Following the Royal Household Bureau's announcement that deeply saddened all Thai citizens regarding the passing of Her Royal Highness Princess Bajrakitiyabha Narendirathepavadi, Krom Luang Rajsarinisiri Patchra Maha Vajrarachathida, on Thursday, 11 June 2026, at 19:48 at King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Thai Red Cross Society, peacefully at the age of 47.
In this regard, His Majesty the King graciously commanded the Royal Household Bureau to arrange the royal funeral with the highest honors according to royal protocols, with the body enshrined at Phra Thinang Phiman Rattaya in the Grand Palace.
Due to the importance and urgency, the National Office of Buddhism issued urgent letters No. PorSor 0007/4588 and urgent No. PorSor 0007/W 334 dated 12 June 2026, reporting on the health status and submitting matters for the Supreme Sangha Council's members' approval individually. All members unanimously agreed, issuing Special Resolution No. 6/2026 setting guidelines for merit-making ceremonies dedicated to the Princess. The Sangha and all temples nationwide and Thai temples abroad are to jointly and uniformly observe these guidelines.
The Supreme Sangha Council has established the following criteria for conducting merit-making ceremonies dedicated to the Princess:
1. Setting up worship altars with the royal portrait: Every temple is to arrange an altar enshrining the royal portrait, accompanied by ceremonial offerings including one set of gold ornaments or a censer with three incense sticks, one pair of candles, according to what the temple can provide, along with flower arrangements and vases as appropriate. The altar should be placed in the ubosot (ordination hall) or a suitably dignified merit-making area within the temple, allowing the public to pay respects.
2. Conducting daily chanting and funeral rites for 15 days: Temples are to hold merit-making ceremonies involving chanting of Buddhist scriptures or funeral chants dedicated to the Princess at appropriate times for each temple and community, every day for 15 consecutive days starting from 13 June 2026.
3. Merit-making ceremonies on significant memorial days: Ceremonies should be held to dedicate merit on the 7th day (Sattamavara), 15th day (Pansamavara), 50th day (Panyasamavara), and 100th day (Sattamavara) after passing. The schedule may align with the official royal ceremony calendar for each period. Activities may include almsgiving, Dharma sermons, Buddhist chanting, offering morning or midday meals, chanting with Sangha offerings in the afternoon or evening, or reciting the Matika and listening to the Princess's biography.
Regarding the use of ceremonial fans (phat yot): Following Supreme Sangha Council Resolution No. 928/2014, section 2.1, central ceremonies hosted by government departments at the bureau or equivalent level and regional ceremonies at the district level or above shall use the ceremonial fan. Government officials and state employees must wear white mourning uniforms.
4. Special meditation practice activities: Provincial meditation centers are to organize special meditation activities dedicated to the Princess on the 7th, 15th, 50th, and 100th days after her passing.
5. Daily mindfulness meditation: The Sangha are to jointly perform mindfulness meditation dedicated to the Princess after the evening chanting every day until the 100th day merit-making ceremony.
6. Expanding the purpose of existing royal merit chanting ceremonies: For the existing chanting and meditation ceremonies honoring Her Majesty Queen Sirikit, the Queen Mother, at central and regional levels, as per Supreme Sangha Council Resolution No. 37/2026, the purpose shall be expanded to include: "Chanting and meditation ceremonies dedicated to Her Majesty Queen Sirikit, the Queen Mother, and to the memory of Her Royal Highness Princess Bajrakitiyabha Narendirathepavadi, Krom Luang Rajsarinisiri Patchra Maha Vajrarachathida." The royal portrait shall also be enshrined according to guideline number 1 during these ceremonies.
7. Inviting the public and Buddhists to participate in merit-making: The Supreme Sangha Council invites all citizens and Buddhists from all sectors to join in merit-making activities through chanting, meditation, observing precepts, listening to Dharma talks, and practicing meditation to dedicate merit to the Princess collectively during this period.
This resolution marks a significant decision by the Thai Sangha to unite the hearts of the entire nation in reverence for the Princess's kindness through Buddhist practices and ceremonies, dedicating merit to Her Royal Highness Princess Bajrakitiyabha, who will forever reside in the hearts of the Thai people.