WEBVTT 00:01:35.584 --> 00:01:38.584 From Baan Taad to Wat Pa Baan Taad 00:01:39.626 --> 00:01:42.626 in the year 1988 00:01:45.209 --> 00:01:48.209 The Development of Wat Pa Baan Taad over the years 00:01:49.834 --> 00:01:52.834 approaching the gate of the monastery 00:01:57.999 --> 00:02:00.999 the main saala (hall) 00:02:06.000 --> 00:02:09.000 the forest island is the monastery about 66 acre 00:02:14.417 --> 00:02:17.417 the concrete wall surounding the monastery 00:02:31.083 --> 00:02:34.083 the area of the monastery 00:02:37.334 --> 00:02:40.334 entrance to the monastery 1988 00:02:56.209 --> 00:02:59.209 air view of the monastery in 2001 00:03:04.250 --> 00:03:07.250 white: old area of the monastery yellow: newly added land to the monastery 00:03:08.292 --> 00:03:11.292 Some of the land was donated, other parts were bought around 2001 00:03:19.751 --> 00:03:22.751 now in feb 2011part of the monastery preparing for 00:03:23.209 --> 00:03:26.209 for the cremation. Now white shows the border of the monastery 00:03:28.375 --> 00:03:34.667 this shows the whole area that will be used for the cremation ceremony in feb 2011 00:04:06.626 --> 00:04:11.626 here to the right of the streets starts 435 acre of parking and accomodation space 00:04:12.792 --> 00:04:16.792 that will be all used for the ceremony pictures taken on 4th of march 2011 00:04:19.042 --> 00:04:22.042 huge ponds for the water supply... 00:04:38.792 --> 00:04:43.792 the monastery and main area for the cremation 00:05:14.083 --> 00:05:18.083 Building the cremation site from scratch 00:05:36.959 --> 00:05:42.792 starting on 30th of January 00:05:44.334 --> 00:05:49.334 finishing on 1st of March 2011 00:07:07.501 --> 00:07:11.501 building 3 levels 00:07:15.375 --> 00:07:19.501 Level 1 = sila (5 precepts) 00:07:20.167 --> 00:07:24.167 Level 2 = Samadhi (concentration) 00:07:24.792 --> 00:07:29.792 Level 3 = Panna (wisdom) 00:07:30.501 --> 00:07:34.501 The furnace for cremation 00:07:39.999 --> 00:07:43.999 Build to easily keep ashes and bone fragments 00:07:45.375 --> 00:07:49.375 after the cremation 00:08:13.918 --> 00:08:18.918 Traffic regulation and parking 00:08:21.751 --> 00:08:28.751 Thearea for parking and accomodation is around 435 acre 00:08:30.209 --> 00:08:38.751 About 600 toilets/bathrooms have been built 00:08:41.417 --> 00:08:46.417 Free transport within the monastery ground 00:08:49.584 --> 00:08:54.584 tram like buses connecting various points of the site 00:08:58.250 --> 00:09:03.250 one can catch a ride about every 15 min 00:09:36.626 --> 00:09:42.250 Also free rides to and from the city of Udorn Thani 00:09:43.000 --> 00:09:45.918 are offered 00:09:47.584 --> 00:09:51.584 Discussion with authorities how to best 00:09:52.250 --> 00:09:56.667 regulate the traffic to the monastery 00:09:57.792 --> 00:10:01.792 non permanent roads are built to access 00:10:02.417 --> 00:10:06.417 the monastery from all directions 00:10:07.209 --> 00:10:11.209 24 years ago Luangta Maha Bua told that at his 00:10:11.999 --> 00:10:15.999 cremation all the roads to the monastery will 00:10:16.375 --> 00:10:19.667 have traffic jams from distant citys in all directions 00:10:20.042 --> 00:10:23.584 He told it at a time, where not more than 3 cars 00:10:24.042 --> 00:10:27.250 per day came to the monastery 00:10:29.042 --> 00:10:34.042 Nothing was allowed to be sold within the monastery 00:10:36.751 --> 00:10:41.751 Everything was given away for free 00:10:44.083 --> 00:10:49.083 In the beginning 100 foodstalls opened 00:10:51.626 --> 00:10:56.626 Preparation and distribution of food all day long 00:11:20.999 --> 00:11:25.999 However, in the beginning of march there were 1,400 00:11:26.501 --> 00:11:31.501 foodstalls preparing food 00:13:03.375 --> 00:13:08.375 Spicy leafs and roots, that are allowable for monks 00:13:08.792 --> 00:13:13.792 to eat after noon, were also prepared 00:13:17.667 --> 00:13:22.667 Cold and hot drinks were served at special places 00:13:23.375 --> 00:13:26.292 where monks could sit and rest from the work 00:13:34.042 --> 00:13:39.042 People started preparing food at 2 am 00:13:40.751 --> 00:13:43.292 some even at midnight 00:13:48.334 --> 00:13:52.334 I use 200kg of vegetables per day 00:14:04.459 --> 00:14:09.459 Almsround started out with 300 monks 00:14:10.334 --> 00:14:14.334 towards the end, in March, for more than 5,000 monks 00:14:15.375 --> 00:14:20.375 Vegetables, fruit and meat came from near and far 00:14:20.751 --> 00:14:25.751 offered for free from the producers or resellers 00:14:52.250 --> 00:14:57.250 Wood to build sitting platforms etc. 00:14:59.667 --> 00:15:04.667 was cut and prepared 00:15:29.083 --> 00:15:34.083 Wood for the funeral pyre was gathered 00:15:34.584 --> 00:15:39.584 and prepared, including wooden sticks 00:15:42.834 --> 00:15:47.834 instead of strawflowers for people to pay 00:15:48.334 --> 00:15:53.334 their last respects to Luangta Maha Bua 00:16:17.375 --> 00:16:22.375 Building the klod (umbrella) to be hanged over 00:16:23.417 --> 00:16:28.417 the funeral pyre 00:16:38.375 --> 00:16:43.375 It was built in a nearby monastery (about 20km away) 00:16:51.959 --> 00:16:56.959 The umbrella is an important utensil for 00:16:57.999 --> 00:17:01.999 a wandering monk 00:17:24.751 --> 00:17:28.751 Its diameter was about 8 m 00:19:44.959 --> 00:19:49.959 The klod was ornamented with flowers 00:19:51.209 --> 00:19:56.209 on the 28th of February 2011 00:21:39.751 --> 00:21:44.751 It was hung up over the cremation site 00:21:45.375 --> 00:21:49.584 that same night 00:21:59.792 --> 00:22:03.792 People coming to pay their last respects to the 00:22:04.792 --> 00:22:09.792 remains of Luangta Maha Bua in the early morning 00:22:39.083 --> 00:22:44.083 later on, after the meal the crowd waited 00:22:44.501 --> 00:22:49.042 patiently to pay their respects to 00:22:49.459 --> 00:22:51.459 Luangta Maha Bua 00:22:52.250 --> 00:22:56.250 More than 1,000 people came each day 00:22:57.083 --> 00:23:01.083 to go up the sala to pay their last respects 00:23:01.584 --> 00:23:05.584 to the remains of Luangta Maha Bua 00:24:21.375 --> 00:24:26.375 Monks going on almsround at 7 am. 00:24:49.292 --> 00:24:54.292 Some of them eat here in the big sala, others 00:24:54.751 --> 00:24:58.751 in the small sala, or at various other places 00:25:03.125 --> 00:25:07.125 Painting banners... 00:25:23.334 --> 00:25:27.334 or making amulets 00:25:32.375 --> 00:25:35.375 2 group of monks, in the morning and evening 00:25:36.042 --> 00:25:39.042 were cleaning and collecting the garbage 00:25:47.167 --> 00:25:52.167 the 60 safes for donations, that were located 00:25:53.042 --> 00:25:57.042 throughout the monastery were emptied twice per day 00:26:13.125 --> 00:26:18.125 The office and information centre at the 00:26:18.584 --> 00:26:21.209 front of the inner sala 00:26:21.751 --> 00:26:26.751 People and donors waiting for the evening chanting 00:26:29.334 --> 00:26:33.334 sitting downstairs and watching per TV 00:26:39.959 --> 00:26:43.959 or participating live upstairs 00:26:45.083 --> 00:26:49.083 The evening chanting with following 00:26:49.501 --> 00:26:53.501 talk on Dhamma was held each evening 00:26:54.417 --> 00:26:59.417 after that robes were offered to the monks 00:28:26.417 --> 00:28:31.417 Sleeping, resting 00:28:37.000 --> 00:28:40.959 Tents were set up everywhere, 00:28:41.375 --> 00:28:43.709 wherever there was space 00:28:43.999 --> 00:28:48.999 People working or helping brought their own tents 00:29:17.626 --> 00:29:21.626 Some did not even bring a tent, 00:29:22.042 --> 00:29:27.042 they just brought a bag, and slept under the open sky 00:29:46.459 --> 00:29:50.459 "I don't have a tent, I just brought my bag" 00:30:23.876 --> 00:30:28.876 Ordination "in front of the cremation fire" 00:30:30.542 --> 00:30:34.542 For the cremation of Than Acharn Maha Bua 00:30:36.334 --> 00:30:40.334 247 laypeople ordained to become monks 00:30:41.667 --> 00:30:45.667 They vowed to be ordained at least for 00:30:46.417 --> 00:30:50.417 one rainy season 00:30:52.999 --> 00:30:56.999 some of them were ordained here 00:30:59.667 --> 00:31:03.667 others at other temples 00:31:21.417 --> 00:31:26.417 The monkfather, who ordains them, 00:31:27.167 --> 00:31:31.167 gives them some advice 00:31:31.542 --> 00:31:33.542 on how to pracitice 00:31:49.167 --> 00:31:53.167 The day before the cremation 00:31:54.250 --> 00:31:58.250 fresh banana stems were brought, 00:31:58.751 --> 00:32:00.751 that served as material 00:32:01.250 --> 00:32:05.250 to carve and cut out the ornamentation 00:32:05.542 --> 00:32:07.542 to decorate the funeral pyre 00:33:55.751 --> 00:33:59.751 and also decorate the cremation site 00:34:21.375 --> 00:34:25.375 The work started late morning and 00:34:26.417 --> 00:34:30.417 was finished in the late evening 00:35:50.042 --> 00:35:54.042 Ornamentation design for the funeral pyre 00:37:21.542 --> 00:37:25.542 Early morning of 4th of March 2011 00:37:26.792 --> 00:37:30.792 It's the time for the almsround 00:37:56.709 --> 00:38:00.709 Today will be a big day 00:38:13.292 --> 00:38:17.292 After the meal the cascet with the remains 00:38:18.834 --> 00:38:22.626 of Luangta Maha Bua will be moved from 00:38:23.959 --> 00:38:27.959 the inner sala to the cremation site 00:39:07.584 --> 00:39:11.584 This big green tent will give people the opportunity 00:39:12.167 --> 00:39:16.167 to watch events live via big TV screens 00:39:16.626 --> 00:39:20.626 for tomorrow not everybody will be able to go 00:39:21.459 --> 00:39:26.459 to the cremation site, for there will be too many people 00:39:50.417 --> 00:39:54.417 The new "city" of Wat Pa Baan Taad 00:39:55.250 --> 00:39:59.250 Inhabitants tonight, about 100,000 00:39:59.709 --> 00:40:03.709 People arrived yesterday to avoid traffic jams 00:40:04.334 --> 00:40:08.334 and to be able to attend the cremation 00:42:56.959 --> 00:43:00.959 Ceremony for moving the cascet with the 00:43:02.083 --> 00:43:06.083 remains of Luangta Maha Bua 00:45:21.751 --> 00:45:25.751 Luangta's siter Mae Chantree 00:45:35.459 --> 00:45:40.459 In the evening, there was the evening chanting 00:45:41.083 --> 00:45:46.083 with more than 100,000 people, who chanted in 00:45:46.584 --> 00:45:51.584 unison the Buddhist evening chant 00:46:13.876 --> 00:46:18.876 and then listened to a talk of Luangta Maha Bua 00:46:19.375 --> 00:46:23.375 that was played from tape 00:47:26.167 --> 00:47:31.167 Finally the day of the cremation has come 00:47:32.417 --> 00:47:36.417 the 5th of March 2011 00:47:37.334 --> 00:47:42.334 More than one million people attented 00:47:43.375 --> 00:47:47.375 All the major roads coming from all directions 00:47:47.999 --> 00:47:51.999 were jamed and people had to walk between 00:47:52.709 --> 00:47:56.709 2 to 5 km to be able to attend the ceremony 00:48:52.792 --> 00:48:56.792 The ceremony officially will start at 17 hours 00:48:57.459 --> 00:49:01.459 but the place was packed already at 11 hours 00:49:02.375 --> 00:49:06.375 This is a view from a helicopter flying over 00:49:07.083 --> 00:49:11.083 the cremation grounds at 11 hours 00:49:15.459 --> 00:49:19.459 After noon no flying objects were allowed in 00:49:20.792 --> 00:49:24.792 in the sky out of security reasons 00:52:01.459 --> 00:52:05.459 People here in the big tent can watch the 00:52:06.167 --> 00:52:10.167 cremation ceremony at a big screen 00:52:34.709 --> 00:52:38.709 The main entrance of the monastery 00:52:39.042 --> 00:52:41.667 its so packed, that people hardly can move 00:53:26.667 --> 00:53:30.667 The most senior monk Lungphu Udom Nanamoli 00:53:32.417 --> 00:53:36.417 he is 99 years of age, 2 years older 00:53:45.501 --> 00:53:49.501 than Luangta Maha Bua 00:53:50.417 --> 00:53:55.417 In honor of Luangta Maha Bua, he gives a talk 00:54:13.459 --> 00:54:18.459 The finished ornamenataion of the cremation ground 00:54:32.918 --> 00:54:36.918 Special sitting arrangements were made and reserved 00:54:37.542 --> 00:54:39.542 for revered and senior monks 00:54:57.125 --> 00:55:01.125 Paying our last respects by placing 00:55:02.334 --> 00:55:06.334 wooden sticks for the funeral pyre 00:55:20.083 --> 00:55:24.083 Her Majesty Queen Sirikit opens the ceremony 00:55:30.667 --> 00:55:34.667 HRH Princess Chulaporn will light the fire 00:55:36.626 --> 00:55:40.626 The daughter of HRH princess Chulaporn attends as well 00:57:42.584 --> 00:57:46.584 Just within 5 weeks from a small 00:57:47.209 --> 00:57:51.209 forest monastery of Baan Taad 00:57:52.459 --> 00:57:56.459 this grand ceremony with more than 00:57:57.000 --> 00:58:01.000 1 million people attending was made possible 00:58:01.667 --> 00:58:05.667 through the help of tens of thousands of people 00:58:06.501 --> 00:58:10.501 through labour or donations 00:58:11.417 --> 00:58:15.417 with the help of the royal court 00:58:15.876 --> 00:58:18.876 police and soldiers 00:58:19.292 --> 00:58:22.292 and many government officials.