Bangkok Coffin Donation - Wat Hua Lamphong beside San Yan MRT station

there are many coffin donation temples in Bangkok,  the easy to get there temple is at Ruamkatanyu Foundation 泰国义德善堂 chinese temple義德堂 beside Sam Yan MRT station not BTS.   next to the chinese temple is Wat Hua Lamphong thai temple and after coffin donation, you can prayed at Wat Hua Lamphong temple.  you will achieved double merits !!!
Getting There:  ruamkatanyu is open 24 hours
if you are in MBK or pratunam area, we strongly suggest take a taxi instead bts or train about $100 baht ($4 Singapore dollar) less than 30 mins to get there.

you can donate coffins for the burial of the destitute deceased at 500 baht (Singapore $25). This goes towards the payment for the coffin & burial ceremony for those who can't afford the cost of death rites or unclaimed bodies from accidents or illnesses.

Coffin donation is considered a form of merit-making for the Thais. It's an act of compassion even if you are not Buddhist.

You will have 2 slips of paper when you make the donation; the pink one, you stick to the wooden empty coffin & the white slip you burn it at an altar where the deities are. It takes less than 15 minutes to make a donation.

below advice on what to do:

1.  go to the reception and pay 500baht per coffin, the helpful volunteer will help you write the name on the receipt (for family donation write xxx + family),   you write the pink copy which is to be pasted on the coffin (no worry coffin is empty).

2.  paste the pink slip on the coffin,  say some prayer or your request or wishes.  after you pasted the pink slip on the coffin,  collect 20 joss sticks and proceeded to the main temple hall










3.   before you burn the receipt,  said some prayers or your wish or request.   after you burnt the receipt, proceed to put your joss sticks according to the urn number 1 to 7 in the chinese temple

 

4.  congrat,  you have obtained merits and will have better live onward !!!!  now proceed to pray at the wat hua lamphong thai temple for more merits and good luck !!! recommend you do it yearly.