Events to mark Patriarch's 100th birthday

At 10.30am, HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn will attend a merit-making ceremony on behalf of His Majesty to celebrate Supreme Patriarch His Holiness Somdet Phra Nyanasamvara’s centenary at Wat Bovornnives Vihara.
At 3pm, the Princess will go to Chulalongkorn Hospital to preside over a charity event to sponsor medical equipment. She will then attend another merit-making ceremony at the Temple of the Emerald Buddha at 5.30pm.
Phra Anil Sakya, an assistant secretary to the Supreme Patriarch, said a total of 278 representatives of the World Fellowship of Buddhists visited Wat Bovornnives Vihara to sign their best wishes on the occasion of his 100th birthday.
Also hundreds of people yesterday lined up to sign the book at the temply from early morning. Many visited important buildings of the temple, and there were dozens of booths offering free food at the temple.
The visitors came from 35 countries including China, India, Indonesia, South Korea, the United States, Germany, Nepal, Japan and Australia.
Phra Kru Sanghasitthikorn, a director of the Supreme Patriarch’s Secretariat, said that since Tuesday, thousands of people have visited the 4D exhibition at Mahamakut Buddhist University related to the Supreme Patriarch’s life.