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Thailand · Religion & Belief · Hard
What is the name of the Thai Buddhist tradition of offering a 'forest robe' (pha pa) to monks at a designated tree or ceremony?
Answer: Thot pha pa — Thot pha pa (forest robe offering) is an ancient merit-making ceremony where laypeople hang robes on a tree branch for monks to take, now a formalised fundraising ceremony for temples.
- A Thot kathin
- B Buat phra
- C Sai bat
- D Thot pha pa ✓
Thot pha pa (forest robe offering) is an ancient merit-making ceremony where laypeople hang robes on a tree branch for monks to take, now a formalised fundraising ceremony for temples.