为遵佛教四旬斋节传统 泰国北方僧众南下留守寺院返回

　　深圳佛教新闻网讯：据海外媒体报道，近日，来自泰国北部及东北部的148名佛教僧众乘坐一架空军飞机到达了泰国南部Narathiwat省。据悉，这些僧人将在佛教四旬斋节期间，留守在泰国南部Yala, Pattani 和 Narathiwat三省的约100个寺院中。

　　根据传统，在长达三个月的佛教四旬斋节中，所有的寺院必须要有至少一名僧人留守。但由于动乱，泰国南部边境三省的大部分寺院已经荒废。所以为了遵守传统习俗，北方僧众特坐飞机南下以留守寺院。(编译：子规)

　　Narathiwat : A total of 148 Buddhist monks were flown here in an Air Force plane so that they could stay at temples during the Buddhist Lent, which starts on Wednesday.

　　The monks came from northern and northeastern provinces.

　　They will stay at some 100 temples in Yala, Pattani and Narathiwat.

　　It is a tradition that all Buddhist temples must have at least one monk staying during the 3 month long Buddhist Lent but most temples in the three southern border provinces are deserted because of the violence.