Vaishakha Celebrations of Buddha’s Birth, Enlightenment and Parinirvana

Tuesday, June 14, from 10am to 12am

Vaishakha Day, also called Wesak, is one of the four main buddhist holidays which commemorates three major events in the life of Shakyamunī Buddha: his birth, enlightenment, and parinirvana.

In Tibet, lay persons would traditionally bring gifts of food to offer to the monks and nuns; a feast would follow.

The central practice is recitation of The Prostration Offering to the Sthaviras. The sixteen sthaviras, or elders, were the major disciples of the Buddha whom he commanded to protect the teachings.  
The recitation will be followed by a reading on Buddha Shakyamunī and the performing of the Buddha Sadhana, ending with a picnic in our Buddha garden (weather allowing).