After the Buddha’s birthday celebration ended, all attendees came to the Ten-Thousand-People Square in the Holy Mountain Buddha Land to receive the energy blessing from compassionate Holy Master Ziguang Shang Shi. Some visitors happily shared their thoughts about joining the celebration and the meditations.
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On the day of Buddha’s birthday celebration, the Completion Ceremony of Holy Mountain Arch was held in the Holy Mountain Buddha Land. Holy Master Ziguang Shang Shi cut the ribbon and led all attendees to walk on the “Road of Asceticism” after the meeting, for recalling the time when the Buddha practiced asceticism.
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In the Shakyamuni Buddha’s birthday in 2015, Holy Master Ziguang Shang Shi held a grand celebration Dharma Convention at the Holy Mountain Buddha Land and gave energy blessings to the people who attended the event. Everyone experienced the sacred Bathing Buddha Ceremony with their sincere heart.
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Buddha’s birthday was celebrated Monday, May 25, 2015 by both the World Peace and Health Organization and Guang Huan Mi Zong. Both organizations are owned and operated by local Chinese Buddhists. This year’s celebration was held in the main parking lot of the Five World Buddha Temple on East Main Street in Amsterdam, New York. Buddhist Holy Master Ziguang Shang Shi described the significance of the celebration, which involved the ceremonial bathing of the Buddha, representative of rebirth or a new beginning. The event was attended by locals as well as Buddhists traveling from all parts of New York and China who received an energy blessing from Holy Master Ziguang Shang Shi. The day was full of both religious celebration and colorful cultural performances.
On April 30, 2015, Holy Master Ziguang Shang Shi held a grand groundbreaking ceremony at the Holy Mountain Buddha Land for the 1250 Stairs and the Holy Mountain Arch. It is one of the most important construction projects for developing the Holy Mountain. Holy Master gave a speech at the ceremony on the meaning of this construction project: “The 1250 Stairs of the Holy Mountain Buddha Land pave the way to the Land of Bliss. People call it ‘The Stairway to Heaven’. In the future, thousands of people will enter our Buddha Land through the Stairs and the Holy Mountain Arch, enter the Heaven on earth. The path to Heaven is the path to freedom the path to health and the path of liberation from suffering.”
People who attended the Ceremony received blessings from Holy Master. They burned incense and prayed together with the hope that the World Peace, Human Health and Religious Harmony which Guang Huan Mi Zong promotes can be realized soon.
Holy Master Ziguang Shang Shi announced that the appearance of Holy Mountain Buddha Land in the world is a great chance given to people by the Five World Buddhas. As long as one wants to, one can come to the Holy Mountain to share happiness and be relieved from suffering.
By Elise