{"id":17,"date":"2016-05-16T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-05-16T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jadebuddha.org\/en\/?p=17"},"modified":"2016-06-19T14:02:35","modified_gmt":"2016-06-19T19:02:35","slug":"2016-buddhas-birthday-and-buddha-bathing-dharma-assembly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.jadebuddha.org\/en\/2016-buddhas-birthday-and-buddha-bathing-dharma-assembly\/","title":{"rendered":"2016 Buddha\u2019s Birthday and Buddha Bathing Dharma Assembly"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Texas Buddhist Association held a Buddha\u2019s Birthday and Buddha Bathing Dharma Assembly in the Grand Hall of Jade Buddha Temple in celebration of Buddha\u2019s Birthday on May 15, Sunday, at 10:00 am. Also a ceremony for \u201cTaking Refugee in Three Jewels and Observing Five Precepts\u201d was held in the afternoon.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"\/zh\/wp-content\/flagallery\/2016-buddha-bathing\/2016-0515-01.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"\/zh\/wp-content\/flagallery\/2016-buddha-bathing\/2016-0515-01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Dharma Assembly was solemnly started with reciting \u201cHeart Sutra, followed by a speech by Ven. Dao-Yi, entitled \u201cBathing in Dharma Water to Purify Ourselves.\u201d Ven. Dao-Yi first explained the meaning of \u201cDharma Water\u201d and \u201cOrdinary Heart.\u201d It means that in this world, one needs to believe right and wrong, effect of Karma, three terms of life, and ordinary people and sage. Also one needs to practice \u201chearing, thinking, and cultivating\u201d in order to experience \u201cThe Four Noble Truths, and Dependence Origination;\u201d to use Right Dharma to purify the contaminated ordinary hearts.<br \/>\nVen. Dao-Yi\u2019s conclusion was: \u201cBuddha\u2019s teaching is like dharma water; it can purify our ordinary hearts, allow us to increase our good fortune and wisdom, and let thing going our ways.\u201d<br \/>\nAfter the speech, the Bodhi choir of the Association performed two songs, \u201cDharma Rain Spreading Flying Flower\u201d and \u201cBathing the Buddha\u201d to express the superiority of Dharma and praise the life of the Buddha through music.<br \/>\nAt this point, it was the introduction of honor guests, including Mr. Li Qiang Min, Consul General of People\u2019s Republic of China; Mrs. Liu Hong Mei, Deputy Consul Gene; and Mr. Fang Zhen Qun, Director of Overseas Chinese Affairs of the Consulate General of People\u2019s Republic of China. After the introduction of honor guests, the Bodhi scholarships were awarded to nine high school and college students.<br \/>\nAfter the greeting the Buddha\u2019s statue, offering flowers, offering lightings, and the General Offering to Buddhas, Ven. Jang Hai gave a speech and led the blessing. Ven. Jan Hai made an encouragement talk to the attendees by saying that the continuation of Buddha\u2019s teaching in this world was based on setting Three Jewels as the foundation and people as the basis, and there were already over 500 million Buddhists in the world.<br \/>\nVen. Han Hai led the attendees for the blessing in front of the Buddha statue and wished the prosperity of Buddhism, peace on earth, Three Jewels abode the world, and to spread Buddhism together; also wished all members to be auspicious in all endeavors. Afterward, under the chanting of Buddha\u2019s name, everyone took turns to bath the Buddha.<br \/>\nThe ceremony of Taking Refuge in the Three Jewels and Observing Five Precepts was held in the Kwan Yin Hall in the afternoon at 1:30 pm. Ven. Jan Hai led the ceremony in which more than 10 members participated. The Buddha Birthday and Bathing the Buddha Dharma Assembly and the Ceremony for Taking Refuge in the Three Jewels and Observing Five Precepts were completed at 3:00 pm in the afternoon.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\"><a href=\"\/zh\/wp-content\/flagallery\/2016-buddha-bathing\/2016-0515-02.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"height: 35px;\" src=\"\/zh\/wp-content\/flagallery\/2016-buddha-bathing\/2016-0515-02.jpg\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><a href=\"\/zh\/wp-content\/flagallery\/2016-buddha-bathing\/2016-0515-03.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"height: 35px;\" src=\"\/zh\/wp-content\/flagallery\/2016-buddha-bathing\/2016-0515-03.jpg\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><a href=\"\/zh\/wp-content\/flagallery\/2016-buddha-bathing\/2016-0515-04.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" 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