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Bimonthly Newsletter | Issue 1 |
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UPCOMING HIGHLIGHTS
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2016 Fo Guang Shan New Year Festival of Light and Peace
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A variety of activities and events have been lined up for the Chinese New Year Festivities at Fo Guang Shan and Buddha Memorial Center. At Fo Guang Shan, you can get a map at the different shrines and attractions, and collect stamps in exchange for a souvenir. Besides the various ceremonies, you can ring the blessing bell in prayer for peace and harmony.
At the Buddha Memorial Center, you can see traditional Taiwanese craftworks at the Memory-Handcraft exhibition, the Weifang kite from Shandong, China, and the Eight Palace Handicrafts of Beijing. In addition, there will be Hebei acrobatic performances, and elegant peonies from Heze, Shandong, the city of peonies. Also, try out the delicious vegetarian food from Tianjin, China. In the evening, watch fireworks decorate the night sky with brilliance.
We welcome you to the “2016 Fo Guang Shan New Year Festival of Light and Peace” for an authentic Chinese New Year experience. Don't miss it!
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WORDS OF THE FOUNDER
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Venerable Master Hsing Yun's
2016 Letter to Dharma Protectors and Friends
Dear Dharma protectors and friends, Auspicious greetings!
As we bid farewell to the year of the goat to welcome the year of the monkey and Fo Guang Shan's 50th anniversary, the spring breeze continues to send forth the fragrance of flowers. In the new year, I sincerely wish thata everyone can "be smart and agile," and be blessed with merits and wisdom.
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FREE GUIDED TOUR
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Find inner peace and experience Chinese culture through various tours at the Buddha Memorial Center.
1. Daily (including weekends): 10:30 - 11:30 am
2. Saturdays: 2:30 - 4:30 pm (Tea Chan)
3. Sundays: 2:30 - 4:30 pm (Sutra Transcription)
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EXCLUSIVE
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Reunion of Religious Associations 2015
One of BMC’s important annual events, the Reunion of Religious Associations was held on the 25th December. This year, 50,000 representatives of Buddhism, Taoism, Catholicism, and Confucianism from Taiwan and abroad joined in this event to celebrate religious harmony and world peace. This event has started a new chapter in the history of religions, and highlights the interaction between various religions.
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EXHIBITIONS
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Eight Palace Handicrafts of Beijing
Beijing was the capital city in China during the Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties. Since the Yuan dynasty, artisans of various art crafts had gathered in Beijing and over 700 years, the exquisite palace handicrafts developed from traditional skills. Among all these crafts, the Eight Palace Handicrafts...
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Meeting in the Dharma
The exhibition showcases the paintings from northern China. Most Taiwanese are thus foreign to the liturgy and paintings used in northern China.
Hence this exhibition serves to examine the historical development of the Water and Land Dharma Service and the paintings...
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Venue: Main Hall Gallery 3
Dates : 8 Feb - 9 Mar '16
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Venue: Main Hall Gallery 2
Dates : 19 Dec '15 - 06 Mar '16
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Venue: Main Hall Gallery 1
Dates : 14 Nov '15 - 28 Feb '16
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