Climb Fansipan peak to attend the flower offering ceremony to Buddha on the occasion of Buddha Amitabha's birthday
Báo Thanh niên•27/12/2023
Taking place on December 29 (November 17 of the lunar calendar), the Amitabha Buddha's birthday ceremony at the Fansipan spiritual complex will be solemnly held with many meaningful activities such as: incense offering ceremony, lighting lamps, flower lanterns to offer to the Buddhas, Dharma talks inside the Great Amitabha Buddha Statue, and Buddhist music programs.
As one of the major holidays in the Buddhist calendar that monks, nuns, and Buddhists across the country look forward to at the end of the year, Amitabha Buddha's birthday is usually held on the 17th day of the 11th lunar month to commemorate the immeasurable merits of Amitabha Buddha.
The ceremony of offering candles to Buddha will be solemnly held at Bao An Thien Tu area.
At the Fansipan spiritual cultural complex - where the great Amitabha Buddha statue is located at the highest altitude in Asia, this year's Amitabha Buddha festival will be held from 12:30 to 19:40 on December 29. Many meaningful spiritual activities and experiences such as: incense offering and flower offering rituals before the lotus pedestal of Amitabha Buddha statue on Fansipan peak; lighting ceremony of stone lantern road to offer to Buddhas at Kim Son Bao Thang Tu area of Fansipan peak; Dharma talk and Q&A program with the theme "Amitabha Buddha's Vows" chaired by Venerable Thich Tinh Thien - Abbot of Truc Lam Dai Giac Zen Monastery (Sa Pa, Lao Cai ); flower lantern night offering to Buddhas and Bodhisattvas at Bao An Thien Tu yard (Fansipan cable car station area) to send a message of praying for peace and luck for all living beings.
Offering candles at the ceremony of Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara's renunciation at Fansipan in November
In particular, the ceremony of lighting the sacred stone lantern road held in front of Kim Son Bao Thang Pagoda has a special meaning. Because Amitabha Buddha is also the Buddha of Infinite Light, which is the source of infinite light. Therefore, Amitabha Buddha is also called the Buddha of light. Lighting the stone lantern road at Fansipan spiritual complex is like a prayer for the light of the lamps to illuminate the path for sentient beings in the six realms, purifying all obstacles so that sentient beings can awaken their own true wisdom. The ceremony of offering lamps to Buddha will be solemnly held in Bao An Thien Tu area. Here, Buddhists and visitors will personally light thousands of flower lanterns, forming the letter VAN - a symbol of the power of merit of Buddha and Bodhisattvas to bless and protect Buddhists and visitors from all directions. Also at the event, attendees will be able to write their own prayers and practice the sacred lamp offering ceremony, paying homage to the great merits of Amitabha Buddha and sending wishes for peace and happiness for themselves, their families and their country.
May Village in Sapa
The Amitabha Buddha Festival at the Fansipan spiritual complex on December 29 is also the peak time of the year-end thanksgiving season, close to the 2024 New Year holiday. Therefore, many Buddhists and tourists have chosen Sa Pa as an ideal destination for the New Year holiday, both to attend the important Buddhist festival at the sacred peak and to have attractive and interesting experiences in the Northwest region. In addition to meaningful spiritual experiences, this is also an opportunity for Buddhists and tourists to enjoy the space filled with cherry blossoms at Sun World Fansipan Legend, with hundreds of cherry trees blooming brilliantly, bringing spring to the highlands early. Coming to Sa Pa during these winter days, Buddhists and tourists also have the opportunity to hunt for rare icy moments on the top of Fansipan when the weather drops sharply or experience and explore the unique cultural quintessence of Sa Pa's ethnic minorities at Ban May.
Cherry blossoms are blooming at Sun World Fansipan Legend
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In particular, on the night of December 31 and the early morning of January 1, 2024, visitors to Sa Pa will be able to admire the low-altitude fireworks display at the moment of New Year's Eve to say goodbye to the old year and welcome the new year 2024 at the San Quan area, Sa Pa ward, Sa Pa town. This will certainly be a meaningful and memorable experience at the beginning of the new year 2024.
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