2009 Buddha Birth Day Festival Highlights
Food & Fun Fairs
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Come and taste a wide range of International vegetarian cuisine and browse through a variety of arts, crafts & merchandise stalls.There are also recreation areas for children of all ages. |
Bodhi Tree Terrace
Bodhi Tree Blessing Ceremony |
The sapling for the Bodhi Project originated from a Bodhi tree in Kelaniya Raja Maha Viharaya (Raja Maha Temple) in Sri Lanka. The tree at that temple grew from a cutting from the Sri Maha Bodhi in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka (over 2000 years old and still living), which in turn came from the original Bodhi tree at the Mahabodhi Temple in Bodhgaya in the Indian state of Bihar. It was at this temple that the historical Buddha and founder of Buddhism, Siddhartha Gautama, is said to have attained enlightenment. The tree for Lee Mingwei’s project has been gifted through the Raja Maha Temple to the Chung Tian Temple in Brisbane, who has supported the project with their blessing and assistance in procuring the sapling. |
World Champion Diabolo Performer
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Artist William Wei-Liang Lin, from Taiwan, is a world champion diabolo performer. He won the diabolo championship in 2005 and 2006 World Jugglers Festival. In 2008, he won 7 international championship titles including the Predential Award at Cirque de Demain in Paris, France. We are proud to present William Lin at 2009 Buddha Birth Day Festival. He will travel from Taiwan for this special occasion. |
Free Meditation & Buddhist Talks
2009 Buddha Birth Day Festival FREE Meditation & Buddhist Talks is held on the 2nd and 3rd of May at the Royal Brisbane International College (next to Nepalese Pagoda, SouthBank Parklands) Topics include: “What does Buddhism teach?”; “Buddhism and human values”; “The Buddhist Way to Happiness” and many more. There are also Cantonese Buddhist Talks on 2nd and 3rd of May with various topics available. Meditation sessions will be held by the Reverands of the Chung Tian Temple on both 2nd and 3rd of May.
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Wheelchair Dancer
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The Wheelchair's performance will be on:- Dancing gracefully and freely across the dance floor is no longer a dream for persons with a disability, the activity is now occurring in all places around the world. Miss Wen-Chien Ren is one of the members of the championship team of this year’s Taiwan Wheel Chair Ballroom dancing competition. Miss Ren was given the award for the Top 10 Elite of the year from her great work in encouraging people with depression through the performance brought by the performance group she formed with her friends. |
Chinese Folk Arts of Koasiung
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The Beautiful displays of Chinese Folk Arts from Koahsiung |
Baby Blessing Ceremony
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There is nothing more precious to parents than their new-born child and nothing more important to them than he/she lives a happy, healthy and safe life. To that end, at the Festival, we have a special Baby Blessing to ensure that your child begins life under the guidance of the Buddha's teachings and blessings. Born with true Buddha nature, we pray that he/she will realize that nature during his/her life time and live in peace and harmony. |