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Buddha Day, Full Moon Day of Kason Celebrated Across Myanmar PAGE-8 (OPINION) INCREASED AWARENESS A NECESSITY TO REDUCE MYANMAR’S RATE OF CANCER The Global New Light of Myanmar NATIONAL 19 MAY 2019 NEXT GENERATION PLATFORM THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR OME people never take notice that the earth on which we live is the unevaluated treasure. It Sprovided us our all necessities in the past and in the present moment, it is providing them to us all. However, it is By Edu Lin not sure that it is going to provide them in B.Ed, S.I.O.E the future. The staple food including rice, wheat and other vegetables, especially, can be grown only on the earth. There- does have some degree of impact on the fore, it can be said that the earth serves global climate. the most important duty in order to keep Extremely exploring and utilizing our lives alive. However, many people aboveground and underground natural neglect it not knowing to admire our resources, emitting the carbon gas from Families of Office of Commander-in-Chief (Army, Navy and mother earth and what is more they are the plants, factories, vehicles etc., and committing the evil task that leads to ruin discarding the toxic waste materials the earth. Who can deny it? into the sea water and fresh water make At the turning point, we are encoun- the earth’s water, atmosphere and land PAGE-3 tering the really serious problems be- polluted. These consequences affect the cause people are destroying the earth in ecosystem and it leads to the extinction of their unconsciousness. The evil effects in some animals in the wild. which humans wrongly committed to the Humans can change the nature more earth are now being suffered by humans than the animals and so the perpetrators themselves. Due to the deforestation that of all sources of the problems on the earth humans has already done, we encoun- are humans only. Therefore, it is the mo- ter the problems of the global warming, ment in which everyone has to think how abnormality in weather and increasing to go on living on earth in safety protecting temperature year by year. Moreover, we the nature not to be destroyed anymore meet the rising of sea levels, the destruc- and trying to recover from its feeble situ- Air) Offices celebrate Buddha Day in Nay Pyi Taw tive storms and savage earthquakes. ation. In fact, the earth is like not only the Among the most critically impactful home but also the parents of the humans. ways that humans have affected the earth Every individual has the responsibility is our extraction and consumption of to protect the earth each. Everyone has to fossil fuels and their attendant carbon gas repay the gratitude of the earth on which emissions. Recent studies indicate that he or she lives. Even though one cannot carbon gas emissions contribute to the implement his duty much, he or she deterioration of the earth’s ozone should serve as much as he or she could. layer, which may in turn contrib- For instance, one should throw away the ute to global climate change; waste systematically; one should save and this is especially true when utilize the water resources; one should emissions are combined nurture the new plants for the greener with the loss of the car- environment on earth etc. bon-sink effect of forest All in all, this very moment is the one lands (due to deforest- that everyone has to preserve our loving Pull-outation) and existing supplementearth again. Everyone should under- particulate matter stand the main factor of suffering from in the air. Though more and more intense heat year after the scale and year. Everyone should take care of impact of such and avoid the extremely utilizing the climate change natural resources of the earth. is up for debate, Furthermore, it is essential the scientific that everyone has to un- community derstand and treasure has reached a sense of gratitude a consen- towards the loving sus that earth that can be human regarded as a activ- benefactor of ity humans. Sunday, 19 May 2019 www.globalnewlightofmyanmar.com st Waning of Kason 1381 ME Vol. VI, No. 32, 1 Buddha Day, Full Moon Day of Kason celebrated across Myanmar PHOTO: PHOE KHWAR cious life of the Lord Buddha, ibbana (passed away) at the Buddhists celebrate Buddha Buddhist devotees water the Bo Tree at the Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon tothe mark day Buddha of the Day Full which Moon falls of onthe the Full Moon Day of Kason yesterday. age of eighty. Day, the Full Moon of the month Buddhists across the coun- month of Kason, upon which HE Buddha’s Day, the Full In commemoration of of Kason every year. try took part in the celebration He attained Enlightenment at SEE PAGE-2 Moon of the month of Ka- these three significant and holy T of Budda’s Day, the Full Moon the age of thirty-five and also son fell on 18th May in 2019 events associated with the pre- day of the month of Kason be- upon which He entered Parin- and pagodas across Myanmar cause the Buddha was born on crowded with the people. 19 MAY 2019 2 NATIONAL THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Buddhists observe Full Moon Day of Kason in Nay Pyi Taw THE Full Moon Day of Kason Devotees and pilgrims paid That Kya Yan Thi Image, the (Buddha Day) is of religious tra- homage to the Buddha Imag- Yan Aung Myin Shwe Lat Hla, ditions for the Buddhists across es in the cave of the pagoda, the Lat Lote Taung and the Koe the world. A ceremony to pour performed acts of merits and Na Win Pagodas in Nay Pyi Taw water at the Bo tree marking kept Sabbaths at the religious Council Area. the Buddha Day was held at the edifices. In the late afternoon, the 11th Bo tree in the precinct of the Similarly, water pouring cer- anniversary of Kason Festival Uppatasanti Pagoda in Nay Pyi emony at the Bo Trees was held was celebrated in the precincts Taw yesterday. at the Buddha Gaya, the Maha of the Uppatasanti Pagoda with People visit the Upaatasanti Pagoda on the Full Moon Day of Kason (Buddha Day) in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday. PHOTO: MNA the pouring of scented water on Nay Pyi Taw Council Dr. Myo the Bo Trees where devotees Aung and wife, members of Nay performed their meritorious Pyi Taw Council, members of deeds. the Nay Pyi Taw Development The event was attended by committees and departmental Union Attorney-General U Tun heads. —MNA (Translated by Buddhist devotees pour water at the Bodhi Tree on the Uppatasanti Pagoda in Nay Pyi Taw Tun Oo and wife, Chairman of Win Ko Ko Aung) yesterday. PHOTO: MNA Buddha Day, Full Moon Day of Kason celebrated across Myanmar FROM PAGE-1 Kason Festival at the pagoda Buddha Day. and donated offertories to the Trustees of the Maha Wizaya pagoda, where donors offered Then members of the members of the Sangha. Next, Pagoda celebrated the 33rd an- The water pouring at the Bo “Soon” to the members of the Board of the Shwedagon Pa- the congregation listened to the niversary of Kason Festival at Trees in the month of Kason is Sangha early morning. In the af- goda and religious organiza- sermon administered by Agga the pagoda yesterday and the one the 12 traditional festivals ternoon, Members of the Sang- tions observed nine precepts Maha Pandita Bhaddanta Tilaw- religious associations poured of the Myanmar. ha consecrated the Bo Trees. from the Shwedagon Pagoda ka Bhivamsa, Ovadacariya of In- water on the Bo Trees. Similar Buddhist devotees across The congregation led by Mem- Ovadacariya Sayadaw of Yan- sein Township Ywama Pariyat- ceremonies were held at the the Myanmar celebrate the an- bers of the Sangha, members gon Region Yankin Township ti Monastery and shared their Botahtaung, the Kaba Aye, the nual festival water the Bo trees of the pagoda board of trustees, Mahadhammikaryone Monas- merits thus gained. Afterwards, Kyaik Wine, the Sacred Tooth at pagodas and monasteries. religious associations and those tery Kyaikpikyaung Sayadaw they celebrated Buddha Day by Relic and other famous pago- The Board of Trustees of present poured water on the Abhidhajamaharatthaguru pouring water on Bodhi Trees at das in Yangon Region. — Ye Ye the Shwedagon Pagoda cele- Maha Bodhi tree, while reciting Abhidhaja Agga Maha Saddha- the pagoda. Myint, (Translated by Win Ko brated the 36th anniversary of religious verses to celebrate the majotika Bhantanta Gunaysana Similarly, the Board of Ko Aung) Buddhist devotees donate flower and water to the Buddha images under the Bodhi Tree at People visit the Botahtaung Pagoda in Yangon yesterday. PHOTO: ZAW MIN LATT Maha Wizaya Pagoda in Yangon yesterday. PHOTO: ZAW MIN LATT 19 MAY 2019 THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR NATIONAL 3 Commander-in-Chief (Army, Navy and Air Force) Office families mark Buddha Day FAMILIES of Office of the Com- Taw yesterday. mander-in-Chief (Army, Navy First, the Senior General and Air Force) led by Com- and wife offered flowers, water mander-in-Chief of Defence and oil lamps to the Buddha im- Services Senior General Min age at the pagoda and then wa- Aung Hlaing and wife Daw Kyu tered the Bodhi trees together Kyu Hla marked the full moon with other devotees, according day of Kason in 1381 Myanmar to news released by the Office Era by pouring water on the of the Commander-in-Chief of Bodhi trees at the Lawkachan- Defence Services.—MNA Senior General Min Aung Hlaing and wife Daw Kyu Kyu Hla pouring water on the Bodhi tree at the tha Hsutaungpyae Pagoda in Lawkachantha Hsutaungpyae Pagoda in Zeyathiri Township in Nay Pyi Taw on the full moon day of Kason, Zeyathiri Township in Nay Pyi (Translated by Zaw Min) yesterday.
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