文藻東南亞學系師生11月14日前往台南永康泰國寺廟訪問，首次親身體驗泰國佛教法會 Students and faculty from the Department of Southeast Asian Studies(DSEAS) of Wenzao Ursuline University, visited a Thai temple in Yongkang, Tainan, on November 14 to experience Thai Buddhist pujas for the first ti

法會吸引全國在台泰籍名眾前來參與，東南亞學系泰語組同學協助泰國民眾順利扺達會場。東南亞學系陳正娟老師表示，此類法會多是在每年11月初舉辦，因為泰國在4月潑水節後進入雨季，泰國僧人此時不能每日外出化緣，因為雨季時，眾多生物會因躲避淹水而四處爬動，僧人為避免出外緣行走，以及信眾群集奉獻僧人食物時，誤踩這些生物，因而留下雨季足不出寺的傳統。法會便是宣告雨季結束，僧人可以外出，信眾也藉此由各地群集而來祈福，是泰國重要的節季之一。
泰國寺廟由於室內空間不足，租用鄰近大型飯店的宴全廳，以便容納來自全國各地的泰籍新住民和在台移工前來。雖然仍在疫情管制期間，大家也都遵守防疫規範，把握籍參加法會機會和好友們面對面交流的機會。
東南亞學系同學們除親身體驗泰式信仰實境，也協助遠道而來的泰藉新住民，指引他們如何到達會場，發揮他們的語言專長，顯示服務的熱心。

These pujas attracted Thai nationality who stayed in Taiwan to participate. Students in the Thai group assisted Thai nationality to arrive at the temple. DSEAS Assistant Professor Dr. Anthika Manowong said that this type of puja usually held in early November every year as Thailand enters the rainy season after the April Water Splash Festival. As a resul, Thai monks do not go out every day to collect the pious during this times, as many living creatures crawling around to escape the floods. To avoid accidentally stepping on these creatures, monks neither collect devout alms nor the devotee gather to offer them food, thus leaving the tradition of not going out of the temple during the rainy season. After rainy season, the monks come out, and devotees from all over the country will come to pray for blessings.