I think that's spelled right. "Basi Ceremony", correct? Have any of you ever done one? It's not an actual wedding, but is the whole Buddhist ceremony that goes along with one.

You get dressed up, the monks come by and bless you, then you sit down together and everyone comes by, ties a string around your wrist, and puts some money in a pot sitting in front of you. Afterwards, everyone gets fat and drunk on your dime. I think I have the gist of it down...

I want mine on the cheap though. I'm not wasting too much money on a one day ceremony. Apparently, he needs to build a new house / hall type of thing, but figures he can get it done for 30,000 so fair enough.

Then say another 50,000 all in for the monks, food, beer, etc. 80k total, I can live with that. No more though. No sinsot, as that's already paid via medical bills in my eyes.

Anyway, has anyone else done one of these ceremonies? Any stories to share? How much did it cost you? How many people were there? etc...

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