The largest lantern offering ceremony ever at Ba Den Mountain, Tay Ninh will be held on the occasion of the Full Moon Festival of January, on the two evenings of February 24 & 25, 2024, from 6:00 p.m., with the ritual of offering hundreds of thousands of lanterns and many attractive artistic activities and experiences.
Worshiping the Great Buddha Statue of Tay Bo Da Son on the top of the mountain has become a habit of the people of the South.
Hundreds of thousands of lanterns light up wishes at the beginning of the year
In Buddhist culture, the full moon day of January is the most important and beautiful day of the year and has a very special meaning for people to send their wishes for a peaceful and complete year. According to the concept, on the first full moon day of the year, Buddha descends to the pagodas to witness the sincerity of the believers. Therefore, going to the pagoda has become an important ritual of the people on this day, because the concept of going to the pagoda all year is not equal to the full moon day of January.
At Ba Den Mountain (Tay Ninh) this time, hundreds of thousands of people and tourists come to the Ba Temple system to pay their respects to Linh Son Thanh Mau Bo Tat and pray for a new year of good health, fortune and luck. Not only pilgrimage to pray for peace and luck at the Ba Temple system, worshiping the Great Buddha Statue of Tay Bo Da Son on the top of the mountain has become a habit of the people of the South. And this year, tourists and Buddhists have another place to visit, which is the largest statue of Bodhisattva Maitreya in the world at the top of Ba Mountain, to pray for peace and fortune.
In particular, at the top of Ba Den Mountain this year, visitors can also attend the Lantern Offering Ceremony on the Full Moon of January, which is held on the largest scale ever, taking place on two evenings of February 24 & 25, 2024, from 6:00 p.m.
Visitors bring their wishes, write them on the lanterns themselves, and offer them to Buddha.
Accordingly, hundreds of thousands of lanterns will be lit in the square area at the foot of the statue of Buddha Tay Bo Da Son, carrying wishes written by visitors and Buddhists on the lanterns, offered to Buddha, praying for a peaceful and lucky new year.
The January pilgrimage to Ba Mountain will be a journey of Compassion and Equanimity.
After the lamp offering ceremony in front of the Buddha statue of Tay Bo Da Son, the grand lamp offering ceremony will continue at the area of the statue of Bodhisattva Maitreya, where tens of thousands of lamps are lit on the steps following the arch surrounding the sacred statue, so that the pilgrimage to the sacred land of Nui Ba fully connects the four immeasurable minds, from the Compassion of the Buddha statue to the Joyous Equanimity of Bodhisattva Maitreya. And so, the pilgrimage during the most important January holiday season of the year to Nui Ba Tay Ninh will be a journey of Compassion and Joyous Equanimity, of peace and luck, and of wealth all year round.
Sending wishes for peace through Buddhist art shows
Not only bringing visitors the biggest lantern offering ceremony ever on the occasion of the Full Moon of January, creating an unprecedented sea of sparkling lanterns on the sacred peak, these days, Ba Den Mountain is also an emotional "Buddhist art stage", with performances imbued with the colors of Zen culture.
Right before the lantern offering ceremony takes place on the evening of February 24, visitors and Buddhists coming to the top of Ba Mountain will enjoy and send their wishes for peace for the new year, through special Buddhist art performances, performed by singers, artists, and dance groups from Ho Chi Minh City, at the area of the Buddha statue of Tay Bo Da Son.
Unique water music show at the Maitreya Bodhisattva statue area.
The Buddhist art program is also specially staged in combination with a unique water music show at the Maitreya Bodhisattva statue area, creating magical spiritual moments, taking visitors and Buddhists on a journey of the four immeasurable minds of Love - Compassion - Joy - Equanimity, fulfilling body, mind and spirit, to feel the peaceful energy permeating every breath, for a truly peaceful and lucky new year.
The journey to worship the two statues is the beginning of a year of peace and happiness.
For many tourists coming to Ba Mountain in Tay Ninh from the beginning of the year of Giap Thin until now, worshiping the 36m high statue of Maitreya Bodhisattva, assembled from 6,688 natural sandstone stones in a 54-layered ladder pattern, an unprecedented shaping method in Vietnam, is a particularly lucky experience at the beginning of the new year, because Maitreya Bodhisattva symbolizes Joy, wealth, joy, and happiness. Therefore, the first large-scale lantern offering ceremony was held on the top of Ba Mountain, with the lantern offering ritual and special artistic activities connecting the journey of worshiping the two majestic statues on the sacred mountain top, which is also the journey to start a year of peace and joy for every tourist choosing to come to Ba Den Mountain on the full moon of January.
Tung Duong
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