The food offered for the Sart rite differs among each part of Thailand. However, the basic ones must be made from rice. The major food is called “Krayasart” prepared from sticky rice, bean, sugar and sesame which is cooked into a paste and then wrapped in a banana leaf. Others are Kao Pong, Kanom La, Kanom Kong, Kanom D-sum, and Kanom Ba. All of them are made from rice, sugar and coconut milk. These foods are prepared with the belief to be in favor of the ancestors and the holy spirits. The Krayasart and other food are brought to the Buddhist temple to be offered to the monks. The rite being complete when libation water is poured as the monks chant the Dedication of the Transference of Merit to benefit all spirits, and the deceased relatives who are still in the realm of the spirits. It is believed that all spirits will have food and water, fulfill their starvation during their transition, and that the merit assists them to move toward favorable rebirth.