonely Planet" will tour the project, but because the ceremony time too early, get up early and go to the foreign tourists don't watch.

Burma is one of the three great Buddhist relics

Legend in this world there are only five Buddha and Buddha phase, two in India, two in heaven, and the rest is Maha Mooney buddha. 1896 secretary Wu Gang in the original shrines on the reconstruction of new pagoda placed Buddha, that now see the pagoda. Maha Mooney Buddha is the three Buddhist holy one of Burma, Kyaikto, and the famous Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon large stone, is the Burmese Buddhist Hindus go to worship at least a holy life, also attracted a large number of overseas tourists.

To wash the Buddhist tradition started in February 17, 1988 by a Yawansa monk was the abbot of the temple, the abbot took turns to face, never stopped.

The morning began to wait

At 3:30 in the morning, Maha Mooney pagoda door has gathered a lot of people come to worship, holding all kinds of flowers, fruits and other snacks, or sitting or standing waiting to open the door pagoda. It was quite dark, but before the pagoda lights, flowers and refreshment hawker busy awfully.

It is a fast day to watch the people face the front in a continuous line, the pagoda has been full of people. 4, the stupa opened, believers have got to go, want to seize the shine from the statue near some position to get more of the buddha. The last door into the pagoda hall hanging on the huge LCD screen, real-time broadcast happened in front of the buddha.

Enter the hall after a few pagodas, dressed in white flowers and lay guide all the various offerings on the plate or a basket of flowers. We have to worship Buddha in area or squatting or sitting or kneeling. Probably the whole hall can accommodate 400 people. Some people do not squeeze into the hall, had to watch the ceremony of washing in side hall.

Householders ready to face the Buddha need satin, towel, brush and other supplies, duty slowly support leg Buddha abbot, to worship Buddha worship in three, took to his golden silk to lay Buddha Satin covered, a total of three layers, not only a minimum size, surrounded by statues of the neck. Long and can cover the Buddha two shoulder armor, three layers of silk to Buddha full body wrapped up, to prevent water buddha.

The wash process lasted 1.5 hours

As ordinary people wash, wash not to Buddha and a net "". After the first with a towel dipped in water and gently wipe the face of Buddha abbot, with a huge brush to Buddha "brush", after brushing with water and wipe the face, and then to the Buddha with "Turner card" (by Huang Xiang neem powder made from skin care products), Burmese painted cards are as Turner whitening sunscreen the frost, and the Buddha with Turner card is more like Cleansing Cream. After the Buddha face painted with Turner card, the abbot took up the fan to the fan, seem to want to kill Turner card quickly, but two minutes later, the abbot and pick up the towel wipe the face of the Buddha Turner card, then wash repeatedly wipe the Buddha face, it is said that the water which also mixed with advanced perfume, believers worship is indeed, in the face of the pagoda are filled with rich aroma. Who does not know the abbot to the Buddha of many times repeatedly wipe, wash ritual standard is to believers worship the towels, towels to wipe each in the Buddha, used towels, by Upasaka took on the plate, the believers can put a towel home to continue to use, probably these towels have off power.

The washing ceremony lasted nearly 1.5 hours. The crowd of believers reverent chanting meditation, I also have such a foreign tourists have been photographed. Because Saturday is a fast day to pray more people than usual doubled, there are many Buddhists in Thailand to watch the bathing ritual, a Thailand monk also received many Burmese bow.

In 6, it was very bright. The abbot has finally run out of all the towels, wrapped in silk off the Buddha Buddha, dry the body of water, with a fan a few. Two lay and holding a long Royal fan travel by ancient emperors continued to Buddha fan, until after the water is dry, the Buddha finally ushered in the first batch of "golden paste" (gilding to Buddha congregation), Buddha ceremony finally ended, a new day has begun.