Nation Group joins ordination ceremony for 57 monks
Nation Group joined the Buddhist ordination ceremony for 57 monks to make merit to King Bhumibol Adulyadej the Great at Wat Phanitaram in Chachoengsao’s Ban Pho district on Sunday.
Nation TV deputy managing director Tanatwarit Chitthainitichokpitar and Nation Group senior vice-president of marketing Sakan Kaewpinyo joined the ceremony as representatives of Nation Group chief executive officer Shine Bunnag and his wife Watanya Bunnag.
The temple’s abbot Phra Kru Dhamma Prayut presided over the ordination ceremony. All ordained monks will take part in Buddhist activities to make merit to King Bhumibol Adulyadej the Great until October 19.
King Bhumibol Adulyadej the Great passed away on October 13, 2016, at age 88. His reign, lasting 70 years and 126 days, was the longest in the history of Thailand.
The day of his passing, October 13, has been enshrined as a national holiday, King Rama IX Memorial Day, to commemorate his benevolence and royal initiatives.
The Cabinet on September 26 resolved to rename this day as Nawamindra Maharaj Day. The name was bestowed by King Bhumibol Adulyadej the Great’s only son, His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn.
The word Nawamin means the “ninth great person” and Maharaj means “great king” – an apt reference to King Bhumibol Adulyadej the Great, who was the ninth king of the Chakri Dynasty.
