Kong Meng San Vesak Festival 2024 (光明山普觉禅寺卫塞节庆祝活动2024), a series of activities commemorating the birth, enlightenment and parinirvana of Lord Buddha, will be held from 21 – 22 May 2024 at Singapore’s largest Buddhist monastery. In addition to the customary Vesak Day practices such as the Buddha bathing rituals 浴佛, light transference 传灯 and “Three Steps, One Bow 三步一拜” ceremonies, and the Thousand Buddha Repentance Puja prayers 礼拜千佛法会, visitors to the temple this year can also engage in a variety of family-oriented activities. These include sessions of Chinese calligraphy, sutra transcription, yoga, and a vegetarian food festival.
Event Schedule / List of Activities 活动时间表
- Bathing of Prince Siddhartha 浴佛
- 15 May 2024 (Wednesday), 6:00am to 2:00pm
- Hall of Great Strength 大雄宝殿
- 21 May 2024 (Tuesday), 6:00pm to 22 May 2024 (Wednesday), 5:00pm
- Hall of Great Compassion 大悲殿
- 21 May 2024 (Tuesday), 6:45pm to 22 May 2024 (Wednesday), 4:00pm
- Prajna Meditation Hall 般若禅堂
- Light Transference & Aspiration-Making Ceremony 传灯与许愿仪式
- 18 May 2024 (Saturday), 6:00pm – 9:00pm
- Hall of Great Compassion 大悲殿
- Three Steps, One Bow Ceremony 三步一拜
- 21 May 2024 (Tuesday), 5:30pm to 22 May 2024 (Wednesday), 7:00am
- Starting Point: Hall of Great Strength 大雄宝殿
- Note: This is a ticketed event. Tickets can be redeemed onsite or online. Online redemptions can be made from 9:00am on 1 May 2024. Each person is entitled to two tickets. Click here for more details.
- Thousand Buddhas Repentance Puja 礼拜千佛法会
- 22 May 2024 (Wednesday), 8:30am – 4:00pm
- Hall of Great Compassion 大悲殿
- Lotus Lamp Offering 供莲花灯 修菩萨行
- 21 – 22 May 2024 (Tuesday – Wednesday)
- Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva Pond, Prajna Meditation Hall 般若禅堂观音池
- Click here to register
- Vesak Auspicious Lantern 卫塞佛光普照吉祥灯
- 15 – 23 May 2024 (Wednesday – Thursday)
- Vegetarian Food Fair & Charity Booth 素食慈善义卖会
- 21 May 2024 (Tuesday), 5:00pm – 11:00pm
- 22 May 2024 (Wednesday), 9:00am – 4:00pm
- Long Corridor, Hall of Universal Brightness and in front of the Hall of Pureland 长廊、光明殿与净土堂前
- Family & Activities Corner 亲子活动区
- 22 May 2024 (Wednesday), 10:00am – 4:00pm
- Hall of No Form and Venerable Hong Choon Memorial Hall, Level 3 无相殿与宏船老和尚纪念堂三楼
Activities Map / Floor Plan
