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On May 16th,
2006, to celebrate 40th Anniversary of Fo Guang Shan
Monastery, Pilgrimage will be held, and later on with a series
of Pilgrimage activities.
May 16th is
the inauguration day of Fo Guang Shan Monastery and BLIA, which
is recognized by US Government and BLIA members around the world
as ¡§Fo Guang Day (Buddha Light Day)¡¨.
Venerable Master Hsing
Yun noted that when Fo Guang Shan Monastery just inaugurated
forty years ago, Venerable Master planned pilgrimage group from
Taipei to Fo Guang Shan Monastery on weekend, for low bus fare.
Venerable Master thought that life is practice, for practice of
Buddhism should not be apart from life, life also should not be
apart from practice. For this reason, pilgrimage is one of the
main practices for monastics and devotees of Fo Guang Shan
Monastery. Although bowing to the ground, but the dignity
raised because of r the bow. Bow is the communication with the
Buddha, in heart.
May 16th is
also the completion day of seven sessions of retreat for 49
days.
From May 16th, 2006 till May 16th, 2007,
pilgrimage will be held every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.
Those who participated for the first time will be presented with
a pilgrimage bag. Those who participated for 10 times, will be
presented Drawing of Guanyin by Chang Da Qian.
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