Buddha's Birthday Celebration, Buddha Calendar 2569 - Solar Calendar 2025 at Lingyin Temple – Taiwan

Linh An Temple, Taiwan solemnly held the Buddha Birthday Great Ceremony, Buddha Bathing, taking refuge in Three Jewels, Linh An temple Founder’s Death, Offering four-kind alms to monks and giving charity gifts to the homeless on May 18th, 2025.

Junior Thích Nhuận Pháp lectured on the meaning of Buddha's Birthday and a brief history of the Shakyamuni Buddha at the main hall in the morning. Next, the mass welcomed the monks and nuns to chant sutras, offer lunch to the Buddha altar, and the spirit of Most Founder of Linh An Temple - Taipei.

The ceremony was witnessed by Most Mật Bảo - President of the Buddha's Education Association (the successor of Venerable Master Chin Kung to lead the Buddha's Education Association), more than 40 monks and nuns currently studying in Taiwan, and many Buddhists from all over Taipei, New Taipei, Taoyuan, Zhongli, Hsinchu, Taichung, Changhua, Tainan, Kaohsiung, and Pingtung.

All Buddhists made offerings to the monks and enjoyed a vegetarian buffet at noon.

The Great Buddha's Birthday was officially celebrated with the rituals of the Buddhist flag, the Buddha's birthday ceremony, offering of food to alone souls, and the Buddha bathing.

End of the day, the mass together distributed nearly 200 gifts to give to homeless people, all gifts included: Eight treasure porridge, salty biscuits, soy milk, energy drink and envelopes of 100元.

Respectfully express our gratitude to all the volunteers together joining hands to make the charity successful.

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