Event Highlights
Every year on the 8th day of the fourth lunar month, we celebrate the birthday of the Great Buddha Sakyamuni, the founder of Buddhism, with the Bathing the Buddha Festival.
As a manifestation of compassion, his presence brings illumination and wisdom to the world, showing everyone a path to liberate themselves from suffering, achieve happiness, and even enlightenment.
This year, Buddha’s birthday happened to coincide with Mother’s Day.
Magnificent Flower Offerings
On this auspicious occasion, Bodhi Meditation Vancouver Center hosted a grand celebration from May 6 to 8 for the Bathing the Buddha Festival and Mother’s Day.
Grandmaster JinBodhi personally arranged the flower offerings and decorated the Buddha Bathing altar to express his most sincere gratitude to Buddha.
The Medicine Buddha Hall was an ocean of flowers, colourful and vibrant with a refreshing fragrance, bringing joy and uplifting energy to everyone who joined the celebration.
People lined up to offer incense and flowers. What a beautiful opportunity to pay reverence and gratitude!
Purifying Buddha Bathing
Bathing the Buddha and purifying ourselves was precious and blissful. Filling the ladle with sacred water, we bathed the buddha with sincere gratitude, cleansing our own ailments and afflictions and, at the same time, being blessed with peace, longevity, wisdom and prosperity. Everybody cherished the opportunity and enjoyed the purification.
Ceremonial Hand Washing
With Buddha’s blessings, everyone also had an opportunity to uproot a bad habit through this special hand-washing ritual. We are all set for a brand new start!
Grandmaster JinBodhi’s Inspiration & Energy Blessings
On all three days, participants were very fortunate to meet Grandmaster JinBodhi in person. He not only answered questions with humour and wisdom but also performed energy blessings. In his talks, he emphasized chanting, making merits, doing kind deeds and having kind hearts to bring all good things into our lives.
Sowing seeds of kindness will bring health and peacefulness to our life.
Everyone was grateful for Grandmaster JinBodhi’s inspiration and energy blessings and many burst into tears of gratitude. Some people found solutions to their problems. Some immediately experienced improvements after the energy blessing. Some even received gifts blessed with protection and auspiciousness.
A Hymn to Buddha
This touching song expresses all our love and gratitude towards Buddha and Grandmaster. Students sang from their hearts and were determined to follow the footsteps of Buddha and Grandmaster to help more and more in need!
Chanting is another way to resonate with Buddha’s compassion. May our best wishes and beautiful vows resound through the universe.
Successful Completion
2022 Bathing the Buddha Festival ended successfully. May everyone be blessed with health, happiness, longevity and wish-fulfillment!
Peace, Wisdom and Longevity Chanting Class
On this auspicious occasion, Grandmaster JinBodhi led a special 8-day “Peace, Wisdom and Longevity Chanting Class” to help everyone experience Buddha’s great love and wisdom. Everyone is welcome to share the class with family and friends so all could gain health and happiness together!