6th May, 2012
KOTA KINABALU: Buddhists in Sabah were told to observe the true teaching of Buddha – to eliminate greed, anger and ignorance.Venerable Kai Yin, the abbot of the Santavana Forest Hermitage in Tuaran, made the call during a brief dharma talk delivered in conjunction with Wesak Day celebration yesterday. He also urged them to perform the ritual with reverence and a purified mind.Hundreds of Buddhists of all ages from all walks of life attended the dharma talk held at the prayer hall, before proceeding to take part in the Buddha-bathing ritual.Earlier, they also took part in the alms-giving ritual involving its Sangha Committee led by Ven. Kai Yin.In his brief speech, Bhikkhu Jotipala, the superintendent of the Hermitage touched on the history of the Wesak Day celebration, and its significance.The scorching heat yesterday did not deter Buddhists state capital from thronging the various Buddhist temples in the city, to pay homage to Lord Buddha to mark Wesak Day.A series of Buddhism rituals and programmes were organised by these temples to celebrate the birth, enlightenment and passing of Shakyamuni Buddha some 2,450 years ago. The highlight of the celebration was the bathing of the miniature statue of Lord Buddha, a symbolic gesture of inner purification and removal of “greed, hatred and ignorance”.
Selamat menyambut hari Wesak kepada semua umat Buddhist yang merayakan perayaan ini.
ReplyDeleteUpacara untuk Hari Wesak memang menarik dan boleh membantu rakyat tempatan untuk mengenali lagi budaya ini.
ReplyDeleteMalaysia kaya dgn pelbagai budaya, agama. pelbagai perayaan diadakan.
ReplyDeleteKalau ingin belajar dan melihat apa sebenarnya 1Malaysia, Sabah adalah contoh terbaik.
ReplyDeletewalauapapun perayaan yang diraihkan, kita sebagai sesama umat manusia harus menunjukkan rasa hormat kita kepada kaum lain. Janganlah memberikan pandangan negatif terhadap perayaan kaum lain. Hormat menghormati adalah budaya kita.
ReplyDeleteThe true teaching of Buddha – to eliminate greed, anger and ignorance. Sounds interesting, this celebration allow us to learn more about the Buddhist religion as well as its teaching.
ReplyDeleteI would say Happy Wesak Day to all Buddhist friends in the state.
ReplyDeleteLiving in a multi-cultural country gives us the opportunity to learn about all sort of different culture and practices and teaches us tolerance and respect for other religion different than our own.
ReplyDeleteYang lagi siok wesak ni cuti umum. tidak payah datang kerja:)
ReplyDeleteInilah warna-warni bangsa,agama dan budaya di Malaysia.
ReplyDeletekepelbagaian sambutan perayaan di negara ini sangat mengambarkan konsep 1 Malaysia..
ReplyDeleteHappy wesak day
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