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Boun Phavet
June 20 @ 8:00 am – June 22 @ 5:00 pm
Boun Phavet is a revered Theravāda Buddhist festival in Laos that celebrates the life of Phra Vessantara (known in Pali as Vessantara), the Buddha’s penultimate incarnation before attaining enlightenment. This festival highlights the values of generosity, compassion, and selflessness, which are embodied in the story of Phra Vessantara, who gave away all his possessions—including his children—to fulfill the virtue of perfect generosity (dāna pāramī).
Significance
Boun Phavet is deeply rooted in Lao spiritual and cultural identity. It offers a unique opportunity for the community to reflect on the importance of self-sacrifice, moral virtue, and the path to Buddhahood. It is also a time when men may be ordained as monks, even temporarily, as a way of gaining merit for themselves and their families.
Festival Activities
ເວລາ 12:15 ໂມງທ່ຽງ
ເວລາ 12:45 ໂມງ
ເວລາ 7:00 ໂມງແລງ
ຊາວພຸທຮ່ວມຮັປະທານອາຫານທ່ຽງ
ຖວາຍຕົ້ນກັນສົມໂພດ, ຕົ້ນກັນຫລອນ ແລະ ອື່ນໆຕາມປະເພນີທີ່ ເຄີຍເຮັດມາ, ຟັງເທສໄປຕລອດວັນ ຈົນຈົບພິທີ.
ຈົບທິທີ ຫລັງຈາກພໍ່ຂາວແມ່ຂາວສິກແລ້ວ, ຮ່ວມຮັປະທານອາຫານຄຳ
ໝາຍເຫດ: ໄດ້ຄັດຕິດມາພ້ອມນີ້ ແມ່ນສລາກກັນເທດທີ່ຢູ່ໃນຊອງຈົດໝາຍ, ຖ້າທ່ານພ້ອມດ້ວຍຄອບຄົວຫາກມີຈິດໃຈເຫລື້ອມ ໃສ ຢາກຈະເປັນເຈົ້າສັທທາກັນເທສ, ກັນລະ $60.00 ຫລືວ່າຢາກຈະໂມທະນາຕາມສັທທາກໍໄດ້, ກະຣຸນາສົ່ງຄືນໃຫ້ວັດລາວ ຕາມ ທີ່ຢູ່ ດ້ານຫລັງຂອງຊອງທີ່ສົ່ງມານີ້ ຫລື ຈະນ ຳໄປຖວາຍຢູ່ວັດກໍໄດ້. ອີກຢ່າງທາງວັດຂອງພວກເຮົາ ກ ຳລັງຕ້ອງການທຶນຮອນຢ່າງ ຫລວງຫລາຍເພື່ອສ້າງສາລາໂຮງທັມໃຫ້ສ ຳເລັດ, ດັ່ງນັ້ນຖ້າຫາກຄອບຄົວໃດຫາກມີຄວາມສາມາດ, ທາງວັດຢາກຈະຂໍແຜ່ຕົ້ນກາ ຣະພຶກນ ຳແຕ່ລະຄອບຄົວ.
Vessantara Jataka (Boun Phra Veth) Festival
The 2568 Vessantara Jataka (Bodhisattva or Boun Phra Veth) will be held @ the Lao Buddhist Temple of Denver
10685 Dover St, Westminster, CO. 80021 per schedule as below:
Friday, June 20th, 2025
9:00 am
11:00 am
5:00 pm
Preparation
Provide lunch to monks.
After lunch, invite OUPPAKHOUT.
Night gathering and accepting donations.
Saturday, June 21st, 2025
9:30 am
10:15 am
11:00 am
Noon
3:00 pm
5:30 pm
6:30 pm
Gathering of members and guests.
Buddhist Ceremony starts, morning alms
Provide lunch to monks & novices.
The Lunch Buffet serves everyone.
Invite Vessantara Prince (Praveth) to return to the kingdom.
Ceremony of becoming NOVICES (Phor Khao & Mair Khao)
Chanting pre-chapter of the festival
3:00 am
10:20 am
11:00 am
12:15 pm
12:45 pm
Parade of 1000 buns of rice
Starting to chant Vessantara chapters
Buddhist Ceremony starts, morning alms
Provide lunch to monks & novices
Lunch Buffet Style for everyone.
Continue the Phraveth chanting (total of 13 chapters),
Offering assorted items, money trees to monks all day.
Sunday, June 22nd, 2025
9:30 am
10:15 am
11:00 am
Noon
3:00 pm
5:30 pm
6:30 pm
Gathering of members and guests.
Buddhist Ceremony starts, morning alms
Provide lunch to monks & novices.
The Lunch Buffet serves everyone.
Invite Vessantara Prince (Praveth) to return to the kingdom.
Ceremony of becoming NOVICES (Phor Khao & Mair Khao)
Chanting pre-chapter of the festival
7:00 pm
End of festival and Dinner for everyone who are remaining @ the temple.
More information, please contact
Bounkeung Keovilay 720-278-3112 or Phomsavanh Joy Philachanh 720-456-1552