Happy Birthday Buddha!
May 25, 2015 at 11:55 am | Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment(The Reclining Buddha, Jade Buddha Temple, Shanghai)
In the West it might be a Bank Holiday today…but here in Hong Kong, we are celebrating Buddha’s Birthday! Legend has it that when Buddha was born, nine dragons sprayed him with water to bathe him. So today, in temples across Hong Kong, people gather to bathe statues of Buddha in bowls of water! The biggest ceremony is of course held at the Po Lin Monastery on Lantau Island, near the world’s biggest statue of Buddha!
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Comment by Maya Skyring— May 27, 2015 #