Vesak Public Holiday

Yeah .. finally, Vesak day mark an awesome mid year. If i am not wrong, this is the only public holiday in mid year. it was so interesting having some fun learning about how vesak day was celebrated.

For those who does not know what Vesak Day is all about, Its actually the day when Buddhist believe that Buddha was born, Achieve Nibbana and his passing away. Its 3 event in one day.
Is it a mere coincidence or simply for conveniences sake?

You may say all that you like, but i think Vesak day is a beautiful event...

Visited the most commercialized Chinese Buddhist temple in Singapore. If you have read about it in paper, this temple was in the a spotlight for the possibility of having a fake 'Buddha tooth'.
this temple is located opposite maxwell market. I believe its all up to individual on how we view sacred relics. Go see it for yourself.

My feeling for this temple is that its modern and i heard that some parts of the temple are really made of GOLD !! yeah, devotees actually give their golds to be melted to build this temple.. whoa ! this is magnificent...

by the way, its a hot tourist spot.

Buddha tooth relic temple






The second place which i visited. Buddha Dhamma Mandala Buddhist Society

This society is guided by Bhante S. Dhammika. An Australian monk who became a monk in India in 1976. He has lived in Sri Lanka and Singapore for many years.

He has written several books on Buddhism. And the most popular book will be Good Questions and Good Answer. It has been translated to 14 languages and distributed around the world!

If you are interested to know more on Buddhism and get away from those queer religious practices check out the web page or drop by for their Sunday service at 10am

This is one of the Buddhist center which i like, its non ritualistic and the teaching is direct and really beneficial. It helps me to understand Buddhism as it is and dispel all the superstitious Chinese beliefs which many so called as Buddhist belief.


Buddha Dhamma Mandala Buddhist Society
567a Balestier Road
Spore 329884
www.bdms.org.sg
Or you can even call Bhante Dhammika if you have some questions
Tel : 6352 2859


Buddha Dhamma Mandala Buddhist Society





Open field tentage @ Aljunied Mrt Station.

Amitabha Buddhist Center Buddhist Celebration
note : this is the most colorful celebration. Tibetan Buddhism is really colorful