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The Unified
Vietnamese Australian Buddhist Congress of Australia – New
Zealand
Quang Duc Buddhist Welfare Association of Victoria
QUANG DUC BUDDHIST MONASTERY
105 Lynch Road, Fawkner, Victoria 3060, Australia. Tel:
03.9357 3544. Fax:03. 9357 3600.
Email:quangduc@quangduc.com; Website:
www.quangduc.com
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INVITATION TO CELEBRATE
BUDDHA’S
BIRTHDAY 2008
Dear Brothers
and Sisters,
In the year 623
BC, on the day of the May Full Moon (Vesak day), in the
Lumbini Park, in Kapilavatthu, (on the Indian border with
present day Nepal) a Noble prince was born. He was destined
to be one of the greatest religious teachers of the world,
known as Sakya Muni Buddha, the founder of Buddhism.
The noble
Teacher sacrificed his worldly pleasures for the sake of
suffering humanity, to seek the Truth in order to show the
path of deliverance from suffering. For forty five years
after his enlightenment he dedicated his life to teaching
sentient beings to be free from suffering. Ever since, all
have benefited from His words of wisdom and compassion.
To show our
respect and remember the birth of the Enlightened One, the
Quang Duc Buddhist Monastery will mark this important event
with a special ceremony making 2632 years of celebrating Vesak day on Sunday, 25 May 2008 at 10.AM
The
Buddha’s Birthday Program : Sunday: 25 May 2008: 9.00 am-10.00 am :Arrival of Buddhist followers and
friends to the temple; 10.30 : Buddhist preaching;11.30 am :
Official ceremony;12.00 pm: Lunch is served (free) with
Buddhist music show to celebrate Buddha’s birthday; 3 pm:
End of Ceremony
On behalf of
the Quang Duc Monastery, we would like to invite you to join
us for this ceremony. For more details - phone, fax or email
us, or check our website.
Your
presence will be much appreciated by all of us at the Quang
Duc Monastery. May you all attain peace and happiness.
Yours sincerely,
VEN. THICH NGUYEN TANG
(Vice-Abbot)
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