Wesak Day festival in the highlands
19 May 2016 The Star Online
On May 21, which is Wesak Day, several events have been planned from 7am to 8.45pm, starting with morning prayers. In CONJUNCTION with Wesak Day, the Genting Buddhist Group is organising a number of prayers and activities for Buddhists at the Genting International Convention Centre (GICC) Meeting Room 7 to 12 of First World Hotel tomorrow and Saturday.
The Genting Buddhist Group has invited Venerable Xing Ji from Zhen Ru Monastery Kuala Lumpur to conduct the two-day Wesak Day ceremony.
An exhibition will also be held at GICC to mark the start of Wesak on May 20 followed by a presentation of the Buddha’s Relic. Venerable Kong Yung Zhong will also be giving a “Dharma Discourse” after the event.
This will be followed by morning chanting (7am), meditation (7.45am), offering to Buddha (11am), individual and mass family refuge taking in the Triple Gem (3.30pm), evening chanting (4.15pm), the lighting of lamps (8.30pm) and the bathing of Buddha ceremony at 8.45pm.
The bathing of Buddha ceremony symbolises the elimination of the three evils of greed, hatred and ignorance.
The ceremony will also be held at the Chin Swee Temple, 13th Floor Sky Terrace today until May 22, between 8am and 6pm.
Besides prayers, the Genting Buddhist Group will also be conducting a fundraising campaign for the Pahang-Mentakab Dialysis Centre which provides free dialysis care for the poor.
The Genting Buddhist Group will also contribute to the Dhamagiri Orphanage Centre to help fund their monthly expenses.
For details, call 012-396 8163 (T.C. Lim).
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