Amitabha Buddhist Centre Vesak Day Celebration 2025 (阿弥陀佛佛教中心卫塞节庆典2025) returns from 10 – 12 May 2025 at the open space next to Aljunied MRT station. This three-day celebration will feature a range of activities, including prayers, Buddha bathing rituals, ceremonies, and blessings. Attendees can also take part in Bodhicitta art colouring contests and enjoy a complimentary vegetarian lunch accompanied by music performances on Vesak Day.
Event Highlights
- Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche Memorial Altar
- Dedicate and sponsor prayers for longevity, wisdom, wealth and success
- Rice offering
- Bodhicitta Art colouring contest
- Bath offering for the infant Buddha
- Gliding a statue of Buddha
- Offering to 21 Tara
- Offer lotus candles, butter/lotus lamps and flowers to the Triple Gem
- Water offering to Dzambhala wealth deities
- Sutra tracing
- Free Dharma publications
- Dharma gifts and crafts
Event Schedule / List of Activities
- 10 May 2025 (Saturday)
- (3:00pm) Tara Puja
- (4:30pm) Blessing for the public by Khen Rinpoche Geshe Chonyi
- (7:00pm) Yamantaka Fire Puja
- (9:00pm) Light offering and circumambulation
- 11 May 2025 (Sunday)
- (10:00am) Manjushri Puja
- (11:00am) Blessing for the public by Khen Rinpoche Geshe Chonyi
- (3:30pm) Namgyalma Puja with 1,000 Offerings
- (5:30pm) Blessing for the public by Khen Rinpoche Geshe Chonyi
- (7:00pm) Taking refuge and five precepts with Khen Rinpoche Geshe Chonyi
- (8:15pm) Light offering & circumambulation
- 12 May 2025 (Monday) – Vesak Day
- (6:00am) Taking the eight Mahayana precepts with Khen Rinpoche Geshe Chonyi
- (8:00am) Bath offering ceremony
- (9:00am) Medicine Buddha puja & Vajravidarana ritual
- (11:00am) Blessing for the public by Khen Rinpoche Geshe Chonyi
- (11:30am) Free vegetarian lunch & music performance
- (2:15pm) Colouring contest prize giving ceremony
- (2:30pm) White Dzambhala wealth deity puja
- (4:30pm) Blessing for the public by Khen Rinpoche Geshe Chonyi
- (6:00pm) Light offering and circumambulation with grand dedication
