Monks hold mass prayer seeking blessings for victims


Praying for the best: Sri Dhammaratana (holding a fan) with fellow monks and the laity at the mass prayer to seek blessings for the victims of Covid-19 at the Maha Vihara temple in Brickfields.

KUALA LUMPUR: About 300 people and 100 monks gathered at the Buddhist Maha Vihara temple in Brickfields for a mass prayer seeking blessings for the victims of the Covid-19 outbreak.

Monks from the Mahayana, Vajrayana and Theravada traditions took part in an hour-long chanting session, followed by a prayer in Mandarin and English dedicated to eliminating the Covid-19 virus.

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