The objectives are various depending on different
customs and beliefs.
1. To pay homage to the Lord Buddha’s descent from
the second heaven (where Indra dwells) after staying in a
Buddhist monastery during the Buddhist lent in order to
preach a sermon to his royal mother.
2. To pay homage to the heavenly Pagoda containing
the Lord Buddha’s top knot cut off at his self-ordination.
3. To pay homage to the Lord Buddha’s foot print on
the bank of the Nammatha River in India.
4. To pay tribute to the senior disciple Upakut, who
found his recluse in the ocean (a belief inherited from
Myanmar; the priest had supernatural powers in conquering
the God of Evil).
5. To pay homage to God Phaka Prom living in the
third heaven.
6. To thank the Goddess Mae Khongkha, the Mother
of Water, which a source of water for human use.
7. To worship the Goddess Mae Khongkha, the Mother
of Water, asking for forgiveness for polluting her.
Objectives
๖ Loy Krathong