Organization
Wat Ou Russey (Kratie)
Wat Ou Russey (វត្តវេឡុគង្គារាម, Wat Velu Kongkaram) is a Buddhist Wat in Srae Sdau village, Ou Russey, Kratie town.[1]
Religious life
During Pchum Ben, the 15-day festival for ancestors, lay people hold Kan Ben (កាន់បិណ្ឌ, Kan Ben), daily turns of offerings to the monks. On the morning of September 27, 2026, the first day, the commander of the Kratie military police led his officers in the first turn of Kan Ben at the Wat.[1] The evening before, September 26, he and his officers and soldiers joined the Wat's lay followers for chanting (សូត្រមន្ត) and a Dhamma sermon (ធម៌ទេសនា). On the morning of the 27th they offered food and goods, including drinking water, noodles, soy sauce, fish sauce and 100 kg (220 lb) of rice, and funds, with 4,000,000 riel for construction and a stated total of 4,500,000 riel, to the monks keeping the Vassa, the rains retreat, to support their study and practice.[1]
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