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Phra Ratcha Khru Vamadeb Muni offered His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej Borommanathbobitra (Rama IX)
the Sword of Victory or “Phra Saeng Khan gave his First Royal Command that “I will reign with righteousness, for
Chai Si” to His Majesty the King the benefit and happiness of the Siamese people.” Then, His Majesty
performed the water pouring gesture as an offering to the Goddess of the
Earth. This gesture ratified his responsibility to rule the Royal Kingdom
and to follow the Ten Virtues and Ethics of Kingship, in the Baisal Daksin
Throne Hall.
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The Royal Coronation Ceremony
