Thai king to pay respects to Buddha image, light auspicious candle on eve of coronation

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Thai king to pay respect to Buddha image, light auspicious candle on eve of coronation

BANGKOK - King Maha Vajiralongkorn is to pay his respects on Friday to one of Thai Buddhism's most sacred relics, the Emerald Buddha, and later light an auspicious candle as he conducts the final rituals before his three days of coronation events.

King Maha Vajiralongkorn, 66, is also known by the title of King Rama X. He became a constitutional monarch after the death of his revered father in October 2016, after 70 years on the throne. There, he will light the auspicious candle at 4.19pm - a time that court astrologers determined as propitious - while 80 Buddhist monks chant.

The three items, which were made in a three-hour ritual last week, will be presented to the king on Saturday by the chief Brahmin, along with five royal regalia, the symbols of kingship in Thailand.

 

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