International Vesak Day Celebration at Sydney
At Sydney Bank Town Hall, a Vesak Day celebration was also organized under the name “Australian Observance of the United Nations Day of Vesak 2015” on Sunday, May 31st, 2015.
The ceremony started from the opening speech of Phra Khru Vitessudhammayan Vi. Sudhammo, the head of the ceremony board and the president of Buddhist Federation of Australia, and then monks from different sects chanted together. Most importantly, this celebration was paid great attention by Australians and received messages from the Hon. Prime Minister Tony Abbott, UN Secretary-General, H.E. Ban Ki-moon, Federal Opposition Leader.
And during the celebration, the attendants also help support disaster victims in Nepal, and the representative of Nepalese Government, i.e. the Consul General of Nepal in Sydney delivered a thank you speech in this occasion as well. Other than that, there were also Buddhist cultural shows from different countries, e.g. Cambodia, Myanmar, Vietnam, Korea, Thailand, etc.
International Vesak Day Celebration at Sydney
At Sydney Bank Town Hall, a Vesak Day celebration was also organized under the name “Australian Observance of the United Nations Day of Vesak 2015” on Sunday, May 31st, 2015. https://dmc.tv/a20149
Dhamma Articles > Scoop[ Jun 6th, 2015 ] - [ read : 18265 ]
<< ก่อนหน้า Wat Phra Dhammakaya London Arranged the Ceremony of Offering Sustenance to the Buddha in June 2015
Related articles
Things to do at Wat Phra DhammakayaDedicating Merit to the Late King // Nov. 27, 2016 - Seattle Meditation Center
Prince Williams County Visit // Nov. 19, 2016 - Meditation Center of D.C
Weekend Meditation for Locals // Nov. 18-20, 2016 - Japanese Meditation Village
Old Woking Cub Scout Visit // Nov. 22, 2016 - Wat Phra Dhammakaya London, UK
Brownie Group Visit // Nov. 23, 2016 - Wat Phra Dhammakaya London, UK
Ceremony to Enshrine the Buddha Image
121st Japanese-language Buddhism and Meditation course
Meditation for Locals // September 29, 2016 - Dhamamakaya Meditation Center, Mongolia
Turning the wheel of dhamma – Dhammajak chanting
Meditation Class for Locals // Dhammakaya Meditation Center, Scotland
Meditation Class for Locals // Thai Buddhist Meditation Center in Tokyo, Japan
Alms Offering // August 30, 2016 - Helensburg, Scotland