The Buddhist Ceremony
Official Opening of Meditation Center
Saturday-Sunday July 5 - 6, 2008
Organized by the Community of Khmer Buddhist Monks Center
We, Buddhist monks, lay-people including sons, daughters, children, grand-children, and devotees, who had made contributions during the 2008 Khmer New Year Celebration, have seen the dilapidated physical condition of Buddhist residence # 25, walls in bad condition, cracked ceilings, and leaked roofs that are potentially harmful to the safety and health of the resident monks. We requested repair permission from the president of Buddhist monks to work on the residence that met many hardships. In the end, the repair works are completed as planned.
We would like to invite honorable Buddhist monks, you and lay people to attend in anumo-dana to receive kosala (merits) accordingly.
Place: The Community of Khmer Buddhist Monks Center
Wat Triratanaram
21 – 25 Quigley Avenue
North Chelmsford, MA 01863
Dates: Saturday July 5, 2008
5:00PM Arrival of lay people, pay homage to the Triple Gems, receive precepts from Buddhist monks, chant Paritta, Dharma Talks, and Meditation exercise.
Sunday July 6, 2008
9:30AM Arrival of lay people, pay homage to the Triple Gems, receive precepts from Buddhist monks, rice alms offerings, ritual offering mediation center to Buddhist monks for official use and other sub-programs.
Ceremony Committee: Ven. Iddhipalo; lay-women Lo Thi Lai, Chanda Yous, Jennifer Piou;
lay-men Dang, Butha Sitha, and devotees, who have made contributions during Khmer New Year Celebration.
For inquiries, please contact us at 978-251-2587, 978-251-2709, or 978-251-1198.
Vesakha Puja Ceremony
Vesak is probably the most universally celebrated festival in the whole Buddhist calendar. In the Theravada tradition it is a remembrance of the three most significant events in the Buddha's life - His Birth, Enlightenment and Final Passing. Tradition has it that these all took place on the full moon of Vesakha. It is unlikely that this is historically accurate but that these three events are celebrated on the same day gives great importance to the occasion. The day is very much centered around devotional practices; especially in relation to a recollection of the life of Gotama Buddha and there are often readings from scriptural texts or contemporary commentaries of various stories from his life. These would be interspersed with periods of meditation. Shrines and the Buddha images in particular will receive a lot of attention on this day.
The coming of the Buddha - an Enlightened Being - into the world is seen as tremendously important. The teachings given by such a being are seen as a light that dispels the darkness of ignorance and the use of lights or lanterns is common as a way of marking this festival. In Sri Lanka much is made of this with great processions and illuminated floats.
A circumambulation [ritual] is commonly part of the evening's events and both the monastery generally and the path walked at this time will often have been decorated during the day with a variety of lights brought by visiting families. These will be lit just prior to the circumambulation to illuminate the way and candles or lanterns will often be carried by those in the procession.
Vesakha Puja is often called Buddha day.
This is a media advisory and an extended cordial invitation to you, members, laypeople, community, and compatriot.
Open to the public.
When: Sunday-Monday May 18 - 19, 2008
Sunday 9:00AM to 4:00PM
Monday 4:30PM
Where: Wat Triratanaram
21-25 Quigley Avenue
North Chelmsford, MA
978-251-2587, 978-251-1198
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The 2008 Traditional Khmer New Year Ceremony
Buddhist Era 2552 Year of the Rat
We, party of Mixed Committee of Wat Triratanaram will observe the traditional Khmer New Year that has been passed down the times of the ancient.
PROGRAM SCHEDULES
The Triratanaram Buddhist Temple
21-25 Quigley Avenue, North Chelmsford, MA 01863
Phone: 978-251-2587, Fax: 978-251-1198
E-mail: Templenewscast@yahoo.com
Website: www.Templenews.info
Friday April 11, 2008, 2008 at 5:00pm
Faithfuls assemble
Triple Gems Homage
Observe precepts, paritta and dharma talk.
Saturday April 12, 2008 at 9:00am
Faithfuls assemble
Triple Gems Homage
Observe precepts, lunch and alms offering to Buddhist clergies, and mass honor.
Sunday April 13, 2008 at 9:00am
Faithfuls assemble
Triple Gems Homage
Observe precepts, lunch and alms offering to Buddhist clergies, and mass honor.
Today is special day to welcome the Devadas (Angels) of the New Year and give Buddhist bathe to the Buddhas.
This is a media advisory and an extended cordial invitation to you, members, laypeople, community, compatriots, and press.
Open to the public.
Kindly be informed.
Mixed Committee
Wat Triratanaram
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The First Extraordinary Memorial Anniversary
His Holiness Samdech Maha Ghosananda
Wat Triratanaram, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
Phone: 978-251-2587
We, the disciples and members of the Khmer Buddhist Monks Community in the United States including Khmer refugees, as faithfuls of Buddhism unanimously organize the first extraordinary memorial anniversary to remember and honor His Holiness Samdech Maha Ghosananda, Father of Peace in Cambodia and the world. The historic ceremony includes a renewed remembrance and honor of His Holiness Samdech Jotannano Chuon Nath, circa B.E.2427-2513, and the Most Venerable
Sumedhavong Candavanno Oung Mean, circa C.E.1927-1993.
PROGRAM SCHEDULES
The Triratanaram Buddhist Temple
21-25 Quigley Avenue, North Chelmsford, MA 01863
Phone: 978-251-2587, E-mail: Templenewscast@yahoo.com
website: www.Templenews.info
Saturday March 8, 2008 at 5:00pm
Faithfuls assembly, Triple Gems Homage, observe precepts, paritta and dharma talk.
Sunday March 9, 2008 at 9:00am
Faithfuls assembly, Triple Gems Homage, observe precepts, lunch and alms offering to Buddhist clergy, and honor our three heroic Buddhist clergies.
We honor our deceased parents, living parents and all beings, that are born, grown old, sick and deceased in everyone corner of the universe.
This is a media advisory and an extended cordial invitation to the Buddhist clergy, members, laypeople, community, and press.
Kindly be informed.
The final words of His Holiness Samdech Maha Ghosananda
"Body Sick, Mind Well.
The nature of the human body is to grow old and decline. Yet even as the body weakens or is harmed by an opponent, the mind can remain clear. Even in the midst of pain, the mind can be at peace.
The body is a vehicle, like a car, a plane, or a bicycle. We use the body, but we need not allow it to use us. If we can control the mind, then even when we are faced with physical suffering, it can remain free and clear.
The Buddha said, “Care for your health. It is the foundation of all progress. “When we feel physical pain, we Cambodians like to say, “The body may be sick, but the mind is very well."
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