Thread: Visakha Bucha Day

Buddha’s teachings significant in troubled times: UN Chief - Vesak messages
Sunday May 18, 2008

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in his Vesak Day message said the Buddha’s timeless teachings of peace, compassion and love for all living beings should inspire the efforts to address the broader challenges confronting our world -- in peace and security, in development and in the protection of our environment.


Ban Ki-moon

“In these areas, we have to rise above our perceived narrow self-interests, and think and act as members of one global community. This is the path to enlightenment, and it is the foundation of a better world for all,” he said.

The Secretary General recalled that this year, the observance of Vesak falls at a time of profound loss.“Cyclone ‘Nargis’ has devastated Myanmar, while a massive earthquake has ripped through southwest China. Both natural disasters have resulted in untold suffering -- tens of thousands have died; many more have lost their families, homes and livelihoods,” the UN Secretary General said.

He said that in the shadow of these enormous tragedies, the Buddha’s message of peace, compassion and love for all living beings brings added urgency.

“It tells us to open our hearts and embrace our fellow human beings, especially those in need. It asks us to recognize our essential oneness, and to place the well-being of our communities and of all humanity at par with our own,” he said.

The Secretary General added that these timeless teachings must guide the international community’s response to the situation in Myanmar.

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Thanks for the reminder to stock up for monday

that too ............

I, glad that I don,t fly into Thailand until Wednesday. I cannot be arsed with there elections,special holidays and lets just close the pubs to f**ck the farangs while there here.
Somethings never change!!

^ LOL it has nothing to do with pissing us off. It is a holy day.

Alcohol sales ban for Visakha Bucha
23 May 2013

Sales of all kinds of alcoholic drinks are banned from midnight Thursday until midnight Friday, May 24, Visakha Bucha Day, Deputy Public Health Minister Cholanan Srikaew said on Thursday.

The ban has been imposed under Prime Minister's Office's Announcement No 2 of 2009.

Properly registered hotels are, however, exempted from the ban under the Hotels Act.

Mr Cholanan said health offices throughout the country will work with local police to enforce the ban. Violators are liable to up to six months in jail and/or a fine of 10,000 baht.

Visakha Bucha Day falls on the full moon day of the sixth lunar month. It commemorates the birth, enlightenment and death of Lord Buddha.

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