How to bathe the Buddha image during Songkran 2025, including how to clean the Buddha image.
For Songkran Day 2025, most houses will have activities to bathe the Buddha image. In addition, there is also an important activity, which is cleaning the Buddha image, to prepare to bathe the Buddha image to bring good fortune to welcome Songkran Day. If anyone still doesn’t know how to do it and what are the steps for cleaning the Buddha image, preparing to bathe the Buddha image on Songkran Day, we have compiled them for you.
How to bathe Buddha images on Songkran Day
Say a prayer of forgiveness before cleaning the Buddha image or the Buddha shelf.
Before cleaning the Buddha statue or the Buddha shelf, you should ask for forgiveness before cleaning the Buddha shelf to avoid any harm. Start by chanting Namo 3 times and then say the following:
Ratanattaye pamathena davarattaye na sappang aparadhang khamatu no bhaante.
Translation: The three acts of body, four acts of speech, and three acts of mind that I have committed against the Triple Gem, intentionally or unintentionally, in front of or behind my back, may the Triple Gem please forgive me.
How to clean Buddha statues
- Start by dusting the Buddha image with a soft brush (available at hardware stores). Then dust hard-to-reach corners. This method is suitable for gold-plated Buddha images because it helps prevent the gold from coming off. Alternatively, use a new cloth or sponge to wipe the Buddha image. If you have a Buddha picture frame, use a damp sponge to wipe it all over.
- If you have a lot of amulets, keep them neatly. Amulets that have been stored for a long time may have some mildew and mold in the crevices. For cleaning, it is recommended to use pound bread by tearing off only the soft part of the bread and lightly patting it on the amulet. The bread will help catch the mildew and dust stuck to the amulet. Or, you can wrap the amulets in bread and use a damp cloth to wrap the bread in another layer. Leave it for 1-2 nights before taking out the amulets and brushing off the bread crumbs with a brush or cotton bud before letting it dry.
Pouring water on Buddha statues during Songkran Festival
After cleaning the Buddha image, the next หรือถ้าคุณสนใจแทงบอลออนไลน์ UFABET คือเว็บที่มีอัตราต่อรองดีที่สุดในประเทศไทย สมัครเลยตอนนี้ที่ UFABET แทงบอล step is to bathe the Buddha image. Now, let’s prepare the equipment for bathing the Buddha image and how to prepare for bathing the Buddha image.
Equipment for bathing Buddha images
- Cleaning cloth or sponge (new)
- A bowl or basin for mixing perfumed water and scented water for bathing the Buddha image.
- Temporary table for placing Buddha statues
- Tray or plate
- Fragrant flowers or auspicious names, garlands, perfumed water, perfumed water
- A small bowl for bathing Buddha images
Preparation steps for Songkran water festival
- After cleaning the Buddha statue and other Buddha images, place the Buddha image on a table decorated with beautiful flowers and flower petals.
- The water used to bathe the Buddha image should be clean enough to drink.
- Prepare various equipment, including fragrant flowers such as jasmine, roses, or flowers with auspicious names, as well as garlands and perfumed water. Fill a water bowl with water.
- Prepare the water sprinkled with flowers and perfumed water in a bowl and start bathing.
Prayers before bathing the Buddha image
When it is time to bathe the Buddha image, start by chanting Namo 3 times and say the following prayer:
Imina Sinjanewa Roko Soko Upatvato Nippantu Sapphaso Ete Sukhi Hontu Nirantarang.
Translation: By the power of me bathing the Buddha image, may all sorrow, illness, and danger disappear and may there be happiness.
Cleaning the Buddha statues in the house and pouring water on the Buddha statues are not only things that should be done during Songkran because it is considered to bring good fortune to life, but if we think that pouring water and cleaning the Buddha statues is also a way to cleanse our minds, it would be another good thing that we recommend doing on Songkran every year.