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Buddhist News Buddhist News THE SINGAPORE the Grand Puja to offer prayers and starting the series was the topic on BUDDHIST LODGE blessings for all sentient beings, and “Generating Bodhicitta” by Venera- to pray for the country’s peace and ble Chuan Guan on 30 August 2019. Buddhist Etiquette Class prosperity. Held from 1-22 Septem- ber 2019, this was also part of their SINGAPORE BUDDHIST fundraising efforts for their building’s FREE CLINIC reconstruction fund. Golden Jubilee Celebration cum THE PEOPLE’S BUDDHISM Guan Shi Yin Mega Show STUDY SOCIETY Fun Fair 2019 The Singapore Buddhist Lodge held a special Buddhist Etiquette Class that was attended by close to 70 participants on 1 September 2019. English Dharma Course 2019 As part of SBFC’s Jubilee Celebra- tion, it will be showcasing a Chi- nese Opera titled, “Guan Shi Yin” by Xiaobaihua Yue Opera Troupe of Zhoushan City, Zhejiang Prov- ince, China. This performance will feature the moving story of Guanyin Bodhisattva, the spirit of great com- passion and divine intervention, as well as the wisdom of life. For ticket- ing and details, please visit https:// www.sbfc.org.sg. People’s Buddhism Study Society (PBSS) will be organising a Fun Fair BUDDHIST FELLOWSHIP on 17 November 2019 to commem- orate its first year of moving into the Annual Youth Camp 2019 new premises. The proceeds from this Fun Fair will be directed to its Building and Reconstruction Fund so as to continue the Buddha Dhar- There will be an English Dharma ma work such as hosting monastics Course on The Four Noble Truths, and holding Dharma-related events conducted by Venerable Dr. Chuan and talks, regardless of Buddhist Sheng from 1 October to 19 No- tradition or lineage. For ticketing or vember 2019 (every Tuesday, 7.30- to make a contribution, please visit 9.30pm) at the Vimalakirti Hall. For http://dazhong.sg/. details and registration, please visit www.sbl.org.sg. THE NATIONAL UNIVERSITY BUDDHIST FA HUA MONASTERY SOCIETY Fund Raising Buddhist Talks Titled, “Pushing Boundaries 9 – Be- ginning of the End”, the Buddhist Fellowship Annual Camp will be held from 13-16 December 2019. This is aimed at providing a platform for like-minded youths aged 16-25 to meet and learn more about the Fa Hua Monastery held a series of The NUS Buddhist Society em- Dharma. For more information and Dharma assemblies, sutra recita- barked on a new series of Buddhist sign-up, please visit BIT.LY/BFY- tions and a Dharma talk as part of talks titled, “The 6 Paramitas”. Kick- OUYHPB9. 50 For You Information 佛友资讯 PB p50 - News.indd 50 2019/9/20 15:40:09 EVENTS LITTLE DHARMA WORKS was followed by the 5 Foundation Ngondro Practice Teaching by Lama WEEKLY SPIRITUAL GROUP CULTIVATION Chimi the next evening, 7-9.30pm. How to Mitigate Difficulties by Venerable Shi Chuan Guan Dharma Talk by H.E. Lelung Rinpoche Difficulties are often obstructions that lie between our current state and our goals. Little Dharma Works, part of its Weekly Spiritual Group Cultivation (SGC) sessions, held a talk, “How to Mitigate Difficulties” by Venerable Shi Chuan Guan at the Buddhist Library on 1 September 2019. Venerable Chuan On 12 September 2019, His Guan shared more on how the Buddha advised us on how to overcome our Eminence 11th Lelung Jedrung difficulties and how can we handle the difficult people around us. The full Rinpoche gave an English Dharma video of this SGC session can be found at https://youtu.be/_Ds6ss20vNo. Talk titled, “Why Buddhism is Important in Modern Time and The SGC October sessions at the Buddhist Library on Sundays, 1.30-3.30pm, How to Use It” 7.30-9.30pm. He will feature the following topics: “Buddhist Titles and Their Significance” (6 used easy-to-understand examples October) and “Living an Active and Youthful Life” (13 October), while “AMA: and analogies to expound on Why Go On Retreats?” (20 October) will have venue to be advised at a later topics related to cause-and-effect, date. For more information, please visit https://alaya.littledharma.works/. individual and collective karma PEOPLE’S BUDDHISM STUDY as well as on how to practise and SOCIETY integrate the Dharma into daily EMPOWERMENT, TEACHING AND DHARMA TALK life. A transcript of this talk will be available in later issues of For You Guru Rinpoche Empowerment and Oral Transmission by H.E. Gangteng Information. Tulku Rinpoche For more information on Lelung Rinpoche’s Dharma work and programmes, please visit Lelung Dharma Trust at http://www.lelung. org/ and https://www.youtube. com/watch?v=YDfJ69x_tJ0 for an introduction by Professor Robert A.F. Thurman; and the Buddha Suburbia documentary by the His Eminence 9th Gangteng Tulku Rinpoche held a Guru Rinpoche British Broadcasting Corporation Empowerment and Oral Transmission on Pema Lingpa Ngondro at the (BBC) at https://www.youtube. People’s Buddhism Study Society on 24 August 2019, 7-9.30pm. This com/watch?v=hh34amY6Vdc. PB For You Information 佛友资讯 51 p51 EVENTS.indd 51 2019/9/20 15:27:17 EVENTS SINGAPORE BICENTENNIAL CELEBRATION BEEH LOW SEE BUDDHIST TEMPLE 2019 is a special year as it So, this year is not only a time for us to reflect on how the island country marks Singapore’s bicentennial has evolved but also a time to give thanks and gratitude to all those who year since Sir Stamford Raffles’ have contributed, as well as contemplate how we can continue to maintain discovery of Singapore Island, peace, harmony and prosperity. Inspired by this bicentennial celebration, and the subsequent listing and Beeh Low See Buddhist Temple (also known as Pilu Temple) organised declaration of Singapore as a free and hosted a Buddha Dharma Seminar, to convey the Buddhist concept of port, that played a major role in peace, harmony, loving-kindness, gratitude and to inspire more people to the making of modern Singapore. make Singapore, and the world better than it is today. This international Dharma event held from 7-8 September saw 216 Sangha members from 53 countries, converging on the little red dot to join their Singaporean counterparts to mark Singapore Bicentennial and pray for the country and the future. At the Opening Ceremony on 8 September 2019, the Guest-of-Honour, Ms Sim Ann, Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Communications and Information, and Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth sounded the bell in the presence of Venerable Master Hui Siong, Chief Vice-President cum Honorary Secretary-General of the World Buddhist Sangha Council; Venerable Master Ze Wu, Vice-President of Buddhist Association of China, Abbot of Nanputuo Temple; and Venerable Seck Kwang Phing, President of the Singapore Buddhist Federation, and other guest Venerable Masters. 52 For You Information 佛友资讯 53 p52 53 EVENTS-SINGAPORE BICENTENNIAL CELEBRATION.indd 52 2019/9/20 15:41:12 In the welcome dinner (held in the evening before the official opening), more about each other, encourage there were also dance and music performances, dana offerings to the more interaction and promote Sangha, prayers, distribution of red packets and mooncakes to the elderly better understanding. The more who live alone, as well as speeches by invited Sangha guests. people can understand each other better, then the world will be more Staying Committed to Safeguard Religious Harmony peaceful and harmonious. In Buddha Dharma Seminar’s Welcome Dinner Address by Venerable Seck Kwang Phing, he welcomed the 53 senior Sangha country delegates Then, in General Secretary of World and emphasised how religion is important in imparting positive values and Buddhist Sangha Council, Abbot of creating positive energy to help bring about social peace and harmony. Beeh Low See Buddhist Temple, Following which, Venerable Ze Wu also commended how Singapore is an Venerable Hui Xiong’s speech, open, inclusive, multi-ethnic and multi-religious country, inspiring many he urged all Sangha members others to emulate. to continue the Buddha Dharma legacy with the Bodhisattva’s Vow Separately, in a post-event Facebook post by SMS Sim Ann, she posted, to help all sentient beings, on top “It was an honour to meet many senior Buddhist monks from overseas who of one's spiritual practice. Thus, he joined their Singapore counterparts to mark our Singapore Bicentennial by said the first and foremost quality praying for our people and our future. I am also very glad that Beeh Low of bodhicitta would be respect for See Temple is among the more than 250 religious organisations that have others, which can be characterised pledged support for the Commitment to Safeguard Religious Harmony.”, into action of repaying The Four further reinforcing the important role religious organisations play in Debts of Gratitude. So, one must safeguarding religious harmony. not forget to repay the immense debts owed to our parents; the Learning the Dharma and Showing Gratitude Buddha, Dharma and Sangha; the Most Venerable Shangpa Rinpoche shared that the temple or monastery country; and all sentient beings, as are not the only places for one to learn the Dharma, as the Dharma can without gratitude to these, there is experienced, learnt and understood in what we do in everyday life, in our no way one can fulfill the aspiration supposedly mundane and lay world. In fact, he explained that the Dharma being a bodhisattva and achieve is not only important for the monastics but even more so for laity, to lead the enlightenment. Lastly, in his closing householder life on the right path, embodying and spreading the Dharma. speech, he also expressed gratitude to all invited Masters, Venerables, The Vice-President of the World Buddhist Sangha Council, Abbot of guests and participants.
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