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‘The blessing is also for animals’: Monks meet pets on the occasion of Buddha Purnima in Singapore

‘We like to accumulate merit for our pets, so that in the future, they may become humans just like us and not be animals.’

Scroll Staff
May 16, 2022 · 04:41 pm

VIDEO: Singapore temple offers pet blessings for Buddhist festival.

"After my animals are blessed, they are more sensitive and they are more aware and there's more bonding," says one pet owner pic.twitter.com/XY3BugySZP

— AFP News Agency (@AFP) May 16, 2022
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