The Midwest Sangha and its member temples joyfully invite you to join us at Quan Am Buddhist Temple in Kansas City, Missouri on April 26 and 27, 2025, as we celebrate Vesak together!
We have not had the opportunity to celebrate a Regional Vesak gathering since the onset of the pandemic, and we are happy to return to this practice. Our regional gatherings are wonderful opportunities to reconnect, meet new friends, celebrate Vietnamese Buddhist culture and practices, and deepen our own practice.
NOTE: Dinh Quang Buddhist Temple will be closed on 4/26-27 to make it possible for as many people as possible to participate in our regional gathering. Thank you!
The proposed program follows below. Thank you and Namo A Di Da Phat!
BUDDHIST COMMUNITY OF THE MIDWEST & SURROUNDING STATES: PROPOSED VESAK PROGRAM
SATURDAY, APRIL 26, 2025
– 2:00PM: PARADE FLOAT
– 5:00PM: DINNER
– 6:30PM: OPENING THE VESAK CELEBRATION: WELCOME & INTRODUCTIONS
1, WELCOME THE VENERABLE MONASTICS
2, SALUTE THE FLAGS (UNITED STATES, SOUTH VIETNAM, & BUDDHIST FLAGS) & SILENTLY EXPRESS GRATITUDE TO ENTER THE MIND OF COMPASSION
3, INTRODUCE THE PARTICIPANTS
4, OPENING DANCE AND SONG PROGRAM
5, OPENING SPEECH
6, BUDDHA’S BIRTHDAY MESSAGE
7, SPEECH BY COMMUNITY REPRESENTATIVES
8, DEDICATION SPEECH BY THE MOST VENERABLE OF THE MIDWEST SANGHA
9, VESAK CELEBRATION: LIVE SHOW & MUSIC BY PARTICIPATING TEMPLES
SUNDAY, APRIL 27, 2025
– 6:00 AM: MORNING CHANTING & RECITING THE PRECEPTS
– 8:00 AM: BREAKFAST
– 9:00AM: DHARMA TALK
– 10:30AM: VESAK CEREMONY
1, WELCOME THE VENERABLE MONKS AND NUNS
2, RECITE THE BUDDHA’S NAME
3, SILENTLY EXPRESS GRATITUDE TO ENTER THE MIND OF COMPASSION
4, FLOWER OFFERING TO THE BUDDHA
5, DEDICATION SPEECH BY THE MOST VENERABLE
6, GRATITUDE & ACKNOWLEDGMENTS BY THE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
7, CHANTING IN HONOR OF THE BUDDHA’S BIRTHDAY
8, CEREMONY: BATHING THE BUDDHA
– 12:00: OFFERING DĀNA TO THE MONASTIC SANGHA
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