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Let the kith and kin volunteer to help make the coffin. Give physical exertion as alms

Chiang Mai, Receiving the same benefits, Wat Pang Makong, Chiang Dao District, Chiang Mai Province, offers the opportunity for kith and kin to become volunteers. Give physical exertion as alms Help make a coffin Normally, offerings to monks Or donating a coffin means using money to buy it. The temple will take the factors into consideration. But at Pang Makong Temple, Ping Khong Subdistrict, Chiang Dao District, Chiang Mai Province, it is different from other places. Because you have to use your own physical strength to make it yourself. People who come to donate or make offerings. Someone had to help make the coffin himself. Phrakru Kasem Chariyanukul, the abbot or Kruba Coffin, said that the benefits of making offerings to monks using coffins It is considered a merit making to ward off misfortune, improve one's fate, enhance one's fortunes, and enhance one's prestige. It's a personal belief. But all merit-making, if done with the heart, will bring merit and gain benefits as well. Coffin made by the temple To distribute to the poor for more than 10 years. Lately, there have been various charity agencies and temples. In the northern region, people came to ask for donations of coffins. Until a few monks and novices helped to do it, but they were unable to make it in time. Each month, villagers, associations, or foundations come to ask for donations of at least 50 certificates. The temple therefore asks for help from kith and kin who want to join in making merit. It doesn't have to be a factor. alone But you can still make merit as materials for making coffins, such as plywood, paint, plastic cloth, stencil paper, etc. The resulting coffins will be donated to poor villagers. and various foundations Skills of monks and novices Each coffin is made with intention every step of the way. In addition to offering coffins as offerings to monks The temple also provides opportunities for kith and kin to become volunteers. Give physical exertion as alms Help make a coffin Considered to have received the same merit. Source : Thai News Agency