Bangkok Bank presents the Royal Kathin 2024 to Wat Traimit Wittayaram Worawihan, Bangkok, supporting Buddhism for 58 consecutive years.
October 28, 2024
Bangkok Bank presented the Royal Kathin 2024 to Wat Traimit Wittayaram Worawihan, Bangkok, supporting Buddhism for 58 consecutive years while celebrating the Bank’s 80th anniversary. On this occasion, a grand procession was organized under the concept of contemporary Thai-Chinese culture in the heart of Yaowarat Road and it was joined by customers, employees, and the general public. This year, the Bank preserved Buddhist culture with a donation of 22,564,929.01 baht.
Bangkok Bank led by Bangkok Bank Vice Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors Mr. Singh Tangtatswas who acted as the Lay Chairman, Directors Mr. Amorn Chandara-Somboon, Mr. Chokechai Niljianskul, Mr. Siri Jirapongphan, Dr. Pichet Durongkaveroj, Mr. Predee Daochai, Mr. Charamporn Jotikasthira, Directors and Senior Executive Vice Presidents Mr. Suvarn Thansathit, Miss Niramarn Laisathit, Director and Senior Executive Vice President and Corporate Secretary Mr. Kobsak Pootrakool, Senior Executive Vice Presidents Mr. Siridej Aungudomsin, Mr. Chaiyarit Anuchitworawong, Mr. Kukkong Ruckphaopunt, together with the Bank’s executives and staff presented the Royal Kathin 2024 to the monks who have been ordained for the full three months of the Buddhist Lent for 58 consecutive years. The ceremony received the kindness from Somdej Phra Buddhacarya (Sanit Chuanpanyo), Councilor of the Eastern Region, a member of the Supreme Sangha Council, and the Abbot of Wat Traimit Wittayaram Worawihan, who was the person who wore the Royal Kathin robe, and Somdet Phra Maharachamongkholmuni (Thongchai Dhammathacho), Councilor of the Central Region, a member of the Supreme Sangha Council, and the Assistant Abbot of Wat Traimit Wittayaram Worawihan, who joined the event. On this occasion, government agencies led by Mr. Chaiwat Rungsipanodorn, Director of Sampanthawong District, private sector entrepreneurs and local people joined the ceremony which took place at Wat Traimit Wittayaram Worawihan.
With the power of faith from the Bank’s board of directors, executives, employees, customers, and the general public nationwide, the Bank donated 22,564,929.01 baht for the Royal Kathin ceremony 2024.
Bangkok Bank presented the Royal Kathin 2024 (the 58th consecutive year) to Wat Traimit Wittayaram Worawihan, Bangkok, an important ancient temple of the Thai-Chinese community in Samphanthawong District, to celebrate the Bank’s 80th anniversary on December 1, 2024. Bangkok Bank established its first office on Ratchawong Road, corner of Song Wat Road, with Mr. Chin Sophonpanich playing an important role in the Bank’s establishment and management and passed on the management to Mr. Chatri Sophonpanich and Mr. Chatsiri Sophonpanich. The Bank has continued its commitment of being a “trusted partner and reliable close friend” for customers until now. As a “leading regional bank”, Bangkok Bank is the first financial institution to receive royal grace to take the Royal Kathin to royal monasteries rotating in all regions in Thailand and foreign countries. The Bank has done so for 58 consecutive years since 1967 during the reign of King Rama IX to help maintain the Buddhist religion in Thailand, and in hope of lightening the King’s burden and preserving Buddhist traditions and culture to benefit novices and monks who will carry on the faith.
Wat Traimit Wittayaram Worawihan or Wat Sam Chin (the original name) was founded by the people, making it a private monastery. Later, the monastery was renovated and became a place to enshrine an important Buddha statue, namely 'Buddha Thotsapholyan', the principal Buddha image in the temple and the ‘Phra Phuttha Maha Suwan Patimakon’ or the ‘Golden Buddha’, an important national sacred object that has brought Buddhists from all over the world to worship. It is currently enshrined in the Phra Maha Mondop which was built to celebrate His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej’s 80th Birthday. The whole Buddha was made from high purity gold with a weight of 5,500 kg in Maravijaya Attitude. The size of the lap is 3.10 meters wide and 3.94 meters high from the base to the top. The ‘Golden Buddha’ is the largest pure gold Buddha statue in the world as recorded in the Guinness Book of World Records in 1992. The Department of Fine Arts later announced the registration of the ‘Phra Phuttha Maha Suwan Patimakon’ as an artifact on February 27, 1956, the registration of ‘Wat Traimit Wittayaram' as an ancient site was announced on March 13, 1956. It also received the royal permission to raise the status of the monastery to the second-class royal monastery, Worawihan type on September 22, 1956.
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