泰国梭桃邑寺院搭建巡游通道 助残疾人参加宗教活动

据《Pattaya mail》近日报道，泰国三宝佛节前，泰国梭桃邑的Kantamart寺在寺院周围搭建了残疾人巡游通道，以便那些坐轮椅、不便行走的残疾人能够参加泰国7月8日三宝佛节蜡烛巡游活动。

2009年7月的泰国佛教节日庆祝活动对泰国梭桃邑Plutaluang分区的残疾人来讲是非常特别的，因为这是他们第一次参加三宝佛节的蜡烛巡游活动。

Kantamart寺院主持Silsirathikhun法师表示，这已经是寺院第二次为残疾人搭建巡游通道了。

泰国梭桃邑残疾人俱乐部主席Montree Mookham表示，梭桃邑很多残疾人都希望可以参加宗教仪式。但是由于寺院内部及周围地形和寺院内部诸如洗手间等设施的问题，很多人都不能如愿。有些残疾人甚至从来都没参加过佛教的庆祝活动。残疾人俱乐部的成员非常感谢Kantamart寺院为残疾人所做的努力。（编译：子规）

This month’s Buddhist holidays were extra special for disabled residents of Sattahip’s Plutaluang sub-district as one temple’s construction of a special path allowed handicapped worshippers, some for the first time, to take part in an Asalaha Bucha candle parade.

Responding to concerns from the Sattahip Disabled Club, Khao Kantamart Temple set up the walkway around the temple grounds to give those in wheelchairs and unable to walk easily a flat path to participate in the July 8 parade.

Temple Abbot Silsirathikhun, who is also the dean of monks for Plutaluang, said it actually was the second time the parade route was set up for the disabled.

Disabled Club President Montree Mookham said many disabled people in Sattahip want to join in on religious celebrations but are often hampered by the terrain inside and around temples and obstacles to facilities such as restrooms. As a result, he said, some disabled residents had never been to a Buddhist celebration.

The club members, he said, were very appreciative of the abbot’s efforts and expressed their thanks to the temple.