Ban Foo Monastery Vesak Day Blessing and Offering Puja & Festival

Vesak Day, the Buddha's Birthday, is an auspicious day for millions of Buddhists around the world.

With collective power of faith and karma, during this period any merit created during this time grows by a hundred thousand times.

⏱️Ban Foo Monastery will hold a 12-day festival from May 12 to May 23 to celebrate Buddha's Birthday, offering a variety of activities.

🔶 Ban Foo Monastery Vesak Day Celebrations & Festival - Three Highlights of the Festival
✨Bathing the Buddha👉Commemorating the birth of Prince Siddhartha by performing the Buddha Bathing Ceremony.
✨Exhibition on the Twelve Deeds of the Buddha👉A vivid display with illustrations and descriptions of the Buddha’s life and his journey in guiding sentient beings.
✨World Stupa Exhibition👉A curated showcase of iconic stupas from around the world, offering a one-stop experience for visitors.
💫Additionally, there will be photo spots, game stations, and children's activity zones, ensuring that both adults and children can enjoy meaningful activities.

🔶 Auspicious Puja
✨Ban Foo Monastery will hold the "Vesak Blessing & Offering Puja" on May 12 (Monday, Vesak Day) and May 18 (Sunday). The sangha will lead devotees in sincerely paying homage to Shakyamuni Buddha, making extensive offerings, and praying for the swift elimination of afflictions and negative karma for all beings.
✨Grand Offerings before the Buddha: Devotees and monastics will make offerings to the Three Jewels, praying for blessings and dedicating merits to both the living and the deceased. With the power of the puja and the blessings of the sagha, all registered names for blessings and memorial dedication will receive special prayers.
✨Merit Dedication: All merits from the puja will be dedicated to the donors and their families: May their entire family be blessed with peace, health, wisdom, and prosperity. May they progress smoothly in their Dharma learning and be guided by Shakyamuni Buddha in every lifetime, swiftly attaining enlightenment and Buddhahood.

👉Online offering deadline: May 15, 2025 (Thursday) at 9:00 PM.
👉Devotees who make offerings before 9:00 PM on May 9 will receive double blessings on both May 12 and May 18. The memorial dedication ritual will take place during the puja on May 18.
👉 For names for dedication or inscription that do not meet the specified requirements, Ban Foo Monastery reserves the right to make the final decision.
👉 Any surplus funds will be used for the construction and propagation of the Dharma at Ban Foo Monastery, generating infinite merits.