Vesak Day 2009 is two days away, this Saturday at UCLA!! If you are in the Los Angeles area, please come to our FREE event. Below is all you need to know plus an updated schedule of who's speaking, performing, and leading the discussion. Also, if you have facebook, please RSVP on our event page: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?sid=657edc3b662d97cfd68ac50c970aeea8&eid=76892984253&ref=search
If have any questions, contact me at eriku@ucla.edu. Hope to see you there!
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What: Vesak Day (or Buddha Day) celebrates the birth, the enlightenment, and the passing away of the Buddha. It is celebrated by Buddhists all over the world as a remembrance of the Buddha and his universal message of peace to humankind.
Come out and learn more about Buddhism with the University Buddhist Association! Everyone is welcome - Buddhists and non-Buddhists alike. The event is FREE and will consist of cultural performances, speakers, a Bathing of the Buddha ceremony, and a Q&A session.
Performances by: Chinese Cultural Dance Club and Nam Giao Do
Speakers: Don Farber, a renowned photographer of the Dalai Lama and Buddhist Life; Venerable Miao Hsi, of Hsi Lai Temple; Venerable Pannaloka of Dharma Vijaya Buddhist Vihara
Discussion Leaders: Venerable Kusala of the International Buddhist Meditation Center; Professor Natasha Heller; former UBA president Aaron Lee
When: Saturday, May 23, 2009
10:30 - 2:00pm
Where: Kerckhoff Grand Salon, UCLA
308 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90024
Why: To watch amazing performances, listen to great speakers, learn something about Buddhism, and eat delicious and free food.
More information about Vesak Day:
Significance of Vesak - Buddha Day
http://www.buddhanet.net/vesak.htm
Wikipedia - Vesak
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vesak
What is Vesak?
http://www.buddhistchannel.tv/index.php?id=6,4043,0,0,1,0
Vesak Message from British Prime Minister Gordon Brown
http://theuba.blogspot.com/2009/05/vesak-message-from-british-prime.html
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