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Boon Berek Fa Tradition
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Boon Berek Fa Tradition Period of the third day of the 3rd lunar month of every year (between the end of January - the beginning of February).
The importance of the Boon Berek Fa tradition It is a tradition of the Maha Sarakham people that is based on the belief that On the third day of the waxing moon of the 3rd month of every year, the sky will begin to open the door of rain. with the sound of thunder And the direction of thunder is a signal that determines the amount of rainfall that will fall to nourish the agriculture that year.
An ancient legend tells of the direction of thunder.
1. The Burapha has garuda as the animal of the direction. in the direction of Pratunam If the thunder in this direction, the rain will be good. The seedlings in the fields will be plentiful. All people will be able to make merit to the fullest.
2. The southeast has a cat as the animal of the direction. in the direction of the wind door If the thunder came in this direction, the rain would be less, the fields would be dry, people would starve and there would be pestilences.
3. The direction of Thaksin has a lion as the animal of the direction. in the direction of the golden gate If the thunder in this direction will rain a lot. Two-fifths of the water will overwhelm the seedlings in the rice fields. Two-fifths of the rice fields are destroyed.
4. Direction: There is a tiger as the animal of the direction. It is the direction of the lead door or the Shin gate. If the thunder in this direction, the rain will be good. The water is good enough Plentiful betel nut fruit, plentiful crab fish, plentiful seedlings happy people
5. The paccaji direction, the Naga is the animal of the direction. in the direction of the iron door If the thunder in this direction rains, the water will be drought. The seedlings in the fields dry up and die, severely damaged.
6. The northwest has a rat as the animal of the direction. It is the direction of the stone gate. If thunder in this direction will rain moderately. Half of the shoots yielded. Half of the damage, few crabs and fish, people will get sick.
7. The direction of Udon has elephants as the animals of the direction. is the direction of the silver door If the thunder in this direction, the rain will be good. The seedlings in the lady will be beautiful happy people all around.
8. The northeast has a cow as the animal of the direction. is the direction of the earth door If thunder in this direction, rain will be good all year round, and the seedlings in the field will grow well. People will be happy Kasem all year round. with the belief of such legend Maha Sarakham people have a tradition of Boon Berekfa. (Formerly called Boon Berek Ban) to ask for blessings from the elves. (The great deity) to unlock the sky door in the auspicious direction. On the other hand, on the third day of the waxing moon of the 3rd lunar month, 3 miraculous phenomena occur:
1. The frog has no mouth, that is, there will be a membrane covering the frog hole, so that day the frog hibernates. Do not kill other animals for food.
2. The otter has no anal root. is a membrane covering the anus of the otters so that the otters will not excrete that day. because he didn't eat
3. Gooseberry has a sweet taste.
There are 4 types of merit-making rituals:
1. Organize a ceremony to bring rice Isan people call it making merit.
2. Bring manure (Isan people call it dust) into the field.
3. Make merit (do it together with making merit at Pak Lao).
4. Bring a basket full of paddy to the temple.
There is a sequence of steps for the various ceremonies as follows:
1. Ceremony to Kwan Rice To show gratitude to Phra Mae Phosop for peace of mind in rice trading and to give rice to relatives who attended the ceremony.
An offering or a spit in the ceremony of giving up rice
1. 9 Koon leaves.
2. 9 banana leaves.
3. Khan Mak Beng (Phan Bai Sri) five levels, 2 bowls.
4. Nine large Krathongs Put various buds, betel betel nuts, cigarettes, hammered rice, and withered three-year flowers. (Amaranth) Dahlia, sesame beans, savory dishes, betel nuts, jars of liquor, chicken, eggs, boiled rice, taro, sweet potato, soft potato, bird fat, boiled rice with sugarcane juice.
5. Banana tree.
6. Sugarcane.
7. 5 bowls, 8 bowls (flowers and candles, 5 pairs each and 8 pairs respectively).
8. Tian King.
9. Incense.
10. Lamp.
11. Fragrant flour.
12. Perfume.
13. Phan to put a ring, a comb, a mirror.
14. Bedding with soft splashes (mats), patterned pillows, leaning pillows, water powder.
15. Pumpkin, pumpkin, banana tani, E-Ong banana (Kluay Nam Wa).
16. Money spit 1 baht and 1 Feung.
Rite
1. Arrange an offering and place it on top of a pile of rice. The rice barn was supported by a white cloth. Thread the Saisin thread from that sacrifice Tethered around the barn and to the barn owner's house.
2. The healer or the ceremonial master will dress in white in a white brahmin style. Carrying Bailan's book about Kham Kwan Rice recipe, go up to the barn. sit down in front of the offering Facing the auspicious direction of the day pay homage to the Triple Gem Pa Sakke gathered the angels and read the Kwan Khao Sutra from Kom's book.
3. While the Doctor Sutra was chanting the words, there were two guards standing beside the barn door. Periodically keep calling for Kwan Khao, consistent with Doctor Sutra's formula.
4. When the Doctor Sutra says that the Kham Sutra is over, the ceremony is complete. but all the offerings shall be left in the same place for another seven days, except that which is perishable can be removed.
5. Do not scoop rice from the barn before 7 days after the ceremony of Su Kwan Khao.
2. The ceremony to carry dust (manure) into the field To nourish the soil, ceremonies In the early morning of the third waxing moon of the 3rd lunar month, farmers must carry manure from cow dung and buffalo dung, which are usually under their homes. gradually go out into the field Until noon, so it stopped. It was the beginning of putting dust (manure) in the fields that year.
3. Huan merit ceremony In order to bring prosperity from the Triple Gem to the residence, the evening ceremony invites 5 or 9 monks to pray at home. In the morning of the next day, invite the same monks to come and pray at home, then make merit, offer food to monks and make offerings in the morning.
4. The ceremony of bringing a basket full of paddy to the temple to show respect for the monks Because the ancient Isan people have strong faith in Buddhism. When you get good things, you have to offer them to monks first. In the past, every temple had a rice barn (rice coop) planted as well. to give alms to the poor on the next occasion. Ceremony, on the third day of the 3rd lunar month of every year, it corresponds to the period when farmers bring paddy to the coop or granary. (Caution or prohibition) about that rice.
1. If you haven't done the Su Kwan Rice ceremony yet, don't scoop rice from the barn. If it is necessary to consume, a certain amount must be kept separately.
2. Do not scoop rice in the barn on the day of the big and small sacraments (7-8 days and 14-15 days, both lunar and moon days).
3. Every time before scooping rice You have to sit down, raise your hands up, and say the chant "Bun Khao, Bun Nam, Eat, don't let it land, don't let it go down", then you can scoop it.
Therefore, on the 3rd day of the waxing moon of the 3rd lunar month every year, there is a ceremony to honor the rice. boiling ceremony The ceremony of taking merit, and in the afternoon of that day, a basket full of paddy is brought to the temple. and then use the rice in the barn to be useful as he pleases.
Boon Berek Fa Tradition There are benefits to the way of life and the mind of the farmers.
1. It is a preparation to be ready to do farming in time for the season. because when it comes to the Boon Berek Fa Festival They will make merit to raise morale and encouragement. to find manure to nourish the soil and prepare the body Prepare your mind and tools to farm.
2. A person who has faith in Buddhism because he made merit every year making them known to sacrifice, not be stingy.
3. People who are grateful to the field, environment, weather, as well as various gods believed to be the source of rain and grain such as Phaya Tan and Phra Mae Phosop, etc.
4. Being a thrifty person such as Known to keep the rice in the barn in an orderly manner. Even when scooping it out, there is a sacred ritual. Help remind you not to waste rice. As the teaching of the Lord Buddha that "Natthi Thanyasom Thon" means "Wealth is equal with no paddy".
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