The 100-day Merit-making Grand Ceremony dedicated to His Majesty the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand was conducted Saturday at The Royal Grand Hall of Buddhism at the Nenbutsushu Sampozan Muryojuji Head Temple in Kato, Hyogo Prefecture.

King Bhumibol passed away on Oct. 13 in Bangkok. Two days after the passing, the Nenbutsushu Buddhist Sect of Japan, which has close ties with the Southeast Asian kingdom, held a grand memorial service for the supreme guardian of Thailand's Buddhist religion.

The Royal Thai Government, Thailand's Ministry of Culture, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Royal Thai Embassy in Tokyo, the Royal Thai Consulate-General in Osaka and Nenbutsushu Sampozan Muryojuji Temple jointly hosted the 100-day ceremony.