Invitation to the 8th Gratitude Ceremony Honoring Revered Teachers and the 48th Birthday Merit-Making Celebration of Phrakruplad Ankur Chotko

Invitation to the 8th Gratitude Ceremony Honoring Revered Teachers and the 48th Birthday Merit-Making Celebration of Phrakruplad Ankur Chotko

Wat Khao Bang Phra cordially invites all Buddhists, disciples, and devotees to join the 8th Gratitude Ceremony Honoring Revered Teachers, celebrating the official appointment of Phrakruplad Ankur Chotko as a Preceptor (Upajjhāya), together with his 48th Birthday Merit-Making Celebration.

Phrakruplad Ankur Chotko

Abbot of Wat Khao Bang Phra

Subdistrict Chief Monk of Bang Phra, Area 1

📅 Monday, 3 August 2026

Highlights of the ceremony include:

Offering alms to 48 monks

Chinese Mahayana chanting ceremony in honor of Avalokiteśvara Bodhisattva

Merit-dedication ceremony

Traditional blessing and sacred offering ceremony

Official reading of the Royal Appointment as Preceptor

Chanting of auspicious Buddhist blessings

Offering of requisites to the Sangha, water-pouring merit dedication, and receiving blessings

Everyone is warmly invited to participate in this auspicious occasion, make merit together, and help preserve Thailand's Buddhist traditions.

📍 Wat Khao Bang Phra

Si Racha District, Chonburi Province, Thailand