Devotees urged to avoid bad things, falsehood
Danuttam Kathin Chibar Dan concluded yesterday at Rangamati Rajban Bihar amid offering of prayers by thousands of devotees and donating of 'Kathin Chibar' to the monks in the hill town.
The occasion is one of the greatest religious festivals of the Buddhist communities in Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT).
Chief and most venerable monk in the Rajban Bihar Sadhana Nanda Mohasthabir, widely known as Bana Bhante, delivered the sermon from the Holy Tripitak in the function.
In his speech, Bana Bhante asked devotees to avoid all bad things like discrimination and division among people.
Those who believe in discrimination would be most foolish, illiterate and ignorant, he advised.
Avoiding falsehood, a male or female can reach nirvana (heaven). So, he urged every one to follow the path of Gautam Buddha.
A man cannot be wise by only achieving higher education and not comprehending the true meaning of Buddhism. Only the wise can decipher it, he said.
“It would be a great sin for human beings if he or she takes wine. If anybody does so, he or she must go to hell,” Bana Bhante continued in his sermon.
As nirvana is the happiest place for Buddhists, Bana Bhante urged all to follow the rules of Tripitak to reach that place.
Chakma Raja Devashis Roy, his mother Aroti Roy, CHT Affairs State Minister Dipankar Talukder and Rangamati Hill District Council Chairman Nikhil Kumar Chakma attended the function.
District BNP President Dipen Dewan read out a letter sent by the Leader of Opposition in Parliament Begum Khaleda Zia, congratulating Bana Bhante.
Devashis prayed and wished Bana Bhante a long life as the next generation needs him to make them wise through his sermons.
Dipankar urged devotees to follow the path of Holy Tripithak for salvation from all kinds of woes and sorrows. He called upon people to maintain peace in the region.
Nikhil also urged all to maintain communal harmony and peace in the hills.
According to Buddhist religion, Kathin Chibar is prepared from carpus (jhum cotton) by processing thread from spinning wheels within 24 hours.
Later, this chibar is formally donated to Bana Bhante during the concluding ceremony.
Thousands of Buddhists from three hill districts of Rangamati, Bandarban and Khagrachhari thronged Rajban Bihar to attend the festival.
Devotees brought 'Kalpaturu', a kind of donation, in the function.
On Thursday, Raja Devashis inaugurated the bainghar (weaving house) and his mother Aroti Roty opened 'spinning wheels' for weaving 'Kathin Chibar' by devotees.
The programme ended yesterday on lighting candles in the evening.
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