A parade celebrated for Buddha’s Birthday in Hoa Phuc Pagoda – Hanoi

On the 2561 year anniversary, the date of the Buddha From the Sakyamuni Buddha - the good father brought to mankind a treasure of boundless teachings, containing deep human values ​​and joy and happiness, on the evening of April 14 in Roaster Year (on May 9, 2004), Hoa Phuc Temple (Hoa Truc Hamlet, Hoa Thach Commune, Quoc Oai District, Hanoi) organized a parade of Buddha’s birth "for the people and Buddhists near and far to attend.

Participating in the parade are Venerable Thich Tam Hoa - the abbot of Hoa Phuc Pagoda, the monks of virtue monksand more than 1,000 Buddhist men and women believers, students jubilant to attend the parade.

After the ceremonial ceremony of the Buddha, the baby Buddha statue the flower carriage, the procession includes: a flower delivery team; a gong band; demonstrating monks ; a group of student carrying Buddhist flags; flower cars with the statue of Buddha Shakyamuni Buddha. The Buddhist carriage and the Buddhist delegation came from the pagoda through Long Phu market (Xuan Mai) to the Ho Chi Minh trail to Hoa Phu village and continued to march to the pagoda, forming a long circle over 12km. The parade just recited the big name "Nam Shan Master Shakyamuni Buddha" creating a space solemnly majestic and sacred.

Flower procession parade of Hoa Phuc Temple started when the sun set, the shadow covered each laneway in countryside. However, roads with procession parade were burst into joy. It was happier when the delegation had passed. The people of the two sides of the road bowed hands to recited the Buddha’s name. Many families also set up the image, the altar of the Buddha, offering flowers in front of the house to pay homage to the Budha. There were houses hoisting Buddhist flags, banners, slogans of Buddha's birthday to welcome the parade. Old people, young children were also with the same reverence, an endless joy.

The presence of the Blessed One in the realm is a symbol of love. The love that He brought to remove the selfish self, for themselves, causing the young people in the parade voluntarily to keep the side of the road to give the old, young children in the middle. Some together brought the weak light from phones to light up people walking away from the puddles, potholes.

Upon receiving the news, that the parade will pass through this street, many grocery store owners in Long Phu prepared dozens of Lavi barrels, many families along the way placed water jars and plastic cups in order to get the charm. Worshiping the masses, adding joy to the way ahead, people encouraged each other "tired but tired mind, following the Buddha we are happy."

Did compassion in Buddhism cause us to cultivate in love. Today when we hear recitation of the name of the Buddha, they were perceiving the light of the mysterious guru, living in the love, sharing, scarifying from the Buddha's children, the Buddha in every man grows stronger.

Over three hours of marching, the footsteps of the Buddha's mindfulness took the Buddha image of peace in the Buddha's pavilion at Hoa Phuc Temple. Before the end of the ceremony, Venerable Thich Tam Hoa sent deep thanks to the government as well as the local people and all the Buddhists in the ashram and the youth and students have contributed to the coast. The ceremony was fulfilled. Through this, the Venerable also sent invitations to all the same to the temple attended: The Buddha's Birthday PL: 2561 at Hoa Phuc Temple on April 18 next.

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