The Victorian Day of Vesak 2010
Join in Victorian Buddhist Community’s commemoration of the 2600th year of Buddha’s enlightenment!
2,600 years ago the Bodhisattva Siddhartha sat in meditation under the Bodhi tree in India to win enlightenment for himself and all beings. To commemorate the 2600th year of Buddha’s enlightenment 2,600 Victorian Buddhists from many traditions and communities will join together in meditation as part of the Victorian Day of Vesak 2010.
Even though Buddhism is a relatively recent arrival in Australia, as each year passes Buddha Dhamma touches deeply the hearts and minds of more and more Australians. May Victorian Buddhist Temples strengthen these new frontiers of Buddhism in Australia by participating in this commemoration of the 2600th year of Buddha’s enlightenment.
The Victorian Day of Vesak 2010 will be held on Saturday the 22nd of May 2010 in the heart of the City of Melbourne at the Melbourne Town Hall. The program for the commemoration includes one hour of meditation and chanting in the three Buddhist traditions and a musical theatre performance of the birth and early life of the Buddha.
Together with your organisation’s support, the Organising Committee aims to provide a unique Buddhist event of local, national and international significance offering vast blessings and benefit for Victoria, Australia and all beings.
Event Details
Date: 22 May 2010 Time: 2.00 – 4.15 pm
Venue: Melbourne Town Hall, Swanston Street, Melbourne. Victoria
RSVP: 20th February 2010
This extraordinary event needs your organisations help. Please fill out and return the Participation Form which is part of the Information Pack your temple has received. Please see attached if you have not received it.
On the form your Temple should nominate how many of your Members and friends will be attending the Victorian Day of Vesak 2010 event and the Organising Committee will issue that number of tickets to your Temple. Please encourage all your Members to participate in this great commemoration.
Tickets will be numbered 1 to 2600 so each participant will represent one year in the life of this Buddha Sasene according to the number on their tickets. All tickets are free of charge.
Organising Committee Members:
Buddhist Council of Victoria | Buddhist Discussion Centre Upwey Ltd | Buddhist Federation of Australia | BLIA Fo Guang Shan |Buddhist Society of Victoria | Buddha Vihara Victoria | Chan Meditation Centre | Daham Niketanaya | Dhamma Sarana |Dhamma Sukha Meditation Centre | Evam Institute | Hoa Nghiem Buddhist Temple | Jamchen Buddhist Centre |Lakhanda Media Centre | The Seon Buddhist Centre | Tara Institute | Tzu Chi Foundation |United Vietnamese Buddhist Congregation of Australia-New Zealand | The Khmer Buddhist Centre of Victoria |Quang Minh Temple | Shakyamuni Sambuddha Vihara (Buddha Vihara) | Yun Yang Temple Inc |
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