On Vesak night, Thuan Hee SMSed me, saying he was watching the float. In Penang, each year, Vesak is celebrated in a grand scale. There is a big procession and a big Buddha statue would be going round town each year. Last year, I remember seeing a dance performance when Thuan Hee took me to a temple in Air Hitam . He invited me to stay another day to catch the procession but I didn't. There used to be a procession in Taiping too organised by the Thai temple but since the passing away of the old abbot, there has not been a procession since. Celebrating Vesak therefore varies from year to year and from temple to temple, I suppose. In Taiping Buddhist Sociey (TBS), each year there would be a food fair. One can use either coupons or cash to buy the food which are all vegetarian dishes. Now, when the Indian lady asked me how Vesak is celebrated, I find it ought to say that there would be a food fair, a procession, a dance performance etc etc... Vesak Day
perhaps, should be a day for meaningful contemplation...
At Taiping Buddhist Society...
...there is a food fair...
... feturing only vegetarian dishes...
perhaps, should be a day for meaningful contemplation...
At Taiping Buddhist Society...
...there is a food fair...
... feturing only vegetarian dishes...
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